ORIGINAL: sits in trees

guy's i'm not doing that good this season which is nearing it's end and it has me wondering? have not seen a shooter buck yet this season and it seems like the doe numbers are down too?

my wifes aunt who has a bird feeder and starts to feed heavy this time of year to help the little birdies survive winter says she has never seen so few deer come to her feeder, she says there's only one doe and a fawn, and i remember just a few years back counting up to a dozen deer back there?

the part that gets me is that they are giving out doe permits in the 3m area like they have never before, and have said how the herd is coming back. the last 4 seasons have been the worst in my 35 years of hunting with this year taking the prize for horrible!

i've put more hours on the stand this season than ever before and have never seen so few deer, i'm going to start covering land in the upcoming rifle season and hope that i'm seeing something more exciting than i've seen this bow season. i hate to sound like a crybaby but i'm putting in the time, got stands everywhere, talking to the local boys and it all stinks
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