There was a spot near my house that my father and I were introduced to about 20 years ago. It was a back woods area with roads cut into it in the 60's during the peak of the cold war when the US was charting all of its uranium deposits. It took a very long walk, or a 4x4 vehicle to get to, and offered some of the best hunting I can ever remember.

If you went into these woods and didn't see at least 40-50 deer a day, in groups no larger than 6-10 at a time, then you were having a bad day. This place was "enchanted" with deer and the memories of it are awesome. It only lasted about 5 years however, when in the late 80's we noticed a sharp decline in sightings. Either the deer were smartening up to the increased human pressure, were being poached, or both.

A few rings were uncovered in the 90's dealing with illegal venison being taken from the area and shipped to New York City, so I wouldn't doubt if that had something to do with it. Today it's a very scenic and secluded place to hunt, but it's much harder to find the deer. They're there based on the sign, but they're deeper into the woods and much more wary than they once were. The bear and coyote population has grown noticably in this area as well.....no help to the deer herd either.

I guess all good things must come to an end.

Fritz

around 25 in one morning

Heck thats about the most I have ever seen in one sitting - ever

But it only takes one

The most that I can remember counting in one morning was 13. I have seen around this number quite a few times. But on average, I would say that I see about 4-5 deer. I also have seen less deer in the evening it seems like.

This is while I was hunting.

5, all bucks in the evening time, Elk right at a dozen strolling by feeding in the evening.

Mornings, 6

I have seen some times in Montana where there are over 300 in a field. The day i shot my 153 6x6 whitetail this year i may have seen 150 or so. Bow hunting i may only see 40 a day.

Only? Geesh!

The most I've seen from one stand was 23 deer one morning in late December. Generally its between 1 to 5 deer on an average morning or evening hunt.

I really don't remember but I sincerely doubt that it was over a dozen.

MTE,

I hear ya, when I lived in Montana, I'd see a ton of animals too. My answer from above was in regards to where I live now. That open Montana country makes it nice for visibility and those river bottoms sure concentrate the whitetails.

Shed

When I lived in wyoming it was the same way Shed. one area that we hunted, it was very likely to see 20-30 antelope and a bunch of mulies in the same field.