Good hunters and those lucky ones can kill bucks all season. But during the rut mature bucks lose their minds and are more susceptible to being killed . Out in the open , out in daylight hours , out of their core / safe zones. Females can make males do stupid stuff ! 😳
I never see old mature deer during the rut. I see tons of 1, 2, and 3 yr olds being stupid. The older deer, at least on our place vanish (get in a thick area with a doe) for 5 or so days. Kill them right before and right after peak breeding. Got a 4 yr old we are wanting to kill and today is the first day he has shown up in 6 days, started to think he was dead.
