Know what you mean pro line. I used to hunt in WV on National park and some years I would get one, some not. And we hunted hard. I moved to MD about 10 years ago, and 4-5 a year is the norm without much work. But in MD, you can kill does and fawns. And I finally got to find out what those little one taste like. Since then I take a small one every year.

I tell people around here the kill rate in places like WV and Ky. They look at me like they are expert hunters saying they don't know how to hunt in the mountains. But if you look at thier situation, its easy. These deer travel on the sides of fields, and hedgerows. These guys sit in a hedgerow, and the deer always travel thru or over a big bait pile. If the deer get pressured up here, they have no where to run. In KY and WV, they go over the mountain. Still pressure, go over the other mountain. You ain't going to get to em.

But I have to say, since moving up here, killing ain't near as sweet as it was when you worked like the devil for it.

One thing I do like about MD is I see probably one buck every 3 doe. Good management. But in WV, I see one buck for 20-30 does. Also I see every year 18month 8 point basket racks. You didn't see that on those mountain deer.