ok were I am hunting normal for deer to be seen in pastures morning and evening. Seriously, I normally see 30 a day driving in and out. Normal at this time to see bucks midday running across pastures daily until about BP starts. Then the bucks would disappear but not the does. Even on the road into this place you normally see 10-20 in people yards and pastures. So far this week 3 young deer- small. I sat over rubs, food, raining acorns, sign scrapes look untouched.
I thinking there out of cycle. ? frustrating
Proven fact breeding occurs generally same time every year....d4cnt speaks the truth.
In oct, the deer where I am hunting run crazy. Some thing is off changed. So this pattern is not normal, normal is like I described. So if he is hunting the same general area it may all be connected. Yes fl breeding happen generally at these times that why you some times you may harvest deer with a fetus on opening day.
Sounds like normal public land hunting to me. Just gotta keep at it.
ok so all the scrapes look old unused fading away. So I think this is the first breeding period (slow movement) . plus talked to a land owner and he said they already ran and chased. That was in September, so some were around Octobers end November the does should go back in estrus (28 days). If I understand the cycle right. There are acorns everywhere.
so what your thoughts
