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Mid day movement of mature bucks?
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<blockquote data-quote="BSK" data-source="post: 5798436" data-attributes="member: 17"><p>When you figure it out, let me know! I've wondered about this for as long as I've had the data to show it. I've been tracking the number of unique older bucks I pick up on camera each day for years, and the number of unique bucks always peaks around Nov. 1-3 and then falls off, falling off dramatically right after peak breeding. When looking at the number of older buck events - not unique bucks, but just total times older bucks trigger the camera, which can involve the same buck several times - I see the same thing. Older buck activity peaks at the start of November and then begins to fall, even though the peak of the rut isn't until mid-November.</p><p></p><p></p><p>We don't bow hunt anymore, so I always feel like we're getting left-out by not being able to hunt at the end of October and start of November, but honestly, despite the fact the number of older bucks using the property is declining as we start hunting (MZ Opener, which can be as late as Nov. 9), and buck activity levels are declining, it hasn't hurt our success. We still see plenty of buck activity right up until the weekend after Thanksgiving. Now after that, it falls off like a rock, but for the first 3 weeks of our hunting (MZ season and opening week of gun) we do OK. And the trend is definitely upwards because of all the habitat work we've completed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BSK, post: 5798436, member: 17"] When you figure it out, let me know! I've wondered about this for as long as I've had the data to show it. I've been tracking the number of unique older bucks I pick up on camera each day for years, and the number of unique bucks always peaks around Nov. 1-3 and then falls off, falling off dramatically right after peak breeding. When looking at the number of older buck events - not unique bucks, but just total times older bucks trigger the camera, which can involve the same buck several times - I see the same thing. Older buck activity peaks at the start of November and then begins to fall, even though the peak of the rut isn't until mid-November. We don't bow hunt anymore, so I always feel like we're getting left-out by not being able to hunt at the end of October and start of November, but honestly, despite the fact the number of older bucks using the property is declining as we start hunting (MZ Opener, which can be as late as Nov. 9), and buck activity levels are declining, it hasn't hurt our success. We still see plenty of buck activity right up until the weekend after Thanksgiving. Now after that, it falls off like a rock, but for the first 3 weeks of our hunting (MZ season and opening week of gun) we do OK. And the trend is definitely upwards because of all the habitat work we've completed. [/QUOTE]
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