J.A.F.O.
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More bears in NCWMA,less bear hunters,only one tag per,more sanctuaries,more aggressive bears,fewer deer….what seems to need more management here??
And theyTWRA, flat refuse to do it!!! My biggest gripe with them is not killing problem brears! Instead of killing problem bears they turn them out on the rest of us in rural counties that dont want the things!!! Their is a reason KY VA And Ga i have put a hault to taking twra bears, they dont wont the nuisance either anymoreMore bears in NCWMA,less bear hunters,only one tag per,more sanctuaries,more aggressive bears,fewer deer….what seems to need more management here??
I've seen this myself from a friend who had a nuisance bear that destroyed his back porch and a freezer he had on it. They trapped the bear alright, then took it and released it up in bledsoe co forest somewhere. Seems to me it'll just be someone else's nuisance.And theyTWRA, flat refuse to do it!!! My biggest gripe with them is not killing problem brears! Instead of killing problem bears they turn them out on the rest of us in rural counties that dont want the things!!! Their is a reason KY VA And Ga i have put a hault to taking twra bears, they dont wont the nuisance either anymore
PoachersBSK and others,
Poser and I hunted Monroe County in the Cherokee Nat Forest for bear on Saturday. Having heard the discussion on here and looked at the harvest numbers we knew deer numbers are really low. We expected this to be because a lack of logging has led to wide open woods with little browse.
We were surprised by what we found. Poser hunted for a mile down a road that had recently been bulldozed. You could count the number of deer tracks he spotted in the mud on one hand. I walked one mile of a leaf covered logging road and found one possible scrape.
The deer sign was not a surprise but the cover was. The area was a lot thicker than we thought it would be. There was evidence of a major fire and an abundance of woody browse.
Why is it that those mountains don't hold more deer?
Tell us ole great one, what makes a "real" deer hunterThese mountains have always had deer, and always will. Some of the biggest Bucks in the state run these high ridges and deep hollers To consistently kill legal Bucks here, one has to be a "real" Deer Hunter.
Same up in Shady Valley too. Bummer!I agree with the bear also. Major problem. A good example is cades cove. Used to be a pile of deer and didn't see many bear. Now the switch has flipped. Right the opposite
Not bragging, but if I went 8 consecutive sits in the national forest without seeing a deer I'd quit hunting there! 10 percent of the national forest holds 90 percent of the deer. I pass a lot of deer just for the simple fact it will be hell to get one out of some of the areas I hunt. I do have some easy to get to areas that produce consistent deer sightings.We all know there's big old bucks in these mountains. Problem is there isn't a big number of deer period. Nothing to have 8 consecutive sits without seeing a deer. They have such a huge area to run. It could be a long time before they make it back to your setup. I do enjoy the challenge but sometimes it would encouraging to at least see deer more often. Even if you didn't shoot one. It would be easier to wake up before daylight and hike 2 miles.
There isnt house in those mountains, so tell me what makes a "real" deer hunter? Since your the only one and love to run your mouth you should have no trouble explaining it to someone who is so ignorant like me.For starters, not having to hunt within a hundred yards of your neighbors house
Reckon I won't have to worry about seeing you up there then. Without your neighbors bird feeders to pattern deer off of, you would beThere isnt house in those mountains, so tell me what makes a "real" deer hunter? Since your the only one and love to run your mouth you should have no trouble explaining it to someone who is so ignorant like me.
Come on you can do better than that surely, i thought you were the best in the land. Guess i will just have to keep shooting peoples pets full of bird seed since you wont help a poor ignorant fool as myself on how to be a "real" deer hunter. Cowhunter would be ashamed if you!Reckon I won't have to worry about seeing you up there then. Without your neighbors bird feeders to pattern deer off of, you would be
sh#t out of luck in the "big woods". I won't deal with ignants, so I am done with you.
I will agree with this. Very tough hunting, but nothing more rewarding than killing a good buck up there. Real deer hunting, the way it was meant to beWe all know there's big old bucks in these mountains. Problem is there isn't a big number of deer period. Nothing to have 8 consecutive sits without seeing a deer. They have such a huge area to run. It could be a long time before they make it back to your setup. I do enjoy the challenge but sometimes it would encouraging to at least see deer more often. Even if you didn't shoot one. It would be easier to wake up before daylight and hike 2 miles.