The key to early-season hunting is food sources. The bucks are gorging
themselves to build fat reserves for the upcoming rut and winter. The largest
bucks will be found in the best and most abundant food source in the area. The
bucks’ actions and movements are much more predictable now.
The deer have a regular routine, and
intercepting a buck between bedding and feeding areas is the best way to hunt
early in the fall. Both morning and evening hunts can be equally successful.
There is a lot more to their lives when
the velvet comes off. Having lived in harmony all summer, the bucks are now
increasingly aggressive and begin to challenge each other. The younger bucks
begin sparring regularly. Mature bucks, uninterested in establishing a pecking
order, move off. The bigger bucks are not roaming around aimlessly. They have
moved to more remote areas, waiting for the rut. Sometimes bucks will relocate
several miles from their summer range, but usually they will set up temporary
residence within three miles.
Jim
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