Disclaimer: Let's not make this a I don't like gun hunting thread. Many HNI member enjoy both. Not me, but many.

So how does it? I used to think the deer went underground afterwardfrom what I observed the first few seasons. But I'm starting to rethink and think maybe I was just echoing a common compliant. I've seen too many crafty bucks and does escape firearms season (10 days in mid-November here) andmoving around afterward. Sure, they're a little more wary but I find them moving even more sometimes. Perhaps they're making sure no one's in the tree with a shot gun above them by constantly changing things up.I actually find them still moving all day for a few weeks until December, when they start settling down and congregating near food sources.

I also bowhunt during gun season and see increases in deer movement since I'll hunt near sanctuary areas gun hunters couldn't legally or safely do so by.