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Sep 20, 2023 · Here are seven tips for how to find and get nocturnal deer and big bucks to move in daylight. 1. Locate Core Area. You now know how key a buck's core area is to survival. Find out where it's located—particularly where his bedroom is—and you’ll likely find his daytime hideaway. Scouting and using trail cameras to survey deer can be great ...
Figure 6. The average hourly distance traveled, in yards, by bucks during daylight and nighttime hours. Bucks move greater total distances at night (Figure 5) because there are more hours of darkness during the rut. Figure 7. The average distance moved per hour, in yards, by bucks with GPS-enabled collars during rut phases from October 1 to ...
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Nov 2, 2023 · Data shows that mature bucks can be observed on the move at all hours during the rut, with midday hours often showing a spike in activity. Understanding the science behind this behavior is the foundation for successful midday hunting. All the hunter must do is fight off those mid-day naps and instead stay focused and watching.
Aug 15, 2018 · And I also believe virtually all bucks move at least short distances from their beds during daylight, even on the worst days. In most cases, a buck only seems nocturnal because of three reasons. The first — you aren't close enough to the buck's core area. If you're sitting 500 or 600 yards from the buck's bed, chances are you won't see the deer.
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Jun 30, 2013 · Mark Kenyon Jun 30, 2013. Bill Winke is an authority on nocturnal bucks and using trail cameras to understand how killable a deer is. Winke divulges how he determines whether or not to hunt a buck, how he uses trail cameras to scout deer, and how camera pictures help him determine whether a deer is killable or not.
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Dec 2, 2013 · Illinois. When Bill Ullrich killed his 220 1/8 B&C trophy buck in October 2012, it only confirmed what most of us already knew — Illinois is the whitetail Mecca for big bucks. The state ranks No. 2 in the last 10 years for trophy entries with B&C (around 600), and has a great reputation for producing monster bucks.
Oct 18, 2012 · How to Pattern Buck Movement in the Rut. October 18, 2012 By Bob Humphrey. The rut. Mere mention of the term stirs the blood of any die-hard whitetail hunter. It's a dynamic period when the woods come alive and even the cagiest mature bucks are out and about during daylight hours. The down side, we've all been told, is that predictability goes ...
