About 5 years ago a herd of about 20 bucks wandered by that place. They ranged from spikes to Bone and Crocket whoppers. The younger ones stopped by the corn feeder but the big boys just kept walking.
Based on my (limited) data, I believe this to be a true statement regarding the biggest bucks NOT eating at the feeders. It seems to me that the biggest deer have to do the most fighting during the rut and therefore need the most energy. (They also need energy for their other activities.)
I do get bigger bucks at my feeders at 3AM later in the season. However, the true monster bucks I only see passing by on a trail camera, or when I am up on my highest platform blind during the season and can see many of the open lanes within a half mile where the biggest bucks briefly cross the open ground between areas of dense cover.
Questions for the deer experts:
Is it true that the biggest monster bucks generally DO NOT go to feeders?
If so, what is the best means to lure them from adjacent properties onto our properties?
