Anyone here live in Steuben? Hunt or have a camp there?
The reason I ask is this......
I have a camp near Arkport. Every year we see tons of doe all summer, not many bucks.......until the rut and into gun season........then we take a good number of bucks....
For the last 3 years we have taken 5 buck and 1 doe each year. 1 or 2 of the bucks in the bow season.
This year I have not spent quite as much time there in the pre-season, but I have NOT seen hardly a doe!
I did see 13 trophy class bucks in 2 days of pre-season scouting
Now that bow season has arrived, I have hunted 7 days and seen a total of 2 does and 1 buck, none while hunting. Normally you can't spend a day there without seeing 15-20 deer.
The number of DMU permits was cut drastically. Is it just me or do you guys think the population in Steuben has been reduced that drastically? I know the number of permits have been high for the last few years and the last 2 winters have been bad.........but Steuben has always been the king!
What are you guys seeing?