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Deer Harvest Numbers - Why The Pattern?
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<blockquote data-quote="Crosshairy" data-source="post: 3236448" data-attributes="member: 3202"><p>I balance my hunting pressure between several public land spots and the private land (85 acres) on which I share access with others.</p><p></p><p>The private land is not "respected" enough, and gets over-hunted to the point that I've noticed a significant drop-off in deer sightings.</p><p></p><p>Last season was the first year in 7 years that I didn't kill a deer off of it. Instead, I killed 3 deer on 3 different public land hunts (1 bow, 2 muzzleloader) and missed a 4th due to equipment failure.</p><p></p><p>So the morale of my story is that, if you are in a decent deer hunting county with a tiny tract of private land, save it for instances where you have zero travel time or want to hunt it at the peak of the rut. Spread your attention across other places instead.</p><p></p><p>It's fun to scout land and find new spots. Pack a lunch, get to the back of a place, and drag one out. You might not want to do it with every single deer, but it's pretty rewarding.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Crosshairy, post: 3236448, member: 3202"] I balance my hunting pressure between several public land spots and the private land (85 acres) on which I share access with others. The private land is not "respected" enough, and gets over-hunted to the point that I've noticed a significant drop-off in deer sightings. Last season was the first year in 7 years that I didn't kill a deer off of it. Instead, I killed 3 deer on 3 different public land hunts (1 bow, 2 muzzleloader) and missed a 4th due to equipment failure. So the morale of my story is that, if you are in a decent deer hunting county with a tiny tract of private land, save it for instances where you have zero travel time or want to hunt it at the peak of the rut. Spread your attention across other places instead. It's fun to scout land and find new spots. Pack a lunch, get to the back of a place, and drag one out. You might not want to do it with every single deer, but it's pretty rewarding. [/QUOTE]
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