MidwestMatthew
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I've been out hunting the past two days in stinging wind and only saw four deer (or possibly the same doe/fawn pair twice). Last year there was near-constant deer traffic on the same property, with groups of does browsing the field edges and single bucks crossing the field several times. I also heard very, very few shots from neighboring properties this year compared to last, so it's not just me having trouble.
Is the rut even a thing this year? Did the vicious wind suppress daylight movement? Or is it just a bad year here in Illinois?
Sadly, I have a two-hour drive each way to our land, and Sunday I can't leave home until about noon, leaving me a maximum of two and a half hours to hunt. Is there any reason to think the calm breeze in the forecast will make the difference?
If you're hunting Illinois this year, what's been your experience so far this gun season, and what are you planning on for Sunday?
Is the rut even a thing this year? Did the vicious wind suppress daylight movement? Or is it just a bad year here in Illinois?
Sadly, I have a two-hour drive each way to our land, and Sunday I can't leave home until about noon, leaving me a maximum of two and a half hours to hunt. Is there any reason to think the calm breeze in the forecast will make the difference?
If you're hunting Illinois this year, what's been your experience so far this gun season, and what are you planning on for Sunday?