… for the upcoming season. After a long season of chasing does and competing with other bucks for dominance, the mature … feed helps improve a deer’s health and gives bucks and does needed minerals. Does especially need minerals to … rate. When hunting coyotes for deer management purposes, I hunt the hardest from February until the first part of April. …
… addition to spending tremendous amounts of energy chasing does. As the rut nears, bucks shift their focus from feeding … to patrolling their territory and waiting for the first does to come into estrus. Mature bucks are healthy and fat at … to survive the demanding weeks that follow as they chase does, fight with other bucks and remain on the move both day …
… the ridgeline of mountains down to the lower elevations, I hunt in trees and dark timber most of the time. So, if I'm … is iPad in the bathtub for him. One of the places I hunt for Roosevelt elk in Oregon only has a 4-day season, and … got to the spot where I was glassing, I spotted a group of does. I had a doe tag, so I shot one of the does at about 140 …
… of a buck’s rack is the role of the doe. Not only does the mother influence her offspring’s antlers … parents. This means that regardless of gender, bucks and does receive and contribute to antler coding material. Doe … and sometimes even buck fawns, that will happily breed does. Older males, even those with subpar antlers, lend …
… my house, and that’s where Tillee and I planned to hunt. In Virginia, to hunt deer, the rifle has to be .24 caliber or larger. Tillee … field.” We have specific doe days when hunters can take does, and this hunt took place on one of those doe days. One …
… help to keep bugs off the deer. However, generally, does, for some reason, tend to bed in low areas where there are a lot of bugs. The properties I hunt only are 8 to 400 acres. I primarily hunt in suburbia, and the private properties I hunt usually …
… Mossy Oak Obsession. Besides hunting South Carolina, I hunt on my family’s 750-acre farm in South Georgia - near … for more than 100 years. We only can take two bucks and 10 does per year. One of those bucks has to have four points or … 45 minutes south by southwest of Augusta, Georgia. I’ll hunt anywhere I can get permission to hunt, but I really …
… really a must have. All gear has its place and yes, it all does work depending on the time of year and what you're … said, there are a few items that are a must have for every hunt. One of those "must have items" for me is a good … on a hook next to my grunt call and rattling bag. As my hunt progresses, I will range random markers just to refresh …
… That buck only went about 12 yards before he crashed. This hunt was so special to me, because I was able to call that … huge buck but did score about 125. Another reason this hunt was so special was due to all my scent elimination … our property - including how many bucks and how many does? What size of bucks are coming across our property? …
… between boys and girls, even when it comes to dispersal. Does generally stay pretty close to home as they grow up … of about 70 percent) and farther (average 5-7 miles) than does. This dispersal also occurs right around the time … personality of the deer. Recent research suggests this does not occur quite as much as we once thought. The bucks …
