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2016 Hunting Survey Results
How many
days did
you hunt?
How many
Saturdays or
Sundays?
What hours did you hunt
on an average day?
Were you
successful?
Buck or
Doe?
Approx
Weight # points
Interesting or
unusual wildlife?
If so, please describe,
including the location.
Were property lines
well marked?
Did you encounter any
hunters who did not
have county permits?
Did you encounter
any non-hunters? If yes, how frequently?
Do you have any suggestions as to how the hunting program could be
improved in the future?
4 All 7am to 7pm All day No No Yes No No Thought it was great. Thank you for the opportunity.
7 3 7 am - 12 pm No No Yes No Yes Daily All in all I enjoyed the hunt
5 3 3pm-7pm No No Yes No Yes Twice
5 3 3 pm - 7 pm No No Yes No Yes twice
0 0 0 No No Yes No No
The crockery creek property is an awesome place to hike and hunt the only reason I
didnt get to hunt the property was because of a family medical situation that arose. I
did get to walk around and scout. Thank you for the opportunity to hunt.
1 0 3pm to 6pm No No Yes No NoProgram seems good. My intentions were to hunt this plot more. I think this is a
great opportunity to manage deer in Ottawa County
7 23:30 tell dark and on Sundays
7 to 10 amNo Yes
1 coon and lots of squirrels and 4
deer and 1 real nice buck and of
course just out of range
Yes No Yes All but 2 times I like it just the way it is good job to( Ottawa county parks )
9 2 saturdays
2 days dark to dark....2
evenings 2:30pm till dark...5
mornings 7am till noon
Yes Doe 110 lbs. Yes a male red fox....by the ponds Yes No Yes
a couple of times during the
week ...both times that I
hunted on the weekends...
I like the fact that the prehunt meeting was dropped...I also like the fact that there is
an APR...kinda makes it a challanging hunt....maybe a contact person or a way to
determine property owners in case the need to cross property lines to retrieve a
deer...I understand that sometimes people don't always get their permits if they are
drawn, just don't allow them to be in the draw's after that,just like if they don't do
the survey..otherwise I like the way things are, and would also give Ann a big shout
out of thanks for answering all my questions...
0 0 Did not hunt No No Yes No No
I was unable to take advantage of the hunt due to repeated illnesses that ravaged
our household for the weeks of the hunt. I considered hunting late in the season
(Nov 10-16) but was unable to.
Zero Zero NA No No No No No
5 2 2 to 6 PM No No Yes No Yes Almost every time I hunted. No suggestions. It is a great park and the hunting opportunity is a bonus.
5 3 7 - 10am No No Yes No YesEveryday, mainly at the
entrance.
The deer numbers are way down due to the die off in 2012 from the EHD disease and
do not appear to be increasing very much. I saw very few deer with two of the times
not seeing any at all. I would like to request that the shooting of Does not be allowed
for a few years.
Crockery Creek, Season One
2016 Hunting Survey Results
How many
days did
you hunt?
How many
Saturdays or
Sundays?
What hours did you hunt
on an average day?
Were you
successful?
Buck or
Doe?
Approx
Weight # points
Interesting or
unusual wildlife?
If so, please describe,
including the location.
Were property lines
well marked?
Did you encounter any
hunters who did not
have county permits?
Did you encounter
any non-hunters? If yes, how frequently?
Do you have any suggestions as to how the hunting program could be
improved in the future?
7 1 or 2 3:00 - 5:40 No Yes
Saw many more deer than last
year including my first sighting of
a buck on the property
Yes No Yes About 1/2 of the time
We love this program and thoroughly enjoy the chance to hunt on the Crockery
property. Had a great year and found several new hunting spots where I saw 10+
deer at a time.
4 2 3pm-6pm No No Yes No No allow hunting on 1/1/18
7 57am to 11pm and 3pm to
530pmYes Doe 107 0 Yes Bald Eagle Yes No Yes 2 Times
Be able to hunt both seasons. I thoroughly enjoyed hunting this property just felt my
time was too short with only a few weekends to hunt. The property is fantastic and
the wildlife was amazing to watch.
2 0 6 No No Yes No No None at this time.
2 2 3-6 No No Yes No Yes 1
0 0 0 No No Yes No No
0 0 0 No No Yes No No
0 0 0 No No Yes No No
0 0 None No No Yes No No Na
2 2 7am to 11am No No Yes No No Nothing at this time
6 4 3-7pm or 6-11am No YesOpossum, ducks, geese, squirrels,
deerYes No Yes Two times No, seems ok
Crockery Creek, Season Two
2016 Hunting Survey Results
How many
days did
you hunt?
How many
Saturdays or
Sundays?
What hours did you hunt
on an average day?
Were you
successful?
Buck or
Doe?
Approx
Weight # points
Interesting or
unusual wildlife?
If so, please describe,
including the location.
Were property lines
well marked?
Did you encounter any
hunters who did not
have county permits?
Did you encounter
any non-hunters? If yes, how frequently?
Do you have any suggestions as to how the hunting program could be
improved in the future?
6 5 4- dark No No Yes No YesEvery time I was out there
were people using the park.
