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The big news for Deer Season 2026-27 at our New Hope Creek Home is that I announced my retirement plans to the board on Friday. While still nine months from implementation, it will definitely free up some time-in-the-blind. Unfortunately, the timelines it will not help with preparation work that...

Here is the Youth Harvest total (both early and late season): Antlered Bucks: 13491 Button Bucks: 1611 Does: 6108 Total: 21210 Many of the youth I know harvested two deer, and most harvested one. I do not believe these numbers are skewed by adults...I am sure there are a few bad apples, but...

Wonderful setting, for sure. Enjoy your last sit of the season.

With snow on the ground and hunting seasons still going strong in many states, the though of burning is far from most "to-do lists," dormant-season burns help manage grasslands and promote native plant growth. Fire is frequently listed as the most powerful tool in the habitat management...

We are a one buck firearm (and one buck archery) state. However, only 40% of those going afield harvest a single deer (all seasons/all methods), which is down from 42% five years ago, despite all of the "technology" that is available to aid hunters. Another way of putting this is 60% of hunters...

I'd say so.... here are the pictures I did NOT post originally! Little Debbie's, Hot Chocolate and Games are the theme of these pictures. To her credit, no games were brought on this past hunt :-)

Missouri is not winning the war by harvesting equal numbers of bucks & does. While I am generally pleased with the departments management and seasons, the average "late doe" season only brings the antlerless numbers up by 12-14,000. I don't know if earn-a-buck would encourage doe harvest or...

Much to my surprise, despite the severe drought, the turnips and radishes broadcast during the summer produced some good browse for the deer. My granddaughter took this #152 doe while browsing on a turnip. I had not checked the plot for over a month, and at that time I would have said the...

I have used some of the Huntsworth cold weather gear. Rural King currently has a good sale on Huntsworth, and that is where I bought my gloves when I was in a pinch. My experience has been more than positive in the past couple of years of use. Friends have the full Huntsworth system and it seems...

My son had a great day helping his youth hunter connect on this doe—the only tag filled of the ten youth who braved the elements on this snowy day. They’ll be back out in the morning looking to fill a buck tag. Update: This was the only harvest during the MDC/NDA sponsored event at Mark...

2025 has been better than 2024 (slightly). So far I've seen 51 deer in 115.5 hours of hunting (40 sits) for an average of just over 1 deer per session. In 2024 I went 100 hours without seeing a deer (an anomaly, for sure). This is just the sighting portion of the log....the other section has...

My eight-year old granddaughter filled a good portion of the "kids and grandkids" quota, filling her buck tag and doe tag on the same day (after seven earlier sits in the season). So far two bucks tags and two does tags have been filled on the property, along with three antlerless tags...

I was feeling the pressure of getting my eight-year old granddaughter on deer. In 2023 she harvested a doe, and in 2024 a button buck. This year, her goal was to "tag out" with a buck and doe. She was already into her seventh sit of the season (two with me, five with dad), and she had only seen...

Frankly, I never see older class deer when on a gas or electric vehicle.

I've used the herbicide--wait two weeks, broadcast & herbicide (same day) on grass similar to what you have. You can also go to my "lawnmower plot" thread which is similar and provided great results.