Your states general success ratio?
07-31-2010, 06:30 AM
#13
Typical Buck
Join Date: May 2006
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Jimmy S,
I grew up in NH. I hunted from age 15-25 and never saw a deer (while hunting) never mind shot one. I moved to NC and pass on 15-20 deer a year and shoot on average 3 a year.
I agree - Hunting NH can be tough.
I grew up in NH. I hunted from age 15-25 and never saw a deer (while hunting) never mind shot one. I moved to NC and pass on 15-20 deer a year and shoot on average 3 a year.
I agree - Hunting NH can be tough.
07-31-2010, 06:41 AM
#14
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: South Carolina
Posts: 323
South Carolina DNR quote:
"Hunting Success
For determination of hunting success only those individuals that actually hunted deer
were included in the analysis and similarly, success was defined as harvesting at least one deer.
Overall hunting success in 2008 was 71.9 percent, which should be considered extraordinary."
I don't know how accurate this is since you don't have to register the deer shot on private land and the results were based on a "survey" of hunters.
"Hunting Success
For determination of hunting success only those individuals that actually hunted deer
were included in the analysis and similarly, success was defined as harvesting at least one deer.
Overall hunting success in 2008 was 71.9 percent, which should be considered extraordinary."
I don't know how accurate this is since you don't have to register the deer shot on private land and the results were based on a "survey" of hunters.
08-01-2010, 03:15 PM
#15
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: NJ
Posts: 49
I'm looking into north easter NC near Ahoskie. Can you tell me anything about that area?
08-02-2010, 01:21 PM
#16
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2008
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Posts: 2,186
I am more or less echoing "Timbercruiser"'s expereince.
I hunt in SE Alabama. Have for decades. The group I hunt with has 3150 acres +/-. I also have 440 acres that I hunt just south of Montgomery. Personally I ahve been 100% on both does and a decent buck on each of these places now for decades. There are tons of deer where I hunt so this is no big deal. About every 2-4 years I luck into a really nice buck.
I would guess that in the course of a season probably 30 different folks hunt the 3150 acre place. Based upon a SWAG, I'd say for the past 8 years I have hunted this property, gun hunting - 2 full days=100% shot on a doe and proably 5 full days = 50% chance at a shot on a decent 8 pt. (4x4) buck. Archery only - probably 2X that much time would give the same result. Statewide ? I have no clue.
I hunt in SE Alabama. Have for decades. The group I hunt with has 3150 acres +/-. I also have 440 acres that I hunt just south of Montgomery. Personally I ahve been 100% on both does and a decent buck on each of these places now for decades. There are tons of deer where I hunt so this is no big deal. About every 2-4 years I luck into a really nice buck.
I would guess that in the course of a season probably 30 different folks hunt the 3150 acre place. Based upon a SWAG, I'd say for the past 8 years I have hunted this property, gun hunting - 2 full days=100% shot on a doe and proably 5 full days = 50% chance at a shot on a decent 8 pt. (4x4) buck. Archery only - probably 2X that much time would give the same result. Statewide ? I have no clue.
