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.
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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?My personal opinion about this...
I think older bucks check feeders but they do it differently than younger deer. They swing far downwind and scent check for does, and danger.
I think they are more in tune with their environment and less tolerant of changes. Ie - if you want to successfully fool an older buck you need to have your baiting routine set long before season starts. Otherwise you all of a sudden going in to fill feeders is a change likely to shift them to night movement, or different acreage.
Want old bucks... give them habitat, security, good cover, no perceived pressure, and don't let them know you're hunting them.
