When do you throw in the towel for this season?

[fairchaser]

Often I've hunted to the bitter end and have killed my buck in the new year before. Late season offers some opportunities around food and predictable patterns. But, after getting a nice buck already and family obligations I've been wondering about ending the season early this year. What say ye?

 

[mike243]

We use to have a 1 buck limit in this end of the state and no doe, season ended real early years ago and wife was happy, went to 3 bucks and the famous words of I hate deer season lol, after almost 38 years she has quit saying it lol. the older I get the less drive I have to kill them, don't get me wrong I will layem down but the season is long and I have had years I didn't shoot nothing, all part of it. If and when CWD gets here I probably will never shoot another 1, small game and fishing and honey do's in between

 

[Popcorn]

I am prone to decide I need 1 more doe at noon on the last day...
I have had a lack of desire to hunt just for a buck this year. Seen a few nice ones, put a few on some nice ones and satisfied with that

 

[Omega]

Prioritize what you want to do, I find that I usually can make room for most I want to accomplish for the season, this time I am looking for one more for a friend, and possibly one more for myself but not locked in to doing so. if I can get out I will, otherwise there is always next season.

 

[TNTreeman]

I'm in the woods 5 times a week from Oct till end of season on average for the last 6 or 7 yrs. I'm close to home, kids are older now, supportive wife, great employees , and I love it. I usually stay 3-4 hrs . My best bucks have been killed at the end of season.

 

[ROB]

Unlike some folks, I have very few hobbies. Hunting is one of them. If work & family obligations allow, I hunt.

 

[Jim Fred]

I have actually begun to enjoy hunting later in the season more than ever, mainly I think just because it seems to be more cold outside. It's just hard for me to justify the work it takes to "have to" quickly process a deer in the warmer weather.

 

[PickettSFHunter]

I don't worry about around here once December comes. Not worth it in 100% forested big woods environments. That's why I switch to hogs at night.

 

[philsanchez76]

Id say the second you don't enjoy being out there, take a break for a week or so. Ive definitely been burnt out before and thought Id probably end the season early. I'd take week or so off and get a bunch of other stuff done and then all of a sudden, id get the hankering to get back out there. I just don't like the finality of saying the whole season is done. Just take it week by week.

 

[Joe2Kool]

Usually when I don't have a buck tag!

 

[Hillbilly Hunter]

I am on a hot streak of seeing good bucks and alot of them so im not slowing down until i find one that i want to wear tag number 2!

 

[UCStandSitter]

As much as I really don't want to be, I am probably on pause until the week post Christmas. That sounds worse than I meant it. The pause is exactly what I want. We are always really busy with family Christmas obligations and there is no place I'd rather be than spending time with my girls. I just wish I had another week I could wedge in before Christmas.

 

[Lost Lake]

If I'm not in the mood to go, I stay home. Kind of simple, but so am I.

I'm done on bucks, but a couple of friends keep pulling me to the woods to help put them on deer. Whenever I think about not going, which has been quite a lot this year, I try to remember how long it is until next Fall. I might take a doe or two for a friend to keep it interesting.

 

[TNGunsmoke]

Jan 31 is when I'll hang it up for this season. I may not go every chance I get, but I will get out when I can and other obligations allow.

 

[ZachMarkus]

December is when I usually kill my best bucks. I'm grinding it out till the last day. I should already be done but I screwed that up. Deer hunting for me is a year around thing. If I'm not hunting I'm scouting, prepping, planting, trying to secure permission on new places, running trail cams, etc..

 

[Tweeter]

Hunting is all I do, that being said I start in bow season and when duck season starts I deer hunt in the evenings. Then it's small game, then coyote till turkey, then crow and food plot till early goose and dove start it all over again.

 

[shelbydeer]

I usually hang it up after the rut however if I seeing mature deer moving I will get out. Our biggest deer on the farm was killed on the last day of the season in a food plot several years ago.

 

[Crappieaddict]

I've thought about hanging it up for this year. So far I'm looking at a goose egg, and my pride probably won't allow me to quit.

 

[JN]

I have spent all year waiting to deer hunt. I am riding it out to the last weekend if I can. Then once season is over I am already thinking of next season and things I would do different. The last few years family and having kids has reduced my time in the woods quite a bit but I know my time is limited with them and once they are older I may have more time to hunt but not with them.

 

[deerhunter10]

Got a tag left. Will be after them not as hard. Kind of cut out mornings pretty much. Love morning hunts so won't cut them completely. But I will say our standarded is decently high through the season it gets very high now. With season so close to ending it'll take a giant I have no idea about which is very possible. Or just a hand full of deer I'd shoot. Our biggest scoring deer is off the hitlist he has a shot to do something special and we will do our best to try to get him there.