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LONG DEER SEASON DRAWS TO A CLOSE
Way back on the fourth
Saturday in September is when Tennessee’s 2012-2013 deer season began. It
draws to a close on Sunday.
Since the September start hunters had some 105 days to take to the woods
and fields across the Volunteer State. Added to that was another four days
for youngsters if they participated in youth deer hunts.
Tennessee long season had a liberal bag limit too, allowing three does
daily or three bucks for the year. And how has it been as the season winds
down? Pretty good in the opinion of most hunters, although not everyone
bagged that big trophy buck they hoped for.
Henry County hunters will end the season on a good note as it appears
hunters will have checked in enough deer by season’s end to maintain the
status as one of the state’s best deer hunting destinations. At midweek
the harvest total was 4,901, which placed Henry in third place among the
state’s 95 counties.
As the curtain is about to fall, statewide totals were 163,305 at midweek.
Giles County was leading the state with 5,027, followed by Fayette at
4,919.
Meanwhile, hunters across Henry County seemed to agree that it was indeed
a successful season but they also seemed in agreement over not seeing as
many big bucks as in times past.
“My deer season started out good during early archery season, seeing deer
each trip,” said Jon Paul Moody. “I’ll have to admit the last several
weeks have been tough, however; doing a lot of hunting and not much killin'.”
“My deer sightings have dropped drastically but it happens every year,”
continued Moody. “Once they feel a little pressure they seem to vanish. I
did not get a chance to kill a big buck this season; maybe next year.
“Seems like the deer are grouping back up however as I’m seeing bucks
travelling in groups as well as does and young ones grouping up. Right
now, if you see one deer you are seeing several in a bunch. I did however
get a chance to hunt Kentucky this year. One word - AWESOME! Kentucky is
doing something right. I wish Tennessee would consider their limits and
seasons for management practices.”
While the season may end on Sunday for most folks, the youngsters get
another crack at it next week when the final young sportsmen’s hunt
arrives January 12-13. Kids age 6-16 years of age will have another
two-day weekend hunt similar to the one they enjoyed back in October
before the regular season opened.
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