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Re: Weird Year
[Re: James]
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01/08/24 04:59 PM
01/08/24 04:59 PM
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Posts: 21,799 Awbarn, AL
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Been a lot of bucks shot over the last few years Hmmmm OP Didn't mention nothing about NOT seeing bucks deers (the complete opposite) but i've noticed, this seems to be your answer to all of Bama's problems đ Just because a guy has a certain amount of bucks concentrate on his property in Sept and October doesnât necessarily equate to there still as many total on the landscape around him when the bucks spread out for the rut later in the season
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We dont rent pigs
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Re: Weird Year
[Re: CNC]
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01/08/24 05:49 PM
01/08/24 05:49 PM
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Southwood7
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Been a lot of bucks shot over the last few years Hmmmm OP Didn't mention nothing about NOT seeing bucks deers (the complete opposite) but i've noticed, this seems to be your answer to all of Bama's problems đ Just because a guy has a certain amount of bucks concentrate on his property in Sept and October doesnât necessarily equate to there still as many total on the landscape around him when the bucks spread out for the rut later in the season What does this answer have to do with James statement?
The Spirit of God has made me; the breath of the Almighty gives me life. Job 33:4
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Re: Weird Year
[Re: Southwood7]
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01/08/24 05:57 PM
01/08/24 05:57 PM
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What does this answer have to do with James statement? The OP and others are inferring that the rut isnt happening the same this yearâŚ..âŚâŚI suggested that the population dynamics may have changed...... James said âBut the OP didnât say anything about not seeing bucksââŚ.And I respondedâŚâŚâBut that doesnât mean that the overall dynamics for the bigger area around him hasnt changedâŚ..â Thatâs kinda the cliff notes versionâŚ.
We dont rent pigs
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Re: Weird Year
[Re: Raven]
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01/08/24 06:03 PM
01/08/24 06:03 PM
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Opposite for us. Choctaw Co. Saw more fresh hooked trees & more scrapes this past weekend than same time in prior years. Some bucks (on camera) beginning to show tarsal staining. Spikes & small bucks actively trying to get it in before the big boys join the party.
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Re: Weird Year
[Re: Raven]
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01/08/24 06:09 PM
01/08/24 06:09 PM
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we have a lot of does. The bucks I have seen won't be the ones I am interested in shooting in the weeks ahead. The bucks of interest will be "cruising"- then hit the numerous " singles in the area" and it will be on.
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Re: Weird Year
[Re: Raven]
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01/08/24 06:11 PM
01/08/24 06:11 PM
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The behavior eclipse is describing is the same thing Iâm talking aboutâŚâŚAny individual hunter could have still been seeing good buck numbers early this fall like a school of fish holding on a point. They disappeared though like they often do and now when its time for the rut to kick in some of them show back up, some of them donâtâŚâŚMaybe thereâs less showing back this year because overall population dynamics have changed for the bigger area around youâŚâŚ. Why would bucks come back and concentrate on one property when there are empty holes out there around you where this isnt as much competition for does? Not saying its happening to everyone but that its likely happening to some
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We dont rent pigs
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Re: Weird Year
[Re: CNC]
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01/08/24 06:27 PM
01/08/24 06:27 PM
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The behavior eclipse is describing is the same thing Iâm talking aboutâŚâŚAny individual hunter could have still been seeing good buck numbers early this fall like a school of fish holding on a point. They disappeared though like they often do and now when its time for the rut to kick in some of them show back up, some of them donâtâŚâŚMaybe thereâs less showing back this year because overall population dynamics have changed for the bigger area around youâŚâŚ. Why would bucks come back and concentrate on one property when there are empty holes out there around you where this isnt as much competition for does? Not saying its happening to everyone but that its likely happening to some Basically what deer have been doing for as long as Iâve been deer hunting. Itâs not just an Alabama thing. These same behaviors happen here at home,they happen in Texas, they happened when we hunted in Missouri, and the same thing when we used to hunt in Georgia. The girls will make boys do weird things that they normally wouldnât do. They make them fight their brothers, best friend and sometimes daddy and grandpa. When daddy or grandpa gets finished whooping up on em, they figure out quick that they better move on to some other place and hope they can find another girlfriend. Bucks do what bucks been doing forever and they move a lot and a long ways when those girls start putting out that perfume. Itâs not complicated. Itâs nature!!
It's hard to kiss the lips at night that chews your a$$ all day long.
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Re: Weird Year
[Re: Raven]
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01/08/24 06:31 PM
01/08/24 06:31 PM
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Some of y'all think too much. Ever heard of Occam's Razor?
The entire state or at least a pretty good chunk of it was in a drought from August until now. Most food plots failed. There were a lot of acorns in my area, but how many are good? I don't know. It's very likely that the deer herd is below their normal winter weight, which effects reproduction and everything else. They're not all dead.
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14
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Re: Weird Year
[Re: CNC]
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01/08/24 06:55 PM
01/08/24 06:55 PM
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Iâve heard stuff like this being mentioned by a lot of folksâŚâŚMy theory is that its due to a change in population dynamics caused from the additional harvesting of more bucks over the last few yearsâŚâŚA worsening of the buck to doe ratio in many places so less âsignâ and intensity. So youâre saying to shoot more does to get the ratio back in check?
You're only as good as your worst shot-
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Re: Weird Year
[Re: buckhunter2]
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01/08/24 08:16 PM
01/08/24 08:16 PM
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Iâve heard stuff like this being mentioned by a lot of folksâŚâŚMy theory is that its due to a change in population dynamics caused from the additional harvesting of more bucks over the last few yearsâŚâŚA worsening of the buck to doe ratio in many places so less âsignâ and intensity. So youâre saying to shoot more does to get the ratio back in check? It all comes full circle donât it
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Re: Weird Year
[Re: Raven]
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01/09/24 06:49 AM
01/09/24 06:49 AM
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Posts: 11,367 Kennedy, al
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Weâve had a very good year. Lots of bucks, lots of does, and a lot of rut activity. FYI, I feed a lot of corn, but I havenât shot a deer over a feeder in two years. I havenât shot a deer sitting in a shooting house in two years either. Iâve been on the ground standing.
Everything woke turns to shucks
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Re: Weird Year
[Re: Raven]
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01/09/24 10:31 AM
01/09/24 10:31 AM
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Southwood7
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Iâve been hunting and scouting the same piece of public land now consistently for 7 years. The sign is the same with scrapes and rubs in all the usual places.
The Spirit of God has made me; the breath of the Almighty gives me life. Job 33:4
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