Deer numbers in your area.........??

[GreyGoose]

Seeing lots of does.  Have only sat in my ground blinds three times so far, no bucks other than spikes, and none close enough for me to take a shot yet.  On the bright side, not busted, either.

[dbd870]

Last year seems like little bucks were the norm, this year it's does. Had 13 in the field behind my woods one evening.

[GreyGoose]

Seeing lots of does.  Have only sat in my ground blinds three times so far, no bucks other than spikes, and none close enough for me to take a shot yet.  On the bright side, not busted, either.

[Wapiti Chaser]

In the area around my house numbers are high but in the Southerntier the numbers have been very low the last couple of years. I have my camera on an apple tree and am lucky to get one picture a week five years ago I would get a 100 pictures in week.

[Paul/KS]

For the last couple of years the numbers have been low in the part of NE Kansas where I live.
This observation is based on time in the field, on the road at various times and also talking with other hunters. We had a couple of dry years and that seems to have had an effect on the population around here.

[Robyn Hode]

I have not seen a deer this your in Indiana, but I am told they are still over populated.

[Altiman94]

I could harp for days and days on the deer numbers in Iowa.  Most people think of us as a deer haven, but since the mid 2000's our numbers are drastically down.  We're to the point that the NW part of the state is only allowing bucks to be taken (no does).  We have little public land to start with and most of them had tons of does taken during the various hunting seasons.  Hunting went from excellent to mediocre at best.  Like any state, there's still pockets of deer on managed private land, but for the majority of us hunters on public land or non managed private - we're experience a big time drop in deer sightings.

[jonsimoneau]

I average seeing about 30 deer per season in my part of Illinois. This area is very intensely farmed and there is very little habitat and consequently low deer numbers. Last year I hunted 8 times before I saw the first deer. That is normal around here. Going out 6 or 7 times without seeing a deer happens frequently. The good thing though is occasionally you will run into a really good buck. They can get huge here if left to mature. I think I want to try Wyoming! Good luck guys!

[Thumper Dunker]

It stinks out here . But we got lions in the city limits. And more coyotes than dirt. I think its one buck to thirty does right  now. Numbers are way down.

[Wiley Coyote]

We had a rough winter but in the areas that I hunt and live the deer sighting seem about normal.  

[adkmountainken]

there are about as many deer as "honest" politicians on the mountain i hunt....

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Originally posted by mcgroundstalker:
I wonder what a ".5" buck looks like?    

... mike ...   :D  

its a one nub nub buck. Mike! Great scoring system.

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Hey Ron, as far as deer numbers, you know where I live....

If I were to drive an hour north or south, numbers increase drastically.

[ron w]

Your not that far from me Charlie and I have to a lot more than an hour.

[pumatrax]

just an update to my previous post ; according to a spokesman from the CO. Division of Wildlife ; mule deer population is down state wide 36% since 2005....we see quite a few deer but they are mostly in private subdivisions or in town...

[pokeanhope]

Idk what my county has but I can kill 10  does and 3 bucks! Never got one with trad yet though .

[arrow flynn]

We had a disease take a bunch out I hunt an area in trinity co oaks and open meadows but few deer a lot of the mast crop still on the ground  barren does too many mountain lions one got to within 50 ft of my partner and let him know he was there.

[greg fields]

accordng to my personal records here in PA this season. - there are no deer.....
Between posted property, large hunter numbers, depleted state game lands, my season isnt looking to promising....

[Stone Knife]

No deer in my area Ron    

[ron w]

 yea Jim........and I'm handsome......