I'm amazed at how little activity we see on our place (Fayette Co) after Dec 15. You might as well stay home.
Do you have a good late season food?For some odd reason, we are the earliest estrus in the area. It's been that way for a long time (I suspect because of our crazy adult sex ratio, which heavily favors bucks). Once estrus is over on our place, it's just starting in the surrounding area, so all the oldest bucks leave.
Yes, but it doesn't matter. When does are in estrus nearby, the bucks are going to leave.Do you have a good late season food?
If your in fayette still I think this morning should be a good one with it being coldSaw very few deer today in Fayette but saw another chase..
With all the crazy chasing I witnessed on cam this year, starting in late September, I've never seen does so jumpy about feeding in food plots, day or night. Video of does feeding in food plots shows them getting chased out of the plots by aggressive bucks over and over. These does are on high alert all the time. They enter food plots - even in the middle of the night - like they just smelled a hunter. They are on high alert and with hair triggers ready to bolt.I'm in a stand and it's a beautiful morning cold with little wind but no deer movement.
Yesterday only saw one young buck and a big guy chasing a doe. I think the bucks are locked down in the thick stuff with the estrus does and the rest of the does are laying low to avoid harassment.
Hopefully movement will return shortly.
I hunted Fayette all day yesterday. I skipped Saturday due to the bad forecast which never really produced anything. Only saw small bucks trailing does. The only bigger buck I saw came out when it was too late in the evening to determine size.Saw very few deer today in Fayette but saw another chase..
?The only bigger buck I saw came out when it was too late in the evening to determine size.