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Post by ncboman on Apr 15, 2005 23:52:53 GMT -5
do the deer move in herds, couples, or alone?
I noticed in Md, the deer seemed to move in herds. If you see one, you'd see six or more.
In Ohio I was much much more likely to see one deer moving at a time.
Around here twos and threes mostly, although sometimes herds.
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Post by DEP214 on Apr 16, 2005 0:37:09 GMT -5
it all depends upon which area of the state you hunt.big guys still mostly travel alone.i never see large groups but do see small ones.there are times when there are groups that come together to feed and that is a very large group.at one rare time i saw about 100 doe feeding in the same field.that is rare.
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Post by DaveHawk on Apr 16, 2005 7:52:35 GMT -5
NC , that's not a herd ! LOL, ask CJ. that's a family group. We have many singles and pare's and groups of 12 - 35 and even the acasional group of 40 to 60 but I have put a stop to there meeting in such large groups. LOL
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Post by TobyRoub on Apr 16, 2005 8:38:09 GMT -5
As odd as it may sound, the farm I hunt is not typical in behavior. At all times of the year I see mature does (2-3) with yearling (4-6). I NEVER see any bucks with racks with these groups, not at ANY time of the year. I have seen a few younger bucks running together, but the big boys are pretty much loners year round.
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Post by eshoremd on Apr 16, 2005 13:38:54 GMT -5
ive seen more deer the last three days than my whole life combined. they are definetly in herds on the shore. like 20-40 and sometimes more
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Post by freedomrules3 on Apr 16, 2005 18:22:22 GMT -5
Heres my take on how they are here on the eastern shore. early season you will see small packs of 3 to 5 mostly does , as the season progresses they seem to start kind of bunching up with the does and bucks seperate. you will find bigger packs coming into the fields, they ussually come in at around 5 at a time but could be 20 total that enter the fields within a minute of the first couple coming out. as late oct arrives the does are doing the same 20 coming out in packs of 5 or 6 but you can tell they are just staging because it doesnt take long between groups. an occasional buck will come out but ussually doesnt stay too long in the open. once the rut breaks loose it seems the packs of does are broken up a bit, ussually seeing 6 or so with a buck or two in tow. once rifle season opens i notice more and more singles and doubles assuming the other 3 of the pack are down or have been spooked to seperate. bucks seem to always be alone at this time, with the big ones nearly extinct by now . they aren't gone they are just wise now that they are being pursued and dont show up till its too dark to tell what it is. after gun season i notice either you see a bunch or none, they are herded up big time by this time but ussually you see many more doe than buck, again the bucks have gone nocturnal. this time of the year you see one , you can pretty much guarantee seeing a bunch more coming along. bucks and does are intermixed but they have dropped their horns by then so telling if it is a buck or doe isnt easy unless hes a stud. i can nearly tell by the muzzle, with the does having a more blunt snout than the bucks, not guaranteed but ussually i am correct or at least think i am .
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Post by sholiz on Apr 16, 2005 21:27:32 GMT -5
I'm in Michigan and tend to see one deer first, and if it's a doe generally 2 fawns are following. Towards the end of the night, I see loners come in from all over and generally get 10-15 deer in at a time.
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Post by Buckfever on Apr 19, 2005 22:38:06 GMT -5
Here in IL I've seen mostly everthing. Definitely the bigger bucks tend to run alone but I have seen big bucks in a bachelor group early season. I've seen does in herds of 10-12, but mostly groups of 2-5. I have seen groups of 2 bucks running together prerut but then it's all single bucks during the rut. Later in the season I've seen Big bucks run with a single doe or a group of does.
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Post by Twanger on Apr 20, 2005 10:03:57 GMT -5
Depends on the time of year.
In Maryland's early season I see anything from singles to groups of 6 or so. The larger groups are usually lead my an older doe and contain mostly young deer (no bucks with headgear).
I'll see bucks in groups of 4-5 sometimes (during the rut, or pre-season), but they are usually alone.
In the late season I often see big groups. A dozen or more. It's frustrating to have a whole gaggle of deer walk by your stand at 10 yards and not get a shot off, but it's happened to me. Ghads.
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