Satillakilla
New Member
Throughout the summer, I have watched my main target buck on the northeastern boundary of our lease. Every morning within 30 minutes of daylight and every afternoon within thirty minutes of sundown I have him on camera with one other mature buck at our feeders. Very rarely do I get him on camera at night and I don’t have him on any other cameras anywhere on our property. Last year, once the season rolled around, I never saw the deer on camera in or near this area again. Instead the deer moved approximately a mile away near the south western edge of our property. Was this due to a change in his summer vs. fall home ranges? Hot does in the area pulling him away? My area is mostly thick pine plantations with few topographic changes to offer natural funnels. Does the group feel as if this mature buck will follow his previous home range patterns? Any helpful tips that have helped you pattern a mature 5 plus year old whitetail?