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Post by Woody Williams on Nov 19, 2018 16:12:54 GMT -5
On November 19 we are at about 62,000 deer harvested On what date do you think we will hit:
100,000?
105,000?
110,000?
115,000?
120,000?
125,000?
130,000?
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Post by barnettbuckbuster on Nov 19, 2018 16:34:26 GMT -5
Maybe opening weekend of muzzeloader be my guess.
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Post by greghopper on Nov 19, 2018 16:52:37 GMT -5
Last year we killed 66,321 in gun season i say by last weekend of gun season we will be at 100k.
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Post by boonechaser on Nov 19, 2018 18:17:28 GMT -5
End of hunting Dec. 2nd
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2018 19:37:40 GMT -5
I don't think we will hit 100,000. After opening weekend it drops off fast with a little bounce for muzzleloader season. This is the quietest I've ever heard it. My guess is gun shots are down 90% in Switzerland county. I know bow/crossbow taken is going up each year so I think there are a lot less gun hunters. I think a trend started when crossbows started.
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Post by firstwd on Nov 19, 2018 19:59:09 GMT -5
I think it's just an odd year. Talked to some people who hunt about a mile north of us and their group took one deer total over the weekend. We had the highest ever at 7 with one more this morning.
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Post by boonechaser on Nov 20, 2018 13:57:45 GMT -5
I don't think we will hit 100,000. After opening weekend it drops off fast with a little bounce for muzzleloader season. This is the quietest I've ever heard it. My guess is gun shots are down 90% in Switzerland county. I know bow/crossbow taken is going up each year so I think there are a lot less gun hunters. I think a trend started when crossbows started.  We are currently 15,507 deer ahead of last year's total as of first 3 days of firearms. (Current harvest 63,991 vs. 2017 48,484) Still have Thanksgiving Holiday weekend and the following weekend of firearms. I suspect we will be close to or even breaking 100,000 by end of firearm's if current trend continues. |
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Post by firstwd on Nov 20, 2018 14:02:15 GMT -5
Last year's opening weekend was terrible weather, wasn't it? Or are all my seasons running together?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2018 14:21:06 GMT -5
Last year's opening weekend was terrible weather, wasn't it? Or are all my seasons running together? Your right and this year was good to great weather for most of the state. Our group(30-35 of us) hunts over three counties (Dearborn/Ohio/Switzerland) and we all noticed the lack of gun shots. It seems the number of deer hunters are down in those counties. |
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Post by boonechaser on Nov 20, 2018 15:16:11 GMT -5
Not sure where u hunt in Switzerland County but easily heard over 100 shots on opening morning.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2018 15:26:31 GMT -5
By East Enterprise. There was some in the morning and only a few day and evening. Nothing like the past.
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Post by boonechaser on Nov 20, 2018 15:37:04 GMT -5
I'm just down road past Quercus Grove and lotta shooting around here.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2018 15:39:25 GMT -5
I'm just down road past Quercus Grove and lotta shooting around here. I did hear some down your way, but little looking North and Northwest. Might still be an EHD 2012 issue. |
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Post by jjas on Nov 22, 2018 8:23:49 GMT -5
I think we'll hit 100,000 around the end of the firearms season, and I think the overall harvest will end up somewhere around 110,000-115,000.
Earlier I thought we'd be around 120,000-125,000, but opening day was down about 10,000 deer (as compared to 2016) and those numbers haven't been made up (to this point) and with fewer counties eligible for the late antlerless season, I don't see it happening.
Could I be wrong? Wouldn't be the first time...LOL.
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Post by boonechaser on Nov 22, 2018 9:10:28 GMT -5
Still trending around 8000 ahead. Next 4 days will tell us alot. I think in 2016 season opened on Nov. 12th ,which put it right in prime rutting conditions. I'm looking at trends. Youth up, bow up and so far firearms up. If that continues I can see getting to 120,000 plus???
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