I realized something tonight...
07-08-2007 | 02:05 PM
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Giant Nontypical
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From: Northeast Tennessee
RE: I realized something tonight...
ORIGINAL: IL-Cornfed
WOW.... that's a TON of deer!!! [:-]
I couldn't imagine how stressful it would be to try to have any foodplots in that region ?!? The areas I hunt seem to be managed pretty well concerning overall deer populations and Buck to Doe ratios. In fact, IL is such a great QDM state because of UNLIMITED Doe tags and hunters that WILL do their best to tag several every season.
Last year I probably seen deer over the course of the entire season (Oct 1 to Jan 11) at nearly a 1:1 ratio. Of course when you have days in Nov where you may see only a Doe or two but then something like 6 pr 7 small bucks, it manipultaes the sighting ratio considerably. That being said, I don't think any property I have hunted in the past 20 years ever seemed to have much worse than a 1:3 ratio.
I know one thing, IF deer ratios and populations were like that on any tracts I hunted..... everyone I know would have all the venison they could handle!
Shooting Does is just such a fun way to test tackle and to prepare for that shot of a lifetime! 
ORIGINAL: Cougars09
There were 45 deer in about a 1 acre field. I realize the bucks will hang back in the woods but I know theres not that many. Out of the 45 deer 3 were bucks.
There were 45 deer in about a 1 acre field. I realize the bucks will hang back in the woods but I know theres not that many. Out of the 45 deer 3 were bucks.
I couldn't imagine how stressful it would be to try to have any foodplots in that region ?!? The areas I hunt seem to be managed pretty well concerning overall deer populations and Buck to Doe ratios. In fact, IL is such a great QDM state because of UNLIMITED Doe tags and hunters that WILL do their best to tag several every season.
Last year I probably seen deer over the course of the entire season (Oct 1 to Jan 11) at nearly a 1:1 ratio. Of course when you have days in Nov where you may see only a Doe or two but then something like 6 pr 7 small bucks, it manipultaes the sighting ratio considerably. That being said, I don't think any property I have hunted in the past 20 years ever seemed to have much worse than a 1:3 ratio.
I know one thing, IF deer ratios and populations were like that on any tracts I hunted..... everyone I know would have all the venison they could handle!
Shooting Does is just such a fun way to test tackle and to prepare for that shot of a lifetime!
I kid you not 45 deer in a 1 acre field, maybe 2 at most. I saw it and it reminded me of cattle, no joke. We ended up seeing like 60 deer total in about 2miles of road. Then we saw 6 behind the house.
We really need to have some more doe tags. I know if we would put about 2 weeks in rifle season to kill does. Say, 2 to 3 for the week, I have no doubt in my mind that hunters would kill them. Tennessee's seasons and such are a little silly. We can kill 3 deer per year and in my unit we can only kill 2 bucks. Antlered bucks that is, which an antlered buck is a buck with atleast 3" on one side here. I honestly think that should be changed to atleast 3pts to a side. Other parts of Tennessee you can kill up to like 3 does per day, that is a little bit better. I just think they need to reconstruct the seasons a little. The only opportunities given to take does are all thru bow season, juvenile hunts, and a week in muzzleloader.
07-08-2007 | 09:36 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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From: West Chester, Pa.
RE: I realized something tonight...
Well, if it is any indication, there are unlimited doe tags down in the south east Pa.(Unit 5C)where I hunt.Guys will be buying like 10 at a time. I usually get 4, as does my buddy. The ratio around here just sucks ( excuse my french) It has to be about 8-10:1
Shane
Shane
07-09-2007 | 01:37 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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From: Winnipeg MB Canada
RE: I realized something tonight...
What you see isn't always what you get. May have been some bucks hangin back. I have some fields that I check out inside city limits where I've seen 40+ deer in at once. No lie........ 21 bucks and approx 19-20 does and fawns, thats just what was there at the time. Most of the time when I go I see lots of does and few bucks. Just got lucky on that one pass. Some funny lookin bucks too, I saw one buck who's mainbeam didn't curl in at all, 4x4 and his g2 and g3 couldn't have been any more than 3-4 inches but lots of mass. There's even one buck in that area that would go 180's........ I've only ever seen him 2x. I didn't see him at all last yr and thought he may have been hit by a car........ talked to the CO's (its close to their prov head office) and one of them had seen him that yr....... he's still alive. Too bad I can't hunt him, nobody can until they open an urban season
07-09-2007 | 02:27 PM
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From: North Dakota
RE: I realized something tonight...
Last year when I sat in a main funnel in the area that I hunt. I had 25 deer walk through and there were probably no more than 4 that were wearing head gear and only one had an impressive rack.
