I might have to agree, except it's the OHIO version around here..... I've probably only seen 10 or so mature bucks total in the last few years, and that includes while driving.... Seen a few up on my NW Ohio property, but I'm limited in where I can hunt there which makes them more difficult to get in on....
2005 - 1 Doe 2006 - 1 Doe 2007 - 1 buck 101" shot out of frustration from EHD that year & 1 Doe 2008- 1 Doe 2009 - 1 Buck 153 3/8 " 1 Doe I shot 1 Doe a year and loose intrest in them then its antler time :D I have a very nice 153" buck in 05 but from gun kill, didnt list
Thanks, Germ. I have killed a handful of 1.5 year old bucks when I was younger. Just not my thing anymore, but I have the luxury of shooting does to fill the freezer. I would gladly kill a 2.5 if I had one in bow range, but I rarely see them. 1) I suck, and 2) there just aren't many around where I have permission to hunt. Hoping that changes in the future...both seeing older bucks and me not sucking. In 2008, I had 21 different yearling bucks inside 25 yards during bow season (some of them multiple times). In 2009, I saw one 2.5 year old. With all that said, I don't have anything against a hunter taking a legal deer. I chose not to shoot a yearling 7pt three times last year. A 14 year old boy shot him during gun season. He was the happiest hunter I've seen in a long time.
2005 - 2 Bucks (80, 70) 1 Doe 2006 - 1 Buck (100) 1 Doe 2007 - 1 Buck (130) 2 Does 2008 - 1 Buck (124) 3 Does 2009 - 2 Bucks (161, 30-cull) 4 Does
2005 - Didn't Hunt (Deployment) 2006 - Didn't Hunt (Deployment) 2007 - Didn't Hunt (Deployment) 2008 - 1 Buck (MO, 138) and 2 does (MO) 2009 - 2 Does (MO) 2010 - Hunting MO and IA this year. Glad to now be an Iowa resident!
thank you for your service, that's the best thing i've seen in anyones post of what they got in 05-07
2005= Mich buck 142 / Mich. doe 2 2006=Illinois buck 149 Mich. doe 1 2007=Illinois buck 150 2008=Illinois buck 163 Illinois doe1/ Mich. doe 1 2009=Mich. buck shed
2005 - 1 doe 2006 - 2 bucks (130, 100), 3 does 2007 - 1 buck (138), 3 does 2008 - 2 does 2009 - 2 bucks (128, 110), 1 doe
2005 - 1 doe 2006 - 2 does, one buck (75" ish?) 2007 - 2 does, one buck (98") 2008 - 1 doe, one buck (92") 2009 - 1 doe There were 2x more rifle killed bucks from NY in there as well as a handful of does with a rifle.
2005 - 1 Doe 2006 - 1 Doe 2007 - 1 Doe 2008 - 1 Doe and 1 Buck 110" 2009 Notah - 0 2005, 2006, and 2007 gun kills bucks each year 80 - 90" each year!!!
2005- 2 does and a 60 inch buck 2006- 1 doe and 81 inch buck 2007- 1 doe and 114 inch buck (shotgun) 2008- 1 doe and 124 inch buck 2009- 2 does
I'll help you.. I haven't been on much... but anything in the name of science is always neat to see. 2005: 1 doe.. 1 BB (i swear it looked like a doe at the time.) 2006: 2 bucks.. (131 8-point) (120 8-point) 2007: 3 does.. 1 buck (141 8-point) 2008: 2 bucks.. (112 7-point?) (133 10-point) 2009: 1 doe.. 2 bucks (131 8-point) (142 7-point)
2005 - 2 does 2006 - 1 buck (120) and 1 doe 2007 - 2 does 2008 - 1 doe 2009 - 1 buck (155) 3 does to every buck. If I add gun hunting it's 1 more buck (120") and 7 more does.
2005 3 does, 2006 3 does, 130" 8 pointer, 2007 1 doe, 124" 9 pointer, 2008 2 1/2 yr old buck 5 pointer injurged previous year 4x1, 2009 3 does.
05 - 1 buck (105) 06 - 1 buck (137) 07 - 1 buck (114) 08 - no deer 09 - no deer The last two seasons have been the worst in my 15 years of bowhunting...I sure hope it turns around for me this year
