Worst year I can remember in a long time. Sightings for the season consisted of a doeon opening day and two does today, mother and young of year doe. Even after last weeks snow fall, all we sighted were three tracks going through the property 300+acres. Heard quite a few shots below us, we are in the upper reaches of the catskills and saw quite a few bear tracks and garbage can knock overs but no deer.Don't know if DEC is partially to blame but I mostly blame it on the Gypsy moths. One of the worst years I can remember for them.They decimated the trees overstressing them to the point where they didn't produce any acorns or nuts, and I mean none. First year I didn't see a single squirrel, they apparently all left for greener pastures. Woods were deathly quiet, nothing moving. No food left in my parts which explains the lack of squirrels and why the bears are knocking over our garbage this year.Deer and squirrels were still here at start of bow season but nothing left to hold them here now. Sad part is next year should be just as bad with the gypsies as they seem to come in cycles with a 2 or three good years(for them) followed by a relative scarcity of them for5-7years, can't remember exactly. Take care all and hope you all fared better.

edit-Forgot to add, I'm in 3C and we also had antler restrictions.