No, I was very happy with the opportunity to hunt this property. I saw a lot of deer
just not in the right range!
15 15dawn to 1030am and 3pm to
darkNo Yes
Saw a duck fly into the power
lines and dieYes No Yes
Every hunt. Lots of people
with dogs of leashes chasing
deer. Also lots of older people
hanging out in the parking lot
smoking.
I think opening the hunting up to the first day of archery season would be great.
Managing the open hiking and mountain bike trails during the time would also be
excellent. I thought the property was great and it is very hard for next year to
decide on 1st or 2nd season to apply. The reasoning is during first season you get lots
of people wandering around but you have some of the better deer activity based on
the rut. During second season I feel you would see less people but the deer traffic
would be greatly different and maybe harder to locate. Also every property around
the Upper Mac has a gun blind on it with the windows facing the Upper Mac. I am
sure plenty of deer are poached from those locations each year. Also as stated in a
prior email. Opening duck hunting out there would be great, the property would be
off the charts good and could demand a bunch of money.
5 2 7am-10 No No Yes No No
2 2 3-7pm No No Yes No Yes 1
3 2 5-8 No No Yes No Yes 2 Told earlier of the results, so we can scout pre-season.
3 3 7 to 11am and 2:30 to 6pm No No Yes No Yes
Each time I went out there
were people in the parking lot
and hikers and bikers on the
trails but nobody was in the
woods when I was hunting.
You should really allow baiting. This area doesn't have a high density of deer so if we
could bait this would give the hunters a much better opportunity of at least seeing
deer.
0 0 0 No No Yes No No
6 2 4-6.5 No YesI saw what looked like a cougar
track coming out of the swampYes No Yes
Each hunt I saw a few but was
able to get out away from
common areas
Weather had an effect on success this year. Passed up several deer but didn't get a
chance on a mature buck. I hope to get another chance now that I have experienced
the property. Thanks!!!
4 0 4pm to 7pm No Yes
I saw several large barn owls on
the south end of the property
along with some of the biggest
squirrels I've ever seen.
Yes No Yes Only once. More parking areas for hunters.
7 2 7:00-10:30 AM, 3:30-6:30 PM No No Yes No No
15 4 3:00 to 6:00 pm No No Yes No No One buck 3 or more in a side.
Upper Macatawa, Season One
2016 Hunting Survey Results
How many
days did
you hunt?
How many
Saturdays or
Sundays?
What hours did you hunt
on an average day?
Were you
successful?
Buck or
Doe?
Approx
Weight # points
Interesting or
unusual wildlife?
If so, please describe,
including the location.
Were property lines
well marked?
Did you encounter any
hunters who did not
have county permits?
Did you encounter
any non-hunters? If yes, how frequently?
Do you have any suggestions as to how the hunting program could be
improved in the future?
3 0 7-10am and 3pm to sunset No No Yes No Yes Once
I feel an Antler Point Retriction "4 or more points on one side" would gather more
interest to hunters and the number of permits may have been too many this year.
The number of permits made me not hunt weekends because of the likely-hood of
encroaching and other hunters.
10 8 3 to 7 pm No No Yes No Yes 3 times Split the total 3 month bow season in half
2 0 7am-1pm No No Yes No YesA couple walkers here and
there
15 3-4 230ish- dark No Yes
Saw quite a few deer, mainly does
and small bucks. There are big
ones in there and it would be cool
to see the property managed. Just
an idea, but try to put in an 8
point rule for next year. Lot of
coyotes and ducks
Yes No YesOnce. Just at the trail head.
Very friendly
Put restrictions on the size of buck that is allowed to be killed. There is GREAT
genetics in there and would be awesome to see some antler point restrictions. I
passed a few young bucks this year that will be great deer in a year or two.
15 6 7-10 3-dark No No Yes No Yes Every day Second season is useless if big bucks were taken first season with they were
15 6 7-10 am - 2-6 pm No No Yes No YesDaily see them walking or
riding bikes
Less people getting drawn to hunt and antler point restrictions of a 8 point
minimum also maybe limit areas people can walk or ride bikes during the hunt dates
as the nature enthusiast don't think of the fact people are hunting out their
15-20 6 7-11am and 3-6pm. No Yes We seen coyotes and owls. No No Yes
Daily but they were always on
the trails and never where I
was hunting.
I like the system the way you have it. Wish we could hunt it more. It's an amazing
piece of property that has a ton of deer and other wildlife on it. I could see the need
for a gun season someday to manage the deer. Thanks for the opportunity.
15 7 7:15-10 or 3:30-5:30 No Yes
Owls, muskrat, coyote, turkeys.
Directly East of the parking lot off
of 84th Street in the patch of
woods there.
No No YesDaily but they were using the
park trails.
I really enjoyed this hunt. I saw lots of deer and other wildlife. I didn't observe any
property lines but made sure I stayed well away from the edge according to the
provided map.
1 1 2 to 5 pm No No No No No Clarify property lines and no hunting zones.
0 0Was unable to get out due to
other responsibilitiesNo No Yes No No
0 0 N/A No No Yes No YesUsing Bike Path daily on
scouting trips
Upper Macatawa, Season Two