Bow Journal Fodder

[GMMAT]

Here's the breakdown of my last 3 yrs' journals.

Anything stick out? (Other than I hunt a large herd?)

Through 11 hunts:

'06
- 80 deer sighted (30 in one sitting....the 11th hunt of that year)
- 75 does
- 5 bucks (3.5yr old, 1.5 yr old and BB's)
- 1 deer harvested

'07 (started breaking out fawn sightings, in '07)
- 32 deer sightings
- 19 does
- 2 bucks (both 1.5yr olds)
- 11 fawns

'08
- 28 deer sightings
- 14 does
- 1 buck (1.5 yr old)
- 12 fawns

I've never taken a buck before 9/30 (9/30/06 - 2.5 yr old taken here)...and I've taken them as late as 12/9 (12/9/06 - 3.5yr old 8 pointer, taken here). Other bucks were taken: 10/18/07 (Injured 1.5 yr old, taken here); 11/6/07 (4.5 yr old 8-pointer, here);11/25 (2.5yr old taken on the eastern side of NC).

Sightings have been pretty consistent....if you take out that 11th day in '06....where I saw 30 in one sit.

Anything else stand out.....other than the fact that I see a LOT of does?!

[virginiashadow]

Young bucks

[GMMAT]

Brett:

I'm realizing that this is the "curse" of having too many does. I now have places I can "try" to get away from them. I'll hunt them for a while.....then leave them alone. Around mid-Oct......it'll be rare for me to shoot one. it'll need to be EARLY in an afternoon hunt...and a slam-dunk opportunity.

Bucks (I'm learning) are smarter than to hang out with these gals. Too visible.

[Gundeck]

Looks like your bucks don't make it past the second year.

[GMMAT]

I saw a few 2.5's in '06......and about fourteen 1.5 yr olds in that season. I saw exactly ZERO 2.5's last year. Not one.

I saw two 3.5's in '06. I shot one of them*.

I saw zero 3.5's in '07.

I saw ONE 4.5 in '07 (*He was the other 3.5 from '06....and I killed him, too).

They're (the young bucks...from year to year) going "somewhere". I need to find them.

[virginiashadow]

I've seen two, 2.5 year olds and one 3.5 year old in the last two hunting seasons.

[GMMAT]

I'll start a new thread, Brett. Interesting.

[bawanajim]

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They're (the young bucks...from year to year) going "somewhere". I need to find them.

Ithink they are all moving west, some place near where near GregH hunts.