How many Still at it----What is your game plan now

Well My son and I have the freezer meat for our selves, but other family members love venison too, so with our License tags and 1 additional archery tag left we are still planning a couple more hunts.
I checked cameras on Sunday and it was the first time that two of the spots did not have a single deer and one spot only had deer visit twice , at night. One of the properties, we share with another set of
hunters ( we take Nov they take Dec, and they do not bow hunt) the landowner told me that the guys never saw a deer, but he said this year all they did was walk and stalk, thinking maybe they pushed the deer and made the nocturnal. I saw foot prints everywhere, I will lay some corn back out Saturday and hit the stand Sunday. The week before we had 2 spikes, One 8 point which had one side all busted up, a very nice 10 point, a 4 point one side and a spike the other side, and a pike one side and nothing on the other side, someone has bad genetics and we would like to take one or both of those deer.
Last two times out all I had come by were fawns, seeing a fair number of fawns this year.
One thing I did notice was a fair number of coyote tracks. so in the new year may have to go out and see it we can not take a few, Have had a few on camera and they look extremely healthy, and we are
seeing an increase in rabbits, so maybe that bring the yotes in.

So what are your plans?

I'm tagged out & freezer is in good shape as well. I may get out over the holidays to help a buddy fill his additional archery tag. That is if he wants to go...lol

If we do go we will hunt the food sources. They will be hitting the corn & cut beans big time...

My freezer is full to overflowing, so I am debating not filling my tag. My wife and sons eat ground venison, occasionally sausage. But I shot a very large buck this year party hunting in the November controlled hunt and hate to shoot another deer when I know it may not get eaten before it gets freezer burnt. Still seeing modest to reasonable numbers, but have to agree that the MNR was likely right not to issue additional tags in 87. Just set up a feeder on Sunday, but primarily out of curiosity. Good luck.

I plan to when I have time again, between Christmas and New Years.

The scouting will be starting again soon, they will not be in the same place as earlier in the year and this year they were not in the same place as last year or the year before, so I have no idea where they may be right now.

We have some venison, goat, lamb and a half a steer coming in the new year so not a huge push but I spotted a monster close by and it got my blood pumping again.

I'm still out , going to keep going to the end of the year, my spot just has a doe and a fawn , the other the deer seem to be nocturnal
But either way I'll be out , passed on small buck during the controlled hunt

Filled one tag, have one left. Going to try some mid-day hunts, and hunt between bedding and food. I'm Hunting pretty heavily pressured land, but there seems to be no one there during mid-day so I would like to see if that will yield any success.

I'm still at it. I haven't be able to get out as much this year as I would have liked, but with an 8 month old at home and the wife being pregnant again it is tough to find time. I'll probably get a couple days between Christmas and New Years where I can try to fill the freezer. I put out some corn and grain and it has been hit regularly. I don't have a camera out so not sure what or how many are coming to it. But some of the tracks are fairly large. Hopefully I'll get lucky before the season ends.

Now that the control hunt is complete, I am going to get out once or twice with a buddy to try and fill one more before season end... I will be concentrating on the food sources.... This weekend looks like it is going to be tough walking in the fields.... With the rain on the way, maybe a still hunt in the bush is in order
good luck to all trying to fill that tag

the deer at my farm have disappeared for the winter as per usual. my buddy about 20 mins from my farm I hunt late season with because he has them coming 9-10 at a time there. we harvested 3 last week and will try and get a few more there before seasons done. Plain and simple game plan. set up the bait pile and just wait for them to get hungry. works like a charm over there. cedar bush in a circle shape with bait pile in the middle opening. like clock work they come at 430-5pm every day/ other day.

This is my favorite time to hunt
I hunt travel paths as the deer travel to the winter yards in the gullys alone the rivers..

Preparing some tag soup,usual onions,carrots,.............LOL

My goal is to see a deer this year, Been out about 25 30 times and have seen nothing. Am hoping MNR starts a 3 month gun hunt just so if there are a few left can kill them then close the season around here. brutal

I have filled my 2 tags already but have 3 kids coming home for Christmas and they all still have tags - so some party hunting may be on the menu as they like to capitalize on the old man's skill set. As far as tactics go it is all about the food now. Find the food - find the deer.

Im baiting... hoping that draws them

*sigh* ... baby girl (first one) came out in Nov 15. Just finished probation on my new job (6 months in) ... freezer empty of venison. Dad pulled his lower back muscle; out for 2 months. ...... still havent gone out... *sigh* tag soup again.

I only spent 3 days hunting deer so far this year so I'm hoping to spend a day or two at our bow camp who happens to be in a deer yard. Deer are plenty this time of the year (4 or 5 on the pull already) and all the stand are heated, not really what i call hunting but it's still good to be out...

Good luck to All.

After a disappointing rifle season up north, my strategy now down home is to simply get out there whenever I can. The good news is the deer are there, including showing up in the daytime, but where, when and what shows up is totally random; no patterns. I don't bait, so I'm just going to put in time and be low-key (no calling or aggressive tactics).

Continuing to hunt near food I put out for deer at a couple of spots on my property. I was hunting stands but just set up blinds as it is a little more comfortable and easier to hide from the deer. Lots of sign all over and the are hitting the food. This is the first time I have been home in December for three years.

Although I haven’t been successful yet, I’m having plenty of fun.
I rattled one in to 6-8 paces, just couldn’t turn around to take a crossbow shot.
Plenty of bunny and coyote tracks around here too.
A couple more weeks to try.
Good luck.