Not many hunters like there used to be WHY ?

It may be well that Missouri is in trouble when it comes to deer and turkey..All the reports I have been getting from my area are poor..Now that does not mean the rest of the state is that way..No one seems to have an answer.No one is finding dead deer or turkeys carcases. In my county which will remain nameless in the month of October the MDC reported 3 yes three turkeys for the month..Now I know not many hunt the birds that month but last year it was 112..Are they truthful ????
  Deer hunting was tough this year in many places.First of all the main rut was very early.The second week of October about 2 weeks earlier this year..I know a lot of you think its November like the MDC tells you,but like I have said before if you start seeing fawns in late April and early May just count backwards 7 months.which is the gestation period.Its pretty much the same whether you are in New York or Idaho.I lived and hunted in both places..When I worked for a game dept out west we were told to make sure you tell if asked the rut was November even for the Elk which most Elk hunters know is BS. To make things even harder the weather was not the greatest and the leaves hung on all season which is very short for rifle hunters.They took a day from you and gave it to the kiddie daddy poaching season plus the kiddies get to hunt all the rest of the seasons...