This water hole may be to small

[Bill]

If so I'm only out $4.88 on sale at Wally Mart.

First try at one.

Here is the pic from under my stand. Hey one more thing to slow em down. I'll try it.

 

[tooln]

Give them time I bet it'll work. Is the fence to bring them closer?

 

[Bill]

Give them time I bet it'll work. Is the fence to bring them closer?

Yes the cow panels go into some thick briars then 25 yards from the stand. Small strip of clover in the timber on the left, beans on the right. 85% of the deer going from one to the other walk around the fence in my favor.

 

[kabic]

Yes the cow panels go into some thick briars then 25 yards from the stand. Small strip of clover in the timber on the left, beans on the right. 85% of the deer going from one to the other walk around the fence in my favor.

I'm used to seeing deer jump fences to eat clover in a pasture. Do deer actually walk around it if they can, or do they still jump it sometime?

Guess I'm a skeptic and am looking for feedback from someone who has tried it.

 

[Bill]

In the 4 years it's been there I have never seen it jumped. I also have a trail cam on it and have never gotten a picture of a jumper.

As you can see though its not a long fense so it's not like they have to go 100 yards to get around it. Same as cutting the right trees near a stand in the woods. If it's easy to walk around they will. Their just as lazy as us.

 

[West Branch]

I'm used to seeing deer jump fences to eat clover in a pasture. Do deer actually walk around it if they can, or do they still jump it sometime?

Guess I'm a skeptic and am looking for feedback from someone who has tried it.

We have fences that are easy for the deer to jump or go under in our cattle pasture. But if you leave a gate open or the fence is lower in a certain area it doesn't take long for the deer to start using the easier route.

 

[kabic]

Thanks for the feedback guys. I've heard deer are lazy line before but it looks so effortless for them to jump a fence made for cattle. I wonder how long of a fence is needed before they decide to jump versus walk around.

 

[wiscwhip]

Thanks for the feedback guys. I've heard deer are lazy line before but it looks so effortless for them to jump a fence made for cattle. I wonder how long of a fence is needed before they decide to jump versus walk around.

After seeing this, they might just decide to keep their feet on the ground no matter how "easy" it looks! :eek:

 

[tooln]

OUCH

 

[bat man]

I see a lot of water holes being put in the open where its easy to dig. For those that have them, don't the ones in the woods attract more daylight deer?

 

[j-bird]

I have one in the open and I have only seen tracks - I have never seen the deer first hand use it. However deer will pound a water puddle in the woods to death! I think its more cover related than anything else. My water-hole in the open wasn't any cost to me so I'm not out much, but I will put my next ones in some sort of cover. Those in the open also tend to grow moss and the like faster in my opinion.

 

[Bill]

Good to know. I'm only out $5.
Next one goes in cover.

 

[Bill]

Kabic jinkst me. :D

First time I've had a jumper.

 

[kabic]

Kabic jinkst me. :D

First time I've had a jumper.

:cool::cool:

 

[Bill]

I'd say Batman is correct. Yesterday is the first picture I've gotten since mid June of anything using this little pond.

Frogs excluded, their rather enjoying it.

 

[Bill]

The Blair witch pole gets used more every year.
Maybe the pond has to become something they grow up with.

 

[Bill]

Maybe everyone was correct. They had to get used to it.

Very little use until the last week or so when it thawed out. Their stopping by pretty regularly now. Hope the trend holds.

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[ruskbucks]

I was going to suggest throwing some of that sand/dirt in the bottom of your pool. There has to be something in the dirt, everytime we dig a pond it gets hammered with tracks. My friend has property in W WI with some beautiful springs coming right out of the rocks, there has never been any sign the deer use them. He has a 3/4 mile easement to the back with some potholes, after a rain there is tracks all around them, they prefer drinking that dirty muddy water. I've also seen a doe drink out of a 5 gallon bucket that I was using a seat for turkey hunting in spring. I cant believe it was drinking that nasty water that was green from all the algae. I guess she preferred that over the clean water in my pond a 150 yards away.

 

[alldaysit]

I just built this with the front end loader where I nearly got stuck with the tractor in May. Took five minutes and have lots of action at the waterhole in the center of one of the food plots. I will be making an "in the woods" one this weekend after seeing everyone's input on these in woods water holes and how they get constant use. After seeing the daily action on this one out in the open, I believe it.

 

[Bill]

I just built this with the front end loader where I nearly got stuck with the tractor in May. Took five minutes and have lots of action at the waterhole in the center of one of the food plots. I will be making an "in the woods" one this weekend after seeing everyone's input on these in woods water holes and how they get constant use. After seeing the daily action on this one out in the open, I believe it. View attachment 9675 View attachment 9677 View attachment 9678

You must have some good clay in the ground.