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<blockquote data-quote="BSK" data-source="post: 3537096" data-attributes="member: 17"><p>duckriver,</p><p></p><p>I have no doubt a bunch of hunters are going to disagree with me, but outside of a few situations, I've never been a believer or proponent of "hunting where the does are" for killing older bucks, and especially mature bucks. Now this might be <em>more</em> true in agricultural regions (or anywhere with more open habitat), but in the primarily wooded habitat so common to large sections of TN, "where the does are" is usually small openings, food plots, or agricultural fields bordering large blocks of timber. I sure have hunted those areas a bunch, and to date, have very, very rarely seen a mature buck moving through those areas in daylight.</p><p></p><p>Ask those who consistently kill mature bucks what the best techniques are, and you'll probably get as many answers as hunters you ask. Each successful hunter has figured out one, two or three pieces of the huge puzzle involved in outwitting mature bucks.</p><p></p><p>I no longer consider myself a <em>consistent</em> mature buck killer (because I grew tired of the extreme attention to detail required), but at one time I was. During that time, my "pieces of the puzzle" were:</p><p></p><p>1) Hunting at the peak time for daylight mature buck movement-- the cruising phase of the local rut (the week to 10 days prior to the onset of peak breeding).</p><p></p><p>2) I hunted where no one else had been hunting, or at least areas that had not been hunted in several years. And I chose those locations <em>regardless of buck sign</em>.</p><p></p><p>3) I looked for terrain and/or habitat features that would funnel deer movement.</p><p></p><p>4) I looked for areas that fit the above requirements that were also within at least 100 yards of thick sanctuary cover, and I preferred to be able to see/shoot the edge of the thick cover.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BSK, post: 3537096, member: 17"] duckriver, I have no doubt a bunch of hunters are going to disagree with me, but outside of a few situations, I've never been a believer or proponent of "hunting where the does are" for killing older bucks, and especially mature bucks. Now this might be [i]more[/i] true in agricultural regions (or anywhere with more open habitat), but in the primarily wooded habitat so common to large sections of TN, "where the does are" is usually small openings, food plots, or agricultural fields bordering large blocks of timber. I sure have hunted those areas a bunch, and to date, have very, very rarely seen a mature buck moving through those areas in daylight. Ask those who consistently kill mature bucks what the best techniques are, and you'll probably get as many answers as hunters you ask. Each successful hunter has figured out one, two or three pieces of the huge puzzle involved in outwitting mature bucks. I no longer consider myself a [i]consistent[/i] mature buck killer (because I grew tired of the extreme attention to detail required), but at one time I was. During that time, my "pieces of the puzzle" were: 1) Hunting at the peak time for daylight mature buck movement-- the cruising phase of the local rut (the week to 10 days prior to the onset of peak breeding). 2) I hunted where no one else had been hunting, or at least areas that had not been hunted in several years. And I chose those locations [i]regardless of buck sign[/i]. 3) I looked for terrain and/or habitat features that would funnel deer movement. 4) I looked for areas that fit the above requirements that were also within at least 100 yards of thick sanctuary cover, and I preferred to be able to see/shoot the edge of the thick cover. [/QUOTE]
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