Deer are SMART !

[Short Track]

I own property, so I have stands set up in various places. After a few doe took a dirt nap, the remaining deer have learned to avoid my stands. Literally, not 1 deer will come near my stands now.
They also know my black truck. If they see my truck coming, they just run. Any other truck, they'll stick around a bit and watch.

Good thing I have a full freezer

 

[*zap*]

Are they smarter than you?

 

[Billy Goat]

So use it to your advantage.


Put up new stands, they will be focused on the old ones.





Buy a new truck.
Or lesbaru, they really don't worry about those things.

 

[NRA4LIFE]

If the stands are movable, mix it up a bit. On my property, I have 2 fixed stands, 2 movable and a ground blind. Seems to have been working pretty good lately moving them to different spots..

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

See if you stop stand hunting (snooze fest) and still hunt the woods, you’ll have out smarted them!

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

Or lesbaru, they really don't worry about those things.

That’s right! LOL! Just don’t get it stuck and ask the Jeeps to get you out!

 

[Billy Goat]

See if you stop stand hunting (booze fest) and still hunt the woods, you’ll have out smarted them!

Fixed

 

[Short Track]

Are they smarter than you?

Not the ones in my freezer.

 

[Shortschaf]

They also know my black truck. If they see my truck coming, they just run.

Try not shooting from the truck

 

[Jethro]

Literally, not 1 deer will come near my stands now.

Just the stands you've sat and killed does or are you saying the deer are identifying other unmanned stands and avoiding them too? The former I believe. The latter I have a hard time buying.

 

[Short Track]

Deer have busted me in my stands. They may have sniffed me out, or saw me. But now they avoid my stands.

 

[Short Track]

Try not shooting from the truck

I have my DBL card. Perfectly legit.

 

[Rich M]

Sounds like you are overhunting the property.

I hunted an area where deer avoided all vehicles. Had to hide the truck or they wouldnt come thru.

 

[SuperDUECE22]

Sure, deer can be smart. But they don't have upper-level thinking, most hunters are predictable and stupid

 

[Honyock]

Yes they are smart. I’ve got one buck that has figured out that rather than running around looking for does, he just hangs out by the feeder waiting for them to come to the buffet. I don’t know how many pictures I have of him chasing a doe.

 

[timekiller13]

They aren’t smart. You have conditioned them. Big difference.

Park your truck in a different spot and then hang a stand about 50 yds from where your current stands are.

I hunt a small 45 acre piece of land. I have 2 established stands and then 2–4 that I move around. Deer start to get a little skittish then I change things up.