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Deer moving at night.. ALL NIGHT
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11/28/13 03:49 AM
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TravisP
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From the moment it hits 6:00 pm till 30 min before sunrise. I have movement at my feeder CONSTANTLY.. no more than 20 minutes and deer appear.. They are eating ALL night long, and the only one that has come out in the day was a yearling doe yesterday. Nothing today.. I have a few shooter 8's.. the biggest chooses 7:00pm to 12:00 am.. and chooses a 2:00 am slot every other day.. the other comes in for 10 minutes MAX at 4:30-4:45 EVERY night.. The mature does.. are from 8:00 pm til 3:00am.. What in the world should I do besides wait. I have thrown the buck bombs, I have used red neck feed strategies (Hen Scratch) and I have used doe urine on drag rags and my boots hoping that walking out there my entice them to check the new doe out since 3 bucks (1 shooter (MONSTER) ) want to hang out together.. I guess I could go hunt my other feeder thats about 50 yards in the deep of the woods instead of the field which they hit at night? Any suggestions other than hunt it and they will have to get hungry during the day sometime in the near future? Thanks guys and HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Hunting in magnolia would be better in a gated community.
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Re: Deer moving at night.. ALL NIGHT
[Re: TravisP]
#4789219
11/28/13 03:50 AM
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TravisP
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359 pictures of deer in 3 days.. 3 shoot burst mode with 2 minute delay and Ill catch action every 15 minutes if that.. lol
Hunting in magnolia would be better in a gated community.
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Re: Deer moving at night.. ALL NIGHT
[Re: TravisP]
#4789223
11/28/13 03:52 AM
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DeerTamales
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Hunting can be very frustrating my friend. Good luck
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Re: Deer moving at night.. ALL NIGHT
[Re: TravisP]
#4789224
11/28/13 03:52 AM
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clear creek 89
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What about not hunting the feeders maybe find some good trails in the woods and just sit and see what happens.Just a thought. Good luck tho.
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Re: Deer moving at night.. ALL NIGHT
[Re: clear creek 89]
#4789250
11/28/13 04:03 AM
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TravisP
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the trails.. HAHA.. its like I-10 out there.. maybe 15 deer have been through all year but the trails are SO thick haha. Looks like a spaghetti bowl!.. If I sit at one, I miss on another.. :-\ .. Plus, working a tree climber would suck my butt in this 25 degree weather haha
Last edited by Deer Slaying; 11/28/13 04:03 AM.
Hunting in magnolia would be better in a gated community.
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Re: Deer moving at night.. ALL NIGHT
[Re: TravisP]
#4789289
11/28/13 04:27 AM
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TCB
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I feel your pain, we looked at almost 300 pictures from last Friday - Monday morning and only about 5% were daylight pictures at a single feeder. We managed to get the kids a doe each but nothing with horns moved very much.
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Re: Deer moving at night.. ALL NIGHT
[Re: TCB]
#4789477
11/28/13 06:25 AM
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sww
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Same here in E. Texas. Game pix great....at night. Sun through this evening, saw two does.
Gun and bow hunter, and raising the future of hunting.
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Re: Deer moving at night.. ALL NIGHT
[Re: sww]
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11/28/13 07:04 AM
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Britton
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Are you sure you aren't hunting my place in Young County? It's been like that for me too. My trails are like that too.
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Re: Deer moving at night.. ALL NIGHT
[Re: Britton]
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11/28/13 08:06 AM
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ryorgensen
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Try hand corning all along the edge of woods the day before you plan to hunt. I wouldn't put out anymore scents or bombs . Lots of deer get feeder shy during daylight but will come to hand corning . Also, turn off the feeder in woods for a week or so and see if they come out in the field edge for you. Good luck.
Last edited by ryorgensen; 11/28/13 08:11 AM.
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Re: Deer moving at night.. ALL NIGHT
[Re: ryorgensen]
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11/28/13 12:08 PM
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h20thief
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Buy a popup and find a funnel. Worked for me this season. I had the same thing going on and found a pinch point about 600 yards away from the stand and feeder. They were working from the bedding area to the feeder so I figured I'd set up in an area where they were moving across. Might not have that on your place but it's a thought.
H20thief ------------ Positive thinking may not solve all your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
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Re: Deer moving at night.. ALL NIGHT
[Re: h20thief]
#4789642
11/28/13 12:53 PM
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Seadog
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I have 2 shooting lanes at my stand!!! I have a feeder on one and hand corn the other and noticed the bucks prefer the corned lane best!!!
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Re: Deer moving at night.. ALL NIGHT
[Re: Seadog]
#4789760
11/28/13 02:01 PM
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Matties Dynasty
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Apples. I had a problem with not seeing any deer at my feeder but when I would hunt my stand I would watch them cross trails 30ft away. Never once even looked at the feeder. Then I started putting a bag of apples out every day I was hunting. I cut them up first so the scent carried more. First week I got 5 deer on my camera all day long every day. Hunted that next weekend and had those same deer walking all around me. Today I'll put my newly designed feeder up and see how it works tomorrow. I plan on doing some killing this weekend
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Re: Deer moving at night.. ALL NIGHT
[Re: TravisP]
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11/28/13 02:10 PM
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MarkE
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They all know about the spike....
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Re: Deer moving at night.. ALL NIGHT
[Re: MarkE]
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11/28/13 03:28 PM
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TravisP
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They all know about the spike.... LOL
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