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<blockquote data-quote="Ski" data-source="post: 5660833" data-attributes="member: 20583"><p>I'd echo what the others have said, but I'll go off on a related tangent, something that has HUGELY helped me hunt. It almost feels like cheating and is probably only plausible on properties the size of yours and smaller.</p><p></p><p>I began leaving cams out year round so that I could see when shifts and cycles happen. What I found was that it is very easy to pinpoint when a particular doe births a fawn. I am then able to count back 201 days to know nearly exact day of conception. On the small properties I hunt i get familiarized with the resident does to the point I can often recognize an individual doe when I see her. Large properties likely have too many does for that to be possible. Anyway, she'll be in estrus same time again next season and knowing the exact day means you know when the bucks will be on her. That day and the couple days leading up to it is when you need to be hunting where she lives. Rain snow shine wind cold hot doesn't matter. She's likely getting bred that day and if you're not there then you've missed out on a very high odds hunt. </p><p></p><p>Nothing is fool proof. There's no crystal ball predicting when you should hunt. But this is the closest thing to it I've ever found. It's uncanny. The older bucks know it too and will be showing up and hanging around when that time comes. When that time passes the bucks are gone again and you're left wondering what's going on, why you're not seeing bucks in rut. In my experience each doe gives you a a couple 2 or 3 day window. Learn those days because as long as she's alive you can set your calendar.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ski, post: 5660833, member: 20583"] I'd echo what the others have said, but I'll go off on a related tangent, something that has HUGELY helped me hunt. It almost feels like cheating and is probably only plausible on properties the size of yours and smaller. I began leaving cams out year round so that I could see when shifts and cycles happen. What I found was that it is very easy to pinpoint when a particular doe births a fawn. I am then able to count back 201 days to know nearly exact day of conception. On the small properties I hunt i get familiarized with the resident does to the point I can often recognize an individual doe when I see her. Large properties likely have too many does for that to be possible. Anyway, she'll be in estrus same time again next season and knowing the exact day means you know when the bucks will be on her. That day and the couple days leading up to it is when you need to be hunting where she lives. Rain snow shine wind cold hot doesn't matter. She's likely getting bred that day and if you're not there then you've missed out on a very high odds hunt. Nothing is fool proof. There's no crystal ball predicting when you should hunt. But this is the closest thing to it I’ve ever found. It's uncanny. The older bucks know it too and will be showing up and hanging around when that time comes. When that time passes the bucks are gone again and you're left wondering what's going on, why you're not seeing bucks in rut. In my experience each doe gives you a a couple 2 or 3 day window. Learn those days because as long as she's alive you can set your calendar. [/QUOTE]
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