The 4 Most Important Drivers of Buck Movement

There is no simple trick to consistently predicting deer movement. Many variables and even random chance swirl together in strange ways to produce the outcome you desire - seeing lots of deer and killing the ones you want to kill. But science has identified four factors that significantly influence deer movement, and by aligning as many of them in your favor each time you go hunting, you increase your odds of success.
As a journalist with the National Deer Association, Lindsay Thomas Jr. has been reporting on deer research for more than 20 years. In this video, he lists the factors identified repeatedly by science as playing significant, consistent and predictable roles in buck movement. If there’s a factor you think is important but it’s not listed here, it’s because science has not found a significant relationship.
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[@libertyBuilders]

Finally someone that just makes a video telling the facts and not trying to sell a bullshit product!!!

[@timhatfield6367]

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[@timtalaski5904]

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[@justinpennington7682]

I wouldn't necessarily say facts

[@libertyBuilders]

@@justinpennington7682well his proof: multiple studies on hundreds of deer over several years. Your proof: trust me bro!

[@damongarrett1983]

Don't know where they had these studys but my cameras fill up with night time pics. They move wayyyyy more at night.

[@DeerAssociation]

That doesn't equal science, though. Where you choose to place your cameras has an influence on the activity patterns you see and does not capture the movements of the entire population in all locations across time. The studies we follow use data from GPS-collared deer that are tracked 24/7.

[@20cameron1]

Same here in the mountains. More young buck activity in late season. The old fellas hunker down and stay pretty much in their core area-that’s why they live so long. The one I’m after is 8.5 years old. Saw him two years ago in hard rain. Bet none of those collared deer are bucks that are 6.5+ years old and from public land.

[@damongarrett1983]

I've got maybe over 20 spots totals mostly commercial areas 25 acres wooded areas between shoping centers, nabourhoods, etc. Cameras all around bedding areas with 90 % of buck pics after dark coming from there beds. Especially after October.

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Screven Georgia

[@Hammerback972]

I was on board until I heard “science”. I hear that, I see an image of Fauci.

[@CanyonMitchell]

One of the best times I've noticed when bucks move is before and after a weather event. I'm sure feed is the motivation. To get their bellies full before storm and by the time it's over they are hungry again. I've noticed during wind or heavy rains the deer are very spooky and don't move or feed much. Probably because their hearing is impaired by the wind and rain.

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This

[@ScottWConvid19]

Basic, simple and observational

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Thanks for such a great video. It confirms what I always expected about stands and repeatability.

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[@callsignkillerb2u214]

My experience In South Louisiana is they primarily move at night around the edges. If you want a deer in Daylight you better setup in a dense thicket.

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I think this is a great video. I also believe that anytime you CAN be hunting is the best time to go.

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[@michaelh7527]

Another tip, pay attention to cows in a pasture if you drive by a pasture. If the cows are huddled or laying down, then deer are not moving.

[@DeerAssociation]

This is folklore, and it is not supported by any science we are aware of. Deer are not grazing herd animals. There's no time when all deer in a given area are bedded down and not moving. Their activity rates peak around dawn and dusk every day, but even during the slowest period (mid-day) some individual deer are moving.

[@kevinshatley7284]

Exactly my father n law taught me this years ago one of the best deer hunters I’ve ever seen TV or anywhere

[@johneykelso1646]

We had a farm pond in lower alabama and when the cows were feeding the bass fishing was great but when the cows laid down we couldn't get a bite.

[@cray-z7404]

I’ve heard that

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[@JamesJones-cx5pk]

Down here in Mississippi. Im seeing a lot of night time movement under this full moon. Thanksgiving day, I saw 3 bucks on the side of the back roads from my aunt's house during the day.

[@StrikeZoneOutdoors24]

Mississippi deer are terribly nocturnal and it's so much pressure on them

[@ress4951]

My uncle said the same thing about the moon the other day

[@fltmed]

All depends on how much hunting pressure an area has. I've made 8 hunts. I've only not seen deer on one morning hunt and one evening hunt. I'm up to 49 deer sighted this year so far. Granted, I'm hunting 1200 acres of private property with low pressure.

[@tonyblumenschein7218]

Great information I'll try to use it next time in the woods from Weidman Michigan

[@DeerAssociation]

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[@garrettromer8499]

Lol my aunt lives in Weidman. We Hunt on tribal land in Mt pleasant.

[@garrettromer8499]

Seen a bald eagle eating a roadkill deer out in a field yesterday in Weidman.

[@user-vf3gf4xq3v]

No big bucks in the USNF behind my house once all the green stuff is gone. They move at night in and around the private lands with houses like mine that have plants like roses and azaleas for them to feast on.

