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How was pressure this year?

Unread postby JonNc » Thu Dec 22, 2022 2:24 am

How was the pressure on the public land you hunted this year? Were you able to find spots where people weren't and have quality hunting?
This is just a general question looking to see others experiences from this year.


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Re: How was pressure this year?

Unread postby Danny boy » Thu Dec 22, 2022 2:29 am

Not as bad as last couple years. I noticed it in the way deer moved also.
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Re: How was pressure this year?

Unread postby Hawthorne » Thu Dec 22, 2022 3:53 am

Pressure was highest I’ve seen in years but was still able to kill a decent buck. Ran into more people in parking lots than ever. I met some nice people and one fellow beast
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Re: How was pressure this year?

Unread postby Nickburke1 » Thu Dec 22, 2022 4:41 am

One of our favorite spots started requiring CWD testing of deer taken in that county. Pressured was way down
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Re: How was pressure this year?

Unread postby Rich M » Thu Dec 22, 2022 6:13 am

Hurricanes reduced the overall hunt pressure but we had folks or marked stand spots in the areas we hunted.

Shot a small buck on day 2 of the 3 day quota hunt.
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Re: How was pressure this year?

Unread postby sagDE » Thu Dec 22, 2022 7:33 am

It’s been a bit weird this year. There has been considerable pressure during archery season but not as much during the gun seasons. Not sure where all of the gun hunters went
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Re: How was pressure this year?

Unread postby Trav » Thu Dec 22, 2022 7:44 am

I wasn't able to hunt as much this year as previous years and I still seen more pressure. Mostly bow season. Talked to a few guys where I parked which usually doesn't happen. Wasn't able to take any of my targets but got some meat for the freezer.
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Re: How was pressure this year?

Unread postby Swedishbowhunter » Thu Dec 22, 2022 11:46 am

Nickburke1 wrote:One of our favorite spots started requiring CWD testing of deer taken in that county. Pressured was way down

What state are you talking about?
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Re: How was pressure this year?

Unread postby Swedishbowhunter » Thu Dec 22, 2022 11:49 am

SW Wisconsin public was insane during bow season. Spots I had never seen a person in before had people in them consistently. Not sure if this is just a fluke or a cyclical thing, but it has definitely go me looking at different places.
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Re: How was pressure this year?

Unread postby Nickburke1 » Thu Dec 22, 2022 11:07 pm

Swedishbowhunter wrote:
Nickburke1 wrote:One of our favorite spots started requiring CWD testing of deer taken in that county. Pressured was way down

What state are you talking about?

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Re: How was pressure this year?

Unread postby Lowcountry » Thu Dec 22, 2022 11:21 pm

Found more stands and cameras in the woods than I normally do.
Still have several places where I see no human presence and have been successful year after year.
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Re: How was pressure this year?

Unread postby CJ14 » Fri Dec 23, 2022 3:28 am

Bow pressure was about what it normally is. Pretty heavy opening week then basically no one after. Gun season was still pretty intense but with some of the colder days we had I noticed less people out than last year. Minnesota by the way. Late season I have not seen another hunter yet.
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Re: How was pressure this year?

Unread postby Brokenarrow1980 » Fri Dec 23, 2022 5:05 am

I heard relentless rifle shots all season no matter where I went. I think my briar patch hardly anyone else hunts will be my ticket next year because if all that shooting was killing the deer around here took a beating.
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Re: How was pressure this year?

Unread postby Yoder » Fri Dec 23, 2022 5:09 am

Since PA is the absolute worst state in the country to hunt deer on public land, there was very little pressure. Nobody should ever come here to hunt. Nothing but does and spike bucks.
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Re: How was pressure this year?

Unread postby Evanszach7 » Fri Dec 23, 2022 6:19 am

Up in Ohio. Way up at LBL for the KY opener.


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