#1610779 - 11/11/09 12:33 PM
Re: '07 v '08 County Harvest Comparison
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woodswarrior
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I havent had time to read all the past post here, but dont waste your time hunting around the north side of Natchez Trace park or anywhere in south caroll county. Its a waste time. Due to farm kills for the last few years and the unreal TWRA 3 doe day limit (unit L) in the county the deer population is lower than it was in the early to mid 70's. Some of you will side with the TWRA here and bless them but why i dont understand. I have hunted since 1972 and spent more time in the deer woods than most and as much as any of you. When i hunt the entire first 5 weeks of archery season and see 15 deer...they are not there. I also have trail cameras out showing the same results. Deer are not here anymore. I talk to people all over the county and hearing the same from all over. My neighbors (people in there 70 to 80's) laugh and say the last 2 years is the fist years since the late 70's that they havent had to put an electric fence around there pea patch's!!!!I just hope that everybody will step back and see what is happening to the deer numbers. And hopefully the TWRA will open there eyes and stop the nonsense of Unit L.
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#1631309 - 11/22/09 09:19 AM
Re: '07 v '08 County Harvest Comparison
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WestTn Huntin'man
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Woodswarrior I think at least part of the problem is due to the EHD outbreak ,the drought and mast failure from the past several years.It seems to me we are seeing more deer in Benton county this year than the last 2 or 3.Hopefully we are bounceing back.
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#1678177 - 12/17/09 07:17 PM
Re: '07 v '08 County Harvest Comparison
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Yep HUMPHREYS Co. has dropped maybe they will take us out of unit"L" next year...
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#1678739 - 12/18/09 08:25 AM
Re: '07 v '08 County Harvest Comparison
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Yep HUMPHREYS Co. has dropped maybe they will take us out of unit"L" next year...
Let's hope not!
Unit L is the greatest development since sliced bread.
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#1682459 - 12/21/09 06:45 AM
Re: '07 v '08 County Harvest Comparison
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Yep HUMPHREYS Co. has dropped maybe they will take us out of unit"L" next year... Let's hope not! Unit L is the greatest development since sliced bread.
I agree.
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#1682698 - 12/21/09 09:40 AM
Re: '07 v '08 County Harvest Comparison
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I agree,I think NE perry county should be annexed into unit L,I have does everywhere.
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#1686768 - 12/23/09 02:13 PM
Re: '07 v '08 County Harvest Comparison
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woodswarrior
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Yep HUMPHREYS Co. has dropped maybe they will take us out of unit"L" next year... Let's hope not! Unit L is the greatest development since sliced bread.
Well it may have been the first year, but i can tell you that the bread is molded. Carroll county on the North side of Natchez Trace is barren of deer. We have totaly stopped hunting since Gun season opened up, "If" a rare deer comes by we sure dont want to shoot it. I have stopped my sons from hunting here, they are hunting in other counties with friends where they still have a few deer. Opening morning i went...heard 3 distant shots...I have seen times when there were over 100 bucks checked in at the local store, BUCKS not does. It will take a few years at best to get the population back up, but only if the TWRA will back off the 3 doe a day limit. People in Henderson county now are already seeing the effect of this in there back yards. I like most hunters want to see bigger bucks, I stopped shooting anything under an 8 point years ago....why not put the 4 point per side rule in effect? Let um grow up!!!! Do the whole state this way? Can anybody explain why it wouldnt work?
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#1686798 - 12/23/09 03:04 PM
Re: '07 v '08 County Harvest Comparison
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Yep HUMPHREYS Co. has dropped maybe they will take us out of unit"L" next year... Let's hope not! Unit L is the greatest development since sliced bread. Well it may have been the first year, but i can tell you that the bread is molded. Carroll county on the North side of Natchez Trace is barren of deer. We have totaly stopped hunting since Gun season opened up, "If" a rare deer comes by we sure dont want to shoot it. I have stopped my sons from hunting here, they are hunting in other counties with friends where they still have a few deer. Opening morning i went...heard 3 distant shots...I have seen times when there were over 100 bucks checked in at the local store, BUCKS not does. It will take a few years at best to get the population back up, but only if the TWRA will back off the 3 doe a day limit.
How would it be possible to have all those bucks to kill if there weren't does around to give birth to them?
Once they start getting shot at (which they weren't in the past) does get very, very good at avoiding hunters--even better than bucks.
Of course, EHD may have hit your local herd too. It certainly knocked the herds down in other areas, but they will bounce back a litttle (let's hope not too much).
...why not put the 4 point per side rule in effect? Let um grow up!!!! Do the whole state this way? Can anybody explain why it wouldnt work?
Because it's been tried in other Southeastern states and hasn't worked well at producing more harvested older bucks.
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#1686799 - 12/23/09 03:05 PM
Re: '07 v '08 County Harvest Comparison
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I agree,I think NE perry county should be annexed into unit L,I have does everywhere.
These days, I see higher deer densities in northern Perry County than in Humphreys County.
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#1689435 - 12/25/09 09:40 AM
Re: '07 v '08 County Harvest Comparison
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I agree,I think NE perry county should be annexed into unit L,I have does everywhere. These days, I see higher deer densities in northern Perry County than in Humphreys County. 
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