High Elevation = Larger Bucks?

[TimberHunter]

Prepping for an ID deer hunt. Over the last 5 years, we’ve dialed in a spot where deer seem to always be at. Largest deer we’ve seen in that spot was a 151” that I shot.

Plan to hunt the last week of Oct to hopefully increase the odds of larger bucks coming down to start the rut.

Part of me thinks go up high in new areas. Other parts says don’t leave deer to find deer. Any suggestions?


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[willfrye027]

I think the big deer are where they are. You probably just have to weed through a lot more of the medium sized ones to find a bigger one. And, there could be a bigger one this year in your normal spot.

IMO there’s no formula, if you’re not finding what you want then you’ll need to keep looking..high or low, cover the numbers

 

[Muledeerfanatic]

If you want to shoot bigger bucks then dont shoot small ones
That is the first step

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

The biggest bucks I’ve ever seen and killed certainly aren’t “up high” or “miles back” in general. They are in the lower elevation rolling hills near agriculture. This holds true for the multiple states I hunt every year both private and public.

This is being very generic of course and I’ve seen and killed awesome bucks “up high” as well.

Learning an area can take years of spending time with the deer to figure it out.

 

[Indian Summer]

That definitely depends on the area. I know places in Montana, where the big bucks are definitely down low. But where I hunt in Wyoming, the shooters are way up top above the elk.

 

[S-3 ranch]

I’m partial to lower to middle ground, but I do see big muley bucks sunning or cooling down up a little higher in midday when hot