I have been watching a buck on our property that has at least a 180 in spread and double tropped tines!! he is a monster and I have only seen him once but didnt have my gun or bow with me..never thought I'd see him again untill my brother in law went hunting back there and on his way out later in the morning he spooked the same buck out of his bedding area..or at least we think..the buck didnt act like he even saw him..just got up and went running across the field..he shot 4 times and made a clean miss..do you think that if we dont go down there for a while he will return to his bedding? thanks!
2007-11-14 00:33:12 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
Like everyone else said, deer are creatures of habit and will return to the same areas. Since he is most likely the biggest buck in the area, he has the best bedding location. I bet you that it is near a hill or mountain, fairly thick cover, and has many escape routes. He won't leave that area permanently just because of a couple of shots.
You're best bet at getting this buck is either one of the two following options:
1: Set up on the trails he uses wearing scent free clothing and getting in there early in the morning (earlier the better). Sit there all day if need be and you should see him. No calls or anything like that. Since he always uses those trails he doesn't need to hear other deer to come your way. The only thing I might use is a little doe-in-heat scent at a good shooting lane so he will stop for a good shot.
2: Set up on his major escape trail when you think he is bedded down. Have somebody walk through that area trying to jump him up.
I would use the 1st option now and the second one later-on towards the end of the season because it might spook him more than usual.
Hope this helps!
2007-11-14 03:47:26 · answer #1 · answered by flucolax35 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We like to call the big deer "smart" and other terms that imply a character of intelligence. While I will agree that the older and larger they get the smarter they seem to be, but deer are habitual and will do the same thing over and over.
I have shot at a large buck(not four times, however), missed him and sat quietly only to have him come back about an hour later. I got my second chance and didn't miss. I've saved some of my clients' hunts by advising them to sit still after a miss and the same thing has happened. Either the buck they missed returned or another large buck came in looking for the other one. They can't really tell where the shot came from because of echoes and the fact that the ground was disturbed near them or behind them. (There are exceptions like heavily hunted areas and public hunting areas, but on private land with little pressure, this usually works.)
Leave the area alone for awhile and go back very early in the morning and stay all day if necessary. If someone else hasn't gotten him, he'll come home.
2007-11-14 01:41:35 · answer #2 · answered by Alchemist 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
give him some peace and quiet for a few days. this time of the year they should be in the rut and hanging around does which must be in the area if he was there in the first place. seriously males from any species will stick around if there are females that are accepting to mating.
he may be a little bit more leery of human presence so the stealth approach is important. you could also try "rattling" with a set of old antlers to make him think there is a threat from a couple of rival bucks.
best of luck.
2007-11-14 01:28:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-16 11:54:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Deer have a fairly small home range. They will normally only run for about 200-250 yards when shot at/spooked unlike an elk or moose that may run for a couple miles. If he isn't dead you will be able to find him there. You don't have to wait a few days. He won't leave his home range unless he is forced out by fire, deer drive or something else that would force him to head out. Even then he would return shortly. Don't worry he is still there. Probably a little more cautious and probably going to be alot harder to hunt.
Although, he may not return to that same field for a few days. Deer have multiple bedding areas and normally do not sleep in the same one two nights in a row.
2007-11-14 00:50:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Deer are creatures of habit but they can be scarred away. The best thing you can do is just wait a while and he should come back. Being as big as you say he is the dominate buck in that area.
2007-11-14 00:47:24 · answer #6 · answered by j05une06 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Holy Crap!!!! A deer with antlers that spread 180 in?!? I'd have to see a 15 foot wide rack to believe it. Just kidding with you. It may take a while, as much as several months, but he should come back to the area as long as he survives the hunting season.
2007-11-14 01:53:18 · answer #7 · answered by brddg1974 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Aww... he'll come back, but if it was me....I'd have to take myself a peek by taking a game cam down there and hooking it up, maybe do a little corn action to draw him (unless he's got another good food source) in and get a good look at him. There maybe more than one in that area.....
2007-11-14 16:41:53 · answer #8 · answered by Stephanie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Big bucks get lazy just like humans....they get older and get lazy.... he wont go too far... you can try to go back to where he was bedded down but he probably did move, but not too far.... he will within a 300 meter radius.....
2007-11-14 09:13:43 · answer #9 · answered by Stampy Skunk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most all these answers are good answers for White Tail deer
If it is a Mule deer though he might be gone for good, unless it is the rut, the rut makes them do things they would not normally do.
2007-11-14 04:19:28 · answer #10 · answered by MR. T. 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