Do deer avoid areas with heavy hog populations??

[dutchman62]

Do deer avoid areas with heavy hog populations?? I have recently spent 2 weekends on a south arkansas management area in a spot that had more hog sign and sightings than I've ever seen. This area is supposed to have a high concentration of deer as well, but all I saw was one spike per weekend. This was in the low lands. In the upland area I spent the last afternoon and saw much more deer sign, no hog sign but didnt get to stay long enough to fully scout. I did however see 15 deer in less than 4 miles eating on the side of the road within minutes of close of shooting hours. This was right adjacent to the management area as well. I've spent a lot of time in that low land area, hoping to get a hog as well as deer. Did get a nice boar, but now need some venison. I'm just wondering if the hogs are keeping the deer out of the low land area. Any opinions?

[falcon]

Deer would prefer not to be around hogs. They prefer notto drink from ponds where hogs wallow. Have watched hogs chase deer off the game plots and away from ponds.

[mcraddock]

If there is enough habitat and food for both, then both co-exist fine. My 700+ acre hunt club is testamant to that. But given a food shortage, hogs WILL prevail against deer.

That being said, the creek bottoms where a majority of the hogs are killed on our club are not frequented by deer. I have hog stands and deer stands. Rarely do we see one where we hunt the other.

[falcon]

i often hunt on about 14,000 acres of closely controlledproperty. Much of that place is over-run with hogs. In the swamps and low lying thicketswhere the hogs live there are very few deer.

[dutchman62]

Thanks for input. I do see a lot of deer in lowlands where there are not any hogs, which is why I started there. Population of both is high. Acorns low. I'll try the high ground next time.

Thanks again