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<blockquote data-quote="Ski" data-source="post: 5507935" data-attributes="member: 20583"><p>That's the beautiful mystery of deer hunting that keeps me engaged. We always focus so much on the fall shift, for good reason, but in my experience there are numerous shifts that occur throughout the year. I always look forward to the winter shift when major rut is over because it never fails that some bucks I've never seen before show up to eat on my plots, and some of them set up residence. Then again in spring green up I see another dispersal, and yet another reshuffle of the deck mid summer about the time velvet antlers are big enough to get caught & damaged on vegetation. </p><p></p><p>Point being, a whole lot can change between now and next season. It's been a very long time since I've been genuinely concerned about the up coming season, and never have I been as concerned as now. Although on paper I did well this season, it was a grind and near complete contradiction to the macro patterns I thought I had a good understanding of. But then again last season was chock full of great bucks, intense rut, and seems everybody was having a banner year .... except me. I experienced all the same action and my cameras showed the best trophy potential I'd seen to date, but I never got a good opportunity. This year sucked and I tagged 3 good bucks in two states. So who knows? I love it. Wouldn't want it any other way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ski, post: 5507935, member: 20583"] That's the beautiful mystery of deer hunting that keeps me engaged. We always focus so much on the fall shift, for good reason, but in my experience there are numerous shifts that occur throughout the year. I always look forward to the winter shift when major rut is over because it never fails that some bucks I've never seen before show up to eat on my plots, and some of them set up residence. Then again in spring green up I see another dispersal, and yet another reshuffle of the deck mid summer about the time velvet antlers are big enough to get caught & damaged on vegetation. Point being, a whole lot can change between now and next season. It's been a very long time since I've been genuinely concerned about the up coming season, and never have I been as concerned as now. Although on paper I did well this season, it was a grind and near complete contradiction to the macro patterns I thought I had a good understanding of. But then again last season was chock full of great bucks, intense rut, and seems everybody was having a banner year .... except me. I experienced all the same action and my cameras showed the best trophy potential I'd seen to date, but I never got a good opportunity. This year sucked and I tagged 3 good bucks in two states. So who knows? I love it. Wouldn't want it any other way. [/QUOTE]
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