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What percentage of your bucks survived
#1651972
02/14/16 06:57 PM
02/14/16 06:57 PM
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Joined: May 2002
Posts: 8,031
Central Alabama
muzziehead
OP
14 point
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OP
14 point
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 8,031
Central Alabama
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Some the post in pics thread got me to thinking just how many bucks made it through the season. We only killed 6 bucks this year on one of my leases and I had over 35 pics of shooters in September. Talked with all my neighbors and they only shot 5 between them so based on these numbers we should be looking at a good crop of bucks next year. Put out 10 cameras yesterday and hope to get some idea over the next two weeks. What do you think about the bucks on your place.
"Don't cling to Mistake, just because you spent a lot of time making it."
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Re: What percentage of your bucks survived
[Re: muzziehead]
#1651973
02/14/16 06:59 PM
02/14/16 06:59 PM
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Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 38,489
N. Bama
257wbymag
Boo Boo Head
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Boo Boo Head
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 38,489
N. Bama
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Had at least 75% of my 3.5 yr olds survive. Hoping for good things next year
Quietly killing turkeys where youre not!!!
My tank full of give a fraks been runnin on empty
I'm the paterfamilias
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Re: What percentage of your bucks survived
[Re: Stikman]
#1652046
02/15/16 01:44 AM
02/15/16 01:44 AM
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Joined: Feb 2016
Posts: 49
Chunchula Alabama
swampcracker
spike
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spike
Joined: Feb 2016
Posts: 49
Chunchula Alabama
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The land I hunt is way to large to even take a guess. And with buck displacement it doesn't really matter IMHO.
I have deer every year that just "show up" I run numerous cameras and as stated before, come September there they are! That's US too. We have a few bucks stay around But once the does start coming in you never know what will walk out. Deer have a lot bigger range than a lot of folks think.
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Re: What percentage of your bucks survived
[Re: muzziehead]
#1652144
02/15/16 04:22 AM
02/15/16 04:22 AM
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Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 22,184
colbert county
cartervj
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 22,184
colbert county
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How many loose 2.5 and older bucks to the stresses of rutting? Ran across a 3.5 yr old that was run down, doubt he will make it.
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Re: What percentage of your bucks survived
[Re: muzziehead]
#1652303
02/15/16 06:12 AM
02/15/16 06:12 AM
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Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 14,245
AL
hunterbuck
Booner
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Booner
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 14,245
AL
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I'm not sure. They haven't returned their surveys I left in the woods last week yet.
"You think I care? Roll Damn Tide"
Have you tried Google?
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Re: What percentage of your bucks survived
[Re: muzziehead]
#1652378
02/15/16 07:06 AM
02/15/16 07:06 AM
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Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 52,130
Round ‘bout there
Clem
Mildly Quirky
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Mildly Quirky
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 52,130
Round ‘bout there
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Based on my hunting, all of them.
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Re: What percentage of your bucks survived
[Re: swampcracker]
#1652510
02/15/16 08:40 AM
02/15/16 08:40 AM
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Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 20,073
Pelham
Ben2
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 20,073
Pelham
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The land I hunt is way to large to even take a guess. And with buck displacement it doesn't really matter IMHO.
I have deer every year that just "show up" I run numerous cameras and as stated before, come September there they are! That's US too. We have a few bucks stay around But once the does start coming in you never know what will walk out. Deer have a lot bigger range than a lot of folks think. Every deer we kill will be within 1000 yds of where we get pics of them all summer. They do not leave our place for whatever reason, they also do not just show up. But we run lots of cameras so we don't miss hardly any bucks. I really think we get pictures of 100% of the bucks on our 1200 acres. Every one we have killed in the past 5 years is one we have pics of before season and from previous years. How many cameras do you guys run on what size average that say the bucks just show up
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Re: What percentage of your bucks survived
[Re: Ben2]
#1652567
02/15/16 09:32 AM
02/15/16 09:32 AM
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Joined: Sep 2015
Posts: 821
Montgomery
Stikman
6 point
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6 point
Joined: Sep 2015
Posts: 821
Montgomery
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The land I hunt is way to large to even take a guess. And with buck displacement it doesn't really matter IMHO.
