deer movement? where di dthe bucks go?
I will list as many factors as possible; Bt I am trying to figure out why I only see juvie bucks and does now.
320 acres in western NY. 1/4 wooded, 1/4 red bruch (including a sanctuary), 1/4 feral grass fields, 1/8 mowed grass, 1/8 swampy marsh. 10+ acres of food plots (summer- soybeans/sunflower/sorgum/peas, vareity of shotplots). trails throughout-traveled about once a week on Ranger or walking. Mowed every 3 months.
I have 5 cams. i check them every week- but try to do so tjust before a rain. i also try to be sent free- but have gone i after work.
I had a few nice mature bucks on my cams at the end of July &start of august. i had seen them glassing as well. I have not seen them since. All of a sudden i am seeing a bunch of scrappy bucks and lots of fawns and does. (both with cams and glassing).
some water, TONS of cover(best around- and we try not ot molest it or hunt it hard), some food. neighboring fields have corn and winterwheat. some apples dropping, not much for acorns.
did i kill it with too many visits? did they leave? are they just cautious or somewhere else?
thanks.