2022 vs 2021 Deer Harvests DeerCamp Dec 21, 2022 1 2 Next Dec 21, 2022 #1 DeerCamp Well-Known Member Supporter Joined Jul 28, 2020 Messages 2,486 Raw data below, but a couple quick takeaways: Through 12/21 (probably should have excluded today) +15,695 Total Deer Harvested (7,089 Bucks) Top Counties by YOY Increase Perry 56% Lewis 49% Humphreys 43% Of the deer taken by hunters, many of the bucks harvested were older. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. With Game & Fish's Adam Heggenstaller. In fact, the period between 1982 and 1992 accounts for approximately 30 percent of all records even though the list contains records that date to the early 1900's. Over the long term, approximately one of every 800 white . Totals By County. Coastal Bear Harvest 1999-2021. COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio's 2021-22 deer hunting season concluded Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, with 196,988 deer checked, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Jack Hennessy. Wayne 676 697 1,373 1,102 1,539 2,641 Williams 426 434 860 781 1,076 1,857 Wood 276 234 510 480 . A fluke darting just beneath the surface can be too much for a bass to resist. It was a northwest wind pushing my scent out of the hollow and into the open sage field.". Data includes bow, crossbow, gun, muzzleloader, and tribal harvests. Early action consisted of two small bucks passing through the area. There are three models in SPRO's Outsider crankbait series: 55 (runs 3-4 feet), 60 (7-9) and 80 (19-21). When Ball returned, the piebald deer was still in the same spot making a scrape. Visit the ODNR website at ohiodnr.gov. The mission of the Division of Wildlife is to conserve and improve fish and wildlife resources and their habitats for sustainable use and appreciation by all. On his way, he set out a Tink's Scent Bomb, which became an integral part of the hunt. Last year, hunters killed about 109,500 deer. The first number following the countys name shows the harvest numbers for 2021-22, and the three-year average of deer harvested from 2018 to 2020 is in parentheses. Shaking uncontrollably after letting her arrow fly, Edmonds managed to tap out a text message to her husband, who was hunting with their oldest daughter at the time and has taught Jessica about deer hunting for the past decade. Moore and Baker chose to hunt the buck in the evening and said it was a very active evening in which they saw more than 20 does, 6 bucks and a flock of turkeys. "I double-lunged him," said Barrera. About 343,000 deer in 2018, 340,000 in 2017, and 315,000 in 2016. Of the deer harvested, 133,914 were antlered bucks, 27,931 were button bucks, and 123,638 were does. This page is located more than 3 levels deep within a topic. The number of deer killed by hunters this year is lagging behind last year but is expected to finish within the states annual harvest goal. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | Site requirements | Accessibility | Legal | Privacy | Employee resources, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The number of conservation patron licenses sold to date in 2022 is 2.2% higher than all conservation patron licenses sold in 2021. "To kill an old warrior that never daylighted, that always seemed to stay out of harm's waythat was priceless. ", Hayden credits the first good cold snap for the action he experienced. However, he hadn't laid his eyes on the buck this year. His spot is between an alfalfa field and a standing cornfield. Right there on the screen was a piebald he had just shot! With Game & Fish's Adam Heggenstaller. "He was at least 3 1/2 years old then. Of those, 143,815 were antlered bucks, 26,750 button bucks and 124,578 does, according to MDC. Nebraska Deer Population An estimated population of 320,000 deer in 2019. Every deer hunt is different, too. 04 How is ODNR connected to dams in Ohio? Deer harvest data for its annual report was gathered from two main sources: harvest reports required of all successful hunters; and. Most deer . Of that total, 421,474 were for gun privileges only. 2023 Outdoor Sportsman Group. Please remove any contact information or personal data from your feedback. This is an off year, hence there are not a lot of new deer regulation changes for fall 2022. . He first learned of the deer in 2021 and continued keeping tabs on it this year. "I got on this farm last year for the first time and had an encounter with him right away," Mongrello says. Maine had its best deer harvest seasons in the 1950s. Getting to see or harvest a deer is a plus." This includes 19% with shotguns, 23% with straight-walled cartridge rifles, 9% with muzzleloaders, and less than 1% with handguns. Jackson decided to try his luck sitting on a hillside hidden by thick, brushy cover. 