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07-19-2017, 11:29 PM
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Missing Bucks
So I have had bucks disappear on me during hunting season, but recently I have had an entire bachelor group disappear from my trail cams. I am the only one with access to the area, visited twice over the course of 3 months, used scent control, went at midday, sufficient food source right there, and basically did everything right. Has anyone ever lost a group of bucks during the summer months? This is driving me crazy!
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07-19-2017, 11:31 PM
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Mulies?
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07-19-2017, 11:46 PM
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Predators move into the area? Wolves, Cats, etc? have you looked around for tracks?
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07-20-2017, 03:10 AM
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Whitetails. I have 4 cameras out in the area currently and none of them have picked up any new predators moving into the area. I have a small pack of wolves, but they have been there for years.
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07-20-2017, 05:59 AM
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Happens all the time, bush bucks dont really pattern well. Is there a changing food source near by? Ie , freah cut alfalfa, new growth of canola , peas, oats? water scource dried up? Hi activity , ie cattle being moved, lease building? How many years have you had data on them?
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07-20-2017, 08:25 AM
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bugs?
Might be something as simple as a new hatch of biting bugs. They move to a more open area to let the wind rid them of pests.
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07-20-2017, 08:32 AM
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They'll hang out and go where the best groceries are, that can change from year to year especially in farmland. In the bush a recent clear cut, cutline, burn, etc that has started growing tender new salad can draw them away from where they were before.
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07-20-2017, 01:02 PM
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Thanks for the information. This land is located in the middle of no where, no farmland, no buildings, nothing. I am thinking the bugs may be the culprit. The land is pretty swampy and the mosquitoes nearly drained me dry last weekend when I went out to set up my stand.
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07-20-2017, 01:27 PM
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I hunt a excellent property that is devoid of deer during the summer months. My only guess is also mosquito populations. Post and pre mosquitto season is brimming.
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07-20-2017, 02:40 PM
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I have seen quite a few deer when I have been out and about. Small groups and mostly bachelor groups. Its the does and fawns that I very seldom see this time of year.
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07-20-2017, 02:49 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by covey ridge
I have seen quite a few deer when I have been out and about. Small groups and mostly bachelor groups. Its the does and fawns that I very seldom see this time of year.
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Ive got more spotted fawns and calves running around on cams then ever. not much for bucks or bulls yet
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07-20-2017, 04:32 PM
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Have had a pack of wolves move in to a whitetail spot and clear all the deer out of the area for a while.
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07-20-2017, 05:10 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The moose
Ive got more spotted fawns and calves running around on cams then ever. not much for bucks or bulls yet
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I think that does with fawns for the most part are avoiding areas with activity, while the bucks seem out in the open earlier.
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