Most things like this with deer are “learned behaviors”…..They’re not born with the fear of feeders….Now bucks may be naturally wary but that’s different. Of course deer are gonna be individuals but I’d say that most pf the deer that don’t come around feeders are likely a result of a negative experience they’ve had with them. You may have shot a doe off of one and never knew that there was a buck lurking in the shadows….That negative experience leaves him skiddish of them while others who have not experienced the same thing may not show any effect. The more you associate the feeder with negative experiences or associate them with humans and humans with negative experiences…..the more the deer will likely be reluctant to use them.

Last edited by CNC; 08/20/20 07:42 PM.

Folks that know don't shoot old does........ wink