I leave my ladder stands out all year. I bring in the seats and replace the straps as needed. Its a big effort to get them to where I can store them for the offseason.
I understand the principle of restrictions but its hard to let some bucks pass, especially if you are seeing alot of doe. If there were alot of smaller bucks I can see the logic, but if you dont have alot of bucks on your property its tough.
you guys are already finding sheds the end of December? I didnt think that they even dropped until mid Jan to Feb. I have never really hunted for sheds but I am going to start this year hopefully.
shorten the season?! I already feel that Im not out there enough as it is. I hunt as much as I can and it always feel like I should of gone just one more day...... I think that it would help produce bigger bucks if the gun season were shortened, that is typically when the most hunters are afield.
I wear orange during gun season, I hunt private land and know most of the guys who hunt around the area. I do not wear orange during bow season as most of the hunters in my area are gun hunters.
I think that would be a great resource for people who dont hunt public land a lot. I know people will not let go of hot spots but maybe let people in on good spots.