Finally saw a couple today. One was a fork horn I saw this morning on my way hunting. On my way back a few hours later it had been dragged off the road and head cut off. Who cuts off forky heads???
Road kill observations
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I am imaging a great political t-shirt involving eating roadkill and Democrats in power.
LenS
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Traveled from Paducah to Clarksville last night on I-24. Saw 3 or 4 dead ones. Expected to see 15-20.
Saw one on I-65 between Columbia and Franklin. First one I've seen this year.
No scrapes, very few rubs , and no deer on cams in three weeks in claiborne county definitely way behind here. Let over a dozen bucks walk last season and seven first two weeks of bow season and nothing since
AT Hiker
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Starting to tick up in Montgomery Co. Seen a few fresh ones in town and out Hwy 149. Headed to Hoptown tomorrow so I'm anxious to see what has changed in 5 days.
BSK
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I-40 Nashville to KY Lake, almost zero. Normally, it would be kicking by now, especially near Kingston Spring. Two days ago, my daughter said she saw quite a few in on I-65 near Bowling Green, KY.
3 dead deer on a 45 mile stretch of Hwy 111 and Hwy 27 the last week. First I've seen as well, so it's ramping up it seems in this area just North of Chattanooga.
AT Hiker
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Maybe the person who hit the deer? You know how Western Ranchers fling coyotes across the top wire of a fence to warn other yotes, maybe the motorist attached the head to their car as a warning to other deer?
Or, they watch too many zombie movies. Only way to kill a zombie is to cut its head off...
DoubleRidge
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I can't say that I've ever seen the lack of buck sign like I'm seeing this year? First week of November and I've seen one scrape and zero rubs....I normally count multiple rubs from the tractor while working and always see multiple rubs driving in and out of my long driveway...zero... unbelievable actually....but on a more positive note we are seeing bucks on camera...but through October it's been all night time movement for the mature bucks....hoping that's all getting ready to change though...off work Friday and all next week....weather is looking perfect.
JCDEERMAN
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You're a lucky man having that time off! We've had one 2.5 and one 3.5 showed up within the last 2 days. Checked 7 cameras.
megalomaniac
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Buddy saw 25 or 30 dead on 840 thru Williamson Co this morn
JeepKuntry
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In the past week I have seen more roadkill and visiual sightings on the road. I bet the next 7-10 days western KY is gonna be on fire. Most of Tn is a 10-14 days out.
I just arrived in Ohio a few hrs ago and only saw 2 dead deer. I did see a nice mature buck tending a doe before I left TN.
I counted 7 scrapes on my way to stand here, all wide open and 3 are big as a compact car. In usual years this kind of activity is about a week ahead of when I see it in my part of TN, about an hour south of Nashville.
I counted 7 scrapes on my way to stand here, all wide open and 3 are big as a compact car. In usual years this kind of activity is about a week ahead of when I see it in my part of TN, about an hour south of Nashville.
Mr.Bro
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Nashville to Hoptown again today.
14 deer and a lot of traffic.
14 deer and a lot of traffic.
BSK
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Still not seeing many Nashville to KY Lake on I-40.
Sale creek Tn - chattanooga on hwy 27, there's been 7 bucks headless on the grass over the last 8 days.
