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huntemup
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There are fewer mature bucks. There are a lot more bowhunters and some of them need to stick two or three for every one they recover. And, if you shoot them when they are young, well.......
Shortage of bucks?
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Dbl.throat_patch
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Maybe because you've put an arrow in every buck in your county? I could be wrong though.
Medicine Man
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Central Monroe county WAY DOWN. Population in general is off at least 60 %......I run about 17 cameras on 2 farms. ( crazy, I know) Only 1 mature 6.5 yo buck on 180 acres. Seems like all the older age classes (4.5 +) are absent. Doe pop. down significantly also. EHD, aggressive doe harvest, late season rifle has taken its toll. Sure hope we don't get a severe winter.....could take years to bounce back.
TheMadCatter
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Yes, because the one buck I shot before my bow buck will do a ton of damage to the buck population.
nah, just messing... however, like I said in an earlier post, I saw tons of young bucks... I had a ton of mature deer on trail cam to never see them during the season... I saw one of about 10 that I had...- Status