can a cat hurt my chances of seeaing deer?
11-11-2002, 08:52 PM
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: New Jersey USA
Posts: 1,279
RE: can a cat hurt my chances of seeaing deer?
I have no idea what your asking. Do you mean if you own a cat? Or if you see a cat in the woods? Or maybe there is just a cat around who doesn't seem to like you and you think he has something up his sleeve....
If its in the woods, all I can say is I had a big black cat walk across in front of my stand last week, and still sw 5 deer, it didn't seem to bother them at all.
If its in the woods, all I can say is I had a big black cat walk across in front of my stand last week, and still sw 5 deer, it didn't seem to bother them at all.
11-12-2002, 08:18 AM
#6
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Andover MN USA
Posts: 98
RE: can a cat hurt my chances of seeaing deer?
My cousin last summer had a doe and fawn in his backyard. Along came a house cat. The doe took off after the housecat and the only thing that saved the cat was that it happened to make it to a tree after a fairly long chase. The doe kept trying to trample the cat. The doe was obviously protecting her fawn, even though the fawn outweighed the cat by a huge margin. So, what I took from this is that deer see a cat as a predator. I doubt a mature buck would think twice about a cat, but a doe with a fawn might pay attention to it a little. Although at this time of year, I doubt it would make any difference.
11-12-2002, 08:27 AM
#9
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Rockledge Florida USA
Posts: 19
RE: can a cat hurt my chances of seeaing deer?
I had a situation where a doe passed about 15 yards from me up wind and make her way out to an open field. She proceeded to walk the game trail and all of a sudden she was stamping and acting really nervous. So she turned around and came back to a crossing and continued to walk the gully where she came from. Thinking that was weird and that she might have winded me, all of a sudden a big white fur ball (fluffy the cat) comes walking by me out in the field where the doe was headed. So in my opinion yes... cats can alarm deer
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