Let's talk late season.........
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The acorns are still falling here in Eastern NC and the oak tree are hot spots. Movement to the oaks is a little closer to dark so you have to set up on the bedding/approach side of the trees which reduces options for wind/tree selection. The oaks are the place to be right now, right here.
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ORIGINAL: Rick James
Well it's quickly approaching. I have 2 doe tags left in PA right now and am pretty sure I know how to fill those, but I also have a buck tag and either sex tag in NY that I would like to start focusing on. In NY I have weekends from this upcoming weekend, until 12/16 and can squeeze one more 3 day weekend in there as well, most likely the weekend of 12/7.
I know obviously food sources in the evenings, however I have seen VERY little movement in those areas during late season by bucks in the last few years, Dan's place gets a bit more pressure than mine and they have usually smartened up a bit.
So what do you guys think?
Well it's quickly approaching. I have 2 doe tags left in PA right now and am pretty sure I know how to fill those, but I also have a buck tag and either sex tag in NY that I would like to start focusing on. In NY I have weekends from this upcoming weekend, until 12/16 and can squeeze one more 3 day weekend in there as well, most likely the weekend of 12/7.
I know obviously food sources in the evenings, however I have seen VERY little movement in those areas during late season by bucks in the last few years, Dan's place gets a bit more pressure than mine and they have usually smartened up a bit.
So what do you guys think?
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ORIGINAL: rybohunter
What if all the crops are picked, all the acorns are already gone, and pretty much all you are left with is random browse and a multitude of bedding places?
What if all the crops are picked, all the acorns are already gone, and pretty much all you are left with is random browse and a multitude of bedding places?
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I would imagine that despite the fact that the browse seems to be "random", the deer would always have one or two "preferred" choices, no? The same for bedding areas. While they may like to bed in a variety of locations, there has to be some that are better and thus more preferred than others. And if those would stand to be true, I think you're going to find what your'e looking for.
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ORIGINAL: shed33
same scenario here Rybo
ORIGINAL: rybohunter
What if all the crops are picked, all the acorns are already gone, and pretty much all you are left with is random browse and a multitude of bedding places?
What if all the crops are picked, all the acorns are already gone, and pretty much all you are left with is random browse and a multitude of bedding places?
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I have never shot a buckpast Nov 14, I have come very close twice
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I'm sure we have some acorns still on the ground, here. But to identify them as THE food source, right now.....I couldn't do that. I admit I have NO IDEA what the deer I'm hunting are utilizing for their MAIN food source, right now. It's a shortcoming I wish I didn't have to admit to.
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ORIGINAL: GMMAT
I'm sure we have some acorns still on the ground, here. But to identify them as THE food source, right now.....I couldn't do that. I admit I have NO IDEA what the deer I'm hunting are utilizing for their MAIN food source, right now. It's a shortcoming I wish I didn't have to admit to.
I'm sure we have some acorns still on the ground, here. But to identify them as THE food source, right now.....I couldn't do that. I admit I have NO IDEA what the deer I'm hunting are utilizing for their MAIN food source, right now. It's a shortcoming I wish I didn't have to admit to.
Dan's place in NY does have lots of plots, but no brassica or other cold weather plots that were large enough to produce forage this late unfortunately. This is where I am looking for ideas, their clover plots seem to be getting a little browse after dark but other than that the movement during daylight is limited at best. Dan's place also gets a LOT more gun pressure than my place (my place has only been gun hunted 2x in the last 3 years), so the deer there are educated well by now.
The drive seems like a great idea but honestly I'd rather eat tags than push the sanctuaries we have worked so hard to create.
I'd love to hear what GregH, or Troy, or Buckeye has to say........hopefully one of they will pop in and share some words of wisdom.
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ORIGINAL: shed33
same scenario here Rybo
ORIGINAL: rybohunter
What if all the crops are picked, all the acorns are already gone, and pretty much all you are left with is random browse and a multitude of bedding places?
What if all the crops are picked, all the acorns are already gone, and pretty much all you are left with is random browse and a multitude of bedding places?