I have deer every year that just "show up" I run numerous cameras and as stated before, come September there they are! That's US too. We have a few bucks stay around But once the does start coming in you never know what will walk out. Deer have a lot bigger range than a lot of folks think. Every deer we kill will be within 1000 yds of where we get pics of them all summer. They do not leave our place for whatever reason, they also do not just show up. But we run lots of cameras so we don't miss hardly any bucks. I really think we get pictures of 100% of the bucks on our 1200 acres. Every one we have killed in the past 5 years is one we have pics of before season and from previous years. How many cameras do you guys run on what size average that say the bucks just show up Depends on the lay on the land. If your surrounded by a large area of agriculture or pasture land then yes your deer might stay on your property to some extent but don't think your property is the only property they wonder around on. Between me and my group we run about 50 cameras 24/7. More than likely the ones that show up were push out of their home by a someone. Here in Lowndes county a 5.5 year old buck is a ghost until the rut. If you cross his trail he cages paths, get to close to his safety zone he changes habits. Our 3.5 year old and younger bucks do stay within a mile or so of where we record them but our older deer may go a full year without being seen and once the rut comes in they might get shot over a mile from the acorns he fed on in fall. We have killed deer with green soybeans in their stomach and the nearest soybean field is 3 miles away!! If I didn't see it with my own eyes I wouldn't believe it. But deer wonder and will walk miles for high quality food. Most people that don't hunt large tracts of land don't realize that most young bucks don't even have a home range, they are nomadic until they find a place to fit in. This is why culling a herd is a deer managers worst nightmare.
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Re: What percentage of your bucks survived
[Re: Stikman]
#1652605
02/15/16 10:03 AM
02/15/16 10:03 AM
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Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 20,073
Pelham
Ben2
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 20,073
Pelham
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The land I hunt is way to large to even take a guess. And with buck displacement it doesn't really matter IMHO.
I have deer every year that just "show up" I run numerous cameras and as stated before, come September there they are! That's US too. We have a few bucks stay around But once the does start coming in you never know what will walk out. Deer have a lot bigger range than a lot of folks think. Every deer we kill will be within 1000 yds of where we get pics of them all summer. They do not leave our place for whatever reason, they also do not just show up. But we run lots of cameras so we don't miss hardly any bucks. I really think we get pictures of 100% of the bucks on our 1200 acres. Every one we have killed in the past 5 years is one we have pics of before season and from previous years. How many cameras do you guys run on what size average that say the bucks just show up Depends on the lay on the land. If your surrounded by a large area of agriculture or pasture land then yes your deer might stay on your property to some extent but don't think your property is the only property they wonder around on. Between me and my group we run about 50 cameras 24/7. More than likely the ones that show up were push out of their home by a someone. Here in Lowndes county a 5.5 year old buck is a ghost until the rut. If you cross his trail he cages paths, get to close to his safety zone he changes habits. Our 3.5 year old and younger bucks do stay within a mile or so of where we record them but our older deer may go a full year without being seen and once the rut comes in they might get shot over a mile from the acorns he fed on in fall. We have killed deer with green soybeans in their stomach and the nearest soybean field is 3 miles away!! If I didn't see it with my own eyes I wouldn't believe it. But deer wonder and will walk miles for high quality food. Most people that don't hunt large tracts of land don't realize that most young bucks don't even have a home range, they are nomadic until they find a place to fit in. This is why culling a herd is a deer managers worst nightmare. Interesting info. Our older bucks home stead way more than the young bucks do. A 5-7 yr old deer will generally live in about a 100-200 acre section, visit 2 or 3 fields in that region and none of the others. 2-4 yr olds will be seen all over different sections of around 500 acres but won't venture farther than that.
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