hermbo19

I have herd that you should walk like your on a hiking trail..... If you walk like your on a stalk they think that your stalking them!!!

Mergrath337

Maybe they like my sweaty orange hat, sweaty orange shirt,sweaty little buddies in my cammo shorts and Old Spice deodorant! Stealthy!!!

Criggster

If your deer woods look anything like mine this time of year good luck spotting deer before they spot you. With all of the foliage on the deer usually hang tighter than other times of the year. And, they are not as spooky. Slow down, way down and look around for any and all sign.

uncle matt

The deer you have "jumped" knew you were there, knew you were coming and just hoped you'd go right on by. But they got a little nervous and headed off.

I would say 90% of the people I've seen "stalking" move along WAY TOO FAST. I don't know how slow you're going but it's got to be slow.

I don't look for deer. I look for pieces of deer. A little patch of brown. A little patch of white. An ear. An antler. A nose. An eye. Any slight movement or sound gets me to stick in that place twice as long.

kevin1

Unless they're being heavily pressured deer will normally return to the spot from which they were bumped within 20 minutes or so . I've bumped the same deer from a spot more than once several times in the past .

Rebel Hog

Walk softly watching were you step, about every 25yds Stop, Look and Listen. Keep doing this while stalking. A deer will run off about 25yds, Stop and Watch you, unless it's being pursued by dogs or the hunting pressure is high. If you work the wind, you can do better.
In normal conditions where the habitat is good(Food,Water and Shelter) a deers domain is 1 mile sq.

Watch some videos on Lionesses while they are stalking Gazelles.

Mergrath337

I honestly didn't expect the deer to be so close to the dirt road/trail, so I was walking at pretty much full speed while still being mindfull of where I was stepping. I was thinking of finding an area down a hill or on a slope and then stop and glass from the road. It sounds like from the moment I leave my truck I need to act like I'm hunting instead of sight seeing.
The big buck ran off out of sight while the smaller buck ran 20 yards behind a bush. I'm obviouslymore concerned about the larger buck!I'm not too sure how much pressure if any the area gets since I got the information on the spot from a Department of Forestry biologist.

one on one

well put R.H. yes the deer will return, i killed a nice 8pt. one year, (by jumping him up and couldn't get a shot.) i waited around 3 to 5 days with the wind right, and he had a bad day.

SuperRedHawk

If you're in the woods, I don't think there is much you can do about jumping them. Yes you can walk slowly, but they know you're there. I believe they're hoping you walk right by and sometimes they wait until the last second to bolt. Like this one did to me!

WKP Todd

Dude, straight up, in my opinion, if you are hunting a new area and not jumping deer, I'd be worried!

That's the nice thing about this time of year. Get out, learn it, hang stands, and stay out until you are ready to hunt. It will give them plenty of time to calm back down, and that's just part of the deal. Heck, one of the best hunters I know will sometimes go into areas during the season to purposely "bump" bucks from they're beds so he can tell where they are bedding. He'll then go back a couple days later and hunt the stand he hung right when he bumped the buck the first time! He's killed some pigs, so I'm listening.....

I was out today and bumped a few deer on a new piece. Learned 2 bedding areas in the process, and scouted as soon as I did for future November rut stands. Bumping deer is just part of the deal, unless you already have a very good knowledge of the area. The more I scout, the better I do because I'm on the deer, and use the fresh sign to dicate where I hunt.