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Old 11-08-2008 | 08:12 AM
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I'm in my 4th year bowhunting. I've seen 3, total.
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Old 11-08-2008 | 10:28 AM
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where i hunt in virginia, im lucky to see A SINGLE DEER over 95". People here shoot anything they see, making management impossible
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Old 11-08-2008 | 10:29 AM
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1 a season. However this year I have seen more bucks early then ever before. Hoping the rut here in Michigan picks up real nice this week with snow and highs around 42 all week!!
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Old 11-08-2008 | 10:52 AM
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Never. I hunt in Michigan. The biggest I've seen are some nice 2.5 year olds. I'm pretty happy this year, I've seen 7 different bucks, just not mature bucks.
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Old 11-08-2008 | 10:57 AM
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1-3 on average for me.
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Old 11-08-2008 | 02:47 PM
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2 a month i guess give or take a few
this ioncludes when i aint hunting BTW
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Old 11-09-2008 | 05:36 AM
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I may be a sad example of a big buck hunter, but reality in the NH woods for me is about 4 in 25 years...
I have killed a fair share of 2 1/2 year olds and under and of course many Does.
I havechanged my tactics a bit more this year and my deer sighting have been up, except in the big buck catagory.
So who knows maybe I'll get 25 in the next 4 years, as I am optimistic in my newer approach??!!!
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Old 11-09-2008 | 06:01 AM
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For the record......

I began bowhunting in '05. I saw ONE 2.5 yr old that season*.

I saw three 2.5yr olds in '06....and killed two of them. I saw two 3.5 yr olds in 'o6......and killed one of them.*

I saw NO 2.5yr olds in '07. I saw NO 3.5yr olds in '07. I saw ONE 4.5 yr old in '07 (*same deer from previous seasons, above) and I killed him. I saw exactly 3 other bucks in '07 in 48 sits.....all of them being 1.5 yr olds.

So far in '08....I've seentwo 2.5 yr olds (70" and 100"deer, respectively); ONE 3.5 yr old (110" deer); Zero 4.5+. I've seen probably 12+ different 1.5 yr olds, this year.

I've been out 55 times.
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Old 11-09-2008 | 06:14 AM
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Last year I saw none. This year I have seen 4, missed one. Three of them being the other night in an hour and a half. One of which was a bruiser. (he wasn't the one that I missed)
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Old 11-09-2008 | 07:57 AM
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3 or 4 a year
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