Deer drinking brackish water???
07-29-2003, 04:30 PM
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Deer drinking brackish water???
i hunt in a swampy area surrounded by corn and bean. r the deer drinking the water that is a mixture of salt and fresh or r they drinking the pure fresh from an old farmers cattle hole. i didnt see the hole torn up and it is the only constant water(fresh) there. help??? hunting this swamp has me all confused
07-30-2003, 04:45 AM
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Dominant Buck
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RE: Deer drinking brackish water???
Lemond33 ,
a deer gets quite a bit of it' s water needs from the food it eats , and they will drink from whatever water is available if it' s close . I' ve seen them drink from small seeps , puddles on tree stumps , creeks , horse troughs etc. Brackish water is probably not to their liking if fresh water is available , even from a small unreliable source . They don' t neccessarily tear up the ground while drinking like they do mineral licks , are there tracks around the water hole ? . Your brackish swamp may also have fresh water sources that you' re not aware of , look for tiny fresh water spring outlets . Better yet , concentrate on finding their bedding areas .
a deer gets quite a bit of it' s water needs from the food it eats , and they will drink from whatever water is available if it' s close . I' ve seen them drink from small seeps , puddles on tree stumps , creeks , horse troughs etc. Brackish water is probably not to their liking if fresh water is available , even from a small unreliable source . They don' t neccessarily tear up the ground while drinking like they do mineral licks , are there tracks around the water hole ? . Your brackish swamp may also have fresh water sources that you' re not aware of , look for tiny fresh water spring outlets . Better yet , concentrate on finding their bedding areas .
07-30-2003, 09:11 AM
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RE: Deer drinking brackish water???
ok thanks guys..there is the one old pit that has really clear water in it...i just didnt see a spot where they were coming to drink...no major tracks. we will see though. i will look for another source. i know of a few spots that keep standing water for a few days after a storm...there are always tracks there
07-31-2003, 06:07 AM
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Dominant Buck
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RE: Deer drinking brackish water???
Any spot that holds water , even teporarily , will attract deer if it provides cover as well . That old pit is the most likely watering hole , if they can get to it , look harder for their trail(s) .
07-31-2003, 10:39 AM
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Spike
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Location: schriever louisiana USA
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RE: Deer drinking brackish water???
I know here in louisiana we have alot of salt water and brackish water as well and i know for a fact they drink both cause them seem to adapt to ther surrondings and if thats all they have to drink they will.
