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JAY B

JAY B

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Thought I would share an interesting experience. Anyone else had this happen ? Last year on Nov. 10th at 515 pm I missed (shot under at 190 yards) a buck I had been hunting and only had a couple daylight pics of and both were right at first light . Fast forward to this year , a couple of first light daytime pics of him is it as far as daylight . Well on evening of Nov 10th I decide might as well hunt exact spot and maybe just maybe he daylights a year to the day. 5:05 pm shot him from same spot he was just a tad closer to creek (210 yards ). Wild to me that a year to
The day he makes the exact same daylight walk !
 
I killed my 12 last year on the exact day and within 30 minutes of where he stood the year before. This year I got pics of a deer I've not seen since last year. Wouldn't you know it he showed up the same day at the same spot. Deer are patterned animals even a year later.
 
JAY B said:
Thought I would share an interesting experience. Anyone else had this happen ? Last year on Nov. 10th at 515 pm I missed (shot under at 190 yards) a buck I had been hunting and only had a couple daylight pics of and both were right at first light . Fast forward to this year , a couple of first light daytime pics of him is it as far as daylight . Well on evening of Nov 10th I decide might as well hunt exact spot and maybe just maybe he daylights a year to the day. 5:05 pm shot him from same spot he was just a tad closer to creek (210 yards ). Wild to me that a year to
The day he makes the exact same daylight walk !
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Well you always kill above average deer so first off….congrats!! Second, this is useless without pics 🤣
 
JAY B said:
Thought I would share an interesting experience. Anyone else had this happen ? Last year on Nov. 10th at 515 pm I missed (shot under at 190 yards) a buck I had been hunting and only had a couple daylight pics of and both were right at first light . Fast forward to this year , a couple of first light daytime pics of him is it as far as daylight . Well on evening of Nov 10th I decide might as well hunt exact spot and maybe just maybe he daylights a year to the day. 5:05 pm shot him from same spot he was just a tad closer to creek (210 yards ). Wild to me that a year to
The day he makes the exact same daylight walk !
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I have had similar results hunting the exact same tree 3 years in a row within 5 days each year like clockwork they come thru. Killed a nice old 7 point dawging does on November 15th 2 years ago, last year on November 11th killed a big 9 point cruising and had a doe 50yards behind me that he came directly to and killed him and then this year had 2 8 points come thru cruising/looking for a hot doe on Saturday and Sunday the 16th and 17th. The bigger 8, which I have never got pics of, couldn't get a shot on. He stayed 60-70yards away and walked away from me and I only bow hunt so no shot. Hoping this cold front tomorrow and Friday get them moving again. I may do an all day sit Friday and Saturday. They are saying we may even get a little snow Friday morning and in combo with a NW wind, should be a great day to be in the woods.
 
tree_ghost said:
very real phenomena especially for bucks that tend to be "unpaternable"
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Absolutely real. Uncanny really. I've given a lot of thought to why. The best I can figure is that it corresponds with a particular doe estrus cycle because they pop hot almost exactly to the day from year to year. It can't be a coincidence. Basically if he was here today and there was a hot doe, then his best chance next year is to be here again same day. I might be way off on that thinking but it's the only logic I've found that applies. Regardless the phenomenon is real. The reason why is what keeps me figuring.
 
I believe they are like big fish, they frequent an area for a reason. Structure (topography), current (wind), food, safety, etc. Take a big fish off a certain stump & you stand a good chance of catching another one there later on, same with mature deer. They usually don't accidentally just show up there. However, that can change with rut (spawn).
 
Ski said:
Absolutely real. Uncanny really. I've given a lot of thought to why. The best I can figure is that it corresponds with a particular doe estrus cycle because they pop hot almost exactly to the day from year to year. It can't be a coincidence. Basically if he was here today and there was a hot doe, then his best chance next year is to be here again same day. I might be way off on that thinking but it's the only logic I've found that applies. Regardless the phenomenon is real. The reason why is what keeps me figuring.
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Agree completely. In a "normal" acorn year (at least some acorns), I can predict within a day which stands on my property will be "hot." I've got years of data showing particular locations are great on almost exactly the same day every year.
 
tellico4x4 said:
I believe they are like big fish, they frequent an area for a reason. Structure (topography), current (wind), food, safety, etc. Take a big fish off a certain stump & you stand a good chance of catching another one there later on, same with mature deer. They usually don't accidentally just show up there. However, that can change with rut (spawn).
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Also agree. I like the "structure" analogy.
 
tellico4x4 said:
I believe they are like big fish, they frequent an area for a reason. Structure (topography), current (wind), food, safety, etc. Take a big fish off a certain stump & you stand a good chance of catching another one there later on, same with mature deer. They usually don't accidentally just show up there. However, that can change with rut (spawn).
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That's pretty accurate. I've got one spot where October 30th produces extremely consistently, to the tune of 3 of 5 years. Different mature bucks each time but the location and day repeat more than half the time. I could sit there all year and only see deer a handful of times but on October 30th I've got a legit better than even odds of killing a mature buck.
 
I killed a huge 6 pointer last year when he popped out of the treeline a year to the day on November 25th. I saw him the year before at the exact same time but could never get a shot off on him.
 

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