Atlasman,
I hunted NY for the first time in years with old hunting friends..we almost alwayshunted private land..I had high hopes of "seeing" a lot of deer. The harvest would be just a bonus, I really mean it.
I hunted hard for 2 days and saw5 does 99% of the hunt was still hunting ..rather quick I may add. Spent more time looking for sign and covering a lot of territory hoping to find a "honey hole". Years ago this would have the total by the first day at 10 am.
Don't know what has happened but I can see things have changed..I still own a goodpiece of property in NY that boarders 1100 acres of state land. I have not hunted it in 8 years and keep it posted maybe after this weekend I will check it out and "see" what kind of sign remains after the season.
Hope things improve for everyones sake.