[@anthonysantillo1358]

Great video,Its always good to go over hunting methods, Thanks for the REFESH

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Some of the most spot-on advise for a deer hunter.

[@carolemcconnell4651]

I use the moon to break cycles bucks use midday is good to me to see the single buck no hunting pressure and deer know this.good video sir!!!!

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[@nitroman1999]

Great video…. But I would add cold fronts really get them going… 15-20 degree drop from one morning to the next is what your looking for.

[@DeerAssociation]

Hunters strongly believe this, but the scientific evidence shows a weak relationship at best between cold fronts (or temperature in general) and deer movement. That's why it is not included in our 4 factors that have a significant influence.

[@nathanrussell4010]

Great solid information. No BS in this video. I've been deer hunting 55 years, hunting exclusively with bow and arrow for the past 35 years. I can verify what's said here. Deer do move more at night but if you hunt at night you'll end up in jail!!!

[@gregsmith7828]

great advice. I have noticed that 8 days after a full moon to about 11 days if cold, the deer will become temporarily diurnal vs nocturnal in their movements. the "full moon" theory in your comments about the 3 minute mark were quite accurate, except that limited opportunity( based on personal observation over a 7 year time span ) cold weather is also a factor for feeding reason movement. possibly for the availability of forage. and as far as pressure, remember, you are in THEIR backyard, not yours. unless you spend enormous amounts of time at your hunting spot, you can't be there to notice things.

[@keithpowley2138]

Pre season yes, but the closer the hunting season gets, leave your spot alone or you risk disrupting the areas with your scent.

[@dm-xy3bh]

Big bucks are not like your average deer they move in mysterious ways. They don't seem to follow science or the norm in most cases in my experiences and I've hunted 45 years. I've watched them belly crawl under fallen trees they could have jumped over, in fact I killed a nice 8 pointer on a really windy day on the ground on the side of a steep ridge. Shot him close enough to touch him with the end of the rifle when he stood u p in front of me. 11 o'clock till 1 is when I personally have taken my biggest bucks. Mountain bucks and farm land bucks move different at times. Don't siloet yourself on the ground, always use the wind, and most big bucks use the high ground in any area. They normally travel 3 quarters down on the side of a ridge above the doe trails and small bucks. Most all the deer I have killed have been within 20 yard or most of the time less and I mainly hunt from the ground. Just my own experience do what works for you and good hunting. Oh 1 last think no disrespect intended deer move more when there is a steep drop in temps no matter what science says. And try to locate where grandpa is bedding

[@damongarrett1983]

Yup.

[@kentuckywindage222]

Since you just told the belly crawl I gotta tell this. It was about 20 years ago. I was hunting a farm where pressure was near 0. The buck I was hunting was traveling the fence row above a large creek bottom. I humped in that morning before daylight up the back from a small side creek and into the hay loft of the barn. Every morning the work hand an 68 year old preacher came in to feed and such. Usually 8 to 9 o'clock. I heard the rod iron gate that morning. When he and the tractor got to the barn, he left it running and climbed up. He told me he and the owner watched that old buck go through the large creek and under the bridge you cross to get to the road to the barn. It got on its belly at the edge of the creek to get past the 200 yards opening I had in front of me. He didn't have to stay low the entire time. I came in the opposite way, wind scent I thought everything I needed to do. He came in to the edge of the fence of that field religiously and i watched from afar with binoculars. Still I was stunned. Thinking, is he pulling my leg? He said no and said the owner and he watched it in amazement. You know I predator hunted that property for a few years after. Saw him a couple more times but never heard of anyone taking him. Until one afternoon the wife called coming from her school just down the road. She said there was the biggest buck hit on the bridge, (same creek and bridge, state highway bridge) she had ever seen. I didn't go but the owner of store, next to the bridge told me it looked like a cow and the mass on the rack was huge. Guess that day he went over that bridge instead of under. People hunted the other properties because of seeing this deer but not one got to stick or shoot him. One of many strange things over 40 years hunting.

[@tommycowart9080]

What your advice on hunting mtns when no acorn crop

[@decaturridgebees8761]

Good info! Once a buck reaches 3.5 or older it just seems they have wised up that they become much harder to kill and are creatures of habit. It’s really impressive and also quite a feat to harvest a mature whitetail. I have yet to do it but they are teaching me.

[@lovetogolf4184]

Yepp, i seen 15 deer at 11:30 where I use to hunt, hunting pressure is different everywhere you go. Deer run when they feel safe..11 to 1 or 2pm.

