RE: How many hours in the stand with no deer (this year)??
 

I've spent somewhere between 70-90 hours and have only saw 12 deer and only 5 of them in range. With 2 kills and 2 misses it's been a bad year. It's funny how it seems alot of people are having bad years and then next year everyone will have a good year.

RE: How many hours in the stand with no deer (this year)??
 

Ive been in one of my 2 stands every saturday since October 16th. I have only seen 3 deer. This year has been terrible for me. I know they are there ! They have eaten more than 700 pounds of corn ( along with a little help from the turkey and squirels ) and have tracks everywhere around my feeder and my small food plot. Ive got about 7 more weeks so maybe the deer gods will help?

RE: How many hours in the stand with no deer (this year)??
 

I spent 96 hours on stand before I shot a deer
I saw deer every time but twice.
on the 97th hour i shot a doe, and on the 98th shot another doe. two deer on the same hunt with my Knight Super Disc .45. Man I love that gun

RE: How many hours in the stand with no deer (this year)??
 

Actually, I'm spending half of my time on public land (sleepy creek wma), and a private section that borders the wma. I have one spot that connects doe bedding areas to a few various food sources that I can regularly go when the wind is right and see 50 does in a morning. And lets not forget that every peice of "prime land" I've hunted in the past 5 years is now a parking lot or development. :(

RE: How many hours in the stand with no deer (this year)??
 

well i spent 2 weeks in illinois hunting around 7 to 8 hours a day.and probably 20 days afield here in ga. and i have an empty freezer.its sad to say but i haven,t taken a deer since opening day of bowseason in ga. last year when i harvested a doe.