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Patterning bucks. #6663027
11/11/19 07:55 PM
11/11/19 07:55 PM
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Most of us deer hunters have probably heard about patterning before. Here's two pics of the same deer taken over six miles apart. A guy I once worked with posted a pic of this buck the other day and I recognized it immediately, you can see how the tips of the man beams drop off.

I know the pics are dated material but it got me to thinking about how a guy would go about narrowing down a target bucks movements when it travels these distances.

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Re: Patterning bucks. [Re: Posco] #6663032
11/11/19 07:59 PM
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Sorry, I posted this in the wrong spot. Maybe Boss can move it for me.

Re: Patterning bucks. [Re: Posco] #6663208
11/11/19 11:05 PM
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Late October. Probably peak of the rut. They expand their territory exponentially then. Only tip I can offer is to target a deer like that before the rut. His home range is relatively small before the rut.

Re: Patterning bucks. [Re: 52Carl] #6663423
11/12/19 09:12 AM
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Originally Posted by 52Carl
Late October. Probably peak of the rut. They expand their territory exponentially then. Only tip I can offer is to target a deer like that before the rut. His home range is relatively small before the rut.


I think you're just about right, Carl. Over the years I've seen their movement pick up quite a bit from about the fifteenth of October on. They run hard right on through November and then they tend to head toward the yards if the snow is deep enough.

I fight this every year up here in northern Maine. There aren't a lot of deer but there are some big ones. I'm always tantalized with a monster track that lines out through the countryside but I can never narrow down where he might be at any given time.

Re: Patterning bucks. [Re: Posco] #6663661
11/12/19 01:12 PM
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Targeting prime travel funnels close to doe bedding areas in thick cover is about as good as u can do when the breeding season is upon you

Re: Patterning bucks. [Re: Posco] #6663662
11/12/19 01:14 PM
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10 am to 1 pm have been surprisingly good for me in thick cover this time of year

Re: Patterning bucks. [Re: Posco] #6663807
11/12/19 03:40 PM
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Yes sir has it figured out , hunt the does ! Don’t kill them just stay on them , they are easy to pattern . Their is no food plot in the world that will hold big bucks , but the does will !

Re: Patterning bucks. [Re: Posco] #6664482
11/13/19 08:41 AM
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I had a buddy who killed a real nice deer about 4 years ago. The buck never was around till about October then left in January. The buck summer range was over 4 miles away so everyone that would get pics of him in September would wonder where he went in october.

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