07 Trees being cut on adjoining property and crossing property line. Barber said the deer herd overall in Oklahoma is in great shape and can obviously handle a harvest of 100,000 or more annually by hunters. At the publication time of this news release, the DNR reports six firearm-involved hunting incidents during the opening weekend of the 2022 gun deer season, Nov. 19-20. When this brute entered one of those lanes at 35 yards, Hayden drilled him. About 52% of those deer were harvested during the two December shotgun seasons. Missouri hunters came close to harvesting 300,000 deer during the 2022-2023 hunting seasons. Hunters harvested 2,516 turkeys during the 2021-2022 fall archery turkey season. The decline in incidents is the direct result of hunter safety education given by Wisconsin's volunteer instructors and conservation wardens. Preliminary Youth Deer Hunt Day Harvest:110 deer were taken during the 2022 Youth Deer Hunt. Georgia's Hunter Rotarius keeps a detailed inventory of the bucks on the property where he hunts. When he shot this buck, there were six does in the field in front of him, but the buck didnt have any interest in them at all. Tres Jackson tagged a great Arkansas buck earlier this month that he didn't even know existed until he laid eyes on it from his blind. Alexis Moore of Brockway, Pa., harvested this mature 8-point late last week. Published: Nov. 23, 2022 at 10:15 AM PST ILLINOIS (KFVS) - Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 52,354 deer during the first weekend of the Illinois firearm deer season. At ICAST 2022 in Orlando. I pulled out my phone, zoomed in as far as I could and couldn't believe my eyes. The deer was shot on a property in Elk County that is managed by Baker, who is a Whitetail Properties Real Estate Agent/Land Specialist. The year -to-date sales of deer licenses are down from last year. Across all deer seasons, hunters harvested 85,580 bucks, accounting for 43% of the total. You can then determine what percentage of your buck population is composed of yearlings (1.5 years), 2.5- and 3.5-year-old plus deer. The hotline is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. "Uncle Kevin told me he could see five deer out of his window," Adam says. Josh Honeycutt. In 1898, hunting deer was outlawed. People of all backgrounds search out the great public and private land hunting opportunities across the state to pursue deer, make memories and put a sustainable protein source on their table. DEC has tested more than 56,000 deer for CWD since 2002. by Logan Rude. The statewide harvest in 2020-21 was 197,721. Whom should I call? Ohio's average harvest compiled from the past three seasons is 184,746 deer. More:Bowhunter gets antlered deer with extra skull and rack attached in Missouri. Preliminary Registration Totals And Future Outlook. 1 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption - A hunter is shown with a deer Nov. 19, 2022, taken during the 2022 Fort McCoy, Wis., gun-deer hunt. Now she works in the outdoor industry as the Hunt/Fish Community Manager for Sawyer. Amanda had made the 10-point her primary target for this rifle season, and she connected during the first hour! The wind was blowing upwards of 22 mph when Illinois hunter Fernando Barrera, 20, got off work at 3 p.m. on Oct. 13, and headed to pick up his dad to hunt a public parcel near Kankakee. This is a 70 per cent increase on the estimated 69,900 deer harvested in 2020, which was impacted by COVID safety protocols, and a 49 per cent increase on the long-term average. His initial thought was the buck was probably a shooter, but he was hesitant because they had no trail-camera photos and no observations of this deer. All hunters saw deer and 7 deer were harvested. Top counties for the fall archery turkey season were Macon with 73 turkeys harvested, Franklin with 66 and Greene with 66. Trained staff relay the information to conservation wardens. The 2015 deer cull resulted in 780 pounds of meat that was used to provide 647 meals for the hungry via . The year-to-date sales for all deer licenses are down 2% from the same time last year. In total, 103,623 deer were registered statewide during the opening weekend of the 2022 gun deer hunt, compared to the 90,023 registered for the same period in 2021. Rudden gave the buck an hour before climbing down and finding it roughly 60 yards away. Since September, hunters harvested 96,209 deer with archery equipment, while 79,805 deer were taken with firearms during the 2021 weeklong and two-day gun seasons. This year was different. When it got to within 150 yards, Rotarius calmed his nerves as best he could and squeezed off