SharpStickHunter

Terrain is Mountainous, with heavy Evergeen Timber that is logged in large sections at a time.So any given area is logged, replanted,grows to maturity and logged again about every 50 years. This means large sections are logged each year, so choosing where to hunt must change based on the age of the forest in that particular year.

Heavy underbrush comprised of a variety of bushes from low growing (ankle high) brush to some brush that grows over 8 - 10 ft tall so thick you can't push your way through it. This includes Devil's Club. Look it up. It is NASTY. Looks like small saplings that are covered with very small thorns that break off when you grab them. Every year I spend hours digging Devils club thorns out of my hands several weeks after hunting season is over.

Most hunting occurs in the timber that is 15+ years old, or in the freshly cut areas less than 10 years old. Most rifle hunters seem to focus onthe clearcuts. The best archery hunting is in the timbered areas.

Vision is similar to Whitetails. They sometimes run in small groups not more than 6 - 8, but more typically no more than 2 - 3. Usually a doe anda yearling together. Bucks usually are alone or in groups of no more than 2 - 3, and those groups seldom contain a mature buck.