Originally Posted by Breechplug

Could be a (Lack) of Food, was the Crops Damaged this year By Frost like they were here? Or like for me the Farmers Rotate the Soybeans and Corn Fields each year. I like the Corn as the Combines leaves more Corn and usually the Corn stands longer to dry out so it's there throughout Hunting Season. But when they cut the Soybeans the Combine does such a good job of Harvesting it that there's nothing left so the Deer move and go to where there's Standing Corn. So a good spot one year is'nt that great the next, Im seeing that in one of My Favorite spots this year, the numbers are down. It also could be the Weather, it's been a little Warmer than expected, the Deer move at night more when it's warm out.
One question, since you have a early ML Season there followed by Rifle Season, dont the Deer go Nocturnal on you there as they have been shot at with Mlers and by the time Rifle Season starts all the Big Boys and most of the Mature Deer know what's going on by now so they go Nocturnal. So is your Rifle Season a Bust by having the Early ML Season?
They were trying to get a Earl ML Season here, have our Bow Season, then a Early ML Season (Antlerless Deer Only) for a week then back to Bow Season, then our Regular Gun Season followed by Late ML Season. But the Hunters are trying to stop it as they figure having the Early ML Season in the Middle of Archery Season would put all the Deer on Red Aleart and they'd go Nocturnal. Then to continue Archery Season the Hunters figured the Deer would'nt move during the Day. Do they were you live?
We like our Bow Season then Gun Season followed by Late ML Season.
(BP)