Glad to hear you can still be out hunting Joe
Here in my area we are allowed one buck by any means of hunting and up to 6 doe tags.Thats why I am making sure on the buck I take is a good one to me,only allowed one.
Rifle season is now closed in wmu 63 and open for the last week in wmu64.Most of,if not all my bowhunting is done in 64.Just to keep me busy this week I will bowhunt in 63 for a week on the camp land.We have a few treestands built back there to accomodate me.Its 1100 acres and alot of mixed bush and swamp,cedar thickets.I will be the only one on this property,unless my buddy goes out .
When the rifle hunt is over in 64(landowner hunts) I will be back in my stand fighting the cold bitter elements trying to put a nice one on the ground.
I am not seeing as many deer this year as previous years due to to many farmers shooting crop nuisance deer.Alot of deer are shot in the summer and early fall.I dont agree with this means of deer pop[ulation control but there is nothing I can do about it.Just in my area alone,up to 90-100 deer were shot last year and not sure on the number this year.I truely believe the deer will take a few years to recover in this area if the Ministry put a stop to it now.Dont get me wrong,there are still deer running around,just not as abundent as 2 years ago.
I have been seeing some awesome scrapes in the area and hopefully the buck is still there after next week.
I was at the taxidermist last night(being nosey---lol)I'Ve known the man for alot of years now and he has got some beautiful racks in there.Biggest I have seen he has is a typical,with some serious mass,I mean 6.5 inch bases and continues up to the last G3 and still is impressive to the tip.And to top it all off he has a 27 inch spread I kid you not.
My favoutite was a non-typical he had with numerous points alot of mass ,tall tines and a 7 inch drop point.Man he was beautiful and all these racks will make beautiful mounts.
I really wanted to take pics ,but of course no camera and dont feel I have the right to without the owners permission,especially posting them on the net
Well good luck guys ,and you can be sure if Im not on the forums,Im hunting-----or working of course
