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Monday we bagged a Nice 9 Point by 8am & Tuesday we nailed a another nice 8 Point. within 5 minutes of sunrise with another buck moving thru the valley where I could not get a good enough read on his rack, but after he broke into the light full sprint straight away at 200 yds. I could'nt get my crosshairs on him, but in the light he was probably bigger tha the two we shot. Spreads on the both we bagged were close to 20 in. Maybe its all for the better, because we were there hoping to get a chance at a couple Huge deer we sighted while scouting earlier in the season with 25 inch speads or more.
This is not private land or anything, in fact I passed an 8 point, 6 point in archery holding out for the big one. We are seeing more bigger deer with QDM. I guess thats why the call it QUALITY, bigger racks. I've heard of & seen some legitimate monsters this year & in the recent years. I heard someone bagged a Buck that scored 190 in Reynoldsville this week. I'll look into it.
Now about Quantity; I can appreciate that certain areas do not have as many deer as they used to.
I am a Hunter. When I hunt I do my homework & it is called scouting prior to the season. I know where the deer are because I find them, then I actually hunt there. I have more locations prescouted than I have time to hunt them. State Gamelands, I might Add.
Now if your version of deer hunting is showing up in a patch of woods on opening day and expecting to bag a buck, then your more of a gambler with your time than a true hunter. A hunter scouts til he finds what he is hunting. Then he successfully hunts that area where he was successful at scouting. Believe me it works.
I really cannot understand why some people would drive 200 miles to potluck hunt some deerless patch of woods. I guess that's keeping them out of my areas.

But, anyway the hunting is great for those that are really hunting. And it has nothing to do with how many hours you sit in a deerless patch of woods.

P.S. For those who may want to try this thing called scouting, my first hint: The thicker areas along the edges of the woods and near field openings have smaller trees with the fresh bark scraped off at about 1-3 feet above the ground. These are called Buck Rubs; and you guessed it, WhiteTail Bucks make them. So look for the rubs and your hunting experience will definitely rub you the right way!
Next Lessons are on being STILL & QUIET with your eyes open.