Ya they are in the river hills see them crossing ice back and forth in the winter while out ice fishing. Nice thing is with very limited rifle tags they get a chance to grow up some toads shot every year. In wallworth I think we had 10 anydeer tags last year. I grew up in Watertown also I would rather hunt deer out here than back in shelter belt country any day.
I can for sure say I never spent a lot of time around the river so that makes sense...good to hear they are living that far west of the hills.
I didnt realize that till i moved out here either. I graduated in '97. The civic arena was the place to be in the early 90's for those basketball games.
Shows how much I know about the east river draw. The only east river unit I ever look at is where the in-laws have land in Clay County. The rifle tags are any deer there, but pretty slim chance of ever seeing a muley.
They have that in a bunch of er counties that will never see a mule deer really makes no sense.
Mature prairie whitetails are a different animal. All spot and stock run to the next county if bumped. Its like hunting mule deer but on steroids. Same country just a bigger challenge.White tails
