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Offline bamalefty

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Re: Late hunt vent :)
« Reply #15 on: October 28, 2008, 11:23:37 AM »
During the regular season I hunted an area in GMU 149 where I saw 30+ mule deer.  I didn't see any bucks because I had my wife with me so I didn't go down into any of the deep draws.  I regret I never had time to go back.  In other words, that is one area where there are PLENTY of deer.  I guess I just don't see how 1-2 more weeks would really make a big difference.  I love to hunt the rut!!  I have grunted several deer up before and I love the rush of seeing big boys chasing does.  I guess I can just go back to that area and glass..lol

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Re: Late hunt vent :)
« Reply #16 on: October 28, 2008, 11:53:54 AM »
the reason for you not seeing any bucks in GMU 149 was the buck to doe ratio, which is way below what most would like it to be, there's a very small percentage of bucks that live long enough in this unit to reach maturity. You do see a lot of deer in this country but mainly due to the open terrain. mule deer numbers in the unit are healthy in general but if they had a late (rut) hunt open to anybody the majority of the mature deer would be killed.

I would love to be able to hunt the rut in a few units that are not open but I realize it would be devastating to the herd and I also want to hunt these deer in years to come.

my point is, we may not be able to hunt them during the rut but atleast we get a crack at them at other times.

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Re: Late hunt vent :)
« Reply #17 on: October 28, 2008, 12:20:33 PM »
Adding one or two more weeks would more than double the kill.  With a struggling population, then that would double or cut in half your oppurtunity in the future. 

 


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