[@teamhowardoutdoorst.v.6695]

Great Info. We should all take in to consideration that there are more than 1 species of whitetail deer, that are found in different parts of the country. All deer will not do the same thing at the same time. What goes for someone in South Texas, probably won't go for someone in Wisconsin and so on. We should study things that are relative to our specific regions, hunting types/means/methods etc.

[@justinpennington7682]

I think whitetail is a specific species

[@teamhowardoutdoorst.v.6695]

@justinpennington7682 Yep! And within that species,,there are several sub species of Whitetail deer.

[@justinpennington7682]

They all look the same to me.

[@justinpennington7682]

If you've seen one buck you've seen them all . They all look the same

[@james4598]

This year rut is been off and on with weather swing warm and cold been better on colder days

[@nwohiooutdoors]

Depending on the terrain thermal drop and thermal rise plays a factor in Buck movement midday 💪🦌❤️

[@johnnymccann5607]

here in the foothills of the blue ridge mountains in north Carolina it's simple. find water food on one side of stream the thick bedding area on the outher side ,find where the deer cross the most and put stand near the stream and your good to go. it's worked for me many years. papa says good hunting

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[@user-um6cn1lz7n]

Forgot barometric pressure should be around 29.90 and on a rise up past 30.0 to 30.50 as it goes down movement is less and a 15+ degree temp change and + or - don't matter! Good luck to all!

[@markbuckallew4689]

Thank you for all the information......(I strictly bow hunt). By keeping records on the few deer I've killed, 9 have been plus or minus 3 days of the new moon, 3 have been between moons or closer to the full moon. I hunt morning and evening equally, and the buck to doe ratio has been 50/50.....??? Understand that I'm not am expert.....more on the beginner side.

[@DeerAssociation]

A scientist would tell you that what you have there is too small of a sample size to draw reliable conclusions about a relationship between moon phases and when you kill your deer. Several studies with very large sample sizes have failed to find any significant relationship between the moon and 1) deer movement or 2) rut timing. That's why we didn't include the moon among the factors that have a significant, predictable affect on deer movement.

[@markbuckallew4689]

@@DeerAssociation Agreed. I do believe that the length of daylight is the driving force of when the Rut begins more than any other factor. Thank you for all of the information you share, and for responding to my reply.

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Mark keep doing what works for you 😉

[@tigercat73]

I have to agree with everyone definitely great information.

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[@jimmychestnut3358]

Hunt where they move close to where they lay and what they eat and what they want to eat early season such as sawtooths and grass when cold but I hunt in south alabama so what do I know

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How do you find out what browse deer prefer each part of season? I live in ohio

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Thank you for the great facts given. Makes sense. Instructional.

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[@joshuasutton4043]

The time I see most deer is before sunrise and through 11am have some come out at 9am some at 630 and 745am

[@nacholibre1962]

Up here in Canada, we also find thy cold plays a massive part in deer movement. As soon as a cold snap sets in, the deer start to move!!

[@user-rn6hr1qw3l]

Especially when a warm front creates rain and wind those bigger bucks are on the move big time

[@rontelford6211]

I am a BC hunter, I found out that whitetail deer move between 11 am to 1 pm , they have figured out we go for lunch between those hours. They are pretty smart animals to figure us out and we don’t move the they move , simple eh

[@glorgo4]

Ive noticed this as well over the past few years in Alberta.. got my biggest buck ever two years ago just before 11 actually lol

[@davidgrant8994]

Deer movement peaks are why I sit the first couple hours of a day then move slowly until the afternoon again. I figure by 9 am, Deer are usually heading to bed or already in bed. Unless the signs tell me the rut is really on then I know it's likely the Bucks are moving later sometimes all day.

[@davidgrant8994]

I've also learned that the warmer it is during hunting season, the more likely Deer are to bed down earlier or move towards water or thick cover to escape the warmth. Last year I shot a Doe as she was feeding near a swamp around 830 am and that day was supposed to be high 50s to 60s temperature wise. I chose not to sit that day because I guessed that the warmth would get the Deer to bed down.

[@charlieboggs5210]

Not trying to be a smarta** but I have seen more deer moving around where I live at around 9 am when it's cold than any other time of day in my county anyway

[@DatKat]

@@charlieboggs5210 Yep...plenty of doe movement in the 9-1030am slot for me too. Windy days seem Bad to me

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Number 5..this time of the year my hounds 😂

[@stevenl.halesr.6894]

WATER... WATER...WATER!!!

[@blauer2551]

I drive a truck and also hunt so I am scanning fields as I drive through the midwest. I’ve seen deer at all hours big and little.

[@scottwebber652]

What would barometric pressure do like a front ??

