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Buck question... #3289915
12/11/20 11:37 AM
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Through A LOT of blood, sweat, and money, we've made our place pretty good for wildlife. 5 years ago I could hunt for 2 weeks and maybe see 3 deer over that time period. Now, we see 4-5 every sit and I get pics of 8-9 in our plots at one time.

I'm going through some pics from about 3 weeks ago, just before and after Thanksgiving.

I'm seeing WAY more sparring than I've ever seen, and I don't remember seeing it this early. Does this have to do with the increase in does on my property or am I seeing more of it on camera because there are more bucks in general hanging around?

Thoughts?


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Re: Buck question... [Re: CKyleC] #3289936
12/11/20 12:05 PM
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Montgomery, Alabama
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More deer on your property. Your improvements are paying off.


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Re: Buck question... [Re: CKyleC] #3289940
12/11/20 12:12 PM
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Awbarn, AL
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Probably got more middle aged bucks in the population now……I think you see more fighting when your buck population mostly consists of young to middles aged bucks…..When you start getting an older aged component they shut that chit down…….The middle aged bucks don’t compete over that first hot doe anymore…..the old buck just takes it. I think having older bucks in the population takes stress off of the younger ones for this reason.


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Re: Buck question... [Re: CKyleC] #3290013
12/11/20 02:15 PM
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Grays Creek, NC
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Originally Posted by CKyleC
Through A LOT of blood, sweat, and money, we've made our place pretty good for wildlife. 5 years ago I could hunt for 2 weeks and maybe see 3 deer over that time period. Now, we see 4-5 every sit and I get pics of 8-9 in our plots at one time.

I'm going through some pics from about 3 weeks ago, just before and after Thanksgiving.

I'm seeing WAY more sparring than I've ever seen, and I don't remember seeing it this early. Does this have to do with the increase in does on my property or am I seeing more of it on camera because there are more bucks in general hanging around?

Thoughts?

Have you implemented any type of management


"You cant manage a deer herd with acorns."

-Dr. Craig Harper

Re: Buck question... [Re: CKyleC] #3290021
12/11/20 02:28 PM
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No doe killing and trigger management for bucks always pays big dividends.


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Re: Buck question... [Re: CKyleC] #3290388
12/11/20 08:21 PM
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We are seeing lots of the sparring on the cameras also. The 2 bucks I killed Friday and Monday both had swollen necks, black hocks,and was smelling. This is in southern Monroe Co. Our peak rut is always around Jan 21. Not sure what’s happening but we’ve never seen this before.


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Re: Buck question... [Re: CKyleC] #3290459
12/11/20 09:11 PM
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Smelling and swollen necks in that part Bama is odd this early - peak like u say Jan 21 ish


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Re: Buck question... [Re: CKyleC] #3290486
12/11/20 09:27 PM
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Im seeing alot of posturing in pics i wasnt seeing three weeks ago. Bucks are all still running together though. Got three good ones running together just last night. All of the sparring pics im getting is young bucks. I think maybe theyre just feeling their oats a little, they dont know whats going on. I have a bachelor group of about five forkhorns running together, theyre the ones doing most of it

Re: Buck question... [Re: TDog93] #3291000
12/12/20 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by TDog93
Smelling and swollen necks in that part Bama is odd this early - peak like u say Jan 21 ish


It's a 2020 thing...


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Re: Buck question... [Re: CKyleC] #3291046
12/12/20 03:29 PM
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I checked my cameras yesterday and I had some bucks sparring around the first of December

Re: Buck question... [Re: CKyleC] #3291259
12/12/20 07:11 PM
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I had a couple sparring on camera back in October. I've heard bucks sparring several times over the years during muzzleloader season but it doesn't appear to get serious until early January in my part of Monroe county. I almost never see much of it during our rut though. Just chasing.

Re: Buck question... [Re: CKyleC] #3295341
12/16/20 11:37 PM
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Chelsea, AL
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Give us some details on what you been doing

Re: Buck question... [Re: CKyleC] #3313213
01/04/21 11:40 PM
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You probably have more deer and certainly more bucks. I believe you have more bucks and therefore, you have more bucks to photograph that are interacting with each other.


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