Monkey Island updates???

Has anyone been to the place, this past year? The girl friend is REALLY persistent on taking a look at some free range monkeys. I have heard the stories, and I WON’T be setting foot on the island! It could be a fun trip, but I don’t want to waste the day AND gas, if the monkeys have been removed.

Also… Where is the best place to view the critters? There seems to be a decent channel on the south side, but there is also a little creek on the north-east side (Back Creek?) that snakes right up to the tree line.

Any info is much appreciated…

Use the “search” function on this site. You can find a few post that even include maps on how to get there and coordinates…

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come in off Coosaw, creek winds its way in, there is a dock to the island where more than likely you will see a boat tied up (caretakers of the island). Lots of monkeys, its a one time been there done that took a picture kind of trip. Usually they are just hanging out in the trees, it takes a minute to find one but once you see one you will see a lot of them.

I thought I did hear someone say recently that they would be moving the monkeys off the island sometime but that may have been a rumor. But as off 2 months ago they were still there


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Went there this summer in the middle of the day and saw a few deep in the woods. Go at dusk or dawn. I think they are like humans in that they are not gonna hang out in direct sunlight if they don’t need to. Thats when I will go back again. Its a fun family trip regardless! Beautiful scenery around the ICW in that area

Edit to add: Go in the creek side. I went to both and the creek access has better viewing opportunities and is more sheltered.


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Take the lady friend to Washington DC lots of Monkey’s there.

Stonoman

HA!!! thats a good one stono.

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Originally posted by stonoman

Take the lady friend to Washington DC lots of Monkey’s there.

Stonoman


Funny. :smiley: Those DC monkeys are too evil & will take my wallet, inheritance, pride, dignity, house, etc… The ones on Morgan Island should just be happy get a few apples that I can throw them…

Didn’t end up making the run this weekend. We might try to make the run next weekend (if Irene does pee on my plans). At least I have a clean boat, full of gas, now…

Thanks for the info guys!

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Went Aug 6 and for the first time ever got skunked on seeing them… the couple that was anchored up said we missed a group by about 20 mins. Didn’t have the patience to stay plus the nasty looking storm coming in.

Really neat to watch em. Last I heard from a care taker the Island holds 3000 brood stock. They have a “round-up” once a year and take what young they want for commercial sale to labs across the World.

I heard they first introduced them illegally on the island in 1972-74 but found this statement on line:

During the summer of 1979, the rhesus monkey breeding colony of the La Parguera facility of the Caribbean Primate Research Center was shipped to Morgan Island, South Carolina.