I want to hear your stories about bad luck so far this year. Ill start this with mine. First off one of the places I hunt is having a bike path run through it, (Ive posted this before) which has run most of the deer out, the ones still around have gone nocturnal. Secondly a property that boarders another place I hunt has been leased out to a hunting outfitter and Ive been told he uses this property as a shooting range. Just from my experience deer dont like gunshots therefore Im seeing nothing there either. Finally the two nice bucks I have seen so far this year I cant hunt. Not because I cant get permission, but because the city limits run straight through the small patch of timber the bucks stay in. And where these deer bed, rub/scrape, eat and drink, is all located inside city limits by about 15-30 yds. The timber is very small and the deer arent shy of people too badly (takes out the challenge but they are 2 of the biggest bucks Ive seen on hoof)
So whats your bad luck, Im not hoping youre having any but Id like to know Im not the only one.