DEC 2017 deer hunting summary

[L&M]

http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/wildlife_pdf/2017deerrpt.pdf

[chowder]

Lot of interesting info in here. Deer take in the towns we hunt in is described as higher than I would have guessed. Deer take by MU is interesting too.

[Gill-T]

I was shocked 3.5 year old bucks in NY only averaged 110” B&C. Interesting that fertile ag land areas have the size edge on younger bucks but every area has similar sized bucks at 3.5 years of age. Genetics play a bigger role than food is what I surmise from that data.