Do deer avoid treestands left in the woods?
11-02-2007 | 11:48 AM
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Spike
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From: Southeast Florida
Do deer avoid treestands left in the woods?
Posted this ina local site, thought I would open it up for discussion nationally.
I was watching the Deer & Deer Hunting TV show yesterday and they had a segment stating that years of research have shown that deer will change their patterns after 3 days of noticing a treestand in the woods. They used this logic to prefer climbers or portable tripods versus leaners or permanent stands. They weren't clear if the stands being noticed by the deer were hunted for the 3 days or just left there standing.
Has anyone noticed this type of avoidance behavior with their stands, or is it only after you've hunted it for a spell?
I was watching the Deer & Deer Hunting TV show yesterday and they had a segment stating that years of research have shown that deer will change their patterns after 3 days of noticing a treestand in the woods. They used this logic to prefer climbers or portable tripods versus leaners or permanent stands. They weren't clear if the stands being noticed by the deer were hunted for the 3 days or just left there standing.
Has anyone noticed this type of avoidance behavior with their stands, or is it only after you've hunted it for a spell?
11-02-2007 | 11:55 AM
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Giant Nontypical
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From: Nekoosa Wi USA
RE: Do deer avoid treestands left in the woods?
I have never noticed any change in deer paterns when leaving stands in the woods, i have some that are left all year long and doesnt seem to bother them.
11-02-2007 | 12:05 PM
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Boone & Crockett
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RE: Do deer avoid treestands left in the woods?
Depends on how many deer see and hearyou climbing and sitting in that stand that live to "tell" the others.
If this were true then people in Texas would never kill any deer and we all know that isn't the case.
If this were true then people in Texas would never kill any deer and we all know that isn't the case.
11-02-2007 | 12:33 PM
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RE: Do deer avoid treestands left in the woods?
I would have to agree, on our hunting property we have had permanent stands in the same locations for the last 15 years. To the deer I would guess they are just a part of the woods unless you are constantly getting busted by them using the stands.
11-02-2007 | 12:54 PM
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Typical Buck
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RE: Do deer avoid treestands left in the woods?
I am jumping on the GMMAT bandwagon o' thought, I am pretty sure that deer have parties in my treestands while im not there as well! on a more serious note, this is a bunch of bull*#$&, if this were the case then why do I return to find tracks and scrapes around my ancient deer stands. I think most of us will agree that it is a great time to call bull@#*$ on this one!