Watching deer

[John Y Cannuck]

How many of you get to spend time watching deer during hunting season?
I'm guessing it's the bow hunters, the blackpowder guys, and the shotgunners that do.
Prime amongst 'em are the bow hunters, as the deer must get a lot closer before you can shoot.
Bow hunting has made me a better hunter overall.
Watching a deers reaction to a sudden noise for example. A deer may lift it's head and look, and go right back to feeding, if a single snap of a twig is heard. Break a few twigs however, and whoooooph, they are gone.
Their uncanny radar like sense of something aproaching, and the way they seem to know if it's another deer or not.
If they can't smell, but can see something unusual, (Me in this example) they may aproach it, cautiously, and stamp their feet trying to get me to move.
A deer called in, may be called back if it wasn't frightenned off, and didn't wind you. Sometimes without waiting, even though it may have seen your motionless form, but not identified it.

Anyone else?

 

[Win94]

We watch a herd of deer 20 yards from my folks picture window in the loft of their log home. They come like clockwork at 4:00pm. Very interesting to watch while relaxing in a comfortable chair. We get to see their different habits and aggresions to one another while feeding.

 

[TimC]

Watching your quarry in and out of season is great, I recommend it to any hunter, not only do you learn about your quarry and its normal undisturbed behaviour but you get to see how and when they browse for food, the pack/herd structure and how they take turns on lookout. Despite us having year round hunting here, I often stop on the way to work by deer parks to watch for 20 minutes or so especially at dawn. These parks are good as they tend to be well protected and the deer move around in daylight something you dont often see in the woods due to predation!

 

[scott_r]

I enjoy watching wildlife year round, so much so I bought a Canon Digital SLR Camera with a good zoom lense and tri-pod. I was out this afternoon looking for a particular big muledeer buck which I saw a glimspe of but not able to get him on film. Here's a small buck I did manage to get from the distance as well as lots of photo's of doe's. As you can see I need way more practise behind the lens as this camera is capable of taking amazing photo's.

Cheers!!

 

[lowe160]

Thats half the fun! Every year my wife and I watch a lot of deer from our stands at 50-100 feet distance. We really enjoy watching and learning, no fun shooting the first one that comes in. We are rifle hunters, I just sold my 30-06 as this was tooooo much power for the type of hunting I am doing now and looking at getting a Marlin 30-30. My wife uses a Marlin and I used and old 1911 model 1894 Winny this year but want something I can put a scope on.
Watch & Learn

Wayne