I was out at Greenwood Forest WMA for the last day of the 6 day modern firearm season (Saturday). I had planned on avoiding this event because of all the stories they tell us newbies about overcrowding and crazy shooting etc. However, the weather was wet and I wanted to see if this would hold down the crowds. It did, I saw only two other hunters & only heard three shots that day.
I did see quite a few tree stands left chained up in the woods so I guess if the weather was better they would have been occupied. I let them be.
Although I did not get anywhere close enough to a deer to see anything more than a distant flicker of white tail hair, I saw plenty of fresh deer droppings and fresh looking tracks. To my inexperienced eye some did look like large buck tracks. Some VERY large! They are out there for sure, but much too educated for this new guy. Overall though, a good time hiking about the woods and learning the basics of the hunt.
-BB-