Its always something. Most years hunters are complaining that the rut is in Feb. And they don't see any bucks.
This year I've heard a lot of hunters talk about an early rut and I've seen a truck load of good bucks killed but now we are complaining that we can't see 20 does on a greenfield like the good ol days.
I don't know much about qdm or putting doe limits but I imagine the answer lies some where in the middle. Wouldn't matter if we got it perfect we would still find something to complain about. It's what we do.
I'll agree with ya on this one.^^^^
For what it's worth I think there is a general opinion that in most of LA the bucks don't get cranked up until the very end of the month and way into Feb. b/c the land is either not managed properly (buck to doe ratio is way off) or there is a lot of pressure so most of the rutting activity is done at night.
It ain't worth much because the land I hunt on is and has been managed by a wildlife biologist hired by our landowner for over ten years with very little hunting pressure and the rut has always and looks like always will be the last week of Jan and on into Feb.
