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I haven’t seen many WT bucks on my cameras in the NE this summer but i have seen a lot of does with fawns. Haven’t found sheds either. Should i scrap these areas and keep scouting others places or look at the numbers of does with fawns as a good indicator that at least a few bucks and they just are not playing nice for the cameras. I feel good about these areas but not seeing many rubs or sheds makes me a little skeptical. Ive been told if you find the does the bucks will be there too. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Quote from: Billy74 on September 03, 2019, 12:05:30 PMI haven’t seen many WT bucks on my cameras in the NE this summer but i have seen a lot of does with fawns. Haven’t found sheds either. Should i scrap these areas and keep scouting others places or look at the numbers of does with fawns as a good indicator that at least a few bucks and they just are not playing nice for the cameras. I feel good about these areas but not seeing many rubs or sheds makes me a little skeptical. Ive been told if you find the does the bucks will be there too. Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkIt's a trend that's been going on here in the northeast.A lot of small bucks on my cams.The buck to doe ratio is way off this year.A lot of people that come to hunt northeast Washington public ground are gonna go home empty handed this year .maybe when harvest results come out for 2019 ,people find out our deer herds have been raped the past few years.Just maybe we can get some rebounding changes put on the table but I doubt it.There is A lot of fawns this year which is good.If people will even read the regs.I see a few does getting poached this year just due to the lack of bucks which is really sad considering does and fawns should have a free pass this year .I hate to say this but there should be no doe harvest next year also other wise I don't see deer herds getting any better.I hate to be that guy but with deer herds hurting so much if I see anybody poaching I will turn them in.There might of been a place and time when I would look the other way .Not this year or anytime soon.A lot of my cams have been out since April so this is not like a week soak.In the areas I'm hunting ,I can see what some area's have and it's not much.
there isnt many fawns in the mountains of 105 and 101, ag fields might be different. One weekend I saw 12 does and 1 fawn. Cams are the same ratio 5-8 does and 1 fawn