It is an absolute pleasure to see them. Young bucks that are special in some way, compared to their peers. They’re the ones that have wider antlers, or have more than 8 points, have longer tines than the others, or their antlers are noticeably heftier than the others. Or weigh a bit more and have longer bodies.
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Deer Scouting with Trail Cameras is a mixed bag.
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One of my favorite things to do is deer scouting. And between before, after and during season, my favorite time for it is after the deer season ends. Because, where I live, most of the bucks don’t drop their antlers until March, there is time to get after the post season scouting — and actually learn important things about my hunting area.
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Back at the Point area four days later I see one of the first bucks to shed its velvet. He came from the south and jumped the fence at a long time buck crossing 35 yards from my blind.
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This is an area that I’ve bowhunted since 1984. There are three intersecting fence lines here that meet at the only internal road, an old and very rugged two-track that runs east to west through 700 acres of the 1,000 acre property.
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In late August and early September the bone of the antlers stop growing. So does the velvet around the antler’s bone. Then that velvet constricts. And lastly, the velvet comes loose from the finished antler.
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I’m lucky! Because, when I step out the front door of my timeworn ranch house the...
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The first deer, a doe, showed up a few minutes before first picture light. She walked to my area and then browsed selectively on the variety of natural greenery that grows in this out of the way area in the spring
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It’s Spring. Bucks are changing their bedding to remote locations away from food. They avoid doe bedding areas and young buck bedding areas. More…
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In his bed area a buck usually moves around during the day, primarily for food. Whitetail Habitat Solutions says they usually stay in a “200-400 yard area. And their sanctuary may be as small as 10-20 acres.
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A buck vacuum is a set of practices for creating the conditions that will encourage bucks to come to your small parcel of land and stay there in the fall, here is how it is done…
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Bridget and Eric search for Elk sheds. And find 3 in the same area. Are they all from the same bull? Find out in the video.
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