maddhunter Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 Well I have experianced my worst season ever so far. I deer in the first weeks of bow season last year than I have from Oct. 1st to now. I sure hope Dec. is alot better. Is anyone else seeing less deer than in years past ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mule659 Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 Not to rub it in but I am having an insanely good year. I hope it gets better for ya though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom2008 Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 Yeah I hate to say to ya, but I'm having an excellent year too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
007hunter Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 Havn't got a deer yet but I'm still havin a blast... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shockwave Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 Havn't got a deer yet but I'm still havin a blast... Everyone should have the attitude that you have !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntnMa Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 i saw less mature deer, so i'm deerless, i just can't bring myself to shoot the lil ones.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 Is anyone else seeing less deer than in years past ? Yep, and it has gotten worse and worse the past couple years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow32 Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 Not really before gun season the I was seeing between 10 to 20 deer a day. Dropped off during gun season but I asume it will pick back up here with late bow season and hope to tag another. Hang in there something will come around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maytom Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 Well I have experianced my worst season ever so far. I deer in the first weeks of bow season last year than I have from Oct. 1st to now. I sure hope Dec. is alot better. Is anyone else seeing less deer than in years past ? Ditto, I'll second that!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowhunter862 Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 Well I have experianced my worst season ever so far. I deer in the first weeks of bow season last year than I have from Oct. 1st to now. I sure hope Dec. is alot better. Is anyone else seeing less deer than in years past ? Sorry to hear about your disapointment, but look at it this way: You could be stuck at work and not able to get to the woods at all. I would rather be in the woods enjoying the real "nature channel" and see no deer than be stuck at work wishin' I was in the woods. It's like the old bumper sticker, "The worst day in the woods still beats the best day at work." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 Well I guess one could say I'm having an above average season:-) Slowed down during shotgun though which is typical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest adrenaline_junky Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 I had a great year, but trust me I've had bad ones. Everyone does hopefully it gets better for ya and as long as your having fun thats all that matters. Good Luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 I'm seeing a lot more deer than normal, but also a lot less bucks, especially mature bucks. I don't think the population is down any, there's just so much feed right now from all of the rains during the Spring and Summer, plus it was unseasonably warm during the rut so most of the chasing activity took place at night. I've seen about 20 - 25 different bucks, but only 2 were mature. One was a 135 - 140 10 point with a broken G4 that I passed on and the other was a 140 8 point that came by chasing a doe but didn't give me a good shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCH Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 Dwin, hate to say it, but I'm seeing more deer this year as well. I know the weather hasn't really cooperated, but the deer kill for this area is almost at a record amount. I'd bet that if it weren't for the 2 buck minimum, we would've beaten the mark easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogg6 Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 No luck here. I went from taking 9 last year with my 2 biggest buck ever, to nothing this year. I've been seeing good numbers, just nothing in range. I too hope Dec. gets better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddhunter Posted December 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 Dwin, hate to say it, but I'm seeing more deer this year as well. I know the weather hasn't really cooperated, but the deer kill for this area is almost at a record amount. I'd bet that if it weren't for the 2 buck minimum, we would've beaten the mark easily. The second weekend of rifle season our local check station usually has checked in around 400-500 deer (includeing archery) this year they had 223. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCH Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 The second weekend of rifle season our local check station usually has checked in around 400-500 deer (includeing archery) this year they had 223. Our local check station(redland) had more checked in this year, I believe. But the county as a whole was down 30%. Again, weather and the 2 buck limit hurt a little bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airman312 Posted December 9, 2007 Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 Well I have experianced my worst season ever so far. I deer in the first weeks of bow season last year than I have from Oct. 1st to now. I sure hope Dec. is alot better. Is anyone else seeing less deer than in years past ? Haven't tagged any yet:(but i finally got em starting to come in;) hopefully it won't be long:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted December 9, 2007 Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 I've had a blast so far but haven't killed anything with antlers yet. I had one of the best bowhunts I've ever had before in Iowa but I ate my tag waiting on a close encounter with a big one. Our rut down here in MS hasn't really kicked into high gear yet but we're getting close to it now. Looking forward to having a lot more fun before the season is over down here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ousoonerfan22 Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 maddhunter, I live close to you and I agree this is the worst deer season I can remember,almost every local hunter I know didn't see very many deer this fall and especially bucks. On the private land I hunt I've only seen a spike ,forked horn and probably a 2.5 year old buck and maybe 2-3 mature doe's with yearlings. I have feeders going plus foodplots with some activity but not like in years past,I know the bumper acorn crop had something to do with it. Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 Three words my father always said to me while deer hunting! "YOU NEVER KNOW!" He has always believe in these words, and so do I! Because you never know where or when that deer will show up! Yes, I have seen better years but I seen more deer during archery than the rifle season this year. I shot my buck on the last day of rifle season here in PA. Even though I could have waited for the second archery season. But I have a doe tag for the season to use while hunting more deer with my father! Which is what I am saving it for! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardwood_HD Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 i guess this has been a good year for me, i shot two so far which is a first for me, also missed one with my bow which is also a first for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Hunter Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 I haven't had a great season. I missed a little 8-point. I have watched two nice bucks get killed. My Dad's nice 8 and my Grandpa's 9. I have passed on some deer. But now if it's brown it's down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mach1 Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 Our county-wide harvest for the first shotgun season was up from last year, but our sightings of good bucks (140"+) has been way down. While hunting, I've only seen one buck that I would think about shooting. We've seen quite a few half-racked bucks and mini-bucks in the past month, but nothing big. I've also only had a few does within range this year. It seems that numbers are down slightly in my hunting area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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