Really good article on buck homes ranges

[BSK]

This x10,000. I wish I had a dollar for every time a hunter texted or said to me........ "my target buck was on camera in the thicket where I hunt, could have killed him if I had been there." When in reality, their target buck was most likely in the thicket visible during daylight because they WERE NOT IN THE THICKET WITH HIM. Same can be said for deer in general a lot of times. The reason the deer are on your camera at a certain time is because you/me are at home/work/etc (not in the woods with them).

Couldn't agree more. Two years ago, we had the most visible mature buck we've ever had on our property. He was in one of our food plots, late in the afternoon but easily in shooting light, EVERY afternoon. My daughter and I hunted him hard. However, he would always turn up in one of the plots we weren't hunting that day. Eventually it became obvious this was not random chance. He would visit whichever plots were NOT being hunted.

 

[.243 Deer]

I really enjoyed reading the article. Basically confirmed the other studies I've read.

Did anyone else see an article linked in that article where a buck traveled nearly 200 miles ?
Crazy how far deer can travel.

https://deerassociation.com/the-mysterious-adventure-of-an-exceptional-buck/