Originally Posted by BTBowhunter

Not exactly.....

20 years ago it was certainly easier to sit on any stump and and see deer. shooting the first yearling buck that came by was pretty easy too. In those days, buck monday was a shoot more than a hunt. Sightings and shooting opportunities shooting may have been more numerous 20 years ago but the hunting is much better today.

The hunting is better not only because the bucks are bigger on average but also because we have done away with the half day shootout that was buck Monday. We now have far more opportunity for hunters to really hunt the deer on their terms. Given the choice of one day where odds are excellent for shooting a deer versus several weeks where the opportunity to actually hunt for deer is still good, I'll take hunting opportunities over shooting opportunioty any time.