Over hunting an area?
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Fork Horn
Joined: Jul 2009
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From: Southern Illinois
So we have close to 300 ac. of woods we own but its not all in one location we have 150 in one area.. 60 in another and 80 in another. The 60 ac. is our main woods because it is so close to where we live and the other two locations are in a different county. So this year i got shotgun tags and land owner bow tags for the county the 60 ac. are located. How much does it take to overhunt a location like this? I can also buy tags over the counter to hunt the other locations which i will do but is it wise to hunt the 60 with a bow and shotgun and hope the big boys will stick around?
I know some guys on here probably have less ground to hunt and hunt it hard all season long so if your one of those guys how does it work out for you?
I know some guys on here probably have less ground to hunt and hunt it hard all season long so if your one of those guys how does it work out for you?
#2
I only have 1 spot to hunt, and it is only 15 acres. I have 6 ladder stands, and one ground blind. I hunt probably 4 evenings a week, (not many mornings). I am sure I over hunt this spot, but when it is all I have, that is all I can do. I have 3 stands set up for a North wind, and 3 for a south wind, so I make sure to not sit in the same stand more then twice in a row. I still seem to see deer tho, so I must not be hurting it too much. I dont see many bucks over 3.5 years old tho, I am sure by half way thru my season, they catch on.
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Spike
Joined: Oct 2007
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From: Mullens, WV
Deer can travel great distance, especially bucks, even up to 15-20 miles a day seeking a doe to bang or even for a particular food source in the winter months during the rut so no I don't think you can really overhunt an area. I mean if you set up in a deer's bedding area your probably gonna force them to move and seek a new area to bed but if your not too close to that I don't think you can really overhunt an area.



