hey! can anybody help me?!?! the grove i deer hunt at has a bad nocturnal deer problem. all i see is does when i sit in my stand but when i go hog hunting out there with a spotlight i see bucks everywhere. does anybody know how i can get the bucks moving around during the day?
its private land. its not over hunted or anything. there is does everywhere out there...during doe week i killed 3 in one morning. and yes i have a big feeder set up in the middle of the grove. but everytime i go hog huntin which is between 8-2 in the morning i can spotlight a buck everywhere.
3 does in one morning? Doesn't that make you a poacher?
Per FWC regulations (private land):
"Daily bag limits for deer:
Two antlered deer during crossbow, muzzleloading gun and general gun season.
One antlered deer and one antlerless deer, or two antlered deer, during antlerless deer season
Two antlered deer, or two antlerless deer, or one antlered and one antlerless deer, during archery season
Regardless of the season, sex of deer or number of antlerless deer permits, harvesting more than two deer per day is prohibited. The possession limit is four deer."
Main deer movement is during the night because of years of pressure they have become this way.
To find the bucks you must find bedding area's and core browse area's!Deer dont need to feed for long periods of time because of their 4 chambered stomach this allows them to feed fst and then bed down.When pressure becomes to heavy deer will bed very near food sources.Usually water wont be to far off but the main thing will be food!
Most hunters want to "see" and most pressured deer dont want to be seen so its very likely the bucks are there or nearby but only move when they "feel" the need to because of food or the feeling they are safe.
Find their main browse source not a main food source and you should find beds near.