the shot, dropping the deer. At 5:10, Barrera saw a big buck crossing the road, followed by an even bigger buck. Despite the challenging conditions, hunters saw good deer movement overall, with some evidence of bucks still showing breeding behavior. After he got off of her, I shot him, but he went right back to chasing the doe. The states deer population was mostly stable from 2013 to 2017 and has been slightly increasing in recent years, the report said. To give the deer some time, he went and recovered the 8-point before returning to the piebald 10-point. Rotarius credits his dad, Jimmy Rotarius, and hunting buddy, Clay Turner, for the tireless work they do on the property to grow big deer. Brandon Butler. "They're hammering cut corn and beans," the bowhunter says. Once within range I stopped him with a grunt call.". The buck then lowered his head and moved to the only opening Wayne had for a shot. Our stories may be republished online or in print under Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. After her success last weekend, she's now shot a good buck three seasons in a row. "The wind shifted, so l left. Hotspots for deer hunting are found mostly in eastern Ohio, including Ashtabula, Coshocton, Tuscarawas, Muskingum, Guernsey, and Knox counties. Iowa Capital Dispatch maintains editorial independence. "We are very blessed to have family and friends who open their property up to these boys," Wallace says. - Nearly 90,000 deer were harvested during the opening weekend of the November portion of firearms deer season on Saturday and Sunday, according to the Missouri. For two solid weeks, Jessica Edmonds had a laser focus on this buck and hunted it every day, even though almost all her trail-cam photos of it were taken at night. The correct harvest totals are 103,623 total deer registered and 56,638 bucks registered so far in 2022. Dustin Prievo. The timing couldnt have been better. Top harvest counties for the overall deer season were Franklin with 6,471 deer harvested, Callaway with 5,438 and Jefferson with 4,966. County Name. I relax when I'm in a deer stand. Estimated densities range from about 12-18 per square mile in western and central Massachusetts to over 50 deer per square mile on Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Islands, and certain areas of eastern MA where hunting access is restricted. Preliminary Nebraska deer check-in numbers indicate 2022 statewide harvest is down 9% compared to 2021 for the November firearm season. John Wallace's children all have lifetime hunting and fishing licenses for Missouri, the state the family recently left to return to Wallace's hometown to be close to family. The DNR monitors the states deer numbers with deer counts along about 4,750 miles of roadways, reports from bow hunters who sit for hours in tree stands, deer killed on rural highways and reports of deer-related crashes to the Iowa Department of Transportation. 03 Where can I get tree seedlings to plant? The number of deer felled by hunters in recent months in Iowa totaled more than 89,000 at the conclusion of the states shotgun seasons and was about 6% shy of last years total after those seasons, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Professional bass angler Jonathan Kelley highlights the features of SPRO's new lures at ICAST 2022 in Orlando. As it got light enough to see, I saw the doe first and then he popped out. Results show that 118,900 deer were harvested in 2021. Thats why Iowa Capital Dispatch, a nonprofit, independent source for quality journalism, is working every day to keep you informed about what government officials are doing with your money, your freedom and your safety. Dec 22, 2022. The muzzleloader season is still ahead, but the number of deer harvested through the archery hunt and the firearms season are down significantly compared to 2021. "Without them, I would not have gotten a chance at this quality of a deer," he says. In that time, hes tagged four nice Kansas bucks, with the most recent being a main-frame 9-pointer with two additional scoreable points. Deer regulations in Virginia are evaluated and amended on a biennial basis. Deer killed by muzzleloader hunters were about 12% of the total. This is a 15.1% increase over 2021 and is on par with the average opening weekend harvest. Hunters also provide specific information about their deer, including the location where it was harvested, age, lactation, and antler . . The only thing Wallace cares about more than conservation is his family, and last weekend was a big one for the Wallace clan. COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio hunters harvested 70,413 deer during the 2021 deer gun week that concluded on Sunday, Dec. 5, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.Over the past three years, hunters checked an average of 65,280 deer during the same weeklong period, which marks an 8% increase in 2021. Missouri deer hunting season regulations are changing in 2023. However, he had never laid eyes on this bruiser buck until the day he shot it. Follow the Division of Wildlife on Twitter and Facebook for instant news stories, outdoor recreation ideas, local wildlife information, and so much more. Does represented 46% of the total with 89,858 taken, while 18,161 button bucks were taken, for 9%. He is a longtime trustee of the Iowa Freedom of Information Council, which fights for open records and open government. The deer began to walk away and Wayne prayed for him to change directions. We watched him walk by us only six yards away.". Like elk and mule deer, white-tailed deer have . The proud father shares three children, Adam (13), Wade (12) and Claire (8) with his wife, Jamie. Adams: 3,138 (2,895); Allen: 1,024 (1,024); Ashland: 3,650 (3,343); Ashtabula: 5,193 (5,165); Athens: 3,540 (3,329); Auglaize: 1,051 (930); Belmont: 2,836 (2,828); Brown: 2,493 (2,423); Butler: 1,627 (1,447); Carroll: 4,197 (3,810); Champaign: 1,405 (1,258); Clark: 822 (763); Clermont: 2,516 (2,475); Clinton: 627 (707); Columbiana: 3,545 (3,140); Coshocton: 7,144 (6,516); Crawford: 1,382 (1,247); Cuyahoga: 889 (943); Darke: 835 (793); Defiance: 1,745 (1,859); Delaware: 1,631 (1,522); Erie: 955 (1,024); Fairfield: 2,093 (1,943); Fayette: 315 (319); Franklin: 813 (790); Fulton: 896 (808); Gallia: 2,621 (2,372); Geauga: 2,177 (2,000); Greene: 875 (869); Guernsey: 5,104 (4,540); Hamilton: 1,419 (1,528); Hancock: 1,561 (1,394); Hardin: 1,423 (1,375); Harrison: 3,553 (3,480); Henry: 891 (789); Highland: 2,772 (2,584); Hocking: 2,918 (2,863); Holmes: 4,905 (4,419); Huron: 2,475 (2,323); Jackson: 2,764 (2,751); Jefferson: 2,352 (1,995); Knox: 5,290 (4,750); Lake: 962 (898); Lawrence: 1,613 (1,683); Licking: 5,244 (5,000); Logan: 2,219 (2,109); Lorain: 2,374 (2,240); Lucas: 652 (777); Madison: 652 (552); Mahoning: 2,110 (1,936); Marion: 986 (907); Medina: 2,591 (2,312); Meigs: 3,418 (3,056); Mercer: 931 (789); Miami: 864 (820); Monroe: 2,477 (2,414); Montgomery: 866 (784); Morgan: 3,235 (2,991); Morrow: 1,758 (1,644); Muskingum: 5,331 (4,915); Noble: 3,183 (3,002); Ottawa: 560 (536); Paulding: 1,269 (1,138); Perry: 2,730 (2,545); Pickaway: 679 (717); Pike: 1,862 (1,845); Portage: 2,660 (2,431); Preble: 1,060 (1,028); Putnam: 877 (827); Richland: 3,793 (3,553); Ross: 3,053 (2,931); Sandusky: 1,014 (954); Scioto: 2,121 (2,098); Seneca: 2,064 (1,965); Shelby: 1,104 (1,028); Stark: 3,201 (2,955); Summit: 1,776 (1,565); Trumbull: 3,994 (3,710); Tuscarawas: 6,303 (5,710); Union: 1,136 (999); Van Wert: 593 (556); Vinton: 2,433 (2,309); Warren: 1,245 (1,194); Washington: 3,380 (3,207); Wayne: 2,641 (2,373); Williams: 1,857 (1,722); Wood: 997 (1,033); Wyandot: 1,658 (1,643). An estimated 54,223 hunters harvested a total of 21,418 white-tailed deer last year a 13.8 percent drop from 2020. Caption: Ohio's deer archery hunting season ended Sunday, Feb. 6. Visit wildohio.gov to find out more. A .mass.gov website belongs to an official government organization in Massachusetts. This is a 13.9% increase over 2021 and is 2% above the 5-year average. Mongrello says does have largely transitioned back to food over the last few days. "I usually try to go farther away from people, but since other people have been walking farther into woods, I decided to go the opposite direction and hunt close," he said. Stephen Bennett killed this 201-pound, 11-point whitetail with his 7mm-08 on Oct. 29, in Lincoln, Maine. "At that time, people viewed wildlife populations as inexhaustible resources. Then things became really quiet for a while. This year's hunt was held November 3-5. (Photo courtesy of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources). I dropped down and slipped back to my blind to grab my gun.". Missouri hunters came close to harvesting 300,000 deer during the 2022-2023 hunting seasons. More specifically, bowhunting.". 