35 years for me. Started deer hunting when I was 16 in 1979.

My observation is that we have about a third of the deer we had just 10 years ago. INDNR please quit allowing the slaughter of so many does! This past Saturday I heard almost no shots. You can say it was the weather, but I really believe with all the hunters in the woods it still should have pushed the deer around creating shot opportunities. I saw 10 deer Saturday morning. I used to see at least 30 on opening morning.