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[SPECIALIZED]

Just got to thinking about how much hunting we do, Looked back at my hunting logs I keep and averaged up my hunting days.

Found Since retiring I average about 55 days per year, starting with April spring gobbler season,  then in Sept with the urban archery deer hunt,  then regular Archery,  fall Turkey,  late archery,  then a hog hunt or two in  Texas.
In the middle of all this hunting,  manage to take a few coyotes.



How many days hunting do you average?

[vixenmaster]

Not near as much as i wanted too fer being retired! Only made it about 40 mornings, had too many honey-do thingys put upon me

[Fullquiver]

If I count my days scouting I would say that I hunted about 40-45 days this year. I am involved in several ministries at church and these limit my time more than anything, but I don't feel the least bit of regret about that decision.  In my youth I hunted obsessively, never missing a day if at all possible.  I would hunt close to a 120 days a year between turkeys, deer, coon, rabbit and predators.  I've since repented of my selfish ways and hunt something far less elusive and utterly more rewarding, time with my God.

[deerboy]

this year exactly 2 days! there is no (wild) meat in the deerboy freezer   work work work. (better than no work i suppose)

[Jetster]

With me it depends on how fast I get my deer!!!!!!!!I hunt NY and PA and deer hunted about 15 times,only one day during NY rifle season cause buck went down on the opener.....PA was a little tougher for me but last day was a charm,gotta love deer drives!!!!!

[Jetster]

By the way would of got out more but can thank Bow Tech for that,deer-less during archery......

[Tombob]

I do a lot of fishing which cuts into my hunting time. Almost as much as work does! I bow hunted about 15 evenings this fall, along with 3 days of SD pheasant and a few days of bunnies with the neighbors beagles and a couple goose trips. Put 4 deer in the freezer which is just about enough for a year for us. I'd probably bow hunt more but I've lost a couple of my best spots the past couple years. I've been hunting for some land so I'll have at least one place I won't have to worry about losing. Our bow season just was extended by 2 weeks so next season I'll probably get out more, especially because it's before daylight savings time ends (easier to get out after work)

[Buzzard Bait]

About 50 days deer hunting (archery begins middle of October and gun ends last day of January). I will probably spend 30 days or more getting ready for next year's hunting season preparing and planting food plots; bush hogging; repairing, painting old stands, putting up new stands; posting signs, etc. And yes, I am retired.

Edited by Buzzard Bait, 07 January 2012 - 11:51 PM.

[Jetster]

Tombob, on 07 January 2012 - 10:45 PM, said:

I do a lot of fishing which cuts into my hunting time.

I fish way more than I hunt,if I had to give up one it would be hunting!!!!!The mighty Susquehanna here is a great fishery...

[topfueler1]

I'm 54 and not retired yet. Nine days for deer so far in PA & MD. Going this thur.-sat. last three days of PA archery. We also predator hunt and crow shoot. Haven't done it yet so far but we will. Groundhogs in the spring.

[al k]

I do keep track of days deer hunted and deer sightings. No real reason except to keep a record of sorts.  I am retired and hunt in two states. There were 125 days possible to hunt in 2011.  Out of those possible days I hunted 26 mornings and 21 afternoon/evening hunts.

I saw 19 bucks, 26 does and 4 unknowns. Some were unshootable and I also passed on several.  Seven of them came home with me.

[loneranger]

I keep a log every season. This  Nov sat for 57 hrs, mornings evenings covering 3 weeks. Saw total of 10 deer. This was in Iowa,,the supposed land crawling with deer. Just to show there are places with not so many deer, even in Iowa.

[robertyb]

I am retired also. Best I can figure out is 10 days turkey hunting and 12 bowhunting days as I went on a fishing trip for most of both those seasons and then 69 days deer hunting from Oct. 22th to Jan. 1st. I missed a few days but am pretty sure it ended up as 91 days total.

[Hardawaypoints]

I'm not sure how many days I hunted this Fall, it was more than usual.  Lack of work made for more hunting time but a smaller bank account.  I saw more bucks than usual this Fall too. Only one of them was a shooter and he was too far to try with a crossbow.  There are a lot of good looking younger bucks who have great potential if they get the chance to reach maturity. I also learned where to set up along a bottom that had baffled me in the past.  I set up really high overlooking the entire creek bottom and found the trail the deer preferred to travel. I will be cutting shooting lanes in there in the next couple of weeks to make sure everything will be ready for next fall.

I took 4 does this Fall & could have taken that many more easily.  I just started hunting a farm that was new to me this Fall and it took a little while to figure things out.

Jim

[tharris811]

I work full time But will get in the woods maybe 20-25 times. saw a lot of deer at the 1st of the season. but they seemed to have moved.but still looking