[@austinsfishinhuntin9697]

Rise

[@davidgribble263]

When the crop fields come off , when the leaves come off and when the snow packs the golden rod down . They find better cover .

[@peytoncopelandshow433]

This morning I saw 2 does, they were eating some acorns, I was gonna shoot one but I wasn’t comfortable with my shot… there was to much brush in the way

[@truspirit1925]

In wv the 4 things are dogs....coyotes.....hunting pressure....and bear. U can walk right up on them in all this brier cover I've been 3 to 5 yards from deer in the thickets....and believe it or not couldnt get a shot....its kinda breathtaking exciting ....its like hunting grouse lol.

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[@eddiefirst9410]

You never mentioned cold front or temperature drop. Interesting.

[@elmercatlin3]

Pressure, sir. The defining factor.

[@Youtuberkit7]

Thanks for tips I’m new on hunting I’m planning to get crossbows. Saving money for Excalibur extreme assassin.

[@pappamike6231]

Interesting. Before you started I thought weather would be a movement factor.

[@DeerAssociation]

At best, weather has a minor influence on deer movement, according to all the studies we have reviewed. Far less than most hunters believe, and less of an influence than the four we mention. Thanks for watching!

[@marvinwhittler518]

1. Food 2.rut. 3 bigger buck 4.nousy hunter

[@georgemon7387]

I do remember you mention that weather does not play a factor in deer movement. Does that also hold true to a really windy day?

[@DeerAssociation]

The data available actually shows deer (bucks and does) move the same or even a little bit more on days with moderate winds (over 10 mph). This would not include extreme winds, though, like gale force. But you're not likely to go hunting then anyway, lol.

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[@timberslasher4899]

The big ass bucks move right in the middle of the day when they know hunters are at the greasy spoon. Hunt 10AM to 3PM and you won't see as many deer but you will see the big boys.

[@DLH-ws2xy]

NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. After 25 years of hunting mountain deer in Virginia ......11 to 2 pm is deadly for BIG BUCKS. Also I know for a fact that is when you break out the doe in rut lure. They get up and scent check. It's deadly when you've paid your dues going in before light. Stay put. Respect the wind. Throw or place the lure 30 to 40 yards away from your stand. I've had Big Bucks come straight to it. A Big buck will have a heavy step. My best deer. 199 and a sixteenth. Brush Mountain. Montgomery County. Put me in the record books. It's still the record to this day. For a LEGALLY killed monster. 2007. Paying your dues. Blood..sweat and tears. Nothing compares. Road hunters are Virginia's greatest problem. They're not real hunters. When I look at the mount. It is a feeling of great accomplishment. Dawn and Dusk. Yeah they move then. Weather and temperatures due effect them. Big mountain deer in the morning don't even make it up to their primary bed. This is bed they have never been jumped or intruded. How would you like knowing someone was in your bedroom. Uninvited. You intrude on a Big bucks primary bed. And he will abandon it. Best time to kill a Monster Buck. During the rut. 11am to 2 pm. PERIOD.

[@maylonshelton9712]

It's November 8 and our fawns are small and spotted. Our rut is a long way off.

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[@marillahills91]

Good video thanks

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[@roltyd22]

What about weather?

[@kathymuflahi7267]

Great tips keep them on their toes!!!! Get out and hunt

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[@christisking1193]

What about water? I’m genuinely asking. Novice hunter here only in my second year. I’ve only killed one deer in my whole life

[@bomikalunas7]

Upstate NY is hard to hunt I could be wrong though

[@alabamaoutdoors4468]

I like full moon morning hunts. Plan my off days by it

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[@jrevan]

Stray dogs can make a big difference I own a small tract of property and notice when strays dogs are about so find out if their someone’s pet before you take them out but strays will suffer a horrible death if left alone.

[@flagrown9545]

Peak of the rut in south Florida is August

[@DeerAssociation]

True. And the bucks really move then. It's one of the pieces of evidence that supports the idea that the rut has a huge influence on buck movement rates, not cold fronts of cold temperatures. South Florida doesn't get cold fronts in August, but the bucks are on their feet!

[@flagrown9545]

@@DeerAssociation although the rut is prime time the moon phase is a second best way to determine movement. There are so many myths and theories the best for me that I've come to find out is to just put the boots to the ground keep your eyes peeled for sign and food and bedding I've hunted the ruts the moon phases good weather bad weather but if you do not get your butt in the woods and locate these deer and their traveling trails you might as well be happy with shooting immature deer

[@redhoward11]

I've always heard bucks will move in rain or overcast conditions, any truth to that?

