Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New Trophy's
New trophy room comments
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Classifieds
Trophy Room
New items
New comments
Latest content
Latest updates
Latest reviews
Author list
Series list
Search showcase
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Tennessee Hunting Forums
Quality Deer Management
Looking for buck high-grading
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 5658366" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>Man oh man, I'm not saying most 3 1/2s are "careless".</p><p>There is typically a night & day difference between daytime linear distance movements of 2 1/2s (a lot) vs. 3 1/2s (relatively little).</p><p></p><p>But there tends to be a lot more 3 1/2s alive & available than 4 1/2s,</p><p>and 3 1/2s are more likely to be moving greater linear distances during daylight than 4 1/2 & older bucks. </p><p></p><p>So the average hunter is simply much more likely to see a 3 1/2 while hunting. And if he shoots that 3 1/2, he just sabotaged much or all his opportunity for seeing a 4 1/2 or older.</p><p></p><p>If they were to exist in the same quantities,</p><p>2 1/2-yr-old bucks are the easiest to kill during the rut.</p><p>They are easier than 1 1/2-yr-old bucks.</p><p></p><p>But 3 1/2's are much more astute than 2 1/2s.</p><p>4 1/2s are much more astute & cautious than 3 1/2s,</p><p>and very likely to be trailing a 3 1/2 which "protects" those behind him</p><p>by being the first to succumb to a hunter.</p><p></p><p>What's more, 4 1/2 & older bucks are much more sensitive to a hunter simply having been around a day earlier. One whiff of human scent (where it's normally not), and they may avoid walking thru or hanging around with 200 yds of where they smelled a strange human scent. However, they are not necessarily alarmed by the scent of a particular human for whom they become habituated and no longer see that particular human as a threat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 5658366, member: 1409"] Man oh man, I'm not saying most 3 1/2s are "careless". There is typically a night & day difference between daytime linear distance movements of 2 1/2s (a lot) vs. 3 1/2s (relatively little). But there tends to be a lot more 3 1/2s alive & available than 4 1/2s, and 3 1/2s are more likely to be moving greater linear distances during daylight than 4 1/2 & older bucks. So the average hunter is simply much more likely to see a 3 1/2 while hunting. And if he shoots that 3 1/2, he just sabotaged much or all his opportunity for seeing a 4 1/2 or older. If they were to exist in the same quantities, 2 1/2-yr-old bucks are the easiest to kill during the rut. They are easier than 1 1/2-yr-old bucks. But 3 1/2's are much more astute than 2 1/2s. 4 1/2s are much more astute & cautious than 3 1/2s, and very likely to be trailing a 3 1/2 which "protects" those behind him by being the first to succumb to a hunter. What's more, 4 1/2 & older bucks are much more sensitive to a hunter simply having been around a day earlier. One whiff of human scent (where it's normally not), and they may avoid walking thru or hanging around with 200 yds of where they smelled a strange human scent. However, they are not necessarily alarmed by the scent of a particular human for whom they become habituated and no longer see that particular human as a threat. [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Tennessee Hunting Forums
Quality Deer Management
Looking for buck high-grading
Top