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Question for any herd managers or deer whisperers

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iamcorey

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Allow me to set up the layout of the land. A mile stretch of land along the TN river running east to west. To the north is a razor wire fence 6’+. River is to the south. Access is along a path along the fence. At any point you are 3/4 to 1/2 mile from the river. It’s a mix of swamp, hardwood bottoms and small elevation with a couple of draws on the east side which is where I hunt a good bit during the rut. That is where the fence turns north creating a funnel from a piece that opens up into my spot. My younger self could throw a rock into the river from the fence at that point.

Here’s the deal. In years past you couldn’t walk to that spot without tripping over a rub. I’ve seen a herd of 10 doe and bachelor group of forkies during archery. Seen a lone doe (unconfirmed) the past two hunts. There is an antler restriction and I’m the only idiot that walks that far, so I know nobody is killing them all.

Even though I haven’t seen hot sign like years past, I’m still confident the big boys will show up during the rut.

Any thoughts? Move on? My guess is Social distancing or Low testosterone.


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iamcorey said:
Allow me to set up the layout of the land. A mile stretch of land along the TN river running east to west. To the north is a razor wire fence 6’+. River is to the south. Access is along a path along the fence. At any point you are 3/4 to 1/2 mile from the river. It’s a mix of swamp, hardwood bottoms and small elevation with a couple of draws on the east side which is where I hunt a good bit during the rut. That is where the fence turns north creating a funnel from a piece that opens up into my spot. My younger self could throw a rock into the river from the fence at that point.

Here’s the deal. In years past you couldn’t walk to that spot without tripping over a rub. I’ve seen a herd of 10 doe and bachelor group of forkies during archery. Seen a lone doe (unconfirmed) the past two hunts. There is an antler restriction and I’m the only idiot that walks that far, so I know nobody is killing them all.

Even though I haven’t seen hot sign like years past, I’m still confident the big boys will show up during the rut.

Any thoughts? Move on? My guess is Social distancing or Low testosterone.


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put some food out in the middle of winter with a camera on it.
 
BTaylor said:
How many years have you been hunting it and how has the vegetation changed during that time?
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3-4. Not much change at all. Acorns everywhere. I’ve seen bucks about a month ago. Just no sign like years past. Found one rub but no rub line.


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Hall17 said:
Are you finding buck sign? Any hot scrapes in the area? If there is no sign then sign out and move on
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No hot scrapes. One rub. Due to number of does I’ve seen. I’m going to revisit in a few weeks to check since rut is in a month or so. Spend my time elsewhere for now.


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ok why don't you create a mock scrape with a liking stick (like Jeff Sturgis does) and monitor the ground around it with a print trap??

 
MJH said:
ok why don't you create a mock scrape with a liking stick (like Jeff Sturgis does) and monitor the ground around it with a print trap??

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Thanks. I’ll give that a try.


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