ORIGINAL: GMMAT

1. What's the herd dynamics where you hunt (doe v. buck numbers & overall deer numbers)? MY ESTIMATION OF THE DOE TO BUCK RATIO WOULD BE BETWEEN 5 AND 6 TO 1.OUR OVER ALL DEER NUMBERS ARE QUITE LOW.

2. What's your preferred method of hunting (your ideology)? Trophy, only? "Opportunist" (take bucks and does)? Does, only....with the occasional buck? DOING MY BEST TO HOLD OUT FOR 3.5 YEAR OLD BUCKS OR OLDER,I WILL FILL EVERY DOE TAG I HAVE,WHICH IS ORDINARILY 2 OR 3.I WILL ONLY FILL THEM IN AREA'S WHERE I BELIEVE AN AREA CAN STAND THE LOSS.

3. What would be your preferred method if you had a good herd structure (buck:doe ratio was good....and deer numbers were in check)?TROPHY HUNTING WITH A 2 DOE TO 1 BUCK RATIO.

4. Doesyour herd dynamics affect your preferred method? Do you overlook herd dynamics and hunt "your" way? I DEFINITELY DO NOT OVER LOOK HERD DYNAMICS.I BELIEVE MOST EVERY AREA HAS IT'S OWN SET OF UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS.

LAST SUMMER AND EARLY FALL I WAS RUNNING TWO TRAIL CAMERA'S I WOULD MOVE THEM EVERY 2 WEEKS,I HAD THEM IN AT LEAST 5 LOCATIONS AND I DIDN'T GET ONE BUCK OF ANY AGE ON CAMERA.I GOT DOE'S CONSISTENTLY GOT 4 BEARS BUT NOT ONE BUCK.IN ALL OF THE ARCHERY SEASON AND THE RIFLE SEASON AND MUZZLELOADER SEASON I SAW A TOTAL OF 4 BUCKS.2 1.5 YEAR OLDS AND 2 2.5 YEAR OLDS.
THE YEAR BEFORE I SAW 8 OR 9 2.5 YEAR OLDS.I THOUGHT I WOULD BE ROLLING IN 3.5 YEAR OLDS THIS PAST SEASON.NOT THE CASE,NOT HELPED BY THE UNUSUALLY WARM ARCHERY SEASON BUT STILL SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN AS POOR AS IT WAS.