Not many deer?
11-02-2009, 05:16 PM
#1
Spike
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Not many deer?
I have been in the woods numerous times and have seen NO Deer at all. I then started doing a little research to find out if the Deer population in Southwest Virginia had decreased when I came across this article.
http://www.rmef.org/NewsandMedia/New...irginiaElk.htm
Could introducing a huntable Elk population affect the Deer population enough as to acount for me not seeing any Deer?
http://www.rmef.org/NewsandMedia/New...irginiaElk.htm
Could introducing a huntable Elk population affect the Deer population enough as to acount for me not seeing any Deer?
11-02-2009, 06:18 PM
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 1,304
Most of my time in the woods when I'm after deer is spent actually scouting. Scouting tells me many things:
*Where deer are bedding
*Where deer are feeding
*Favorable watering holes
*Where the trails are
*Size of the animals and possible sex by the tracks
*Areas of scraping activity
*Areas of rubbing activity
and about what are the best areas to put up an evening or morning stand.
I say this because even with deer numbers down, if that is the case, you still can locate them and decide a plan to hunt them after you have scouted. I recommend middle of the day scouting and/or placing stands in areas where you can have a very good view. It may not be the ideal stand to kill something from, but to see what the deer traffic is like in that area.
Good luck!
iSnipe
*Where deer are bedding
*Where deer are feeding
*Favorable watering holes
*Where the trails are
*Size of the animals and possible sex by the tracks
*Areas of scraping activity
*Areas of rubbing activity
and about what are the best areas to put up an evening or morning stand.
I say this because even with deer numbers down, if that is the case, you still can locate them and decide a plan to hunt them after you have scouted. I recommend middle of the day scouting and/or placing stands in areas where you can have a very good view. It may not be the ideal stand to kill something from, but to see what the deer traffic is like in that area.
Good luck!
iSnipe
