westonwhitetail
5 year old buck +
I have a new property this year and am seeing a ton of daylight buck activity this summer. This is not normal for me, at other places I've hunt its usually nighttime pics and hope they come back. Here there is a lot of pictures of multiple different bucks and they are mostly during daylight hours. There's a lot of movement between 10am-3pm (about 25% of buck pictures). They also move during the typical early morning and evening times, and not a ton of nighttime pictures (less than I'm used to). I think this means they are bedding on my property or close by. If they are getting up to browse midday and grab a drink at a water hole, that is likely somewhat close to their beds, correct? There is also lack of does on my cameras, besides near the thickest part of the property where they must be hiding their does this spring/summer.
What are you guys thoughts on these observations? Do I have good summer bedding for bucks on my property? Will they stick around this fall or at least travel back through in the rut? I know its impossible to say what they will do come fall, as their home ranges shift, but I'm wondering what others experience that have similar summer patterns.
What are you guys thoughts on these observations? Do I have good summer bedding for bucks on my property? Will they stick around this fall or at least travel back through in the rut? I know its impossible to say what they will do come fall, as their home ranges shift, but I'm wondering what others experience that have similar summer patterns.