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On more than one occasion I've been at a tank blasting away at doves and had deer walk up and get a drink. So I'll have to say that for at least some of the deer, it probably doesn't matter. Of course where I hunt, the deer don't get shot at very much, so they haven't been conditioned to run every time they hear a shot.

I see more deer spooking from ATVs than anything else. They seem to absolutely hate those things for some reason.

As long as your not being stupid shouldn't matter. Animals aren't going to care. Unless you plan on hunting right off your camp ground.

We don't allow it, but I only hunt with a rocket launcher.

or hand grenades

I think there is something to the ATV thing, but I also believe that is because the deer just aren't used to them. Most folks aren't on a place regularly when they are leasing. The deer may only hear ATV's during hunting season, maybe a little during other times of the year.

I am on my place working all the time....weekdays, weekends, morning, night. Because of some of the terrain I don't/can't always use my truck. Quite often I use my Teryx. Sometimes with a trailer. The thing has been an absolute workhorse and very reliable. The net is, deer on my place are used to me running around year around on the thing. They are accustomed to the sound. These days they don't pay me much mind. Same with my son on his 4 wheeler...

Average deer might not be troubled by shooting. But mature deer, if you have any on your lease, are not average. If you are out there blastin away target shooting, you can bet they are taking notice. Maybe not the stupid young ones, but the old ones are. JMHO.

I had a guest shoot a 5.5yr old buck one morning and as soon as he hit the dirt a 4.5yr old that was watching walked over to him and started whoopin his arse

Just depends on where you are and what happens on the ranch...we were doing 5stand and quail hunts and also sighting in guns during the off time...right next to a good bit of stands. also had to do all ranch work inbetween...buggies/trucks/tractors didnt scare the deer at all but as soon as they saw someone walking they bolted

Small lease: No unnecessary shooting

Big lease: Shoot all you want at the designated rifle range. We had one by camp. Our nearest stand to camp was a mile or so away. Shooting at the camp range had no effect on deer movement.

I have been hunting plenty of times and dropped a deer out of a bunch that are standing near the feeder.

If I kept still after they all initally ran off, many of them, doe more than bucks will come back and investigate a little

that is how me my my son have both got deer the same day before

This exactly, no one hunts within a mile as the crow flies from camp anyway

I don't like people to shoot unless its a questionable rifle 0 or the person missed or thinks they missed. I think it depends ont the land size to.

I do

About 600 yards and it is a pretty dang good stand....and I get to listen to the kids play back at camp

I should have said no one rifle hunts that close to camp, I did just put a new set up at our bass pond about 1/2 mile from camp because I am grillmaster on saturday ribeye night so I want to stay a little closer. and I will usually kill a doe from camp every year for someone on the lease the last weekend of deer season when we are down there duck hunting

We do practice shooting at the range at camp all year except for October through December. Practice shooting consists of everything from zero in rifles, to skeet, to pistol practice. During deer season we limit only to rifle zero if necessary. Heck this past weekend my son and I probably threw 500 rounds of 22, 380, 40 and 45 down range. 30 minutes later we had 4 deer walking down the dirt road in front of camp. Just sat on the cabin porch and watched them. Now one thing we don't allow is shooting off the range. Keep the fire in one spot. By camp.

No policy.. just dont shoot the cows! Lol

Yup after a while you will have deer bedding down on your shooting range

We have a designated shooting range at the lease and the rule is during the season to shoot around noon and not during peak hunting hours!!! People are generally pretty good about not shooting during season though!!!

I dont really think there are any be all end all rules with deer, they are all different. One will run at a shot, the next will stare at you and even walk closer trying to figure out what you are.

We have a feeder 50 yards from our camp building that breaks all the rules, we wiz all over around camp, we have an open outhouse, we have watched deer eat at the feeder calm as can be while grilling a steak or draging one of their dead bretheren out of the bed of the pickup and gutting an skining it. I think how comfortable/presured the deer are has alot to do with it and they like a routine. On our last lease the land lady had a 1971 green chevy pickup, deer would hardly get out of the road when she drove it past, drive any other pickup in and all you see is tails going over the hill.

matt

We do not allow shooting directly in camp. There is a dump area about 1/2 mile from camp for garbage, guts and whatever else where guys will set up targets and shoot. Gotta be away from camp and the trailers.

our lease, you can shoot as much as you want. I wouldnt spend my money on a place that didnt let you shoot. Only stipulation is absolutely no ATV's..... which is why i love the place. I hate those things.

I've watched the deer when distant and mid-distant gunfire occurs and they barely react (if at all). There is always distant gun fire going off around us, so i think the deer are used to it. I don't think restricting target practice would affect the deer hunting one bit.

JR

Our rule of thumb is for the guys who go out to the lease multiple times during the season, site in your rifle at the lease prior to deer season. For guests, they can site in the Friday when they get to the lease, but not near a blind or feeder. No non-hunting shooting during hunt days.