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Post by Bwoods11 on Nov 26, 2019 14:52:19 GMT -6
Later season and it was warmer than usual. Cold weather earlier in the month, then warmer means less deer moving. Next year will be fricking lights out if the buck kill stays down 27%?
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Post by biglakebass on Nov 26, 2019 15:19:37 GMT -6
Wow
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Post by badgerfowl on Nov 26, 2019 15:41:10 GMT -6
There are also crops up all over the place. Lots of standing corn.
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Post by batman on Nov 26, 2019 15:53:04 GMT -6
There are also crops up all over the place. Lots of standing corn. Just crazy your herd is at an all time high and the harvest is less than half of what it was a decade or so ago. That’s a lot of corn standing. Couple that with the fact that opener is 7 days later than the earliest possible opener its a wonder any deer were killed.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Nov 26, 2019 15:58:36 GMT -6
There are also crops up all over the place. Lots of standing corn. Just crazy your herd is at an all time high and the harvest is less than half of what it was a decade or so ago. That’s a lot of corn standing. A lot of factors in the harvest, but I doubt deer populations are at an all time high? I would be guessing, but I remember the 90's--live in Lake City (across the river) and there were deer everywhere in SW Wisconsin, maybe it is still like that ?
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Post by batman on Nov 26, 2019 15:59:47 GMT -6
Just crazy your herd is at an all time high and the harvest is less than half of what it was a decade or so ago. That’s a lot of corn standing. A lot of factors in the harvest, but I doubt deer populationsare at an all time high? I would be guessing, but I remember the 90's--live in Lake City (across the river) and there were deer everywhere in SW Wisconsin, maybe it is still like that ? Ask the WI DNR. They are telling everybody the herd is near or at record levels. Super smart deer over there.
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Post by Sandbur on Nov 26, 2019 16:07:21 GMT -6
Like I said, Lou is writing press releases for’em!
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Post by badgerfowl on Nov 26, 2019 16:58:51 GMT -6
A lot of factors in the harvest, but I doubt deer populationsare at an all time high? I would be guessing, but I remember the 90's--live in Lake City (across the river) and there were deer everywhere in SW Wisconsin, maybe it is still like that ? Ask the WI DNR. They are telling everybody the herd is near or at record levels. Super smart deer over there. You actually believe the herd is at or near an all time high? If so, I’ve got a bridge to sell you.
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Post by badgerfowl on Nov 26, 2019 17:00:04 GMT -6
I drive across half the state on highway 33 last Wednesday. Could probably count on one hand how many fields were harvested.
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Post by batman on Nov 26, 2019 17:16:33 GMT -6
Ask the WI DNR. They are telling everybody the herd is near or at record levels. Super smart deer over there. You actually believe the herd is at or near an all time high? If so, I’ve got a bridge to sell you. I have to believe the science. I am interested in your bridge.
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Post by nhmountains on Nov 27, 2019 4:12:13 GMT -6
Tom and Brad,
What are your thoughts on why the buck kill is down? Wolves, weather, lots of food, fewer hunters hunting, lower population than the state says?
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Post by terrifictom on Nov 27, 2019 7:00:00 GMT -6
Tom and Brad, What are your thoughts on why the buck kill is down? Wolves, weather, lots of food, fewer hunters hunting, lower population than the state says? There are lots of reasons most the DNR have stated. Post rut, warm weather, mid 40's to mid 50's. With the wet fall all kinds of standing crops. I know I have more deer by me this year than last year as both my food plots are decimated and I saw plenty of deer. I have saw at least 1 buck sometimes multiple bucks in every sit but 3. The very 1st sit I had 39 deer in plot at closing time. The license sales for gun season were down by 1.2 percent which equates to around 50,000 hunters also. I saw no place that our DNR said that there was near record deer populations. It isn't going to happen with the Way our system is set up with County Deer Advisory Councils. It just has been a weird deer season about sums it up for me.
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Post by Freeborn on Nov 27, 2019 7:22:44 GMT -6
Tom and Brad, What are your thoughts on why the buck kill is down? Wolves, weather, lots of food, fewer hunters hunting, lower population than the state says? There are lots of reasons most the DNR have stated. Post rut, warm weather, mid 40's to mid 50's. With the wet fall all kinds of standing crops. I know I have more deer by me this year than last year as both my food plots are decimated and I saw plenty of deer. I have saw at least 1 buck sometimes multiple bucks in every sit but 3. The very 1st sit I had 39 deer in plot at closing time. The license sales for gun season were down by 1.2 percent which equates to around 50,000 hunters also. I saw no place that our DNR said that there was near record deer populations. It isn't going to happen with the Way our system is set up with County Deer Advisory Councils. It just has been a weird deer season about sums it up for me. This makes allot of sense. Sometimes strange years happen. You guys still have allot of time to punch your tags. Some years it just requires allot of seat time.
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Post by sd51555 on Nov 27, 2019 7:59:19 GMT -6
Tom and Brad, What are your thoughts on why the buck kill is down? Wolves, weather, lots of food, fewer hunters hunting, lower population than the state says? There are lots of reasons most the DNR have stated. Post rut, warm weather, mid 40's to mid 50's. With the wet fall all kinds of standing crops. I know I have more deer by me this year than last year as both my food plots are decimated and I saw plenty of deer. I have saw at least 1 buck sometimes multiple bucks in every sit but 3. The very 1st sit I had 39 deer in plot at closing time. The license sales for gun season were down by 1.2 percent which equates to around 50,000 hunters also. I saw no place that our DNR said that there was near record deer populations. It isn't going to happen with the Way our system is set up with County Deer Advisory Councils. It just has been a weird deer season about sums it up for me. This is a severe management problem for game managers. Guys with good deer have high expectations and they let the problems (does) walk right by each time on stand, waiting for the likely chance a big buck will show up. Drive down deer numbers and expectations, and those deer would be getting shot one by one as they show themselves. That standing corn is also a management problem. Wildlife protected and well fed run counter to state goals.
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Post by Sandbur on Nov 27, 2019 8:16:12 GMT -6
Tom and Brad, What are your thoughts on why the buck kill is down? Wolves, weather, lots of food, fewer hunters hunting, lower population than the state says? There are lots of reasons most the DNR have stated. Post rut, warm weather, mid 40's to mid 50's. With the wet fall all kinds of standing crops. I know I have more deer by me this year than last year as both my food plots are decimated and I saw plenty of deer. I have saw at least 1 buck sometimes multiple bucks in every sit but 3. The very 1st sit I had 39 deer in plot at closing time. The license sales for gun season were down by 1.2 percent which equates to around 50,000 hunters also. I saw no place that our DNR said that there was near record deer populations. It isn't going to happen with the Way our system is set up with County Deer Advisory Councils. It just has been a weird deer season about sums it up for me. I can’t imagine seeing 39 deer in a plot. I saw 8 on my combined, 70 acre corn field and thought that was good. I also saw deer every day of firearm season but one. Where I hunt up north, I have seen 15 deer in a 10 acre field this fall.
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