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Unpressured Deer Behavior. Not what I expected.
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<blockquote data-quote="DeerCamp" data-source="post: 5754256" data-attributes="member: 21011"><p>Late last year I bought a 40+ acre farm that is surrounded by several hundred other acres of uninterrupted hardwoods. This particular property hasn't been hunted in at least 7 years, and the surrounding property doesn't see much hunting pressure according to the neighbors. </p><p></p><p>I spent the summer building hilltop food plots, roads and putting in RV spots, etc. I was also running 4 cameras across the property. We listed the property for sale about 6 weeks ago. There was a lot of interest and it sold almost immediately. </p><p></p><p>In a nice twist, the new owners are both extremely nice and not hunters. They have asked me to keep the cameras up for a while to keep an eye on the place, and have even invited us out to hunt.</p><p></p><p>That said - the point of the post. These deer are unlike any others I am used to seeing. </p><p></p><p>They are in the food plots ALL DAY LONG. Morning, mid morning, noon, afternoon, night. Several times I have walked through the plots and I KNOW the deer at watching me. As soon as I leave, they come back out. Like, within 5 minutes. Sometimes 3 deer, sometimes 10 or more. </p><p></p><p>There are at least 5 2.5 or older bucks using the property semi-regularly, including one 10 point that will score 135ish. He showed up on the day we closed to say bye I guess! lol</p><p></p><p></p><p>Either way, it's been really eye opening to see what deer behavior is like without human pressure. I wouldn't quite call it Cades Cove, but it's a far cry from the hunted populations I am used to chasing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DeerCamp, post: 5754256, member: 21011"] Late last year I bought a 40+ acre farm that is surrounded by several hundred other acres of uninterrupted hardwoods. This particular property hasn't been hunted in at least 7 years, and the surrounding property doesn't see much hunting pressure according to the neighbors. I spent the summer building hilltop food plots, roads and putting in RV spots, etc. I was also running 4 cameras across the property. We listed the property for sale about 6 weeks ago. There was a lot of interest and it sold almost immediately. In a nice twist, the new owners are both extremely nice and not hunters. They have asked me to keep the cameras up for a while to keep an eye on the place, and have even invited us out to hunt. That said - the point of the post. These deer are unlike any others I am used to seeing. They are in the food plots ALL DAY LONG. Morning, mid morning, noon, afternoon, night. Several times I have walked through the plots and I KNOW the deer at watching me. As soon as I leave, they come back out. Like, within 5 minutes. Sometimes 3 deer, sometimes 10 or more. There are at least 5 2.5 or older bucks using the property semi-regularly, including one 10 point that will score 135ish. He showed up on the day we closed to say bye I guess! lol Either way, it's been really eye opening to see what deer behavior is like without human pressure. I wouldn't quite call it Cades Cove, but it's a far cry from the hunted populations I am used to chasing. [/QUOTE]
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