Finger Lakes National Forest/Hector

[edbone]

Was wondering if any members live down in area and what they're opinion of the deer population is.I am assuming dec thinks its high because of permit quotas.Hunt down near stone cabin if anybody familar with Vesa Rd. Love the forest

[HectorBuckBuster]

I hunt and live right in that area. I travel through the National Forest almost everyday. I don't see the amount of deer on the National Forest as I did say 10 years ago. All the deer are lower down where the Vineyards and crops are. I live right on 414, and in one year there was 14 deer hit in one spot next to my house from the deade deer. Could be more that where not killed or where off in the brush. Problem is alot of the deer live between Rt 414 and the lake and alot of that area can not be hunted now because of the year round residents. Where 20 years ago, we could hunt almost the whole lake side from Tug Hollow all the way to Valois.