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Post by HighCotton on Nov 27, 2023 7:31:33 GMT -5
This has been one of the strangest years.
6 hunts, divided between morning and evening.
Between 3 of us, together we’ve seen 18 bucks. Some sightings are duplicates but mostly different bucks.
Most are Forky to Basket racks.
Three of these hunts we all were skunked, no deer sightings.
The only major difference we’ve noted is that the owners of our adjacent east woods have now allowed hunting.
We’ve heard the shots and the chatter as the people are recovering their deer.
I guess one small variable like this can have a major effect.
But that Buck to Doe ratio is baffling!
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Post by freedomhunter on Nov 27, 2023 8:10:06 GMT -5
Your area isn't going to improve by dropping one of those baskets. Own it and go on no one likes excuses.
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Post by tynimiller on Nov 27, 2023 8:24:29 GMT -5
The shift of localized herds, especially on small parcels can be massively changed by just one property use change - often times things balance back out over time, but could some of the impact be the neighboring hunting - absolutely. If before it was a sanctuary from hunting, even bad habitat sanctuaries attract deer.
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Post by greghopper on Nov 27, 2023 8:55:14 GMT -5
Your area isn't going to improve by dropping one of those baskets. Own it and go on no one likes excuses. Don’t be the neighbor… |
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Post by jtkelly on Nov 27, 2023 11:36:41 GMT -5
You can't save'em up like money. If you want one, shoot it or your neighbor will.
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Post by onebentarrow on Nov 27, 2023 11:47:08 GMT -5
You can't save'em up like money. If you want one, shoot it or your neighbor will. You can save money? Wow |
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Post by greghopper on Nov 27, 2023 12:49:17 GMT -5
You can't save'em up like money. If you want one, shoot it or your neighbor will. Or Don’t be the neighbor …. Life choices! |
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Post by Woody Williams on Nov 27, 2023 13:01:28 GMT -5
You can't save'em up like money. If you want one, shoot it or your neighbor will. Or Don’t be the neighbor …. Life choices! Nah…shoot what you want shoot - buck, doe, fawn, whatever. If you have a tag in your pocket and a legal deer is in front of you and you want to shoot it - shoot it. |
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Post by greghopper on Nov 27, 2023 13:17:30 GMT -5
Or Don’t be the neighbor …. Life choices! Nah…shoot what you want shoot - buck, doe, fawn, whatever. If you have a tag in your pocket and a legal deer is in front of you and you want to shoot it - shoot it. That’s fine but don’t blame the neighbors for lack of deer or quality of deer is my point! Saying shoot something because the neighbor would is just silly |
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Post by Mack Apiary Bees on Nov 27, 2023 14:17:40 GMT -5
I shot a buck this year that was a lot smaller than my goal. After 3rd time showing up was the charm. Fool me the 1st time, fool me a 2nd time, but no fool the third time.
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Post by jtkelly on Nov 27, 2023 14:46:53 GMT -5
Nah…shoot what you want shoot - buck, doe, fawn, whatever. If you have a tag in your pocket and a legal deer is in front of you and you want to shoot it - shoot it. That’s fine but don’t blame the neighbors for lack of deer or quality of deer is my point! Saying shoot something because the neighbor would is just silly No it is just fact. Unless you keep it penned up in your yard, anyone can shoot it who wants to and has a license. What makes one "special" to one guy is just sentimental phooey to the next. I haven't seen ANYONE complaining until now. Thats my point. They are wild animals, not pets. If you can and don't shoot, then its gone, over, forget it. You didn't want it, don't complain when someone else does. |
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Post by boonechaser on Nov 27, 2023 14:48:43 GMT -5
Nah…shoot what you want shoot - buck, doe, fawn, whatever. If you have a tag in your pocket and a legal deer is in front of you and you want to shoot it - shoot it. That’s fine but don’t blame the neighbors for lack of deer or quality of deer is my point! Saying shoot something because the neighbor would is just silly ^^^^^^^^^ THIS. |
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Post by Woody Williams on Nov 27, 2023 15:06:30 GMT -5
Nah…shoot what you want shoot - buck, doe, fawn, whatever. If you have a tag in your pocket and a legal deer is in front of you and you want to shoot it - shoot it. That’s fine but don’t blame the neighbors for lack of deer or quality of deer is my point! Saying shoot something because the neighbor would is just silly I agree with that... I don't believe that we should ever let an outsider influence to determine what we should and should not shoot. Our tag and our deer. Example - "I'm not going to shoot that basket eight as the other hunters will make fun of me" - maybe not to my face but behind my back. The next property to us killed two bucks that we passed up in archery season. I had all the bucks that they killed (4) on my trail camera. No problem as they wanted to kill something I or Woodmaster didn't want to kill. Absolutely no guarantee those bucks would have lived until next season. |
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Post by duff on Nov 27, 2023 22:06:37 GMT -5
Nah…shoot what you want shoot - buck, doe, fawn, whatever. If you have a tag in your pocket and a legal deer is in front of you and you want to shoot it - shoot it. That’s fine but don’t blame the neighbors for lack of deer or quality of deer is my point! Saying shoot something because the neighbor would is just silly Ouch...it hurts to say but I agree with Greg. Told that exactly to a coworker about 10 yrs ago when he used the line on why he shot it. It is irritating to hear excuses on why someone feels the need to explain why they shot a deer as if it is inferior. |
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Post by duff on Nov 27, 2023 22:12:05 GMT -5
This has been one of the strangest years. 6 hunts, divided between morning and evening. Between 3 of us, together we’ve seen 18 bucks. Some sightings are duplicates but mostly different bucks. Most are Forky to Basket racks. Three of these hunts we all were skunked, no deer sightings. The only major difference we’ve noted is that the owners of our adjacent east woods have now allowed hunting. We’ve heard the shots and the chatter as the people are recovering their deer. I guess one small variable like this can have a major effect. But that Buck to Doe ratio is baffling! Same thing happened back in the early 2000s at my hunting spot in northern Madison Co. Shift in land use, cleared thick cover for cattle grazing, drove deer out and the doe slaughter was in full tilt. I went from seeing 10% bucks in the early 90s to seeing 75% by 2005. Moved away in 2006. |
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Post by boonechaser on Nov 27, 2023 22:25:51 GMT -5
This has been one of the strangest years. 6 hunts, divided between morning and evening. Between 3 of us, together we’ve seen 18 bucks. Some sightings are duplicates but mostly different bucks. Most are Forky to Basket racks. Three of these hunts we all were skunked, no deer sightings. The only major difference we’ve noted is that the owners of our adjacent east woods have now allowed hunting. We’ve heard the shots and the chatter as the people are recovering their deer. I guess one small variable like this can have a major effect. But that Buck to Doe ratio is baffling! Doe groups want security cover and FOOD , sounds like to me your hunting area is lacking one or both? Bucks are looking for doe's, food is secondary are moment. Might explaim why seeing bucks as they pass through. Find the hot food source, thats where doe's will be. |
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Post by HighCotton on Nov 27, 2023 22:49:29 GMT -5
I never intended to insinuate that I blame the neighbors for anything.
I have no issue with them or the fact that they now hunt or allow others to hunt the adjacent property.
They haven’t done anything wrong.
They don’t even irritate me.
I was just stating the fact that this is a change from past years.
I make no “excuse” for anything!
I’m not complaining at all!
I love hunting my property.
There’s just been a change this year and it intrigues me.
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