What am I seeing in the data?

[Double-D-Team]

Of course that is your choice. But this data is on BSK land and it would not be the same in all areas. JMO.

 

[killingtime 41]

Could it possibly be bucks just scoping out different doe groups early on. Then by the second peak bucks just returning to those doe groups. But now some of those doe's actually being in estrous. And now you get the chases and breeding.

 

[Double-D-Team]

I said that because in my hunting farm it was a bull during the first two weeks of November. Most of the movement was at night. Saw only 1 buck during this time

 

[BigAl]

Interesting

That's what I was going to say.

 

[Ski]

Halloween has been one of my favorite times to be in a tree, bow in hand.

By 2:1 ratio i get more 4.5yr+ bucks on camera Halloween day than any other day of the year, year after year.

 

[BSK]

Any weather correlation in those early peak periods that you have noticed? With it being several years of that same pattern I doubt it's weather related at all. Just curious.

Honestly, haven't looked at that.

 

[BSK]

What I see is why I don't like hunting before Halloween and I give it my all till Thanksgiving.

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Antler Daddy,

That's why, in an average year, 90% of our total hunting hours for the year are going to be spent in MZ season and opening week of gun (Thanksgiving week).

 

[Double-D-Team]

Based on the data spot on.

 

[BSK]

Of course that is your choice. But this data is on BSK land and it would not be the same in all areas. JMO.

Correct.

 

[BSK]

Could it possibly be bucks just scoping out different doe groups early on. Then by the second peak bucks just returning to those doe groups. But now some of those doe's actually being in estrous. And now you get the chases and breeding.

Very possible. The first peak is definitely cruising bucks, not breeding activity. The second peak is definitely breeding activity.

 

[Lost Lake]

By 2:1 ratio i get more 4.5yr+ bucks on camera Halloween day than any other day of the year, year after year.

Yessir.

For years I've always had sightings of my best bucks right at that time.