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Rabun and Towns Counties?
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jfarrell30339
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I hunt Union county and I can tell you the following...
I've been in woods many days this season and seen only one shooter buck. The does are spread out over way too much terrain and they are very hard to pattern given the scope of the size of the area. I also have seen a dramatic increase in coyotes and bear in my area all of which have led to a lower than normal fawn recruitment.
Mountain deer hunting is a different animal.
I've been in woods many days this season and seen only one shooter buck. The does are spread out over way too much terrain and they are very hard to pattern given the scope of the size of the area. I also have seen a dramatic increase in coyotes and bear in my area all of which have led to a lower than normal fawn recruitment.
Mountain deer hunting is a different animal.
goshenmountainman
Senior Member
Habersham and White counties both have more flat rolling hills in the southern parts of both counties. Rabun and Towns and Union counties are mostly rugged mountains with low deer populations. Habersham and White both have good deer populations down in the flat parts of the counties.
I don't know what you're looking at. Union has more than most of any of the "mountain" counties. Rabun and Towns are very low. Personally, I wish Union was lower.
PappyHoel
Senior Member
I agree but put Lumpkin on that list too. It's about shot out. I've hunted 18 times since bow season and seen 1 deer. It's not lack of hunting experience
Rabun
Senior Member
For Rabun I believe the low kill numbers reflect a low deer population due to the carrying capacity of the land and predators (bear and coyotes) and the fact that it is so mountainous and vast it is difficult to hunt.
tree cutter 08
Senior Member
Rabun was good bit lower last time I checked. It is rugged and rough and probably more bears than deer. Towns is similar. Lots of remote country that's hard to access and hard to hunt. The deer been killed out and bear numbers rose and its impossible for the numbers to flip back. Deer are just few and far between.
Fork Horn
Senior Member
I feel the same way about Union. Always amazes me when I hear folks talk about there not being enough deer and the next sentence they tell me about the does they shot (or shot at). It just makes no sense.
ArticSnake
Senior Member
Towns co has a lot of move in ppl that don't want deer shot. There's a lot of nf there, but a lot of it there's no access too. East side and south side of co is a lot of bears and hogs. North side and east size is loaded in deer but that's where most subdivisions are at and the deer stay in there where u can't hunt them. Take a ride behind young Harris collage at dusk or behind blue ridge emc. U will see tons of deer and massive bucks just can't hunt them
I'm guilty of that. I want more deer here, but I need to fill my freezer too.
Water Swat
Senior Member
Cant have both
I can. I hunt 3 different states.
The mtn man
Senior Member
Exactly, I listened to the slaughter last weekend, good grief, probably the same ones that want dnr to stock more deer because they shot the 2 does they saw this year.
aj.hiner
Senior Member
It's mountain hunting. 5 sits not a single deer. Day 6 hit the rattle bag and here comes a chocolate rack freak busting out of the mtn laurel
bfriendly
Bigfoot friendly
WORD!
I think alot has to do with so much land you just cant reasonably get to/hunt......thats why the pigs, bear and yotes are also growing in numbers. This is leaving less deer on top of the terrain.
bfriendly
Bigfoot friendly
Last year I saw a MONSTER at Pinelog, but he was moving too fast, too far away and I really wanted to shoot a hog anyway
cumberland
Senior Member
I agree Towns is tough but Union has a lot of Deer. Numerous big bucks from Union are brought into Mcclures Processing in Blairsville.
Keep in mind, deer are brought to McClures from 4 or 5 different counties.
The mtn man
Senior Member
They get a whole bunch of business from the neighboring state, and hundreds of guys that have clubs down south bring their deer home to McClures.
Back40hunter
Senior Member
Something else to consider in these rough mountain counties is that you don't have too many folks hunting. Lot's of folks won't hunt the mountain terrain if they have anywhere else to hunt. Low hunter numbers will have an impact on harvest, especially when you have thousands of acres of NF with no one hunting on it.
