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Old 08-06-2004 | 07:51 AM
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Default How long does it take in your area to start seeing deer?

The area i hunt, no matter where i hunt on the property it always seems that right when the 9:00oclock bell starts ringing across the river, i can expect to start seeing deer. What about everyone else, when do u start seeing deer in you neck of the woods?
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Old 08-06-2004 | 08:05 AM
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Default RE: How long does it take in your area to start seeing deer?

The deer population where I hunt is low - less than 10 deer per square mile but I would say the majority of our deer have been see and taken from 7-9:30am. Of course we can see deer any any time and have shot deer at every hour, but those mornings when the weather is cooperating and the other animals begin their movement, we can expect tp see deer.
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Old 08-06-2004 | 10:12 AM
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Default RE: How long does it take in your area to start seeing deer?

If I don't see a deer with in 30 mins, I get ticked wondering where they are. Most of the time I''m jumping deer on the way in and out.
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Old 08-06-2004 | 10:26 AM
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Default RE: How long does it take in your area to start seeing deer?

usually in me and dads honeyhole one of us has a deer dead at first light......were not horn hunters or trophy hunters....a nice mature doe usually does just fine....but we see deer from first light on and usually have to many deer dead by 9am to keep hunting so we havet ot drag out before the pile gets too big......
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Old 08-06-2004 | 07:41 PM
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Default RE: How long does it take in your area to start seeing deer?

i hunt 3 areas around highland and ross counties most of the deer start showing up around 3 pm in 1 spont the other 2 spots when the sun starts to set you normally see a few start movng
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Old 08-06-2004 | 08:14 PM
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Default RE: How long does it take in your area to start seeing deer?

I have had a lease where 9am was when you saw deer. Last year the magic time was around 8am. I always found it strange how this occurs...
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Old 08-06-2004 | 08:20 PM
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Default RE: How long does it take in your area to start seeing deer?

The area I hunt, I will start seeing deer at first light, for about two hours. And then I will a few during the day,
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Old 08-06-2004 | 08:28 PM
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Default RE: How long does it take in your area to start seeing deer?

i would say that deer usually start running past my stand before daylight, but they slow down right at dawn, then pick up again between 8:00 and 11:00.
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Old 08-07-2004 | 05:00 PM
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Default RE: How long does it take in your area to start seeing deer?

as soon as its light enough to see a hundred yards or so I can expect to see deer. Never knwo what direction, but on most mornings I can expect to see deer early.

In the evening, if we havent seen any by 5pm (after the time change) then 5 is when we expect it, we call it the magic hour, the land just errupts in deer
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Old 08-07-2004 | 08:25 PM
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Default RE: How long does it take in your area to start seeing deer?

I SEE THE MAJORITY OF DEER FROM FIRST LIGHT TO AROUND 830!!
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