\ Ha ha, It was just one of those years for me. What I did learn is to only hunt when the conditions are right, the 2 sits I didn't do that I didn't see deer.
I probably average for the season somewhere between 1 and 3 deer per sit. I still have quite a number of sits where I don't see any deer at all, and of course I have a few special hunts each year where I see a dozen or more. Unfortunately there's more of the zero deer hunts than the dozen deer hunts.
I may have averaged seeing 1-2 deer a sit this year. Those numbers are skewed because 50% of the time on stand I dont see a deer. I could blame those numbers on a lot of things, but mostly they are me. I need to scout more.
I hunt suburban land. I see 4-5 deer per sit. But they are mostly the same deer. They all have names around here. It's like the same routine. When I see different deer, it only bucks that still have names, but at that point they're coming out in the daylight.
I certainly could work a bit harder and see more. But after my hectic week, I just find myself satisfied with being in a quiet stand just to unwind..
The last two years in PA I've only seen about 5-8 deer each season total. As long as one of those is a deer I want to shoot I am OK with it. In OH I see more but still no where near the numbers some you guys see. Maybe 20-25 all season unless it's one of those rare hunts where I see 10 in one sit.
I'm not going to lie it was a great year but not the norm for me. It was the best year for seeing antlers over 1000 inches in total and just the fun of rattling them in. I may never have another season like this but that's fine because I had this one.
Last year I sat 140.5 hours and saw 25 bucks and 97 does. 2 were shooters and I missed the only shot I took. This season I have sat 36 hours with 3 bucks and 27 does showing up. I shot a 130lb doe and 128.5" 9 point.
about 3 - 5 per sit. the last few seasons I improved stand locations and now see about 30 bucks and about 15 does for the bow season.
I was just thinking on my way to work this morning that I remember from 2007-2012 I passed on an average 20-25 bucks a season. Since then, I have not even come close to seeing 20-25 bucks in 3 total years off hunting let alone passing on them! LOL
Around 10 -15 at the one spot (alfalfa field) mostly does,and 5-10 at the other spot (alot of bucks), including a big 10 pointer.
Memories are valuable. I've never succeeded at rattling in a buck nor even grunting one in. Our population is so small here.
this was the worst year for me I have had in a long time numbers wise. However, I did see more bucks on stand than any other year in the past. probably averaged 1-3 deer per sit.
