Anyone seeing on their cameras or in the field an uptick in activity? I'm starting to get bucks I haven't seen before and more activity.
Buck dispersal. Bachelor groups broke up over last two weeks around here so all summer long I had a group of half dozen mature bucks living on the farm, which means none of my neighbors for probably a mile or two radius were seeing any mature bucks. Now that the group broke up with each buck going to his respective fall home, my neighbors are all seeing an uptick in activity and buck sightings while I'm seeing fewer.
Seeing a lot more activity. Younger bucks starting to posture and spar.Anyone seeing on their cameras or in the field an uptick in activity? I'm starting to get bucks I haven't seen before and more activity.
I never fret over not seeing bucks in the spring/summer cause I know that if I have does, (which I almost always do) those bucks hanging out elsewhere all summer long will end up working my place once things heat up.
I have one of those properties. I have some really nice bucks during the summer, and they leave in August never to be seen again.Exactly. Not many properties hold summer bucks, and many of the ones that do don't keep many fall bucks. Completely different set of needs and few properties fill both roles.
I have one of those properties. I have some really nice bucks during the summer, and they leave in August never to be seen again.
The bucks are much healthier and have more energy to spend patrolling territory. It should be a fun year.
We always have at least one 140+ buck using our place during deer season and have a 150+ about every other year. Last year we might have had one buck that would break 120 and then just barely. I honestly thought we would see a big dip in antler development this year considering how bad of shape the deer were in winter, but that has not been the case. Antler development is excellent this year.I've already been seeing a lot of bucks at every age class and they are indeed healthy. Even the young ones have good racks. Last year was rough. Wasn't much for sign and I didn't even see a mature buck until December. Feast or famine I guess. Gotta make years like this count because they don't happen very often in my experience.
Same here.Nothing here in SW TN. Typical range shifting, smaller doe groups, little bucks sparring, but that is about it.
I'm hoping so. These are the years I live for. In the 98% ridge/hollow hardwoods environment, pre-rut is usually very magical.I think we will see a lot more sign this year and a lot more aggression this year as well. We had a very wet summer, food was plentiful, and we have bumper acorn and persimmon crops this year. The bucks are much healthier and have more energy to spend patrolling territory. It should be a fun year.
I saw a spike today that I have never seen... No I'm not really seeing anything of note yet, but towards the end of the month I am optimistic.Anyone seeing on their cameras or in the field an uptick in activity? I'm starting to get bucks I haven't seen before and more activity.