Relocating a mature buck

[Bohunter33]

Looking for some advice to help me kill this buck

Couldn’t get it done in the archery, so I’m gearing up to locate him for the rifle and thinking of more secure places he’ll likely move too. The type of country is new to me, where I usually hunt, deer hit the thick cover and drop some elevation as soon as they’re hard horned. This is a pretty open area with bitterbrush, sage, and a few cedar patches but not large swaths. He’s on a hill with 3 or 4 little drainages with the whole thing being about the size of a core area I’d expect a buck to live in, about 1.5 sq miles.

I’m wondering if he’s really going to stay there if or if he’ll make the 1.5-2 mile trek to the larger mountains with deeper canyons and thicker cover. I just don’t have a lot of experience with lower country deer. I think really there would be less pressure where he is than the larger canyons so there’s probably a reason he’s there, just having a hard time convincing myself 100%. Also let me know if you think he hits 30”.

Thanks guys!

 

[BBob]

Thread 'Mule deer reading'

Apr 2, 2023

I listened to a podcast a while back that @robby denning was a guest on where he listed off a bunch of great books to read on mule deer. I wrote down a list from his suggestions but I can’t find it to save my life and I don’t remember the podcast. I’ve got both of his books, the edge, and hunting open country mule deer by Dwight Schuh so far. Does anybody happen to know what podcast I’m talking about or any good reading suggestions? I enjoy reading a book rather than scrolling through stuff on my phone if I can. Thanks in advance for any help!

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Duplan's book definitely gets into movement through the seasons:

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David Long, author of the 2006 best seller “Public Land Mulies—The Bottom Line” is back and back in a big way. Along with long-time mule deer hunter, Mike Duplan, the duo released “The Edge—The Complete Approach to Hunting Mountain Mule Deer” in the fall of 2017. I bought a copy as soon as I...

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[Jebel]

If I were in your shoes my wager would be that he remains in that area through October.

Good luck.

 

[Marble]

If I were in your shoes my wager would be that he remains in that area through October.

Good luck.

I agree. I would find the best couple of vantage points and glass all day long.

I had a buck I was trying to locate and it took me 5 days to finally relocate him.

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