Any who - I know that the last few years I have heard allot less shooting. By me I feel there are plenty of deer. I think people prospective on gun deer hunting has changed in two ways. Now I speak private land here.
(A). More people are waiting for bigger deer and passing smaller deer, thus less shooting.
(B). Less people are moving around during the season - The mindset of not walking around to kick deer off the property is getting more accepted as time goes on.
What do you think as this applies to bowhunting as well I guess. Of course, I don't know about you but I still cannot hear when someone a quarter of a mile away lets loose the string!
one reason he did not see deer, is he never left that stand, which is typical,,,, my experience, shows, that few hunters, get out of stands, to really cover any country, and this is land, they own......
He told our neighbor, that if I was there, I would have had my short 308 in hand, and been on foot, and would have shot something,,,, of course I am know trophy hunter, so the first 6 or better I see, I take....
its the same up at my place in the UP.... all sit on their pumpkins,,,, nothing wrong with that, but I cut country up there, never see anyone, unless they are on stand, than I try not to disturb their area, and keep moving....
last year I cut some nice tracks, and off I went,,, I have no care, of where I go, and was on this buck at 10am,,,, 330pm, I knew I was close, and stand sitter shot him, over a hill in front of me,,,,, I helped him with the drag, and he drove me back to my truck, than he invited me to his cabin for dinner....... that is part of the fun...
One of the reasons, my partner left Buffalo County, with other partners, was he was not allowed to ever get out of his stand,,, it was too restricted for him,,, we teamed up, because he said to me, "you seem to have more fun"
