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What is "Seeing a lot of deer?"
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<blockquote data-quote="flankston" data-source="post: 5264642" data-attributes="member: 22120"><p>BSK I think the answer to your questions are relative to the hunter. I'm happy with my hunting experience without seeing any deer to be honest. Each day that I get to be out there is a joy and how I choose to spend my free time. Is the hunt more enjoyable while seeing deer? Sure but if none are seen it doesn't mean I was unhappy with the experience. Now what I would consider seeing "a lot of deer" would be 10+ in a day, but like you said that is dependent on the property that you hunt. For instance, with public land around me, seeing any deer is considered defying the odds. I would say if I were to go into Foothills WMA or South Cherokee odds are that I won't see one especially without scouting. Now I can go to some private property that I have hunted in the past here and see more deer on a hunt that I have seen ever. Now none of those will be considered mature bucks, or maybe not even a buck period. Where as I travel to Middle TN and my buck sightings outnumber the does on the property I am currently hunting minus this year.</p><p>Back when I first started hunting, I was 10 and didn't know what I was doing. Now that was 25 years ago but I hunted for about 8 years before I killed a deer and had to go down to Alabama to do it. But overtime you learn, can afford better gear, and the population grows so the number of deer you see changes. The last hunt I went out I watched 6 does feed in the field within 30 yards of me on the ground for about 2 hours without busting me. I consider that hunt one of the most successful I've been on all year. That time they were in the field flew by because I had to watch my every movement. I like to keep as many does as I can in the area, so when the rut comes the more bucks will come into breed them. That may / may not be the right strategy buck I can get all the meet I need with my two buck tags.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flankston, post: 5264642, member: 22120"] BSK I think the answer to your questions are relative to the hunter. I'm happy with my hunting experience without seeing any deer to be honest. Each day that I get to be out there is a joy and how I choose to spend my free time. Is the hunt more enjoyable while seeing deer? Sure but if none are seen it doesn't mean I was unhappy with the experience. Now what I would consider seeing "a lot of deer" would be 10+ in a day, but like you said that is dependent on the property that you hunt. For instance, with public land around me, seeing any deer is considered defying the odds. I would say if I were to go into Foothills WMA or South Cherokee odds are that I won't see one especially without scouting. Now I can go to some private property that I have hunted in the past here and see more deer on a hunt that I have seen ever. Now none of those will be considered mature bucks, or maybe not even a buck period. Where as I travel to Middle TN and my buck sightings outnumber the does on the property I am currently hunting minus this year. Back when I first started hunting, I was 10 and didn't know what I was doing. Now that was 25 years ago but I hunted for about 8 years before I killed a deer and had to go down to Alabama to do it. But overtime you learn, can afford better gear, and the population grows so the number of deer you see changes. The last hunt I went out I watched 6 does feed in the field within 30 yards of me on the ground for about 2 hours without busting me. I consider that hunt one of the most successful I've been on all year. That time they were in the field flew by because I had to watch my every movement. I like to keep as many does as I can in the area, so when the rut comes the more bucks will come into breed them. That may / may not be the right strategy buck I can get all the meet I need with my two buck tags. [/QUOTE]
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