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Post by 10point on Sept 5, 2014 7:35:12 GMT -5
Hello all, I got drawn for Crane and have never been there. What can I expect? I will be hunting with my Dad who is 74 so I'm hoping we don't have to walk all that far. Any suggestions on areas I should pick as my top 3 choices?
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Post by tynimiller on Sept 5, 2014 8:09:49 GMT -5
My brother works there...not sure how the hunts go but lots of roads winding throughout and deer everywhere! Do as they say and shoot anything that you have an ethical shot at, they can't stand trophy hunters on the drawn hunts, you and your pops both should be filling some freezers.
Just a caution is that it is VERY hilly terrain, I'd grab some topo maps or call Crane and maybe their forestry guys can point you in an area that won't be as taxing on pops during the hunt or upon recovery.
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Post by Rush on Sept 5, 2014 9:05:31 GMT -5
I can tell you a little bit about the area. The gun hunts, expect a lot of hunters. The deer numbers are way down on base as well. Some won't admit it, but they are down. Been a steady trend over the last several years since 2008. You should see some deer, and you won't have to walk far in the woods if you don't want. Lots of thickets, lots of roads cutting thru the terrain. Every area has deer in it.
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Post by tynimiller on Sept 5, 2014 9:55:50 GMT -5
All I know is it doesn't seem to matter time of day just from the Main gate to the lodge I always see deer, and that is a very small distance and portion of the LARGE area that is Crane.
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Post by Rush on Sept 9, 2014 13:59:09 GMT -5
Use to, you would see 20-30 deer in that distance. Now it's just a few if you do. I've hunted there a lot, and they are down, not like they use to be. No doubt still a nice place to go though.
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Post by tynimiller on Sept 11, 2014 14:35:02 GMT -5
Use to, you would see 20-30 deer in that distance. Now it's just a few if you do. I've hunted there a lot, and they are down, not like they use to be. No doubt still a nice place to go though. The immense amount of fawns honestly has probably cut back on fawn recruitment I would suspect....at night that place is littered with yotes....littered. |
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Post by Rush on Sept 12, 2014 7:38:15 GMT -5
oh I know, the coyotes are rediculous! Way too many of those, I'm sure that hasn't helped a thing.
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