02 I would like to harvest timber on my property. "This buck means so much to me; it was the reward for perseverance and patience," Gatlin says. Gibson says the younger bucks in his area are pushing does around, but the big boys haven't started getting aggressive yet. A non-resident holiday season is also underway and ends Jan. 2. Of those, 140,736 were antlered bucks, 27,029 were button bucks and 131,956 were does. For the last 20 years, there has been a significant drop in deer harvest in the Upper Peninsula. The special season ended in 2014, Harms said. Deer hunters took advantage of the new Primitive Deer Hunt, Feb. 1 - 3, and harvested 250 . The overall harvest was down nearly 9 percent from the 5-year average. Of the total licenses sold, 62% were sold online, and 38% were sold in-person by DNR license agents and DNR service centers, which includes private businesses across the state. "I thought I had missed my chance. Review a detailed summary of preliminary registration totals. I was going hunting.". I have pictures of him from last year when I tried to get my wife a shot at him. According to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, there have been 117,557 deer taken up to this point. Hunters harvested more than 8,000 deer on Sundays, comprising 10% of the total harvest. Hitting the buck in the spine, it dropped in its tracks; Sears followed up with a second shot to the vitals. At this moment, the buck raised his head to check the wind and Wayne felt he was going to be busted. ) or https:// means youve safely connected to the official website. Harvested deer may be registered in one of three ways: Online: gamereg.wi.gov (fastest and easiest method) Phone: 1-844-426-3734 Reactions: utvolsfan77. She's going to do a European mount of the skull herself. Harvested deer may be registered in one of three ways: Online: gamereg.wi.gov (fastest and easiest method) Phone: 1-844-426-3734 When prompted, use your phone keypad to spell the first three letters of the county. A three-year average provides a better overall comparison to this years harvest numbers, eliminating year-to-year variation because of weather, misaligned season dates, crop harvest, and other unavoidable factors. A true giant anywhere, but even more so for the Volunteer State. - Preliminary Nebraska deer check-in numbers indicate statewide harvest is down 12 percent compared to 2020 for the November firearm season. "I had hunted in a different spot that morning, and it was miserable cold and raining," he says. "As I was walking up a logging road, I noticed something white that caught my attention. The buck ran off into a thick patch of brush. The good news is that 2021 was . Users can purchase licenses and permits as well as view wildlife area maps. Gatlin saw the buck last year and had gotten photos of the deer on trail cameras this season at night. Review a detailed summary of preliminary registration totals, Learn more about safe hunting in Wisconsin on the DNR website, Office of Communications connects journalists with DNR experts, When prompted, use your phone keypad to spell the first three letters of the county. by Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch December 28, 2021. And this is how he got a chance at his trophy. Harvested deer may be registered in one of three ways: Reminder: When registering, you will need your unique harvest authorization number to begin the process. He drew back, settled the pin and took the 13-yard, quartering-away shot. Open MF, 8 a.m.4 p.m. (closed noon12:30 for lunch). Around 3:45 p.m., Barrera was in his stand, and before he could nock an arrow, a couple of does came walking in, and passed through the area. Bennett said he started hunting the small, 20-acre property where the buck was shot 7 years ago, when his father Scott obtained the landowner's permission. The bucks hopped the fence and entered the public parcel. 05 I've noticed logging activity that is polluting a stream with woody debris and mud. But the buck paused on his own, presenting a perfect broadside shot. "If I stopped grunting, he would turn and go back toward the doe. Editors Note: A county list of all white-tailed deer checked by hunters during the 2021-22 deer hunting seasons is shown below. The department made available nearly 5,000 antlerless deer licenses for the counties of Allamakee, Appanoose, Decatur, Wayne and Winneshiek. Both does seemed anxious, however, and with the wind and ATV noises, Jessica feared her hunt was going to be a bust. One of the best imitations of a wounded baitfish is the soft-plastic jerkbait, or fluke. Top counties for the archery deer season were Jefferson with 1,391 deer harvested, Franklin with 1,182 and St. Louis with 1,068. P. Deer Harvest numbers/ Poaching . He fell to a well-placed arrow from a compound bow. PUBLISHED 1:11 PM ET Nov. 22, 2022 WISCONSIN The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced the preliminary deer harvest data as well as license sales on Tuesday for opening weekend of gun deer season. I'll remember this day and hunt forever.". Bucks are definitely gearing up to bust loose. The hunt, even though it involved several obstacles, with other people on the property and coyotes interfering, was as textbook as it could have been. Tag numbers are approximately 20% of the estimated mule deer