Lip – makes mention of putting the deer on alert. I guess we’ll see in 346 and 349 what the comments are from the regular gun and archery hunters in those area’s.
I will say this, I hunted the week between the two seasons 3A and 3B last year. Saw several deer on the move each day, all day long. I attribute that mostly to the peak of the rut and only wonder how many more deer might have still been on the move if there hadn’t already been the 3A season. I’m guessing it might take a few days after that early season for things to settle down again.
I really question the effectiveness of the season since most farmers are not harvesting any amount of corn this early in October. I know the land I hunt in 347 never is harvested before the last week in October.