Down state has more guns than the south side of Chicago NOT FAKE NEWS Sometimes we just hit them with cars ( I guess I should have also said Deer in there )
Too cold north of interstate 10 to even think about hunting or fishing. Here in Florida deer hunting via Bow and Arrow starts in Sept. and regular Gun season stops in January. So you can hunt deer every day for somewhere between 4 and 5 months. No checks or tags of any sort except on some State or National Land. I think there is both a daily limit and possession limit, but unless you are selling deer meat, no one is checking that either. Deer are very abundant and growing in numbers. Ditto bear and hogs. Bear very limited hunting. Hogs on State and National land where permitted much the same as deer harvesting. Hogs on private property hunting allowed 24/7 365 days of year with land owner permission.
Well the High here today is 22 with a low of 18 with a trace of snow on the ground time for a hearty breakfast
Trigger happy idiots , my finger never hits the trigger till I know exactly what I'm fixing to kill .
PA has a similar body count. Last year, the count yielded 65 TONS of meat contributed to food pantries. CWD is making it's presence known more and more each year.
I got to thinking here , ,,,hmm,,imagine that .... 59,000 deer taken in 1 weekend , this could just show you in a SHTF situation , just how fast that food supply could be wiped out .
I hate hunters. Lifelong hatred of having to repair fences as a kid when the bastards cut the fences on private property rather than going around to the damn gate When my grandfather got old, he would drive around during hunting season and shoot at them for trespassing. The Sheriff would come talk to him. He would say he was defending his rights. I kept wondering when he was going to get killed but as it turns out he got a reputation as the 'crazy old man' and it stopped alot of trespassing.
My season was short. I bought one tag. Never went out at all. My sister called me had a big doe stuck in her horse fence. Crossbow 10 yards. She didnt go anywhere. ha ha ha . Used front end loader to pick her up to release the one foot. Horses were slightly amused. Tagged her and she is now safely in the freezer. This hunting stuff is getting harder every year , last year I shot my deer while walking out to my blind on day one.