[@DeerAssociation]

Scientists tracking GPS-collared deer have looked to see if various weather factors affected deer movement significantly. They haven't found anything that consistently changes established patterns that we discuss in this video. Wind, rain, warm, cold, none of these changed established deer movement patterns in ways that were significant and consistent enough to use them to reliably predict deer movement. Deer move more around dawn and dusk, and they move most during the peak of the rut. Not much changes this.

[@redhoward11]

@@DeerAssociation thanks for your input and time.

[@carbon2carbonoutdoors606]

Not so sure I can tell you my experience from 9-11 am is the best movement for deer

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[@garrettromer8499]

Lol thanks for explaining how science works at the beginning 🤣

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That might be obvious to some, but others definitely need to hear it! Thanks for watching.

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[@keithdavis4683]

Mature bucks are mostly nocturnal unless disturbed by nature or people until rut.

[@kirkout7366]

A-KERNS

[@jadsr69]

I seen a couple moving in the evening last week and then I heard another coming right towards me. It was going to come out in the open 10 yards from me. Then it showed it’s face!!! The biggest black bear I’ve ever seen in the woods and the only bear I’ve ever seen in 42 years of hunting. I almost 💩 myself!!

[@user-ur5bd3er8l]

Night time is when deer move the most on my land!!

[@br.johnkiernan5462]

What about temperature?

[@DeerAssociation]

No. Multiple movement studies have not seen a significant, consistent relationship between air temperature and deer movement rates.

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[@ericstevens8660]

Use the 3 day rule.... I always hunt a stand for three days straight, from a hour and a half from daylight to a hour after dark. Its always worked hella great And ive killed big bucks close enough on the ground up against a tree like im turkey hunting to shoot them with a slingshot and kill em. Almost every big buck was killed in the middle of the day... thoughts anyone ? AND ALWAYS CARRY A PRIMOS CAN WITH YOU !!!

[@carolemcconnell4651]

I also use midday to hunt bucks.don't see many deer but the right deer...I usexthe moon to do this @ specific times ,no guessing.neverxdo I put a lot of pressure on the deer if so game over!!!

[@sascotttx5145]

When you use the term "hunting pressure," does that mean any human activity? I'm of the belief that it does, and by calling it hunting pressure you're being a little misleading. I have a cousin that drives six hours, one way, to come and hunt on my ranch once a year. The first thing he does when he gets there is to get on his ATV and buzz around the place refreshing his memory from last year, and seeing what changes/improvements I've made over the Spring and Summer. Last year was the first time I consolidated video from my game cameras to show how the deer disappeared during his visit, and didn't return during the season. The number of times I have a recording of the sound of his ATV passing by really gets your attention. I'm going to show him that video in four days, on Thanksgiving. Would you concur?

[@DatKat]

I agree....less traffic would always be better

[@DeerAssociation]

No, we are talking specifically about hunting pressure. The studies we are referring to in this video tracked the locations of hunters actively pursuing deer in relation to the locations and movement patterns of deer in the vicinity. None of them tracked vehicle traffic or other human activity besides hunting, so we aren't commenting on those factors in this video. Therefore, we disagree we are misleading anyone by calling it "hunting pressure." That's exactly what was being measured.

[@jeremiahshannon4517]

Like the video

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[@waylonharper1126]

Down here in Alabama they move the most at after 4pm and early morning.

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[@chadklaren9537]

Deer move way more at night time and move way less in the day when there's a full moon.

[@BuzzJones]

Geeeeeeee Thanks

[@DeerAssociation]

You bet

[@bengatch442]

Fronts are as good as rut proof is on the wall.

[@whisperingoutdoors]

I knew a guy that killed 190 in buck and he didn't even know it was anywhere in the world, a tree branch fell out of the tree hit the ground and the buck jumped up and walk right past him and he shot it with his bow! Good thing that tree branch fell...

[@XDXD-ye2fi]

From me hunting a lot ehat you said is very true full moon id a lir same with fishing lot of full moons i hunt never seen one deer fishing full moon did not catch onr fish moon phase is bs

[@DatKat]

New moon is always best week fishing

[@jeffscuderi8662]

Rut food pressure

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[@Bulldog458]

I feel like I figured this out while hunting over the years.

[@THECOUNTRYNINJA]

Look at all those palmettos, looks like Florida.

[@DeerAssociation]

Southeast Georgia, actually. But close!

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[@5spottedbass]

Bucks get up and move when they feel like it. No two bucks are the same. There's always a deer moving. Depends on which deer and when he feels like it.

[@richardsmith7131]

Excellent verbiage.

[@cha-ka8671]

Our deer don’t eat the acorns, very odd. They prefer brassica.

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Four legs