This is the takeaway message in a nutshell. BSK shared an article called "hunt the bright spots" back in 2006. It eluded to this exact science: the mature bucks are more often than not hanging out where the majority of hunters are not, thus this is where your odds of seeing them in daylight and killing them are the greatest. In laymen terms, they pattern us hunters waaaaaay quicker than hunters pattern them, and they tolerate very little intrusion, if any, before they turn mostly nocturnal.Grnwing":a3307je5 said:I think the articles really enforces the impact that hunting pressure has on deer movement and how important it is to know what pressure you and any other hunter is putting on the deer in an area.
5.5 year old bucks?hbg1":7m6uabk3 said:I'm not disagreeing at all with the article but hunting pressure in southern wayne county is heavy yet it amazes me at the number of really really nice bucks taken in open fields.
Yep - even if that means hunting in the wide open hardwoods where no one else hunts because it is wide open and not much sign. This is where we often hear of beginners having some luck, because they just "don't know any better".Andy S.":38nermf7 said:This is the takeaway message in a nutshell. BSK shared an article called "hunt the bright spots" back in 2006. It eluded to this exact science: the mature bucks are more often than not hanging out where the majority of hunters are not, thus this is where your odds of seeing them in daylight and killing them are the greatest. In laymen terms, they pattern us hunters waaaaaay quicker than hunters pattern them, and they tolerate very little intrusion, if any, before they turn mostly nocturnal.Grnwing":38nermf7 said:I think the articles really enforces the impact that hunting pressure has on deer movement and how important it is to know what pressure you and any other hunter is putting on the deer in an area.
catman529":2mbu1kmr said:5.5 year old bucks?hbg1":2mbu1kmr said:I'm not disagreeing at all with the article but hunting pressure in southern wayne county is heavy yet it amazes me at the number of really really nice bucks taken in open fields.
130-150" deer some bigger
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hbg1":3v9a0ys6 said:I'm not disagreeing at all with the article but hunting pressure in southern wayne county is heavy yet it amazes me at the number of really really nice bucks taken in open fields.