GoldenEagle09
Well-Known Member
IMO
1.) Habitat
2.) Terrain is tougher to locate deer and their travel patterns
3.) Lack of Deer Density
4.) Lack of Deer Density means when deer are taken, hunters are less likely to consider passing bucks. (Like Me!)
5.) Lack of Time you are able to spend in the woods.
Example: I only get to hunt the One Week of Thanksgiving in McMinn Co., which is one of the better E. Tennessee counties. In 6 hunts I had seen a total of 11 deer. 9 does and 2 bucks... a cow horn and a 6pt. On the third hunt I saw the cow horn dogging a doe, and you know what??? I shot the cow horn! Then my last hunt on Saturday morning the 6pt came flying down the ridge and there was no way I could take a shot at him.
I am still new to hunting (4 years) so my selectivity isn't there yet... Low deer pop. + little time... = Trigger Happy
Hunting isn't terrible in E. Tennessee, but you have to consider the various factors like many people on here have stated. :2c:
1.) Habitat
2.) Terrain is tougher to locate deer and their travel patterns
3.) Lack of Deer Density
4.) Lack of Deer Density means when deer are taken, hunters are less likely to consider passing bucks. (Like Me!)
5.) Lack of Time you are able to spend in the woods.
Example: I only get to hunt the One Week of Thanksgiving in McMinn Co., which is one of the better E. Tennessee counties. In 6 hunts I had seen a total of 11 deer. 9 does and 2 bucks... a cow horn and a 6pt. On the third hunt I saw the cow horn dogging a doe, and you know what??? I shot the cow horn! Then my last hunt on Saturday morning the 6pt came flying down the ridge and there was no way I could take a shot at him.
I am still new to hunting (4 years) so my selectivity isn't there yet... Low deer pop. + little time... = Trigger Happy
Hunting isn't terrible in E. Tennessee, but you have to consider the various factors like many people on here have stated. :2c: