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Does anybody else get frustrated on opening day when you don't see a single thing?

Question by IanS. Uploaded on November 15, 2009

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from BioGuy wrote 2 years 27 weeks ago

Not really...but I grew up hunting in the Adirondacks, and never really expected to see very much anyway. Just getting out in the woods on opening day is a treat, regardless if you see anything or not.

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from codybrotz14 wrote 2 years 27 weeks ago

definately

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from 99explorer wrote 2 years 27 weeks ago

BioGuy is right. You may have your expections set too high. Seeing other wildlife, squirrels, woodpeckers, etc. does serve to keep your spirits up, as well as seeing deer sign. Seeing a few does should get the adrenalin flowing and seeing a buck should be like winning the lottery, rather than an everyday thing.

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from slothman wrote 2 years 27 weeks ago

No way! I just love being in the woods.

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from Jere Smith wrote 2 years 27 weeks ago

Nope.

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from tony167n wrote 2 years 27 weeks ago

no i don't really expect to see any deer on opening day anyway so i'm lucky if i get a shot on a good doe or buck during the whole first week

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from realtreehunter wrote 2 years 27 weeks ago

yeah especially when you hear gun shots around you

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from metsfan6734@yah... wrote 2 years 27 weeks ago

of course, thats alway frustrating but dont give up theyll come around eventually.

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from steve182 wrote 2 years 27 weeks ago

I don't need to see many, but i expect to see a few!

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from Big O wrote 2 years 27 weeks ago

Sometime ya' get the gold-mine. Some days ya' get the shaft !
A bad day hunting is better than a good day school/work !

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from ADKHunter wrote 2 years 27 weeks ago

i definately agree with BioGuy because every hunt is a treat so don't take it forgranted

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from jestr1 wrote 2 years 27 weeks ago

I just love gettin out in the woods. seein a deer and gettin a shot is an extra bonus. I had the deer all patterned out last year still didnt get a shot off. This year I have seen no deer. Lots of squirrels and a big moose though! Its a great time!

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from Skeeb wrote 2 years 27 weeks ago

Like others said, I don't care if I see anyhting, it would be nice, but it's about being in the outdoors with friends and family that is important.

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from jeffo52284 wrote 2 years 27 weeks ago

being out there is important part getting something is just an added bonus. thats the way i look at it

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from fliphuntr14 wrote 2 years 27 weeks ago

i love being in the woods and when ever i go to school or work in the past few weeks i think about the wind direction and imagine what direction the deer would be coming from. i hunt in a different area for the gun opener and if you ve ever hunted wisconsin you know it sounds like a war has just started in the woods on opening day,. i get excited knowing a big deer might just be out of sight and working in at anytime when i was younger i got frustrated but now i know deer can literly show up at anytime during the day 2 years ago i shot a doe at 1:30pm had i waited i would've had a shot at the buck right behind her... last year was actully the first opening day i didn't see 1 deer but the second day i shot an 8pt and made those long days in the woods waiting all worth it..

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from deerslayer1234 wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

Everytime. But it is still always worth it.

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from codyboyd wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

yeah, but i love the outdoors and watching mother nature. it makes it worth while. but so does getting a deer!

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from rocky d bashaw wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

kindof do,when i hear that somebody got one from a direction where i hear shots, but being with friends and family out in the woods and nature,no tv,radio,cell phones and cars driving by is a great hunting trip,the day will come when i get a kill.

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from Christian Emter wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

No becuaew I usually see something.

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from huskerguy wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

It's not so much of not seeing deer in the area. It's more of the road hunters that are keeping them from crossing the road to get to the place I hunt.

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from mrhansen9 wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

I more get frustrated when I'm not seeing anything, but people are shooting all around me. If nothing's happening then that's fine with me

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from BrigMarine wrote 2 years 24 weeks ago

it happens to me. luckily i get one the next day if I stick it out in the stand

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from BioGuy wrote 2 years 27 weeks ago

Not really...but I grew up hunting in the Adirondacks, and never really expected to see very much anyway. Just getting out in the woods on opening day is a treat, regardless if you see anything or not.

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from ADKHunter wrote 2 years 27 weeks ago

i definately agree with BioGuy because every hunt is a treat so don't take it forgranted

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from 99explorer wrote 2 years 27 weeks ago

BioGuy is right. You may have your expections set too high. Seeing other wildlife, squirrels, woodpeckers, etc. does serve to keep your spirits up, as well as seeing deer sign. Seeing a few does should get the adrenalin flowing and seeing a buck should be like winning the lottery, rather than an everyday thing.

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from Big O wrote 2 years 27 weeks ago

Sometime ya' get the gold-mine. Some days ya' get the shaft !
A bad day hunting is better than a good day school/work !

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from tony167n wrote 2 years 27 weeks ago

no i don't really expect to see any deer on opening day anyway so i'm lucky if i get a shot on a good doe or buck during the whole first week

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from jestr1 wrote 2 years 27 weeks ago

I just love gettin out in the woods. seein a deer and gettin a shot is an extra bonus. I had the deer all patterned out last year still didnt get a shot off. This year I have seen no deer. Lots of squirrels and a big moose though! Its a great time!

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from Skeeb wrote 2 years 27 weeks ago

Like others said, I don't care if I see anyhting, it would be nice, but it's about being in the outdoors with friends and family that is important.

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from realtreehunter wrote 2 years 27 weeks ago

yeah especially when you hear gun shots around you

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from metsfan6734@yah... wrote 2 years 27 weeks ago

of course, thats alway frustrating but dont give up theyll come around eventually.

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from steve182 wrote 2 years 27 weeks ago

I don't need to see many, but i expect to see a few!

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from jeffo52284 wrote 2 years 27 weeks ago

being out there is important part getting something is just an added bonus. thats the way i look at it

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from fliphuntr14 wrote 2 years 27 weeks ago

i love being in the woods and when ever i go to school or work in the past few weeks i think about the wind direction and imagine what direction the deer would be coming from. i hunt in a different area for the gun opener and if you ve ever hunted wisconsin you know it sounds like a war has just started in the woods on opening day,. i get excited knowing a big deer might just be out of sight and working in at anytime when i was younger i got frustrated but now i know deer can literly show up at anytime during the day 2 years ago i shot a doe at 1:30pm had i waited i would've had a shot at the buck right behind her... last year was actully the first opening day i didn't see 1 deer but the second day i shot an 8pt and made those long days in the woods waiting all worth it..

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from codyboyd wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

yeah, but i love the outdoors and watching mother nature. it makes it worth while. but so does getting a deer!

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from slothman wrote 2 years 27 weeks ago

No way! I just love being in the woods.

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from deerslayer1234 wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

Everytime. But it is still always worth it.

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from rocky d bashaw wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

kindof do,when i hear that somebody got one from a direction where i hear shots, but being with friends and family out in the woods and nature,no tv,radio,cell phones and cars driving by is a great hunting trip,the day will come when i get a kill.

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from Jere Smith wrote 2 years 27 weeks ago

Nope.

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from Christian Emter wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

No becuaew I usually see something.

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from huskerguy wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

It's not so much of not seeing deer in the area. It's more of the road hunters that are keeping them from crossing the road to get to the place I hunt.

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from mrhansen9 wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

I more get frustrated when I'm not seeing anything, but people are shooting all around me. If nothing's happening then that's fine with me

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from BrigMarine wrote 2 years 24 weeks ago

it happens to me. luckily i get one the next day if I stick it out in the stand

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from codybrotz14 wrote 2 years 27 weeks ago

definately

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