RE: Anyone else discouraged?
I hang my trail cams every year from Easter through Christmas. This year there were 5 different shooter bucks. Last year there were 6.
I don't know how to do anything different. I have good stands in various places where I always see deer....oak flats, swamp funnels, ridge crossings, etc.I have planted over 1,000 red pines to create travel corridors and for thermal cover and wind breaks, planted food plots, apple trees, oak trees(I know, have patience!).
I just get frustrated when I hunt hard for bow season, hunt hard for the 9 days of rifle season, but fail to even see a buck with more than 4 points.
Brian