breaking the ice?
12-22-2008 | 04:58 PM
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Typical Buck
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From: Minnesota
RE: breaking the ice?
Is there any snow on the ground at all.If there is any snow to eat on the ground at all they will abandon standing water not sure about flowing water like rivers or creeks but up here even if the ponds or lakes are not froze over and there is snow it will be snow guaranteed. I have seen this and observed this for many years. Plus even pen raised deer I have had would do this.
12-22-2008 | 08:01 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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From: Southwest Ohio
RE: breaking the ice?
ORIGINAL: patchholder
Is there any snow on the ground at all.If there is any snow to eat on the ground at all they will abandon standing water not sure about flowing water like rivers or creeks but up here even if the ponds or lakes are not froze over and there is snow it will be snow guaranteed. I have seen this and observed this for many years. Plus even pen raised deer I have had would do this.
Is there any snow on the ground at all.If there is any snow to eat on the ground at all they will abandon standing water not sure about flowing water like rivers or creeks but up here even if the ponds or lakes are not froze over and there is snow it will be snow guaranteed. I have seen this and observed this for many years. Plus even pen raised deer I have had would do this.
12-22-2008 | 09:36 PM
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Typical Buck
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From: The forests and farmland of Ohio
RE: breaking the ice?
what he is trying to say is that if there is snow laying on top of the ground (soil, earth, dirt, grass, whatever) the deer will eat the snow to gain their water supply rather than go to standing water such as a stream, river, pond, pool, creek, lake. hope that covers all the bases. Personally i wouldn't due to the large amount of noise created and the fact that deer if wanting that water would keep a spot cleared no matter how cold it was.
12-23-2008 | 03:14 PM
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From: Southwest Ohio
RE: breaking the ice?
ORIGINAL: LeftyBuckmaster
what he is trying to say is that if there is snow laying on top of the ground (soil, earth, dirt, grass, whatever) the deer will eat the snow to gain their water supply rather than go to standing water such as a stream, river, pond, pool, creek, lake. hope that covers all the bases. Personally i wouldn't due to the large amount of noise created and the fact that deer if wanting that water would keep a spot cleared no matter how cold it was.
what he is trying to say is that if there is snow laying on top of the ground (soil, earth, dirt, grass, whatever) the deer will eat the snow to gain their water supply rather than go to standing water such as a stream, river, pond, pool, creek, lake. hope that covers all the bases. Personally i wouldn't due to the large amount of noise created and the fact that deer if wanting that water would keep a spot cleared no matter how cold it was.
