Why I havent seen no deer in the metro area I hunt.

[jh45gun]

I have been hunting in a metro area that is near a railyard. Well the city has given some archers a permit in the past two years to hunt specialized areas of the city to kill deer to relieve the deer problems in the city. This year the railyard was one of them. I never signed up for these hunts as I always heard too late about it and as the areas that I have hunted I used to see lots of deer. WEll so did every one else who hunted these areas so I was not the only sucessful hunters who took deer there. I also figure a lot of those deer used the railyards for feed.  Several guys I know who hunt where I hunted the last couple of years have been not seeing any deer either this year and gave up hunting there. A lot of these deer traveled back and forth to the rail yard to eat spilled grain. Well I heard this week they have taken over 130 deer from this rail yard area in the past month so I suppose that has had the impact on the area I have been hunting and seeing no deer as they have been all harvested evidently. I guess time to find a closer place to town to hunt that has not been near these special hunts. I would go where I normally hunt 30 miles away if the gas was not so high that has really put a crimp in my hunting plans this year. Jim

[GaryL]

Sure sounds like a lot of deer in one month or less. I would not give up with where ya been hunting as yet. If you are right however then you are either going with out or will be "go where I normally hunt 30 miles away if the gas was not so high that has really put a crimp in my hunting plans this year."

Gas is high here also , but save a little from other places you would /might go... and go  where you normally would go...Just not as often  

[jh45gun]

The  small city I live in has been over run with deer so that is why the special hunts. Yea it seems like a high number but there were that many deer out there. it used to be the city had 5 or 6 areas anyone could get a permit for metro archery hunting. The still have these areas plus the special ones. Since the deer could go to adjoing areas with out getting any hunting pressure the herd still stayed high even though the success rate was good in the areas you could hunt. Now that the city has allowed special hunts and select hunters to hunt these areas it has changed the picture to a large kill where they used to have no hunting pressure. . Jim

[GaryL]

Stick with it Jim, things change and hunting pressure might let up a little. I used to work 30 miles north of Greenbay, Wi lived in a small town called Kewanne (I would have to look up the spelling on that) I worked on the Nuclear Power site there in 1978.

[jh45gun]

Now I heard tonite from a friend that the city closed down the other site that I hunt some politicing from some of the councilmen? I have to check this out yet as he said it was in the paper and I do not get the paper. Will have to check it out on Monday. Boy if that is the case it will really suck!

[GaryL]

Just hang in there jh45gun, things have away of working out....lose a spot gain another, just relax and do some and something will happen  :-D

[jh45gun]

Problem is I know lots of spots to hunt if I had the cash to buy the gas to get there. Finding places around town to hunt where it is close is the problem this year at least where there is some deer and it is legal to hunt there. T zone hunt starts Thurs through Sun this week. ( does only)  Archery, Guns and muzzle loaders can be used Does only. Heard on the news tonite it is supposed to rain Wed through Fri which sucks as I planned on hunting Thurs and Fri. Less folks in the woods then. Oh well have to wait and see what happens. Saved enough to hunt 2 days maybe three if my gas holds out. If it is not raining hard on Thurs may give it a try anyway but if it is raining hard will not waste the gas as it is over 30 miles one way. Jim

[Robert]

Get out of the city fella......get out and smell some fresh air and walk in the trees.  It will do good for your soul.

[jh45gun]

Get out of the city fella......get out and smell some fresh air and walk in the trees.  It will do good for your soul.

Easy to say if you can afford it I cannot that often though will be out in the country Thurs through Sun or at least 3 of the days if I can swing it rifle and pistol hunting for deer. I would be out there every day if I could afford to go.  :wink:

[ihuntbucks]

Hang in there Jim.Sounds like your luck is like mine :cry: .I hunt a patch of 377 acres behind the place I live in the city limits.Has hardwoods w/plenty of acorns,also lined with some pines,3 creeks running thru it.I saw deer all summer just about every single time I went in.Tracks everywhere too...............till bow season came in :cry: .I've been 5 times since the opening day (Oct.15) and I have seen nuttin.Thinks it might be time to take up another hobby :lol: ......................Rick

[GaryL]

Nope just hang in there, them critters staying out of the way fer now...But with Rut starting your odds are going up :-D

[jh45gun]

Sure hope so for Rick and I and any one else who has not connected so far. I guess I am spoiled as by now I would have at least one in the freezer. Oh well even if I do not get one this year I have been so lucky the past dozen years that I could not complain. Jim