ORIGINAL: Vabowman
How is your year compared to last year so far?? Mine is nowhere near what it was last year. This time last year I was seeing lots of deer, and Had taken 2 decent 8 pts in the 110" -115" range..this year I have not even smelled a buck even close to that. I have been around people who have shot at or killed some as big or bigger, but Im not seeing the number of deer nor the quality of deer this year..
You and I seem to be living simliar lives right now man. Last year we were surrounded by dee, every sit and would see bucks from 1.5 to 4.5 years old regularly. This year, however, is extremely different. This has been an awfully poor year for our property concerning mast production. In fact, many of our doe groups are already on their late season (December/January) feeding patterns. Its kind of scary.
Also- due to a different school schedule I am only able to afternoons as last year I could hunt more mornings and our property is definitely a morning spot. Still, we haven't seen the sign, numbers or gotten the quality of trail cam. photos we did last year. Its still early though.
