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Question to Deer Hunters
Posted on 12/29/12 at 9:35 am
Posted on 12/29/12 at 9:35 am
What does it mean when you hear "them" say on tv that the bucks have the does on "lock down" and nothing is moving?
Also, what is the mechanics behind no deer movement with a high wind? I saw 3 this morning on the way in to the stand in the wide open and a little spike around 7:30
Also, what is the mechanics behind no deer movement with a high wind? I saw 3 this morning on the way in to the stand in the wide open and a little spike around 7:30
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Posted on 12/29/12 at 9:39 am to Tiger 79
Lockdown is when the buck has a hot doe and breeding her and not out searching for strange. The buck will stay right with that one hot doe.
And the wind is really no big deal as long as you are set up right. If you are up wind, you wont see deer
And the wind is really no big deal as long as you are set up right. If you are up wind, you wont see deer
Posted on 12/29/12 at 9:41 am to Tiger 79
Deer tend to move less during strong wind since they can't hear what's going on around them, there are obviously exceptions
Posted on 12/29/12 at 9:45 am to yellowfin
They use their nose to 'see' as well. The wind distorts their ability to manipulate terrain.
Posted on 12/29/12 at 9:51 am to Tiger 79
A buck will bed a doe for as long as 3 dayS breeding her.
When its windy in the woods then its loud, everything is moving, and distorts scent thus taking away a deers best senses. When possible I always hunted fields when windy. Felt like deer were more likely to go there to feel so they could see a predator approaching easier than in the woods
When its windy in the woods then its loud, everything is moving, and distorts scent thus taking away a deers best senses. When possible I always hunted fields when windy. Felt like deer were more likely to go there to feel so they could see a predator approaching easier than in the woods
Posted on 12/29/12 at 9:51 am to oleyeller
i get that but it's not like they just kick it in one spot the whole time. they are still moving around right?
Posted on 12/29/12 at 9:55 am to Tilco Baller
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they are still moving around right?
they limit their movement because of a decreased sense of safety. they hear movement all around and see movement also with all the branches, bushes, etc moving around.
Posted on 12/29/12 at 10:12 am to FelicianaTigerfan
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A buck will bed a doe for as long as 3 dayS breeding her.
Posted on 12/29/12 at 10:47 am to Tilco Baller
When a buck locks a doe down he'll bed her in a fallen tree top or thicket and they will only get up and feed right around that area.
Walked up on a doe 2 years ago feeding around a tree top and each time she'd get to far a grunt would come out of those tangled limbs calling her back. Went in with my climber and killed that buck the next day feeding on acorns.
Had a doe I use to see every morning same stand. Didn't see her a few days and assumed she had been killed. When she finally did appear she looked rough. Had a limp, lost weight, and fur scuffed off her back. Ole buck must have fricked her down real good
Walked up on a doe 2 years ago feeding around a tree top and each time she'd get to far a grunt would come out of those tangled limbs calling her back. Went in with my climber and killed that buck the next day feeding on acorns.
Had a doe I use to see every morning same stand. Didn't see her a few days and assumed she had been killed. When she finally did appear she looked rough. Had a limp, lost weight, and fur scuffed off her back. Ole buck must have fricked her down real good
This post was edited on 12/29/12 at 10:50 am
Posted on 12/29/12 at 10:51 am to FelicianaTigerfan
Thanks to all the responses. I wonder if it would be worth taking a quiet walk through the woods to see if anything would pop up out of the briars?
Posted on 12/29/12 at 10:55 am to swampdeer57
Killed a 135 buck that way. Sat 150 yards from him all morning and never knew he was there. Decided to take a walk and a doe got up out a thicket and trotted off and he was behind her grunting. She saw me but he never did. Keep the wind in your face and walk real slow. Do more looking than walking and have your gun ready
This post was edited on 12/29/12 at 11:21 am
Posted on 12/29/12 at 11:07 am to FelicianaTigerfan
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Felt like deer were more likely to go there to feel so they could see a predator approaching easier than in the woods
I believe this to be true.
Posted on 12/29/12 at 11:08 am to swampdeer57
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swampdeer57
Ummm, pay attention to the details here and afield.
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