ORIGINAL: Cay4redneck
Ok you can call me out if this is a dumb question but here it goes,
Why would deer become afraid only during hunting season? If a deer has never ben hit by a bullet, then all it could possibly know is that thereis a little more human activity in the fall, and maybe some loud bangs. I mean the deer doesnt know that we are in the woods to try to kill it.....they are not that smart! I think what im trying to get at is what are they hiding from? In most areas, there are hunters in the deer woods in the spring hunting turkeys, so wouldnt they be just as afraid then too? I dont think i believe in deer "disapearing" right before season. If this sounds to complicated justleave it alone i guess
Most animals are alert to their predators and act accordingly. I suppose they know it is hunting season when new smells arise and then they realize the deer population is dwindled down. I don't believe deer are brilliant, but they are good at eluding preadators. Plus, I also think when the foilage on the trees start to fall off deer are more skittish since their cover is gone. However, these are just my observations and I have been known to be wrong.
