Where are they??

Doughboy2 · 10-30-2007, 09:15 AM

I have not seen a deer, from my stand(s), in THREE weeks!!! I can not figure it out!!! I was out yesterday thinking that maybe with the cool temps, it may trigger some chasing....but NOTHING!!! Is anyone else having the same problem?? I know it is early as far as the rut goes, but I thought I would be seeing more deer by now!! Just venting I guess.......[:@][:@]

in da woods · 10-30-2007, 11:00 AM

Is anyone else on the property, neighbors etc. I just read a story here earlier how the neighbors were running the deer on this guys's property during the day. Just a thought. Have U seen alot of deer there before?

Doughboy2 · 10-30-2007, 11:26 AM

A ton. I am sure something will give soon. I am going back tonight, so we will see!!

mobow · 10-30-2007, 11:33 AM

You don't continually hunt the same stand do you? Pay attention to the wind, all that good stuff?

Angry Beaver · 10-30-2007, 11:53 AM

I thought aliens had sucked up every deer on our property. I hunted all the usual spots where the acorns fall and the deer travel to and from bedding areas and I was seeing zippo. I hunted 4 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday and saw a grand total of 1 deer. My cousin's kid comes down after school climbs a tree and sees 7 different bucks and a bunch of does. Arrows an 8 pointer with a 16" spread. He was hunting near a dried up duck pond where something was growing that the deer loved. If you have an alternate food source nearby that may have just sprouted up, I would definitely check into it. Where there is food there are does, where there are does there are bucks.

Doughboy2 · 10-30-2007, 12:11 PM

No. I have 4 different stands, and I ALWAYS check the wind.

Doughboy2 · 11-01-2007, 04:36 AM

Funny how things work out.......I went out the evening of 10/30, and shot a very nice 10 pt. My muzzy laid the smack down on him!!! I shot him approx 12 yds from the stand, he ran +/- 35 yds and I watched him go down!!! I will have to get my wife to post pics for me. I have no clue how to post them myself. I have seen a lot of posts saying that the bucks are moving....I totally agree. I grunted and bleated at different times during the night, and I am convinced that is what brought him in.