Harvest numbers down

[Dbllunger]

At this time last year 20,469 deer had been checked in. This year it has been 15,279. That is a 25% decline statewide. Seems fairly significant to me.

In Wilson County where my lease is there has been a 30% decline. from 385 last year to 269 this year. I have tagged the same amount and seem to be seeing plenty of deer but don't know what is happening county or statewide. Anyone have any guesses??

 

[Tennessee Lead]

Could be lots of people like me not getting to go hunting?



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[TNReb]

I was looking at the same thing earlier today.

Weakley County really stood out to me. I was surprised at how few had been killed there this year.

I was looking at that area in particular, and last year October had more days with a lower barometric pressure. Also, there were more days this year with winds out of the North. Last year in October winds were predominantly from the South and West.

However, I have a hard time believing barometric pressure or winds has made hunting that much harder - especially considering the number of young bucks and does that people kill. I'm guessing people simply haven't been hunting as much.

 

[tn droptine]

Must be all those people passing on the younger bucks cuz of the two buck limit :stir:

 

[PillsburyDoughboy]

Think of all those younger bucks breeding that havent been killed off thanks to the two buck rule and all the off springs they are going to produce.

Insurance rates gonna go up sharply with all the auto accidents next year. oke: oke: oke: oke: :tu: :tu: :tu: :super: :super: :super:

 

[buckaroo]

This year in Greene county I've seen 3 does from my stand, this time last year, I had killed 2 and seen 30 from stand

 

[Buzzard Breath]

Must be all those people passing on the younger bucks cuz of the two buck limit :stir:

Today versus this date 2014

Antlered deer harvest down 41%

Doe harvest down 12%

Button harvest down 31%

Antlerless buck harvest down 85%

Buck harvests are down way more than doe harvests.

 

[Dbllunger]

Telecheck.

That's all I've got to say!

We had "Telecheck" last year too

 

[Planking]

Must be all those people passing on the younger bucks cuz of the two buck limit :stir:

Today versus this date 2014

Antlered deer harvest down 41%

Doe harvest down 12%

Button harvest down 31%

Antlerless buck harvest down 85%

Buck harvests are down way more than doe harvests.

Wow

 

[Vermin93]

I'm interested to see if this trend continues, and if so, what the effect is over the next few years.

 

[Prowler]

Here locally the acorns are non existent which makes the deer more visible, they're not holed up bedding where they eat. They're hitting fields, plots, browse, etc. normally that means a higher kill, but I've talked to a lot of people that are passing up young bucks they would have never passed. Possibly resulting in the lower kill #'s ?

 

[Nealmeally]

Buck harvests are down way more than doe harvests.

Of course they are...and will be all the way thru...

 

[Bone Collector]

I've seen tons of deer. However i have only killed 1. this time last year I had killed 1, but killed one on Nov. 2nd, which won't happen this time. I see kill #'s increasing, cause of the shortage of acorns.

 

[AP218]

Montgomery county kill numbers up to this point in the season.

2014
237 bucks
274 doe

2015
142 bucks
267 doe

I would say the 2 buck limit is serving it's purpose.

 

[diamond hunter]

2 buck is the deal.Peolpe aren't taking a quick shot at a stupid yearling as they would've last year.Personally,I hope it continues.

 

[redhunterZ71]

Dont think it has a thing to do with 2 buck limit! Weather has just sucked the whole season so far. If it wasn't raining it was 80 degrees. Probably no body can afford license anymore either! Lol

 

[Gravey]

I've killed the same number at this point as I did last year...zero. :tu: Only been one afternoon and it was hot and windy.

 

[oldmanelrod]

Telecheck.

That's all I've got to say!

Amen to that!

 

[parkerxbowhunter]

In the areas I hunt my sitings are down from last year had a bumper crop of acorns and this year they have been gone for weeks now.

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[Simpleman.2]

Dont think it has a thing to do with 2 buck limit! Weather has just sucked the whole season so far. If it wasn't raining it was 80 degrees. Probably no body can afford license anymore either! Lol

This. I know several people who can't afford to hunt this year.

 

[Ladys man]

This time last year I had 1 down this year still haven't seen a single deer from the stand. Same stands and even more time off season preparing for the season and everyone I've talked to is in the same situation.

 

[TboneD]

The buck kill decrease should be of no surprise, even with the weather and winds being a little different this fall. The two buck limit went into effect and is having it's effect. I'm just glad there hasn't been an increase in does killed yet.


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[PillsburyDoughboy]

I'm seeing more deer this year than I did last year. I personally think it's been MUCH cooler on the weekends compared to last year. I remember running the thermacell well up till almost Nov last year. This year I only ran it opening weekend. Last season I hunted in long sleeves and a vest most of the season and never pulled out a jacket till later in the season. This year I needed a jacket like week 2. Humphreys county.


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[Vermin93]

It's way too early for us 2-buckers to declare victory, but I think we can say that we've jumped out to an early lead in the first quarter. [emoji6]

 

[AT Hiker]

What little bit I have hunted has been great hunting. There have been multiple weather fronts on weekends that spurred some serious deer movement. In addition some great bucks have been killed this year too, so I would say weather has been conducive to hunting.

It is odd kill numbers are way down though.


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[Gray Ghost]

No doubt 2 buck limit held folks off the trigger! I did for sure because MZ and rifle bring greater opportunity and greater odds. I can say that made me more selective.


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[csi-tech]

I cant just drive 20 minutes to my good stand this year. Now I have to drive an hour to an AWESOME stand. Too expensive til I set the camper up during MZ.

 

[deerchaser007]

I'm going with license increase on this one. I expect there was less archery tags bought this year. I expect by rifle season those numbers will look totally different. Alot of folks just buying big game stamp and hunting license this year, and I expect they will do whatever to get their moneys worth.

 

[Poleaxe]

Dont think it has a thing to do with 2 buck limit! Weather has just sucked the whole season so far. If it wasn't raining it was 80 degrees. Probably no body can afford license anymore either! Lol

Got that right. That's license increase will have more to do with it than people think. I've ran into a lot of people that said they ain't paying the money. That's their choice but it's amazed me how many haven't.

 

[jb357]

The major decrease in antlerless bucks leads me to believe that the 2 buck limit has a larger influence on the numbers than the 3 buck guys will admit to. Seems to me that people are checking to make sure that "doe" isn't really a 3" spike. Then again, those deer are probably still getting killed and "telechecked"