How to force a buck to come during daylight

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Hello guys, I would like some advice of more experienced deer hunters. I got a few pics of a 8 possibly 10 pointer with my game cam. Problem is, he only comes during the night. What could I do to try to force him to come a bit earlier so I could see him during legal shooting time. Second question is that I've been using doe estrus scent to put on the scrapes, now is there something better I should do or not do. I would like to try to concentrate to shoot bigger mature bucks and I'm trying to understand them better. They just seem to know when not to be there. Thanks:runaway:
 
So whats the deal here, is it coming to a field, apples , or just passing through?
Either way, knowing the terrain, and back tracking his trail during mid day not to spook him, get as close to the bedding area as you can. Try and do this when the wind is right. Once you have done this, mark the spot with gps or trail markings if you don't got one. Find a direct route to that spot staying down wind, and down wind of the trail. Setup in early afternoon, you may get a crack at him.
Another thing that may be going on is a circuit they make , if this is the case watch which direction the tracks are going in, and try the same setup.
The key is the bedding area , and getting close, but not to close.
One final option is wait for the rut, and stay on stand all day.:)
 
You could get a few friends together and do a deer drive .We have used this approach ,very successfully in times past .
Pretty hard to make a big buck do something he has learned not to do . Some big bucks won't even come out into the open, until dark, during the rut....the does have go searching for them . But that only happens, usually, in a heavily hunted/disturbed area....either that or they vacate the entire area .
 
I guess we are talking Whitetail?If the area is not hunted heavy,wait until the rut and rattle him towards you,but choose the ground wisely.It has to be easy and save for the buck to respond to your rattling.
 
I second what Levi said. Do some footwork, and try to figure out where he is bedding. How late in the night does he visit your camera? That might clue you in as to how far he travels to get there. If you can figure out where he travels, or most importantly where he beds, you can set up a stand close by, and hopefully intercept him either as he leaves before night, or MAYBE catch him as he returns in the morning (depending if he's still out during shooting light).

Is this cam set up on some scrapes?
 
If you do try rattling him in, watch downwind from where you are. Same with decoys, they tend to circle downwind to scent check the sound/decoy. Alot depends on the cover around you, as to how he'll react.
 
Bringing mature bucks during daylight

Ok guys, to start I hunt in ontario, about 50 clicks west of Ottawa. We do have the right to use dogs but we don't have any and we are hunting from treestands mostly. We hunt in a 100 acres private land. I tried to follow the tracks of this buck back to where they come from but I end up farther than where i'm suppose to be so I stopped. I use doe scent that i got from Canadian Tire. Not sure if it's the best or if there is something a lot better than this. I got those pics from where I feed apples. The last week before the hunt we usually feed some corn as well. The deer are mostly travelling east-west. South of the property we have a small river that goes along the whole length of it. Because of the heavy rain the water is very high this year and they do not cross the river if they don't have too. The guys north of us are hunting with dogs but they hunt only a few days out of the two weeks open for rifle. The wind comes mostly from the north west so it's kind of blowing my scent towards the river and i'm about 150yds from it. I use cover scent to stay undetected as much as I can. I think i'm doing ok but this buck seems to only come at night. What could I do more to raise my odds of seing him. According to nature, do you guys think that the rut will be at the same time as the next 3 weeks? Anyway those are pics of the guys I would like to tag. Thanks :confused:




 
Simple really B/J... get yourself a drip bottle and make a mock scrape, or use an existing scrape which is even better. You need a good location to hang the bottle, preferably where you can shoot from downwind.
Put an ounce of doe in heat in it and it will drip a few times into the scrape when the temp changes in the morning... usually about 8:00 AM. Keep the bottle going with enough scent for a week before the opener and he will become accustomed to the fresh scent in the scrape during the morning hours and will probably start to check the scrape at that time.
Drag a scent rag into your stand when you are hunting and use some scent wicks saturated with doe in heat scent around your stand in shooting lanes too.
Good luck on your buck.
 
BIGREDD said:
Simple really B/J... get yourself a drip bottle and make a mock scrape, or use an existing scrape which is even better. You need a good location to hang the bottle, preferably where you can shoot from downwind.
Put an ounce of doe in heat in it and it will drip a few times into the scrape when the temp changes in the morning... usually about 8:00 AM. Keep the bottle going with enough scent for a week before the opener and he will become accustomed to the fresh scent in the scrape during the morning hours and will probably start to check the scrape at that time.
Drag a scent rag into your stand when you are hunting and use some scent wicks saturated with doe in heat scent around your stand in shooting lanes too.
Good luck on your buck.
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took the words right out of my mouth, drip bottle, drag rag, mock scrape.

Trails end is working well for me this year, CDN tire carries it down here. Good luck.
 
Thanks a lot guys, I will try this drip bottle. Hopefully it will work. If we don't tag this guy, maybe he won't be here in the future years. In this area, a 10 point like that is one of the bigger and older specimen. I think that cars are getting them more than the hunters. :(
 
Be wary of where you set up your mock scrape. An existing scrape is best. BIGREDD has it right. Just remember, the scrape you make should not bring the buck out in the open.....keep it protected and plan your ambush the best you can. He is in the area already. You don't have to make him come in from somewhere else. You just want to add something to his area that may change his nocturnal habit a bit.

The big ones are usually like that. This one seems to have caught on a few years early.......he'd be a booner in 3 years if he lives.

Good luck with him.....the rut aint that far off
 
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