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re: No brow tine 6pt.
Posted on 11/10/21 at 10:15 am to 257WBY
Posted on 11/10/21 at 10:15 am to 257WBY
I hunt small family property (300 acres) and I’m the only one hunting it.I’ve killed about 50 bucks over the years and only 1 was 31/2 years,rest have been 2 1/2 and a few 1 1/2 years old.
Every year I get pictures of a nice mature bucks but it’s always at night and never see them in daytime nor get day pictures.
Right now I have an 8 point that is easily 4 1/2 hanging around my house,I have pictures of him on edge of my front yard and at a feeder behind my house,but all the pictures are at night. Based on my past experience,I’ll never see him.It’s very frustrating.
I know what some are going to say,don’t shoot 2 1/2 yo bucks.I’ve let a lot of nice bucks walk but it doesn’t seem to matter.For example,a few years ago I had an exceptional year,I saw 14 bucks and only killed 2, I passed a nice 9 pt and several 8’s.But it doesn’t seem to matter,next year I saw 10 bucks but it was still only 1 1/2 and 2 1/2 year olds.Killed 2 of them..
Part of my strategy is I don’t shoot does,neighbors around me do so I feel I’m giving them a sanctuary which to attract bucks.
I guess my problem is I have relatively small property and some of the neighbors hunt pretty hard so once bucks reach 3 1/2 they go nocturnal.
Every year I get pictures of a nice mature bucks but it’s always at night and never see them in daytime nor get day pictures.
Right now I have an 8 point that is easily 4 1/2 hanging around my house,I have pictures of him on edge of my front yard and at a feeder behind my house,but all the pictures are at night. Based on my past experience,I’ll never see him.It’s very frustrating.
I know what some are going to say,don’t shoot 2 1/2 yo bucks.I’ve let a lot of nice bucks walk but it doesn’t seem to matter.For example,a few years ago I had an exceptional year,I saw 14 bucks and only killed 2, I passed a nice 9 pt and several 8’s.But it doesn’t seem to matter,next year I saw 10 bucks but it was still only 1 1/2 and 2 1/2 year olds.Killed 2 of them..
Part of my strategy is I don’t shoot does,neighbors around me do so I feel I’m giving them a sanctuary which to attract bucks.
I guess my problem is I have relatively small property and some of the neighbors hunt pretty hard so once bucks reach 3 1/2 they go nocturnal.
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Posted on 11/10/21 at 10:20 am to LSUA 75
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so once bucks reach 3 1/2 they go nocturnal.
Maybe only at feeders in the daytime, but they don't lay down before daylight and get up after dark for an entire season.
Posted on 11/10/21 at 10:44 am to LSUA 75
Not telling you anything you probably don’t know, but 300 acres isn’t going to support multiple mature bucks 24/7/365. Sounds to me like the mature deer are coming to visit regularly but not necessarily living on your property. If you own it, try to increase habitat diversity by cutting/thinning as you can and try to establish no pressure areas.
Posted on 11/10/21 at 11:14 am to LSUA 75
Your 300 acres only hunted by you can be a sanctuary for the surrounding area. Pay strict attention to the wind and hunt the property from the outside in.
The mature bucks will show, sooner or later. Probably during the rut. If I have a good idea where a mature buck is living, I try to kill him right before the rut kicks off. Daytime activity will increase then, but he’ll still be using his home range.
The mature bucks will show, sooner or later. Probably during the rut. If I have a good idea where a mature buck is living, I try to kill him right before the rut kicks off. Daytime activity will increase then, but he’ll still be using his home range.
Posted on 11/10/21 at 2:28 pm to LSUA 75
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daytime nor get day pictures.
How many cameras are you running on that property? Where are they located Typically we have 1-2 for every 50 acers or so we are hunting.
Old bucks don’t get old by walking around feeding durning daylight when hunters are in the woods. And mature bucks even without pressure avoid those places that typically have cameras (feed/foodplots)
Stick a few cameras on some travel corridors or transition zone pinch points, set them to video and see where the deer is coming from going to.
He’s probably only moving in daylight in places you can’t kill him now until the rut kicks in then you have a 7-10 day window that he will walk in front of a train during daylight while a marching band is playing.
Posted on 11/10/21 at 6:24 pm to LSUA 75
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Part of my strategy is I don’t shoot does,neighbors around me do so I feel I’m giving them a sanctuary which to attract bucks.
Is this a new strategy? If it isn’t then why stick to your same old strategy expecting different results?
I couldn’t help very much without seeing the property and surrounding areas.
My first opinion is to talk to the neighbors to see what they are killing and if “y’all” could try to let them get older. If your neighbors are only concerned with shooting horns then you have to do the same on that small of a property. That is the easiest of all.
Second is to turn your property into a deer haven. That means thinning timber. Let sunlight down to the grown and let natural browse take over. Be prepared to keep it that way, and to spend some money. Much harder and very expensive.
Posted on 11/11/21 at 4:00 pm to LSUA 75
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hunt small family property (300 acres) and I’m the only one hunting it.I’ve killed about 50 bucks over the years and only 1 was 31/2 years,rest have been 2 1/2 and a few 1 1/2 years old.
I hunt a similar size property and it took us a while to get to shooting consistent 3.5+ bucks. Couple of questions/observations based on your post.
1) how are you aging the bucks? We kill small antlered deer that are old. Maybe you are killing older bucks than you think?
2) 50 bucks by yourself seems like a lot. How many do you average a year?
3) It is hard to gauge movement on a property with only 1 person hunting. Are you hunting food plots and the high line only? We typically kill our bucks where we can only see 30-50 yards in thicker areas.
4) We had too many does and aggressively took 10-15 does over a decade off 300ish acres. It wasn’t until the population was lower that we started seeing more mature bucks. We also religiously passed on everything and there was 3-4 years where we didn’t kill a buck.
5) do you know when the rut is at your place? We consistently kill our bucks within a 2 week period leading up to the first chasing. We shoot more bucks cruising before chasing starts. Took us a while to figure out the exact timing since Louisiana ruts are so variable.
This post was edited on 11/11/21 at 4:06 pm
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