Wise ol Indian told me if seeing no deer from stand...move stand.

He also said...if wolves have ate all the deer...he is sorry. Find other place to deer hunt with no wolves.

Swamp
Wise old man once said. Hunt land and only land you have permission to be on. If deer move to standing corn across the road and no hunting allowed you SOL. ! Not every one has 1000 acres to hunt on
Just saying

I'm getting skunked where I hunt too. Out all last week. Finally saw a nice group of does yesterday morning. They wouldn't grow horns though.

Around here anyways the deer are still there.They are simply not moving in daylight hours.Where they bed down you can't see two feet in front of you.You try to bust thru the deer just walk circles around you

No, avoiding the Profanity filter.

But Jbyrd - you are correct

I hunt b on two separate 80acre pieces of land. and One is fallow , the other a corn, bean rotation farm

I'm Blessed to have them for free to hunt on.

Are you implying that I said to trespass or than I have access to 1000s of acres of "free" private land? Smh

There are many options for hunting land.....find a lease, research and find good public land, apply for quota public areas.

Will this require more effort and money? Absolutely! I spend thousands of dollars on deer hunting annually. I have no other recreational "hobbies". I own no bass boat or golf clubs.

If you really want to be successful, you have to sometime work for it. If deer hunting isn't important enough to expend the time and money to ensure success...then go fishing or play golf during deer season. Or, go half-arse and then complain.

My entire life has evolved around deer hunting. I own NO hunting land...never will...too poor.

But, over the years, I have searched and worked at finding hunting land. I have tracts I have leased for more than 2.5 decades (tip: never give up a hunting lease once you get it.)

I also continuously search and research good public opportunities. My favorites are state areas with antler restrictions, low quotas, and bonus tagging. I also like NWR hunts that provide bonus deer tagging. Most of these require some road time to get to....but that's just a little fuel.

Add in thick palmettos and your area in Maine would be just like southern Ga.

330,
That's a tough deal on 80 acres...if no deer.

Its time to look elsewhere or go without venison.

Next month I will be deer hunting in Connecticut

There ya go.

Good luck Bruce!

Geez swamp lightened up. Did I say you were trespassing? I said I WONT TRESPASS!! You implied it’s just a matter of moving ones stand. Not that simple in some cases.

Thanks.I always fill my freezers while hunting in Connecticut.

Don't try walk hunting.
You'll scare em all away.

lol, this show starts soon over here.
If I sit still for two weeks,
I'm so stiff I can't make the shot.

Good Luck

It is that simple Jbyrd.

But, you may have to move your stand to another tract of land.....yes..where you have permission or a permit...lol

I am lucky to have over 400 acre private land to hunt on that has a land locked 200 acre piece of state land that is attached. We haven't been seeing much deer either but am still getting night time photos. But we deal with all the predators here with a few wolves that pass through and coyote. Keep after it 330!!

I’m glad you can travel the country. Invest thousands of dollars. Physically and financially able to hit the road in pursuit of deer. But every ones situation is different. Just because someone needs to stay close to home for family reasons and deer sightings are low or nonexistent don’t automatically go to saying people are lazy or don’t know how to hunt. My lease had 3 booner that were dead as soon as season opened based on their patterns. All were found bloated floating in a creek. Most 12-15 bucks vanished as well. So presumably died. My son killed the biggest bucks we still had on camera while I was recovering. I still have a great 10 point on my 40 acres showing up every 4-5 days. But most of the deer on my land are using the standing corn across the road from me. In past years it was beans and picked in October. Then every deer would move onto my land and use a 10 acre thicket for bedding area

Hey swamp. What should I do to increase my sighting today ?
Asking for a friend!

3 minutes ago

I never said anyone was lazy or don't know how to hunt. I simply stated what I do. Maybe I take it more serious than most others. I like success in the deer woods.

I don't like spending time on stand and not seeing anything...a day or two is OK, but I'm gonna make a move soon if zero activity. That move may be closer to what I think is the bedding area. Or it may be sitting at different times or all day. Or it may include heading to other tracts of land that I've planned for over the past few months while you were fishing.

Simple as that.