Daver
PMA Member
Ghost - just curious, with a buck that you essentially know lives on your property, or is at least in the area often enough to get his picture taken multiple times over a lengthy period of time, how many times have you seen him in person?
I am just trying to get a sense of what one might see while they are hunting v. what is actually present, at least some of the time. Maybe more bucks are nocturnal than we even think about...
I usually see some of the same bucks multiple times each fall, but then again the bucks I have shot I am fairly certain were "new" to me, at least that year. In other words, I think I have shot a couple of strangers.
Just curious...
I am just trying to get a sense of what one might see while they are hunting v. what is actually present, at least some of the time. Maybe more bucks are nocturnal than we even think about...
I usually see some of the same bucks multiple times each fall, but then again the bucks I have shot I am fairly certain were "new" to me, at least that year. In other words, I think I have shot a couple of strangers.
Just curious...
Ghost
Life Member
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Ghost - just curious, with a buck that you essentially know lives on your property, or is at least in the area often enough to get his picture taken multiple times over a lengthy period of time, how many times have you seen him in person?
I am just trying to get a sense of what one might see while they are hunting v. what is actually present, at least some of the time. Maybe more bucks are nocturnal than we even think about...
I usually see some of the same bucks multiple times each fall, but then again the bucks I have shot I am fairly certain were "new" to me, at least that year. In other words, I think I have shot a couple of strangers.
Just curious...
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Daver, trails cams have taught me several important things.
- A whitetail bucks range is much larger than I ever imagined.
- You have absolutely no idea what deer are in your hunting area unless you run a lot of cams the year round.
- Many of the best bucks you will ever kill are one time visiters to your area.
- Some of the bucks you will fully document on camera will never be seen by you or anyone else, especially after 4 years old.
Oh, and Ryan, come on man, it's the start of June..... Gimpy will be going with Gabe to the Iowa Deer Classic next year...
Ghost - just curious, with a buck that you essentially know lives on your property, or is at least in the area often enough to get his picture taken multiple times over a lengthy period of time, how many times have you seen him in person?
I am just trying to get a sense of what one might see while they are hunting v. what is actually present, at least some of the time. Maybe more bucks are nocturnal than we even think about...
I usually see some of the same bucks multiple times each fall, but then again the bucks I have shot I am fairly certain were "new" to me, at least that year. In other words, I think I have shot a couple of strangers.
Just curious...
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Daver, trails cams have taught me several important things.
- A whitetail bucks range is much larger than I ever imagined.
- You have absolutely no idea what deer are in your hunting area unless you run a lot of cams the year round.
- Many of the best bucks you will ever kill are one time visiters to your area.
- Some of the bucks you will fully document on camera will never be seen by you or anyone else, especially after 4 years old.
Oh, and Ryan, come on man, it's the start of June..... Gimpy will be going with Gabe to the Iowa Deer Classic next year...
dbltree
Super Moderator
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Many of the best bucks you will ever kill are one time visiters to your area.
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Did any of you ever see that study where they put a collar on a mature buck (I believe it was in Iowa)? That buck traveled over 25 miles cross country during the rut!!
I would say that the biggest bucks I have ever seen while hunting were "one time strangers" and mature bucks that lived in the area and I caught on cam in summer months...I never saw during hunting season
Keeps it interesting that's for sure!
Many of the best bucks you will ever kill are one time visiters to your area.
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Did any of you ever see that study where they put a collar on a mature buck (I believe it was in Iowa)? That buck traveled over 25 miles cross country during the rut!!
I would say that the biggest bucks I have ever seen while hunting were "one time strangers" and mature bucks that lived in the area and I caught on cam in summer months...I never saw during hunting season
Keeps it interesting that's for sure!
LoessHillsArcher
PMA Member
That is weird his rack is growing normal? Cool buck and great to get the history on em'!
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mature bucks that lived in the area and I caught on cam in summer months...I never saw during hunting season
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Thats what happened to me last year. Probably spent to much time hunting one area where I got my best photos. What do ya do though, good evidence, so you sit in your stand just expecting to see those deer in a matter of time, then when the season wraps up, your wondering where in the %#%@ did they go?
mature bucks that lived in the area and I caught on cam in summer months...I never saw during hunting season
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Thats what happened to me last year. Probably spent to much time hunting one area where I got my best photos. What do ya do though, good evidence, so you sit in your stand just expecting to see those deer in a matter of time, then when the season wraps up, your wondering where in the %#%@ did they go?