Deer per hour--your rate so far this season?
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Nontypical Buck
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Deer per hour--your rate so far this season?
How many deer have you seen and how many hours have you hunted so far this year? Me...I believe I am around 18 hours and seen 5 deer...or I see a deer every 3-4 hours. That being said, the last three hunts I have been on, totalling 10 hours, I have not seen a deer. I have seen two bucks (spike and a 5 pointer), both within range, and three does.
I remember going 6-7 hunts or around 20-25 hours before seeing A single deer several times last year. Reason why I am asking is because I believe the deer population is down on the military base I hunt.
I remember going 6-7 hunts or around 20-25 hours before seeing A single deer several times last year. Reason why I am asking is because I believe the deer population is down on the military base I hunt.
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RE: Deer per hour--your rate so far this season?
Thanks Finch. My overall sightings on base have decreased the last three years significantly. I am getting about the same amount of deer within bow range, but seeing less deer overall than years past...probably 50 percent less.
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RE: Deer per hour--your rate so far this season?
Yep--I believe it is a bit much. I have been hunting the base for 9 years now and my friend for 10-12 years I believe. He says the same thing. I believe I saw less than 20 deer last year and I hunted well over 100 hours. Not sure the exact amount of hours last year. In years past I saw alot more deer, alot more of the time. I would say I would average seeing 40-50 deer a year, then all of the sudden is started dropping two years ago. The average deer kill on the base is around 1000 deer a year, last year it was around 650. Something happened.
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RE: Deer per hour--your rate so far this season?
Ive been out about 25 hours total so far this season. Ive seen deer every morning except one, but Ihaven't seen any deer after 9:30am, its all from daybreak to then. Only hunted 3 eveningsand had deer come in each time, but never closer than 35-40 yards
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RE: Deer per hour--your rate so far this season?
i have almost 40 hrs in the stand and have seen one doe total ,45 squirrels,6 turkeys,
3 chipmunks,2 mice ,1 snake,1 bear ,thousands of bees(the bear tore up the nest)
3 chipmunks,2 mice ,1 snake,1 bear ,thousands of bees(the bear tore up the nest)