Most of the time I come to my own conclusions on what I see from deer behavior. But one thing that still perplexes me is what deer actually see. What everyone regurgitates from tv, is not what I’ve observed time and time again. One year during antlerless season, I was out hunting does and post scouting. I glassed two sets of does roughly 300 yards away. Not one doe knew what was going on. I glassed one more time, and a large buck popped out of a hedge next to the does and just started staring at me. I couldn’t believe it. He didn’t look around or feed like the does, but just stared at me.
Another example from last year, I was glassing on a ridge watching bucks cross a CRP field during prerut. One morning I finally saw a big boy show up. While I was glassing, a young doe popped up next to me 20 yards away. She kept feeding next to me. I glassed and ranged the buck at 400 plus yards. He literally locked on the doe next to me. When she finally moved down off the ridge, he met her on the low ground.
So they have to see more than people give them credit for. I’m talking about veteran bucks. Older or from high pressures areas. They seem to know exactly what their looking at. So my question is it tones such as the white on a deers front and back? Or lateral movement? All these situations were down wind from the buck.
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Another example from last year, I was glassing on a ridge watching bucks cross a CRP field during prerut. One morning I finally saw a big boy show up. While I was glassing, a young doe popped up next to me 20 yards away. She kept feeding next to me. I glassed and ranged the buck at 400 plus yards. He literally locked on the doe next to me. When she finally moved down off the ridge, he met her on the low ground.
So they have to see more than people give them credit for. I’m talking about veteran bucks. Older or from high pressures areas. They seem to know exactly what their looking at. So my question is it tones such as the white on a deers front and back? Or lateral movement? All these situations were down wind from the buck.
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