Yup, bush is getting old.
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Way up!! 22 has been by far the best season in a long time. Deer are there. They aren’t just going to come out and die. Ones gotta know how to hunt. Patterns change, morning and afternoon spots, habitat improvement, travel routes etc. sure you’ll see some setting up on field edges but you gotta get in with them and where they live
In 92D the numbers are as strong as ever. Deer, in numbers, are seen all year long. Only thing different was buck sightings were down compared to other years, although I think it was because of the timing of the hunt.
On a side note, wolf numbers are down,where we hunt, they were bad 3 years ago but we shot a bunch of them. Moose numbers are up, bear numbers are way up, grouse numbers are really high, and there seem to be some elk that have moved in.
Sam you are correct lots of good memories and some you just can't talk about. My 1st deer there I was 15, a monster 10pnt buck, dad took me to Port to the bar on the hill and had my first beer. Everyone in there wanted to buy me a beer, but couldn't drink that much
In 82a I hunt a large crown land forest. I have an odd deer on camera but the numbers seem way down compared to 8 years ago when I moved here. Opening day shots seem about half the number and there were a lot of guys out for both bow and ML so tags were unfilled. I used to see nobody for ML in public land when there were good deer numbers. Coyote sign is abundant and they seem to be right next to any deer tracks which suggests the coyote pressure is constant on the deer. I bet the days of 100% doe tags is over soon.