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Post by old3arrows on Nov 16, 2010 10:50:29 GMT -5
How many of you guys hunt in Jefferson County and how do your deer sightings compare with previous years? For me, I have seen fewer deer by far the past two years than any other deer seasons. Could it be caused by the EHD we experienced a few years back?
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Post by parrothead on Nov 16, 2010 11:27:21 GMT -5
I am on the Jefferson/Switzerland Co. line not to far from Brooksburg. Sat. morning I heard 110 shots from 7-11 sounds like a lot in past years it has always been 320-400 shots.
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Post by JBDiNos on Nov 16, 2010 12:32:58 GMT -5
Yes, I have seen fewer deer than I have ever seen here before. I've been hunting here for around 25 years. I don't know what is going on.
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Post by tickman1961 on Nov 16, 2010 15:08:32 GMT -5
Gentlemen, it may be expectation. Considering I know there are deer everywhere where I hunt, BUT, If I see 5 -10 deer a day I am doing good. How many deer are you all talking about seeing every hunt?
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Post by parrothead on Nov 16, 2010 15:38:18 GMT -5
During early bow it is not un common to have anywhere from 15-25 in one alfalfa field and yes I do have pictures of this. A normal weekend during bow I will see 60-90 deer morning and evening together over the two days. I get spoiled down there and then during the week come back and hunt in Jennings and Jackson county and maybe see 5-10 for the whole week.
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Post by throbak on Nov 16, 2010 16:57:53 GMT -5
they are not here like in pre EHD even my wife notices and poachers have already been caught and many more not gun season around me opens week before gun opens
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Post by JBDiNos on Nov 22, 2010 22:12:23 GMT -5
I still have not seen a deer since firearms season began.. I have hunted hard too and seen plenty of sign and no deer. I hunted a great "secret" place where a buddy of mine always gets a nice buck and I didn't see anything there either. He took a nice 9 point opening day there.
I always see deer on the farm that I hunt, but not this year. Like I said, there are rubs, scrapes, deer trails galore but nothing around when I'm hunting...
Getting depressed.....
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Post by dbd870 on Nov 23, 2010 5:40:39 GMT -5
I think they are moving more at night than they usually do. The weather hasn't helped us at all this season.
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Post by parrothead on Nov 23, 2010 6:34:26 GMT -5
Sat morning I heard 75 shots and saw 2. Sat evening they were all over the alfalfa fields and I took a doe. 3 different fields and I saw 16 deer.
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Post by tenring on Nov 23, 2010 10:23:46 GMT -5
Sightings way down, worst in many years.
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Post by antiwheeze on Nov 24, 2010 21:38:06 GMT -5
Where I hunt in Jeff, I am seeing about 40-50% fewer deer.
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Post by elmo on Nov 25, 2010 8:25:42 GMT -5
My sightings are actually up from last year. But, I am still only seeing 5 to 7 deer per sit. I haven't seen an antlered deer since Oct 20.
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