ORIGINAL: lonewolf5347
I hunted 4 days ,5 different spots in monroe county and seen a total of 5 does,not much shooting,opening day not a shot fired were I was hunting state land of RT 196 @ 423 intersection,last year in the same spot I took a huge 8 pointer on opening day along with seeing a couple of does ,this year so far ,either I can't seem to put things together.I did hunt the first week with the m/l all week ,maybe next week at the end of the season friday and Sat: will bring out the centerfire rifle ,would like to make some jerky this year,but NO DEER YET
I HAD AN IDEA THAT THE AREA I HUNTED IN THE EARLY M/L SEASON (5 DAY'S) SHOWED VERY LITTLE SIGNS OF DEER AND STALKING TURN UP EMPTY NOT EVEN KICKING UP ANY TAILS
O WELL THAT HUNTING ,MAYBE A LITTLE SNOW COVER ON THE GROUND WOULD HELP ,OTHERWISE IT LIKE FINDING A NEEDLE IN A HAY STACK.
You guys are forgetting about the full moon. I hunted in Monroe county in the brady's lake area and observed 20 deer. 2 were spikes, and one 4 pointer, the rest were baldies. While this was fewer deer that in past years, I do believe that an overharvest is necessary in Monroe to allow the forrest to regenerate. Take a walk in the woods this spring and count the oak saplings you find... IF ANY. They become deer salad before they get a foot tall. I say we give it a couple more years before we start screaming..