![]() Instead, a mature buck is typically long gone at the first putt-putt-putt of an ATV or any other unnatural sound, and relocates by several hundred yards or more, instead of 100 yards or less. While does and fawns may adjust a short distance and even allow you to drive right by them on an ATV, a mature buck rarely if ever, sticks around. I refer to does and fawns "the great deceivers", because they make you feel like everything is OK, when it really isn't. In my experience, it takes a lot to make a doe family group completely leave a small parcel that includes great food and great bedding cover. *My favorite form of "motorized" access, is with one of my FatKat Electric Bikes! Dead quiet and it rolls amazingly stealthy through crunchy leaves. It doesn't take much, and we all probably know someone we have hunted with that may be likely to spook deer within a 200 yard bubble while they access a stand. I know personally I have spooked deer at 200 yards, just by accidently banging my release on the top of my quiver when I attempted to check my watch. I believe that many hunts are potentially destroyed, before a hunter even gets close to their treestand. A deer's ear isn't necessarily that much better than our own, but they are tuned into unnatural noises extremely well. ![]() If it snaps, zips, squeaks, clangs, bangs, motors, rips, creaks or groans.you simply can't use it if you want to consistently kill nocturnal bucks. By making sure that the dots of daily deer movement are connected on your land, you can be a lot more certain that you can hike to a location of ambush with a much lower probability that you will spook deer. Defined Lines of Deer MovementĪccessing and climbing into deer stands without spooking deer is often impossible on highly improved lands, because random habitat improvements create random deer movements. One of the rules I hunt by is to ask one questions: "Would I climb into this stand or access into my blind locations in this manner, if deer could carry a weapon"? Each stand setup should allow you to use spook-free, nearly 100% of the time. If you regularly spook deer while entering or exiting your stand locations, changes have to be made. The % of acres on your land that should be avoided by your access (scent, sound and site) should be at least 50% on parcels 40 acres or less, and at least 60% or greater on parcels 80-120 acres or larger. A sanctuary is not a sanctuary, unless the deer inside can not see you, hear you or smell you. Exterior Hunting AccessĮxterior hunting access doesn't mean that you necessarily have to follow your parcel borders, but it does mean that you have to allow as much contiguous land as possible, to be hunter-free and to truly become a sanctuary. Hidden Food Plots (and other deer hotspots)Īre your food plots and other great habitat creations designed for you to pattern deer or for deer to pattern you? Hunters hunting food plots poorly, may be the #1 way that nocturnal bucks are created. *If you love advanced whitetail hunting and habitat whitetail strategies, then you should greatly appreciate my Whitetails By Design book series!ĥ Rules For Killing Nocturnal Bucks 1. If you hunt as if there is a mature buck sitting 200-300 yards away, that waits until midnight to move, you will have an incredibly tough time consistently killing mature bucks, with the exception of the peak of the rut! Only hunting the peak of the rut isn't a bad gig, but if you want to kill nocturnal bucks all season long, make sure to practice the following 5 rules to hunt by. Stress can include human stress, hunters stress or even stress from other deer, but, bottom line, a mature buck will not tolerate increased stress levels. However, before we dive into those 5 nocturnal-busting hunting tips, you must understand one of the most important mature buck hunting basics to live by: There is no such thing as a "nocturnal" buck! While bucks may appear to move only under the cover of darkness, it will greatly help you if you just accept that fact that mature bucks choose to bed during the daytime, where they don't find stress. For more tips for consistently killing nocturnal bucks, make sure to check out why bucks are rarely nocturnal in, The Myth of Nocturnal Bucks. *Giants like this one grow not because they only move at night, but because their core, daytime home ranges are safe and stress-free.
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