mnprohunter

I think it was just a matter of time before sightings decreased. First we have had very liberal harvests the last few years and then I think that late april storm did more damage to already tuckered out deer herd then most give it credit for. The odd thing is that like Schultzy says, some guys had crews less than 5 miles away just nailing the deer and seeing lots, and traditional areas held very little. I wonder if it wasn'ta water issue or something like that? My dad, who hunts really hard and just has bad luck hadn't shot a deer since 1991 (when he shot a 21"wide 8 pointer). But this year he shot a nice 6, a spike and a doe. I shot two does during rifle season and a spike during muzzleloader. But I think next year will see a tightening in the harvest from what it was this year. Had some nice bucks on trail camera but all night time movement. But, anytime in the woods is great!!