… targeting hillside benches, I generally like to access and hunt from the higher elevation in the morning and access and hunt from the lower elevation in the evening. Although this … will naturally pass through while they’re focused on does this time of year. I also like to hunt a shorter bench …
… and which deer to harvest. Antlerless Deer We begin with does because, as most deer managers know, they are the very … are polygamous, which means one buck can mate with many does. Removing one buck means one less deer in the herd this … maintain population levels, you still want to remove some does. Target those with the lowest reproductive potential, …
… and rainy weather or a bad wind that won’t allow us to hunt, then those weather problems cause exceptions to this … the most mature and biggest bucks on the property we hunt to go after and take. After the Pre Lockdown, a lot of … the property will move and start hunting the first estrous does during this Pre Lockdown period. Now when the Lockdown …
… reproduces a loud Estrus™ Bleat made by receptive does. When using these calls in combination you can sound …
… that lacks cover. It can mean the difference between just does and small bucks using it, or mature bucks feeling secure …
… have two wings, instead of four. The fewer number of wings does not seem to stop the following four creepy crawlies from … piercing and sucking flies hounding me when I am trying to hunt off the ground. This happens to me most often when I hunt down by the creek. 4. Deer Flies Deer flies bite …
… of darkness to keep other hunters from seeing where I hunt. If I get off work at 3:00 pm and reach home by 4:00 pm, I can hunt until dark and then come out of the woods after dark. On … in the dark without a flashlight is that our region does have a really healthy bear population. Southeastern …
… captain. “But I always tell people I fish to hunt,” Faver says. “I’ve been wearing Mossy Oak my … Oak Pro Staff for 5 years.” I have property that I hunt in south Georgia as well as in Florida, my home state. … learned and read, this is because the ratio of bucks to does is so heavily skewed. Because of the number of does, …
… South, here are five tactics to make it happen. Keep Your Does Close and Comfortable I reached out to my friend Josh … can often be excessive pressure on the properties you hunt. However, by minimizing pressure on the doe groups on … this theory play out time and time again as well. On one hunt in particular, trail cams showed a great buck showing up …
… to a deer to make a harvest. I acquired a new place to hunt from a local farmer during the first week of November. I … deer immediately. After approximately 2 hours and several does and small buck encounters, I could see the rack of a … think about, compared to the rut when bucks are pursuing does for breeding purposes. Late season stands are used when …
