jnrbronc

My season won't be over until late January. I still have one antlerless archery tag and 5 antlerless gun tags.
State = IA, 100% private
Method(s) = 80% Archery, 20% muzzle
Type of hunting = 95% Tree stands, 5% Stalking
Areas hunted = farm ground and rural housing developments.
Hours hunted = Lots, can't even guess.
Deer seen = Lots, again don't want to guess.
Bucks seen = Many
Legitimate shot opportunities = On bucks? I'm guessing 30.
Passed = Most.
Tagged= I harvested two archery bucks (one state wide any sex tag 8 point, one landowner tag 10 point) and I have filled 9 antlerless tags (3 ML, the rest archery). Deer numbers are down and I don't think we will be able to continue the doe harvest. I think we have achieved our herd reduction effort.

Deerhunter_515

State=IL 100% private
Methods=90% Archery 10% shotgun
Types=100% treestands
Areas hunted=Pine forest surrounded by tall prarie grass and a creek running though it
Hours Hunted=50ish
Deer seen=14
Bucks=4
does=10
Shot opps=1
Passed=1
tagged= NONE [&:]

MichiganWhitetails74

State =Michigan -100% Private
Method(s) = 70 Archery, 20% shotgun 10% muzz
Type of hunting =75% Tree stands, 20% ground blinds 5 % stalk
Areas hunted = Transition cattail swamps and open farm land
Hours hunted = 85
Deer seen = 132
Bucks seen = 46
Legitimate shot opportunities = 31
Passed = Passed on 30 ---1.5 -2.5 year old bucks
Tagged = 3 big doe with bow, 2 big doe with shotgun, 1 big doewith muzz

In my country I let all small bucks grow...that ones for you GERM....nothing to put on the wall but my freezer is over full.

It's time to think Turkey..

kickin_buck

State = IL, 100% private
Method(s) = All archery but 2 days of ML
Type of hunting = 100% Treestand
Areas hunted = Pinch points and bedding area
Hours hunted = No idea
Deer seen = (Only a guess) 100
Bucks seen = (Only a guess) 40-50
Legitimate shot opportunities = (Only a guess) 30
Passed = 27
Tagged = Archery 2 10 points 6 does ML 1 doe

Edcyclopedia

Ouch my aching back!

moose1915

State = NY Private
Method(s) = 80% Archery,15%shotgun/pistol,5% muzzleloader
Type of hunting = 75% Tree stands, 25% Stalking
Areas hunted = Transition areas on the edge of swamps (hardwoods) & brushlots
Hours hunted = 350 plus
Deer seen =40plus
Bucks seen =6
Legitimate shot opportunities =6
Passed = 2
Tagged = 4-point archery , doe archery & 7-point Muzzle doe muzzle

Point of interest--- never saw A DEER with shotgun or pistol in hand.

(had to do some work , will finish later!)

magicman54494

I'm going to lump my bow and gun hunts together.

State = Wis & Minn., 100% public
Method(s) = 60% Archery, 40% rifle
Type of hunting = Mostly from the ground. Ground blinds, still hunting and tracking.
Areas hunted = Transition areas on the edge of swamps (hardwoods) & Swamps, clearcut edges, cedar swamps
Hours hunted = I don't know Ed. A lot!
Deer seen =13
Bucks seen = 5
Legitimate shot opportunities = Bow 1, rifle 5
Bucks passed= 3
Tagged =0 archery & 8-pointand 10 point w/rifle.

mohunter82

State =Mo Private
Method(s) = 100% Archery
Type of hunting = 65% Tree stands, 35% Stalking
Areas hunted = Mainly hardwoods with a few small pastures
Hours hunted =close to 190 hours
Deer seen =around 26
Bucks seen =6
Does Seen =5 one yearling
Legitimate shot opportunities =4
Passed =all
Tagged =2 coyotes

virginiashadow

State = Northern Virginia, Around 30 public land sits, 1 private land hunt with friend
Method(s) = 100% archery
Type of hunting = 95% Tree stands, 5% Stalking
Areas hunted =Hardwoods/absolutely no crop fields around
Hours hunted = My guess is around 140 hours
Deer seen = 35 deer
Bucks seen =15
Legitimate shot opportunities =10 (crazy but I only had 2 does within range the whole season, while I had around 8 bucks)
Passed =6 bucks and 1 doe
Tagged = 6 point and ayoung doe archery