I hunt between Beatrice and Franklin. Before our lease became part of the WMA, the hunting was good but not stellar IF you knew how to hunt those hills. There was an occasional standout buck but mostly it was 3.5yo 7 and 8 points that made a decent buck kill. Not a place I’d choose if I was hunting for wall hangers. I have a friend that hunts just a bit farther north inside Wilcox county and he doesn’t brag about the “quality” of the deer there either. My understanding is that closer to Vrendenburg the deer tend to be a little better but that’s hearsay from me.
I will say that the numbers(or apparent numbers) can be high or low depending on your neighbors and the particular terrain. There’s so much closed canopy timber in my area now that it doesn’t support a large population but mid season I’ll have 8-11 does and as many bucks crossing and using my 34 acres daily. But I have plots and corn and the property behind me is 2600 acres that barely gets hunted. My neighbor across the street has deer that don’t come to my side. Her nephews whack does all season and my numbers don’t change.
