1 deer saw/shot by our party of 7. Small 8 pointer. No tracks, no shit, no scrapes.
DPA 197. It was the only deer that had been shot at the Big Fish when we went to eat last night.
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I think a lot of deer got shot yesterday in central MN! Heard more shots yesterday than last two openers combined.Movement on mine in central MN yesterday was as good as it's been in several years. Where I'm sitting out by Wilmar right now is as slow as I've seen in several years.
Consecutive severe winters, some of the prime winter yarding areas (thermal cover/food) have been logged, wolves, bears, doe harvest.Give me a 30,000’ view of what the issue is up there? Wolves, winters, habitat, hunter pressure?
As someone living in MN but owning land and hunting in MO, I absolutely appreciate the difference in quality of deer hunting.Shows how truly spoiled some of us are
Also, we have had three years of drought in a row. Most of the deer biologists have commented on being able to measure differences in antler and body mass in drought years. I am sure this rings true for overall herd numbers too.