The processor that we use in Marshall County and another one in Madison C have County have had approximately 400 and 500 deer respectively brought in to date. Last year at this time their respective #s were approximately 600 and 800.

Just wondering if other processors are seeing similar #s and wondering why the big drop

Ive heard it is down last year because of the colder weather.(more) harder to get out of bed.

An economist would want to know if all other factors are the same. Are their prices the same as last year? If the price has gone up, that would account for part of the drop. Have leases in that area gone up? That could also mean fewer people hunting. This data alone can't be construed as fewer deer in the area.

I'm sure some decided that they wanted the deer they shot back and learned how to do it on their own

The main one up here said his is half of what it's been in years past.

I got at least 2/3 of A deer back last week.

One we use in perry county is down a couple hundred as well

the amount of doe days x the last three years = LESS DEER.

My $.02

Any other processors opened nearby? Had the quality of their service gone down?

EHD = they gone

Yep, except multiply it by the number of years they've been open from day 1 through the end of season.

This has been a rough year for deer killing too, not just deer seeing for some reason. We've got 1300 acres and 6 hunters in our lease. It's in Blount county. The first buck of the year was killed TODAY. A big 6 point. I don't think it's EHD, it may be corn piles.

Its because of all the Florida hunters that are killing all of our deer are quartering up the meat and taking it back there to be processed. Just ask goodman_hunter if you don't believe me.

You need to factor in the chitty weather we've had on weekends this year too. My guy in W Limestone county did 745 last year but i took him #812 and 813 the other day so he's actually up this year

The one by the house had caught up last one I took around New Years.

It used to be the coonasses, now the floridians... Who next? I bet it will be the Iowa folks looking for a warmer place to hunt

Say what?

Dang leeroy
u still on that.let it go bro

Reed's in Clanton, AL has taken in around 1,750 so far this year which is a little ahead of last year.

Wiley,

Comparing Game Check's reports to the total deer killed in prior seasons as shown on the DCNR's annual reports, there has only been approx. 5.5% of the usual total number of deer killed so far this season.

Republican appointees to the Advisory Board are obviously decimating our whitetail deer resources with their forbidden legislation.

I know you're saying this tongue- in cheek, but with as many people on here that said they would "voluntarily" report their harvest, I figured more deer would be reported.