I got another video this morning and finally got it on Imgur. One of the guys on the lease south of my place killed the buck I hoped my son could get a shot at.
I’m right there with you. Something is off this season. Little bucks harassing doe but not really chasing. Big bucks are nocturnal and even mature bucks like my daughter’s is more interested in the corn feeder than chasing tail.I may be 100% full of crap, but I'm hearing from a lot of hunters that they are seeing dink bucks chasing and nothing big in daytime.
It's my opinion only that the doe to buck ratio is not good so the big dominate bucks have singled out the does to breed and went nocturnal. My cell cams pretty much confirm that as there is nothing but dink bucks in the daytime with the bigger bucks coming in now after dark with a doe that previously came in during daylight.
Again, just my opinion.
That seems to be our observation at our place. Lots of spikes and fork horns coming around, but our big target bucks are being awfully elusive. However, I don't see many does either. Our overall deer density isn't off the charts. A lot of deer are hitting the feeder and leaving right before shooting time, or coming an hour after sundown.I may be 100% full of crap, but I'm hearing from a lot of hunters that they are seeing dink bucks chasing and nothing big in daytime.
It's my opinion only that the doe to buck ratio is not good so the big dominate bucks have singled out the does to breed and went nocturnal. My cell cams pretty much confirm that as there is nothing but dink bucks in the daytime with the bigger bucks coming in now after dark with a doe that previously came in during daylight.
Again, just my opinion.
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