Deer sightings Per Hunt
Connecticut
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Hey guys and girls I was just wondering on average how many deer do you see when sitting on stand. I have been bow hunting 2 years and I averaged that I hunted 15 days each season and I have only seen 1 deer per every 5 sits. Am I doing something wrong? If so I am open for suggestions on what to change and yes I have changed spots. Btw I have only seen 2 bucks while on stand also is that a low number? I have not taken a deer with the bow yet I'm still waiting for one to walk close.
I've seen 12 deer in about 8 hunts. 5 does once, 5 does at a different spot, and 2 does at another spot. I passed 3 of the does that came close enough.
It's been real slowwwww. I usually take 1-2 deer per year, and the best 2 weeks are coming up. One day you might see nothing and the next day you could have deer running all over the place being chased. Hang in there!
9/15 5 hours 0 sightings 0 kills
9/19 2 hours 3 sightings 1 Kill
9/?? 2 hours 0 sightings 0 kills
10/11 5 hours 6 deer +4 deer legs sightings 0 kills
Best hunt so far this year was a morning where I killed 2 of 3 seen. Then five deer (more arrived) watched me gut the two.
one outing 5:30am til 10:00am 1 doe sighted in legal light, and 3 in the dark walking in.
Oh heck, I also had one run in front of my truck on way there.
My low on 2 properties is... wait for it - ZERO.
My high this year has been about 14 in Aug when I went in to hang stands.
Been averaging about 2-3, with 1-7 being the range on one property, and 0-2 on another property.
I think there have been a total of 4 times I have been out and not seen at least one this year. If I was rifle hunting, I'd be done for the year. But that's part of what makes bow fun.. gotta get close!
On the smallest propety, had a monster out at about 85-90 yards last night - huge body, couldn't see the head.. but it moved more like a buck than a doe.Was my first sit on that property this year.
I average seeing deer once out of every three sits.
When I kept records it was 1 per hour average and 40 hours to kill 1 I see a lot more now but in them days there was no trail cam now if I don't see any on camera I don't waste time this year 3 sits and no deer all the others between 1 and 7 ,2 to 3 hours sits lots of bucks too just not the big one yet .steve
This week 16 hours between mass and ct and have only seen one deer. I knew i took my vacation a week too early
Seen between 2 an 6 deer per hunt the last two hunts one miss due to bumping the blind and release but I have a couple nice scrapes and this rub I see yesterday about 50 yard from my spot
Seen between 2 an 6 deer per hunt the last two hunts one miss due to bumping the blind and release but I have a couple nice scrapes and this rub I see yesterday about 50 yard from my spot
Sorry for double post and not sure why it's sideways .
1-2 usually only sat 3 times with out seeing a deer so far.like they said it opens up all off a sudden. Keep at it.
11 5 hr hunts > 8 deer 1 down
9/15/14 - 2 deer / 0 kill
9/16/14 - 1 deer / 0 kill
9/17/14 - 9 deer / 0 kill
9/18/14 - 3 deer / 0 kill
9/19/14 - 0 deer / 0 kill
9/20/14 - 0 deer / 0 kill
9/26/14 - 2 deer / 0 kill
9/27/14 - 2 deer / 0 kill
10/3/14 - 5 deer / 1 kill
10/4/14 - 3 deer / 0 kill
10/6/14 - 1 deer / 0 kill
10/7/14 - 2 deer / 0 kill
10/23/14 - 2 deer / 1 kill
Since October 24 I see zero deer every day I go hunt. My hunts are between 1 to 4 hours long each.
I sat five times in sept. saw one to 3 deer each time
I sat 9 times this month only saw deer two times
each sit 1 to 2 hours due to work only sat 2 mornings the rest the last hour of light.
28 days out two states seen only 6 deer one kill ,never had so few sightings. All I can think of is that the acorn crop this year was so massive the deer don't have to move much . we will see what happens in the next few weeks with the rut.
I have had 6 evening sits on 5 different properties and have yet to see a deer! These are all places where I have killed deer or passed deer in years past. I am also not seeing any scrapes in the usual spots but the spot that I hunted last night did have some fresh antler rubs. First decent sign I have seen so far. I'm hoping things will change soon as the pre - rut is kicking in!!!!!
I am two for five so far this year in seeing deer. I am getting more pictures on the camera now so my luck should change. STM.
10/31/14: one hunt, one buck shot, two other bucks seen.
Very detailed Six. Impressive.
Probably average 1 sighting every five sits.
I know I see more deer in the am then I do in the pm I also found that at about 620 to 655 I have a group of coyote that were three and now are two . Then at about 745 to 8 am I have a group of 4 mature doe that come in from my right still with nothing in tow and I now there are bucks around then around 830 -915 I have a group of younger doe that come in low to my left . With one miss and one yote under my belt the next draw will hit home cause my freezer is starving ..
I've been having a good year so far State land saw 1 doe in 3 sits , private 3 or more deer on 5 sits 1 mature buck shot and a deflection with a pile of fur, then my best day so far this year 11/7 2 does 2 fawns one small basket rack and a spike . All hunts have been AM and I passed 5 shot opportunities on doe's.Only 2 sits on private land with no deer.