Whitetail Buck Sightings

[doubleo]

Just wanted to find out how many Bucks on average you guys and gals see on stand during your hunting seasons?
Also are you hunting on private or public grounds. My worst year I saw 3 bucks and my best I saw 22 mostly on public hunting grounds.

[kennym]

Private so far, and guessing 30 to 40 different bucks per year....

There is a lot of public within 30 miles , but I can leave my stands up on the private I can still hunt on.....

[Cherokee Scout]

It varies from year to year. I have gone thru a year with no sigthings and then the next year see 3 in one day. I use to hunt from tree stands but no stay on the ground. I have seen more form the ground than from the trees. Public land.

[Cwilder]

I hunt some public land that has a 15" spread rule on bucks. Last year I saw more bucks in the woods then antlerless deer. During the rut in one day I saw over 20 bucks. 7 were chasing one doe.

[RedShaft]

i would say on average i see around 4 a year hunting. i hunt Public land. I have had better but thinking back on average its about 4 a year. thats just seeing. that does not mean i had a shot at any.

[gringol]

Originally posted by DoradoWilder:
I hunt some public land that has a 15" spread rule on bucks. Last year I saw more bucks in the woods then antlerless deer. During the rut in one day I saw over 20 bucks. 7 were chasing one doe.

I prefer that kind of management.  In the last 4 years here in FL I've seen 3 bucks on public land.  Two ended up in the freezer.  Here we are allowed any buck with at least 5" total on one side and can shoot two a day.  As a consequence most of the bucks are dead.

[doubleo]

Thanks for your posts guys. Wish I had some private land to hunt.

[Shawn Leonard]

In a season I may very well see 50-60 different bucks. I hunt only private property, I have seen as many as 8-10 differnt bucks in a single sit. Two years ago I saw 9 different bucks in 1/2 hr. After the 8th. one I decided the next one to come by was getting shot. It turned out it was a 2.5 year old six point. Never consider range, just when the light bulb comes on I shoot. My buddy hunted the stand the next day and ranged the shot(compound guy)my shot was 47 yards. I moved the stand this year a bit closer to that run!!    Shawn

[RedShaft]

Originally posted by Shawn Leonard:
In a season I may very well see 50-60 different bucks. I hunt only private property, I have seen as many as 8-10 differnt bucks in a single sit. Two years ago I saw 9 different bucks in 1/2 hr. After the 8th. one I decided the next one to come by was getting shot. It turned out it was a 2.5 year old six point. Never consider range, just when the light bulb comes on I shoot. My buddy hunted the stand the next day and ranged the shot(compound guy)my shot was 47 yards. I moved the stand this year a bit closer to that run!!       Shawn

Holly rip! That's a heck of a good shot.    

[jonsimoneau]

Wow Shawn.  Are you seeing that many bucks in N.Y.? I live in Illinois and I don't see 50-60 deer the entire season!  Good luck to you bud!

[doubleo]

Wow Shawn, sounds like you have some awesome property to hunt. About 5 years ago I saw 8 bucks in one day. 4 in the morning and 4 in the evening on public land. There was a hot doe in the area.

[52 bow]

Guess I take it for granted just how blessed my h unting is. I only count bucks that I can shoot , under20 yds , and average 40-60 a season.one morn in Ill I had 17 different bucks walk by me, none farther than 15 yds. Lots of better hunting around than what I have

[RedShaft]

Originally posted by 52 bow:
Guess I take it for granted just how blessed my h unting is. I only count bucks that I can shoot , under20 yds , and average 40-60 a season.one morn in Ill I had 17 different bucks walk by me, none farther than 15 yds. Lots of better hunting around than what I have

That is insane. Yes cherish it. There are those among us who have land to hunt thanks to our state.  but the seeing just is not there. I couldn't imagine seeing deer like that. You prob see more deer in one season than I see In 5 or more seasons  easy. I envy you guys. Fantastic!  That must be fun!

[Shawn Leonard]

I have 4 pretty good properties I hunt. I see most of my bucks in the two properties I have in a bow only area. Meathead, my bud hunts one of these with me and he saw 35 deer in an all day sit 14 of them bucks and he thinks 11 of them were different ones. In the gun areas I hunt during bow season I may see 3-4 different bucks in a sit but no where the amount of deer as in the bow area. Shawn

[Bill Carlsen]

Well...I was working on my lawn mower/tractor in my garage this afternoon when I noticed movement out in the apple orchard.

 

 

 

 

 

When the three of them left they exited right under a stand I set up last week.