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Posted: 10/26/2014 9:19:15 PM EDT
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I think the dept of conservation report I read said the deer numbers are down in parts of the state, up in others. I am not surprised that numbers are down, been killing too many does for too many years.
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Posted: 10/26/2014 10:38:31 PM EDT
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Piss poor up here. Had a severe extended cold snap last winter. Sub zero temps for a couple months straight. I think we lost many of them during that snap.
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Posted: 10/27/2014 1:59:56 AM EDT
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I am not surprised that numbers are down, been killing too many does for too many years. This. I hunt mainly in Southwest Mo., used to be you would see a group of deer come through at a time. Now its one or two. |
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Posted: 10/27/2014 2:23:43 AM EDT
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I expect a good season, where I hunt I. N. Texas.
When I went at the begining of Oct I saw 10 doe and 3 small bucks. I expect a full freeze one rifle season comes around. |
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Posted: 10/27/2014 8:15:26 AM EDT
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Last 2 weekends have been very active, this last weekend even more so. If I was still shooting a compound I would have deer in the freezer. If it was gun season I'd be back at the reloading press!
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Posted: 10/27/2014 8:22:28 AM EDT
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Muley season is closed for most areas... I think we have two areas that are open during the rut. Numbers a way down state wide.
Whitetails have been hit hard by Blue Tongue, numbers are waaaaayyyy down, but there are some good bucks being killed in hunt areas in the eastern part of the state. Elk season is going good, good bulls in the eastern and southern mountain ranges, wolves are knocking the numbers down in the northern and western mountain ranges.
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Posted: 10/27/2014 10:22:56 AM EDT
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I think the dept of conservation report I read said the deer numbers are down in parts of the state, up in others. I am not surprised that numbers are down, been killing too many does for too many years. That's what the insurance companies wanted the MDC to accomplish. ETA: and with another harsh Winter expected, I would expect the numbers could easily drop further. |
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Posted: 10/27/2014 10:33:35 AM EDT
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Going to be good for us I think, I have over 30 different bucks on camera and probably 50 different does with babies and lots of singles....
western Mo right on the Missouri River.... |
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Posted: 10/27/2014 3:13:40 PM EDT
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in south central it doesn't look to good either I see 1 or sometimes 2 deer in a group the population will probably decline even more next year don't really see it rebounding without some regulation changes to reduce doe harvest.
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Posted: 10/27/2014 4:13:58 PM EDT
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I hunt southwest michigan. Been a slow start...
We had a rough winter last year, but there was a lot of unharvested corn due to the wet fall weather so there was still a lot of food for the deer. Camera activity has been ok, a bunch of decent 2.5-3.5 year old bucks but very few 1.5 year old deer. Now that the Mid October lull has passed through I'm hoping for an eventful Halloween weekend |
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Posted: 10/29/2014 8:09:35 PM EDT
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I've been getting trail cam pics from the family farm up in NE MO. Last year we had a bumper crop of fork horned bucks.... and it looks like most of em made it to be 6-8 points
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Posted: 10/29/2014 8:49:13 PM EDT
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Lots of nice ones in southern MO on my trail cams. I've hunted a lot in MO over the past 20 years. Every year counties south of I70 get better an North of i70 get worse.
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Posted: 10/29/2014 9:05:42 PM EDT
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I'm in central Nebraska. The deer numbers are up quite a bit according to me actually seeing quite a bit of deer personally and on a game camera. Around here 2-3 years ago we had a massive die off of deer (cwd?) or some such and have been recovering ever since. There are a lot a "decent" deer here and a few "great deer" that I know of. Many does with twins and triplets. And in certain areas the mule deer are making a comeback for whatever reason.
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Posted: 10/29/2014 9:39:10 PM EDT
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Checked cameras from where I hunt, several nice bucks on camera. Hopefully JR can bust one Sat morning.
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Posted: 10/29/2014 9:45:20 PM EDT
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Looking pretty good in Lawrence County, SW Missouri.
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Posted: 10/29/2014 10:18:52 PM EDT
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In South Dakota, GF & P have reduced tags numbers state wide due primarily to outbreaks of epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD). Personallly, I haven't been seeing deer in the places I normally see them. Going to be hard hunting.
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Posted: 10/30/2014 9:07:55 PM EDT
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I hunted Colorado last week on the western slope. There was a bumper crop of young bucks.... Mulies, spikes and 2x2's.
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