Nomad47 said:
The gunfire doesn't bother the deer. I have observed enough deer while groundhog hunting. But tell that to the bow hunters.
Nomad is correct in his observation. When securing permission I always ask about deer hunters that have been given permission. And always do chuck hunting between 9am and 3 or 4pm when the bow hunters are on break, or where none are supposed to be.
It makes a lot of farmers very unhappy to see a FAT chuck in a cut bean field as they have gotten that way off their $13 a bushel beans. It also makes them VERY happy to see buzzards feasting on a fat one's carcass. And the farmers are the ones that give permission for us to hunt.... so I'm all for making them happy.

If I told a few farmers that I'd just wait til spring..... someone else will be shooting or trapping that farm next year most likely. :-[ WD