population for the year (low 90,000s in recent years) or about 18,000 tags. The northern forest region was the only part of the state to see the deer harvest . He hung up his compound bow and began shooting traditional archery exclusively. Then, in October, he moved back into the area and was there until the end. Interactive Turkey Harvest Map. It's difficult to say just how many deer succumbed to the late-summer EHD outbreak, but last year's hunter harvest numbers indicate a sharp decline in overall harvest numbers for whitetails. Gatlin ranged the deer then squeezed off the 128-yard shot, which hit the mark. This past weekend hunters harvested 2,603 more deer on the opening weekend of gun season than they did in 2020. At first, I thought it was a white barrel at the bottom of this hollow he was in. The final totals represent all deer harvested during archery, gun, muzzleloader, and youth hunting seasons that began on Sept. 25, 2021. All Game & Fish subscribers now have digital access to their magazine content. Once he made it through the thick stuff, Edmonds grunted at him. Stats: 2 bucks, including a 10-point piebald. "My dad tried talking me out of hunting because it was windy," said Barrera, who convinced his father to go, "so we arrived later than we wanted to.. Hunters must be accompanied by a mentor during the hunt. Rodes was hunting on private property he was given permission to hunt just last year. About 50 years later, there were an estimated 10,000 deer in Iowa, and the first modern hunting season opened in December 1953. Throughout the state, warming temperatures during the week will likely lead to a loss of the snow cover in parts of the state. Best of Category winner at ICAST 2022. Ohio's average harvest compiled from the past three seasons is 184,746 deer. He worked it for 10 minutes, then turned to walk toward [me]. The FWC commissioned Responsive Management, an internationally recognized public opinion and attitude survey research firm specializing in natural resource and outdoor recreation issues, to conduct an annual scientific survey of licensed deer hunters in Florida. How many deer license sold in Wisconsin 2021? We ask that you edit only for style or to shorten, provide proper attribution and link to our web site. Four years ago, Justin Gibson decided it was time for a new challenge. He went hard-horned on Aug. 26 last year, which Rodes thought was interestingly early. After running off trespassers who were fishing ponds they weren't supposed to, he settled into his hunting spot located next to the ponds, which were in a cattle field full of native grasses. Obviously, that wasn't the case.". This means you have the option to read your magazine on most popular phones and tablets. MADISON, Wis. Despite a slight dip in license sales for the 2022 gun deer season, hunters statewide harvested roughly 8% more deer this year compared to Wisconsin's five-year . "In 2017, the Mississippi State University Deer Lab asked us to participate in the buck movement study, along with neighbors with property in the Big Black River corridor in Canton, Miss.," Develle says. "We do everything together. Conditions for opening weekend this year included some snow cover but were cold with high winds, particularly on Saturday, which suppressed some hunter activity. Senior reporter Jared Strong has written about Iowans and the important issues that affect them for more than 15 years, previously for the Carroll Times Herald and the Des Moines Register. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Ohios average harvest compiled from the past three seasons is 184,746 deer. "I got permission to hunt on these 80 acres of land the past year," Jackson says. Harvest Total. He reappeared a few moments later and continued toward Jackson. The harvest is a 17 percent increase over last year when 33,159 deer were taken. Replies 20 Views 820. During the 2021-22 hunting seasons, hunters in New York harvested an estimated 211,269 deer. The harvest was 3% higher than the 2019-2020 total of 79,457 deer. Several does and fawns grazed through the area, as did a young 4-pointer. "I am still on cloud nine with this buck," Sears said. Once she made her intentionsor lack thereofclear, the buck gave up and slowly made his way toward Hayden. "I've killed Pope and Young bucks, but this one just meant more," Develle says. I drew back and let it fly. Those numbers were bolstered by a special January season in the southern two tiers of counties that allowed the use of high-power rifles to target antlerless deer. Here's why. (Photo courtesy of Max Mongrello). A lock icon ( I think the most important aspect of it is I get to be alone. 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