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09-17-2008, 09:06 AM
#3
Typical Buck
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Becker County, MN
Posts: 550
RE: When a buck disappears- where does he go ?
In my area they start to feed pretty heavy on acorns this time of the year until they are gone. They still feed on crops but seem to mainly do sounder the safety ofdarkness.
09-17-2008, 09:08 AM
#5
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location:
Posts: 21,043
RE: When a buck disappears- where does he go ?
To eat something else....somewhere else?
I think (Emphasis on "think") that they have multiple cores within their home range. What you're seeing is what I see here every year. Their summer core is different when the food source changes. I'm seeing it change, here, right now. they're getting off the beans and onto the mast crops....although the beans are greener than ever and plentiful. The acorns are falling, though. I heard them hitting all around me, last night.
I've said it before.....wher emy bucks, here, "summer" .....is different from where they "winter". It's a simple way of stating what I did before.
Find his next preferred food source....and you'll find his next core.
It's also getting time for them to think about splitting up.....so your chances of spotting him will go down...if he's a lone buck (in lieu of several).
Three seasons and this is my "theory". Take it with a grain of salt.
I think (Emphasis on "think") that they have multiple cores within their home range. What you're seeing is what I see here every year. Their summer core is different when the food source changes. I'm seeing it change, here, right now. they're getting off the beans and onto the mast crops....although the beans are greener than ever and plentiful. The acorns are falling, though. I heard them hitting all around me, last night.
I've said it before.....wher emy bucks, here, "summer" .....is different from where they "winter". It's a simple way of stating what I did before.
Find his next preferred food source....and you'll find his next core.
It's also getting time for them to think about splitting up.....so your chances of spotting him will go down...if he's a lone buck (in lieu of several).
Three seasons and this is my "theory". Take it with a grain of salt.
09-17-2008, 09:13 AM
#6
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Southern Illinois
Posts: 1,559
RE: When a buck disappears- where does he go ?
ORIGINAL: GMMAT
To eat something else....somewhere else?
I think (Emphasis on "think") that they have multiple cores within their home range. What you're seeing is what I see here every year. Their summer core is different when the food source changes. I'm seeing it change, here, right now. they're getting off the beans and onto the mast crops....although the beans are greener than ever and plentiful. The acorns are falling, though. I heard them hitting all around me, last night.
I've said it before.....wher emy bucks, here, "summer" .....is different from where they "winter". It's a simple way of stating what I did before.
Find his next preferred food source....and you'll find his next core.
It's also getting time for them to think about splitting up.....so your chances of spotting him will go down...if he's a lone buck (in lieu of several).
Three seasons and this is my "theory". Take it with a grain of salt.
To eat something else....somewhere else?
I think (Emphasis on "think") that they have multiple cores within their home range. What you're seeing is what I see here every year. Their summer core is different when the food source changes. I'm seeing it change, here, right now. they're getting off the beans and onto the mast crops....although the beans are greener than ever and plentiful. The acorns are falling, though. I heard them hitting all around me, last night.
I've said it before.....wher emy bucks, here, "summer" .....is different from where they "winter". It's a simple way of stating what I did before.
Find his next preferred food source....and you'll find his next core.
It's also getting time for them to think about splitting up.....so your chances of spotting him will go down...if he's a lone buck (in lieu of several).
Three seasons and this is my "theory". Take it with a grain of salt.
09-17-2008, 09:19 AM
#7
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Posts: 1,184
RE: When a buck disappears- where does he go ?
I wish I knew. 
The real challenge in hunting is trying to pattern a big buck, and it's not an easy task. This year I set up blinds and stands at places where deer tracks were minimal at best, but when I can't find them in the prime spots I will be hunting those other locations.
The real challenge in hunting is trying to pattern a big buck, and it's not an easy task. This year I set up blinds and stands at places where deer tracks were minimal at best, but when I can't find them in the prime spots I will be hunting those other locations.
