Originally posted by bean: Weather and numbers were factors here. I am sure weather in some places was a factor. Numbers and weather are factors in others.
Our numbers are really DOWN. Big time. We didn’t shoot a doe in our area and neither did surrounding hunters. Luke has gone the last month without seeing a deer. I would dare say there isn’t very many hunters who has spent more time in the stand. It has been a very frustrating year for him. I think he has missed 13-14 days since October 1. We can only control what we can.
Can't dispute that there are counties (or more likely areas within counties) that have lower numbers than in the past. Some of that is due to herd reduction, some is likely over hunting, some is habitat loss and I'm sure some is the loss of available hunting ground due to development, leasing and/or purchasing of land by other hunters (or outfitters) so as to try and increase their land holdings.
