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Post by greghopper on Dec 28, 2020 18:37:38 GMT -5
Some are saying the Deer harvest is up because folks are unemployed thus having more time to hunt.
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Post by firstwd on Dec 28, 2020 18:57:33 GMT -5
Yes, but mandatory overtime has been way down since we opened back up fully after the spring surprise.
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Post by SFC (R) B on Dec 28, 2020 19:18:31 GMT -5
My first full year of retirement  |
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Post by welder on Dec 28, 2020 19:25:38 GMT -5
Other than vacation days, I have missed 0 days this year. If I make it the rest of the week, that will make 20 consecutive years perfect attendance.
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Post by deadeer on Dec 28, 2020 19:26:18 GMT -5
35hr weeks for me during the season.. Normal vacation time off. Did not affect me any. Just a banner year for me with many opportunities over several good properties. I cant say I saw more hunters or even more deer, or heard more shots. I just capitalized on the times that afforded me.
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Post by scrub-buster on Dec 28, 2020 20:03:46 GMT -5
I worked 2 jobs, 7 days a week during deer season. I was able to put 4 in the freezer this year.
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Post by scrub-buster on Dec 28, 2020 20:04:54 GMT -5
Could it be the fear of a food shortage that caused the increase? I know that was a factor in my brother in law killing one.
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Dec 28, 2020 20:07:43 GMT -5
The unemployed may have made the numbers rise some, but I think it’s just being outdoors was something everyone was able to do even with all the restrictions in place. That allowed a lot of people to either start new in hunting and fishing or get back into after being out for a while. Lots of kids sports were cancelled, so that also allowed more time for parents to hit the woods and lakes if they wanted.
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Post by duff on Dec 28, 2020 20:25:40 GMT -5
Limited sports, live events, school functions, churches, bars, etc...what is left to do, clean the garage?
I am blaming that creating free time.
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Post by bullseye69 on Dec 28, 2020 20:40:27 GMT -5
We had no down time this year because of the "pandemic " 🙄.
Where I work we make corrugated boxes .
Lots of boxes needed to ship all those presents, Amazon.com crap, eBay and on and on.
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Post by elmo on Dec 28, 2020 20:55:31 GMT -5
Stainless steel is essential so we didn’t miss a beat.
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Post by featherduster on Dec 28, 2020 21:17:36 GMT -5
Retired but still only take one deer a year.
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Post by Woody Williams on Dec 28, 2020 21:39:23 GMT -5
All Time Record in spring turkey season and the best deer kill in five years.. I’d say more time in the woods because of layoffs and not a whole lot of other things to do. Hunting and fishing are the ultimate social distancing things to do.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2020 22:15:27 GMT -5
I had to take 10 Friday vacation days before deer season so I had less vacation days to use for hunting. Lucky it didn't effect the hunting outcome. It did cause me to be less picky on the buck. I knew my time was limited
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Post by esshup on Dec 28, 2020 23:02:38 GMT -5
I work for myself, and this time of the year is historically a slow work period. I just had more opportunities to harvest deer, and more people said that they could use the meat due to a number of reasons. The hunting itself, other than travel expenses and material (fuel, mileage and cost of ammo) costs nothing. I don't use deer scents. I don't need any new equipment, what I have works perfectly fine. The people that I am giving the deer to and the organizations that I donate the deer to pay for their own processing. Beats sitting on the couch convincing myself that I'm not hungry.
Landowners want the numbers of deer reduced, so it's a win-win for both parties involved. I am just a facilitator.
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Post by beermaker on Dec 29, 2020 4:24:44 GMT -5
I'll go with "nothing else to do." My level of boredom since Thanksgiving has been high and I don't see it going down until fishing season.
Other than movie theater and some restaurant workers, I have yet to figure out just who (that wants to work) is unemployed, and that particular group of people doesn't exactly scream "outdoorsman" to me. Residential construction paused slightly around here in the spring, but has been going full-speed since June. If I were to count hours worked, I guarantee that I put in more this year than ever. I'll have six unused vacation days down the crapper. I normally use several to fish in the spring and others on short trips with the family. However, with nothing to do and the shut down in the spring, I was able to fish every Saturday and Sunday that I wanted and didn't need to go during the week.
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Post by freedomhunter on Dec 29, 2020 8:45:47 GMT -5
We managed a week in Florida in October and a few hunts, other than that work non-stop all year. Residential starts, design and staking, etc. Many times, just helping people best I can that can't find the skilled labor and are just stuck in beginning phases of their dream home. It has been exhausting and still going strong. People buying, splitting ground because existing homes aren't available, been a productive year.
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Post by tynimiller on Dec 29, 2020 9:00:45 GMT -5
I'll say this much, I know for a fact trespassing has increased this fall due to folks not having to be working...at least in and around my places.
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Post by Ahawkeye on Dec 29, 2020 9:04:59 GMT -5
I'm not laying any money on it but I figured it was probably a mix of new hunters and people who have hunted in the past and had stopped for some reason then came back to it. Nothing to do but be outside.
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Post by Ahawkeye on Dec 29, 2020 9:09:46 GMT -5
I'll say this much, I know for a fact trespassing has increased this fall due to folks not having to be working...at least in and around my places. I mentioned that a few months ago, western states had seen an uptick in tag sales and public land usage. I posted here somewhere that we might see the same thing, added to that we would see rookie mistakes such as trespassing and other violations. See here: hunt-indiana.com/thread/66315/interesting-info-same |
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