Another question how does that 4 wheeler hold a 1000 pounds to fill your feeders ?I would like to see this spot !!!
Have I ever been there ?
Another question how does that 4 wheeler hold a 1000 pounds to fill your feeders ?I would like to see this spot !!!
Have I ever been there ?
I think we are saying the same thing. If humans hunt them, deer associate the smell with a predator. If humans feed them apples, they associate humans with food. Same with bear. Similarly, how they react to an ATV depends on their experience with ATVs. If “predators” ride them they act differently than if every time they hear one of the feeder gets reloaded.Those deer are conditioned not to fear humans. You walk through my hunting lease and you smell like a predator.
Deer do not care about tractors working in field. I almost hit a deer at 5 mph spraying peanuts. They werent scaredThoughts?
What are the rules and preference at your hunting club around ATV traffic during season?
I would like to see this spot !!!
Have I ever been there ?
After hanging out with you I've found there is nowhere you haven't been. Not falling for that anymore
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I hunt this stand religiously. It’s 600-800 yards from camp. This road gets a bunch of atv traffic on a daily basis. Between me and my son we saw 10 deer out of this stand this past weekend. He killed a big doe. I’ve hunted here for better than 10 years and I can tell you the deer are conditioned to atv’s,generators and loud people in camp. I’ve seen deer step out in the road and watch an atv after it drove past them. I’ve had atv’s run deer off the road and have them come back out to feed on corn within a few minutes. Now if you go drive through a secluded spot on our lease I’m sure it would spook the deer
I had a friend with a cattle farm in Gray. Same thing. Ride in the farm truck and you'd see does and bucks. They'd just look at you. Ride in any other vehicle and you'd see nothing.Having managed hunting property for many years gave me some insight on vehicle and other modes of travel noises. Maintaining one property for over 14 years, I soon noticed. Deer ignored my vehicle and tractors. They had become accustomed to the sound of those vehicles and knew they were no threat. Much like the family dogs knows the sound of your vehicles. But let a strange vehicle, or any they don't hear often, and off they go. Just to be sure, we tried a family member of the property owners vehicle. Rode around the entire property and saw nothing. About 1 hour later, took them around in my vehicle and saw several bucks, and does. Deer merely looked up, and just stood while we drove by.
So, on my hunting property guess how I do. Yep, At least three times a week, I ride the property, using truck, tractor and golf cart. They are used to me, I see plenty. Hogs don't play that game though.
Why yes.Yes it doesI can't believe that I missed the rear view mirror on this stand earlier. Does it have turn signals too? What about cup holders? I know it's got cup holders. I got to fix mine up some.
We drive atv's and tractors around our club most all year and I think they get used to it to a degree. everyone always freaks out when loggers show up and the noise they create. Deer adapt quicker than we give them credit for.View attachment 1068625