got and headed to work at 4am this morning, and low and behold, i had to stop for the deer standing in the?

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middle of the highway. For about five minutes. I have never seen so many bunched together like that before. You would have figured they would have run away, but they just stood there and stared at me. Some were eating the grass along the roadside.This is a very true story by the way. I counted 43 of them. They finally decided to mozzy on off into the nearby harvested corn field. Is this a sign of possibly a good harvest on venison this year? last year i had stopped for a Buck standing just off the road on my way out to my spot to hunt. he crossed the road, got to the other side, stopped, and looked back at me before darting out of sight. That same morning not two hours later i got a ten point buck that weighed 250 dressed. Maybe i read into some things too much, but it doesn't seem coincidental that things like this occur. I'm i in touch with something?

That and believe they are telling me that we are going to have a good winter this year. I hope so. need to kill off some of these bugs and diseases.

Well, i would say that you're right, but that would mean that i would have seen them several other mornings as well. And haven't. I take the same route every morning.

Gottaloveher: There are quite a few reasons i hunt for them dear. Conservation in helping to maintain good healthy deer for generations to come, Very lean and healthy meat for eating(equal to or even better than that of fish.)(True by the way). teach my kids the value and resourcefulness of using all parts of the animal instead of wasting any of it. (i.e. bones for glue or vitamin supplements, meat of course to eat, skin for clothing, etc. and believe it or not i always give thanks for each one i harvest. Please don't knock us deer hunters that are truly conservative in the way we harvest them. if you are ever truly interested in learning the way it should be carried out, let me know.

Anytime JD. I have been considering next year going to visit my mom in Princess Anne, I am going to see if i can schedule that to coincide with Maryland's firearms season.

what do non resi tags usually run over in your neck of the woods?

Gottaloveher: One other thing, i do understand your personal viewpoint. But try to understand mine. remember harvesting them also keeps down the threat of CWD(otherwise known as Chronic Wasting Disease) which is highly contagious and deadly to deer populations. especially in overpopulated areas.

Dirtyleg: They reintroduced cougars here. It seems they haven't dented the population at all.

Tags for firearms anydeer run 17 dollars(limit 1)
Tags for antlerless only run 7 dollars(1 through 99), but you must first purchase an anydeer tag.(Both prices are for residents of the state)(and some other related individuals).

Yea i sat there for five minutes while they decided what they were going to do. LOL!!!

had plenty of time to count them.

Also give your DNR a call and voice your concerns. They tend to listen.

It's about the same price here. I think ours run 140.00. Thank you. yea anytime you want to come down and hunt, let me know in advance.

All of them were big bodied too. except of course the yearlings.

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I'd smoke as many of they as I could. Not only getting a new truck, but fresh back straps to boot.LOL. Let hope you see that many on your deer stand. I know my son and I cann;t wait. I think car insurance people ought to give hunter a discount for control the deer population.

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43? Holy crap. It's a good thing Mr. Trucker didn't come flying through there with his Mack.

It may be a good sign, I've seen a few out and about, but nothing what you've seen. I watched two big 8's or 10's the other night moving around my area. I think I'll use the loud bow from now on. :P But, like most places, there is no shortage of deer.

I remember when I first started hunting in WI, 12 guys in our group all had to apply for doe tags, and you'd be lucky to get 2 or 3. NOW, you have to 'earn-a-buck' which means you HAVE to fill a doe tag before they'll give you a buck tag.

All this money the DNR gets from hunters sure hasn't improved the deer situation. And as far as that goes, the DNR in all their wisdom decided to release timber wolves into areas in Northern Wisconsin to control deer populations. Hmm... release wolves or issue more tags.... IDIOTS.

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Deer feed in cycles and the only thing that usually interrupts these cycles is a Full Moon. Deer will feed throughout the night into early mornings on nights where the can see to browse and feed in the moon-lite. Their feeding habits will stay this way until the full moon cycle ceases than the Deer return to their old feeding habits, as the light isn't there to feed by. I have no doubt you spotted an entire "herd" going back to their bedding area after a good feed. That is an excellent sign for you as a Hunter if you intend to hunt in this general area. It's an OMEN......Maybe you'll beat your own record this season.Pretty neat....Need a Hunting Partner? lol

*Non Resident Hunting License is $130. Each Additional Deer Stamp is $25 each

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looey, "Bambi Lovers Tax" is a great idea! lol
Long time ago on the school bus in the morning, there were deer "doing it" on the gravel road so the bus driver slowed way down to go around, us kids were all staring. We went around them and the whole school knew about it before first recess! Poor teachers...
The deer around here are getting pretty gutsy too. Some are bedding down in the north grove, even though we have very vocal bluetick coonhounds in the kennel.
I haven't seen them yet, but people wonder why I have binoculars on the kitchen table, be pretty cool to say you got a deer of the back steps!
Good luck and happy grilling!

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As I noted earlier, there is a herd of about 25 ranging over about 5 miles, it seems, here, with deer smooshed along the highway weekly or more often, all sizes.

Only a couple of bucks, but I saw one trying for my garden 2 mornings ago that looked like tree growing up top...points all over. and he was not scared, until I made a noise like a bear and ran at him; then he finally ambled off.

I expressed myself on the issue of too many deer in a previous post, and I believe that property owners should be able to take marauding deer on your own land anytime. They will learn.

And you get your flowers and gardens back then in meat, about a fair trade.

I think the pricing on local hunters is excessive, considering the damage deer do the trees, gardens, flowers, and breaking down the slopes, as well as the multiplied millions in damages to cars and trucks, which I also mentioned in a previous post. Estimated a few years ago at over $3 million to cars alone, not mentioning injury and deaths.

We have cougars around here, but they prefer horses to deer.

I suspect the Bambi lovers will change their tunes about the first time their brand new $40,000 fully electric hybrid car is smashed by a deer...but maybe not! In the meantime, I am pushing for if the deer is on your private property and damaging things, he is headed for the pot, no questions asked,

Out here we got tons of state parks and national parks to keep the deer herds active. The deer do NOT need my land, nor to litter the public highway out front with the corpses of the foolish ones! Latter is a waste of good meat!!

Alternatively, everybody who loves the deer and wants them left alone should have to contribute a Bambi Lover's Tax, to pay the damages and losses of the rest of us who think deer are nice and lovely in their place, and my garden is NOT the place for a deer, Thank You!

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this last week i have just the opposite, we usually have 12-15 doe and two really nice buck and a smaller 3 pointer, the last week or so i haven't seen anything but that one eight pointer last night. glad to hear somebody is seeing them.

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sounds like you found a run they use , deer will use the same runs quite a while,

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I hate to think about you guys hunting and killing deer. Just makes me sad.