stanton21

This is strange this year,i have been hunting a public hunting area for over 10yrs in indiana and in the last 3yrs the buck pop. has gone down in this area.You used to go out and see at least 1or 2 bucks everytime but this year i only seen 5 great big ones you see on tv.I have not seen any buttons, 2p,4p,ect...I let the does alone during the rut and the post rut this year and still havent seen one.Last night i went to my stand and i was the only one walking around in the area becuse there is 6 inches of snow on the ground and no foot prints any were and i had 9 does follow my foot prints to my tree stand and some of them looked right up at me in the tree,they stayed there smelling a buck scrap and dident even spook.Isaid whynot and took the last one walking out for the freezer.What do you think???Were did all of them go,ever the little ones??

BrianDamage

too many does...the bucks are there, they just don't have to get out and look for the does. Bring the doe numbers down, and the bucks will have to get out and compete for their attentions.