I just got word from the land owner on a new parcel I get to hunt. Deer starting to move in the late afternoons, & something bigger is at her apple tree. The higher apples are being eaten. They seem to be coming in from a certain direction crossing the street onto her property. She hasn' seen last yr's 10ptr yet. Turkeys arriving at the same time everyday,& getting closer to her house everyday. One walked up to her porch the other day. How's it looking for you all this yr?
Besides a few smaller bucks while I have been glassing, I haven't seen much in the way of larger deer. I remember seeing a few bigger bucks in the woods I hunt late last year during a CWD season....I never found sheds for them though. I will probably glass a few times next week in hopes to catch something....other than that, I'll just have to wait till season rolls around.
Looking good. I have a lot of new area that no one has ever hunted before. Hopefully Johnny and I can tag out early up here so we can spend a little more time in IL when the rut is rockin!
I know that their are plenty of doe's but otherwise not really sure. I decided not to use game cams much this year and leave my spots alone.
I have always been weary of putting out game cams for two reasons. One, the thought of someone stealing them and secondly, the idea of bumping deer everytime I would go to check it. I am basically in the same boat as you Tony, glass from far enough away not to pressure the deer then hope what I saw last year is still around. And about the does.....well, I am slammed with does. Probably gotta thin out the herd a bit this year.
If theyd ever come out of the damned cornfields I could tell ya....other than that looking pretty good so far, sad part is theres too many does
