Stolencopy
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Deer hunting myths
- Thread starter Grayson Everett
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MYTH: I let 4 does walk today or I let an 8 pt walk today
Reality: I saw a doe/buck come by that may have been close enough to stand up, pick up bow, draw bow, deer stopped in the right spot, and maybe get a shot off - that may or may not have been a good shot.
Reality: I saw a doe/buck come by that may have been close enough to stand up, pick up bow, draw bow, deer stopped in the right spot, and maybe get a shot off - that may or may not have been a good shot.
SaddleUpPartner!
Well-Known Member
My favorite is “culling” the spikes out of the herd. Totally ignoring that the next season there will be a new round of spikes.
Assigning human levels of intelligence to "big bucks."
Deer aren't smart. I've seen enough of their tiny, smooth brains to know that. It's a goat. It's not a game of skill or a battle of wits, it's a game of numbers. One good buck is a 1 in 100 animal, so naturally you'll see fewer of them. He also is only grocery shopping for one, so he needs to move and feed less. He also is highly likely to have sustained an injury from a hunter, so he's very likely to avoid all risk when he encounters them because there's no fitness payoff involved with taking that chance. Young deer and does aren't "dumb." They just don't have a reason to be scared yet.
Passing a spike means you'll get to see him as a bigger buck next year and the year after. Unlikely since the young males of the species disperse to prevent interbreeding.
The idea on managing small properties. If you have a small piece of property, the best thing you can do is bait/plant a food plot and only hunt it opening weekend and peak rut. Everything else is a lot of work for a little payoff. Speaking from 10 years of experience on a 120 acre lease.
Deer aren't smart. I've seen enough of their tiny, smooth brains to know that. It's a goat. It's not a game of skill or a battle of wits, it's a game of numbers. One good buck is a 1 in 100 animal, so naturally you'll see fewer of them. He also is only grocery shopping for one, so he needs to move and feed less. He also is highly likely to have sustained an injury from a hunter, so he's very likely to avoid all risk when he encounters them because there's no fitness payoff involved with taking that chance. Young deer and does aren't "dumb." They just don't have a reason to be scared yet.
Passing a spike means you'll get to see him as a bigger buck next year and the year after. Unlikely since the young males of the species disperse to prevent interbreeding.
The idea on managing small properties. If you have a small piece of property, the best thing you can do is bait/plant a food plot and only hunt it opening weekend and peak rut. Everything else is a lot of work for a little payoff. Speaking from 10 years of experience on a 120 acre lease.
jkmartin12
New Member
Myth: you can't kill them sitting on the couch.
you can in fact, you just may have to raise the window first..... or step onto the porch. I see a good many bucks from the couch
you can in fact, you just may have to raise the window first..... or step onto the porch. I see a good many bucks from the couch
My dad lives and dies by same tree. It worked well for him the last 5 years. But this year it did not. But he will sit the same tree 20 times in a year.
JakeFromVirginia
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Playing the wind is the only effective scent control. And rubber boots aren’t scent free. Anything contrary to the above statement is a myth.