If a given area has plenty of bedding/food/attractive habitat for deer, but it is is hunted heavily and a majority of the deer seen in a given year are killed, how long does it take for more/different deer to move in?wondering both about mature bucks and deer in general. And by "area" I mean a 1-2 square miles tops, surrounded by similar habitat with assumed similar/high deer densities, not wiping out deer in the entire wma/thousands of acres and expecting them to rebound quickly.
Somewhat related follow-up question- how often do you experienced hunters rotate areas/leave a property alone, is this more to decrease pressure on target bucks, or do you rotate hunting areas similarly to how farmers rotate crops? (And does this even matter on public if other hunters don't rotate/hammer it every year, I assume not?)
Somewhat related follow-up question- how often do you experienced hunters rotate areas/leave a property alone, is this more to decrease pressure on target bucks, or do you rotate hunting areas similarly to how farmers rotate crops? (And does this even matter on public if other hunters don't rotate/hammer it every year, I assume not?)