ORIGINAL: GMMAT
GR8:
I don't have the luxury of going into the places you speak of. I'd bet there are deer that grow old and die within the confines of the area I can't hunt. I just have to be as prudent as I can on the areas on the outskirts I DO have access to.
In the early part of our year.....I saw bucks with does, feeding. In the rut....they're chasing them. The common denominator is ......does.
Again.....Most ALL the deer I hunt come out of the sanctuary, sometime. I'm in the hallway of their bedroom without akey to get in the bedroom door. I just hide out at different places in the hall......hoping they'll take "MY" route.
Jeff, I wasn't saying you were wrong..In fact I have a couple areas just like yours.. But when time and opportunity allow, I like to hunt Bucks in their territory, and not wait on them to come to mine. It's usaully a weekend when I have that kinda time. Otherwise I'm on the edges of suburbia with you!
I see more deer..hunting suburbia..but I see better bucks, more commonly hunting the Nasties.