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Where do the bucks go every year?
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<blockquote data-quote="DeerCamp" data-source="post: 5809915" data-attributes="member: 21011"><p>Sometimes those deer you are passing are probably simply getting killed on neighboring properties (and by neighboring I mean within 2 miles in all directions). They roam a lot more than people realize. One of the most interesting findings of the GPS studies is that a buck is more likely to make excursions as it gets OLDER. This is completely in contrary to what many preached for years. (The idea that a big mature buck eventually stops moving and becomes nocturnal and never leaves 40 acres of safety).</p><p></p><p> Other's may have shifted their range temporarily or permanently due to factors outside of your control. If you think about it, after 2.5 is when deer start to get the most territorial. It's very possible that 2.5 year old that kinda blended in before has now been pressured by other deer to relocate.</p><p></p><p>Even best case scenario (thousands of acres and low hunting pressure) you will see hunting channels where they have watched a buck on closely managed properties for a few years, and then it just goes missing for a year. They assume it died and then the next year it shows back up. These creatures are just unpredictable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DeerCamp, post: 5809915, member: 21011"] Sometimes those deer you are passing are probably simply getting killed on neighboring properties (and by neighboring I mean within 2 miles in all directions). They roam a lot more than people realize. One of the most interesting findings of the GPS studies is that a buck is more likely to make excursions as it gets OLDER. This is completely in contrary to what many preached for years. (The idea that a big mature buck eventually stops moving and becomes nocturnal and never leaves 40 acres of safety). Other's may have shifted their range temporarily or permanently due to factors outside of your control. If you think about it, after 2.5 is when deer start to get the most territorial. It's very possible that 2.5 year old that kinda blended in before has now been pressured by other deer to relocate. Even best case scenario (thousands of acres and low hunting pressure) you will see hunting channels where they have watched a buck on closely managed properties for a few years, and then it just goes missing for a year. They assume it died and then the next year it shows back up. These creatures are just unpredictable. [/QUOTE]
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