I have a sweet stand back in the woods. Its about a 5 min walk to the river so they have a water source and theres acorns every where. I have also put out 2 corn piles. One corn pile looks like an all you can eat buffet after a bus of fat chicks hit it. Completely gone after 2 days. The second one is about half eaten. But I have yet to see a single deer go to the eaten corn pile and have hunted this stand 3 mornings.
Now the half eaten corn pile always brings in the same 2 deer at around the same time. They are about the size of my 4 year old yellow lab just taller so I would say they are yearlings as they dont have their spots. I watch them for about 15-20 mins every morning and I think they might be brother and sister. They move in and out of the pile eating some corn and then probably acorns. They never look at me but about every 30 seconds the both look up and right into the thick woods next to them, then they go back to eating. Eventually they kind of half run half walk away. Not the full blown " Haha I see your ass in that stand" spooked run but kinda of a fast walk.
I dont know much about Deer behavior but I have watched enough national geographic specials on other animals and usually when smaller animals scamper away from a food source it means a dominant larger one is close by. Is this the same with deer? Are they leaving because theres a big Buck close by? We dont have any predators like bears around and my land is big enough so no other person could be causing them to leave the corn pile in such a hurry.
I keep waiting, not moving or making a sound but nothing ever comes out. If thats the case, and there is a big buck back there, how do I get him out of the woods and into the opening for a shot? Im not familiar with calls, even though I have two, Im scared I would do more harm by using them.
Now the half eaten corn pile always brings in the same 2 deer at around the same time. They are about the size of my 4 year old yellow lab just taller so I would say they are yearlings as they dont have their spots. I watch them for about 15-20 mins every morning and I think they might be brother and sister. They move in and out of the pile eating some corn and then probably acorns. They never look at me but about every 30 seconds the both look up and right into the thick woods next to them, then they go back to eating. Eventually they kind of half run half walk away. Not the full blown " Haha I see your ass in that stand" spooked run but kinda of a fast walk.
I dont know much about Deer behavior but I have watched enough national geographic specials on other animals and usually when smaller animals scamper away from a food source it means a dominant larger one is close by. Is this the same with deer? Are they leaving because theres a big Buck close by? We dont have any predators like bears around and my land is big enough so no other person could be causing them to leave the corn pile in such a hurry.
I keep waiting, not moving or making a sound but nothing ever comes out. If thats the case, and there is a big buck back there, how do I get him out of the woods and into the opening for a shot? Im not familiar with calls, even though I have two, Im scared I would do more harm by using them.