The 4 Most Important Drivers of Buck Movement

There is no simple trick to consistently predicting deer movement. Many variables and even random chance swirl together in strange ways to produce the outcome you desire - seeing lots of deer and killing the ones you want to kill. But science has identified four factors that significantly influence deer movement, and by aligning as many of them in your favor each time you go hunting, you increase your odds of success.
As a journalist with the National Deer Association, Lindsay Thomas Jr. has been reporting on deer research for more than 20 years. In this video, he lists the factors identified repeatedly by science as playing significant, consistent and predictable roles in buck movement. If there’s a factor you think is important but it’s not listed here, it’s because science has not found a significant relationship.
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  • @libertyBuilders
    @libertyBuilders2 жыл бұрын

    Finally someone that just makes a video telling the facts and not trying to sell a bullshit product!!!

  • @timhatfield6367

    @timhatfield6367

    Жыл бұрын

    Scammers on you..

  • @timtalaski5904

    @timtalaski5904

    7 ай бұрын

    They sold you fool

  • @justinpennington7682

    @justinpennington7682

    6 ай бұрын

    I wouldn't necessarily say facts

  • @libertyBuilders

    @libertyBuilders

    6 ай бұрын

    @@justinpennington7682well his proof: multiple studies on hundreds of deer over several years. Your proof: trust me bro!

  • @CanyonMitchell
    @CanyonMitchell Жыл бұрын

    One of the best times I've noticed when bucks move is before and after a weather event. I'm sure feed is the motivation. To get their bellies full before storm and by the time it's over they are hungry again. I've noticed during wind or heavy rains the deer are very spooky and don't move or feed much. Probably because their hearing is impaired by the wind and rain.

  • @Langley-Outdoors

    @Langley-Outdoors

    7 ай бұрын

    This

  • @damongarrett1983
    @damongarrett19832 жыл бұрын

    Don't know where they had these studys but my cameras fill up with night time pics. They move wayyyyy more at night.

  • @DeerAssociation

    @DeerAssociation

    2 жыл бұрын

    That doesn't equal science, though. Where you choose to place your cameras has an influence on the activity patterns you see and does not capture the movements of the entire population in all locations across time. The studies we follow use data from GPS-collared deer that are tracked 24/7.

  • @20cameron1

    @20cameron1

    2 жыл бұрын

    Same here in the mountains. More young buck activity in late season. The old fellas hunker down and stay pretty much in their core area-that’s why they live so long. The one I’m after is 8.5 years old. Saw him two years ago in hard rain. Bet none of those collared deer are bucks that are 6.5+ years old and from public land.

  • @damongarrett1983

    @damongarrett1983

    2 жыл бұрын

    I've got maybe over 20 spots totals mostly commercial areas 25 acres wooded areas between shoping centers, nabourhoods, etc. Cameras all around bedding areas with 90 % of buck pics after dark coming from there beds. Especially after October.

  • @davidhodges449

    @davidhodges449

    Жыл бұрын

    Screven Georgia

  • @Hammerback972

    @Hammerback972

    Жыл бұрын

    I was on board until I heard “science”. I hear that, I see an image of Fauci.

  • @Callsign_KillerB
    @Callsign_KillerB7 ай бұрын

    My experience In South Louisiana is they primarily move at night around the edges. If you want a deer in Daylight you better setup in a dense thicket.

  • @hiddenbearoffgrid9850
    @hiddenbearoffgrid98502 жыл бұрын

    Great information and nice video. Thank you!

  • @DeerAssociation

    @DeerAssociation

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Glad you found it useful.

  • @ScottWConvid19
    @ScottWConvid192 жыл бұрын

    Basic, simple and observational

  • @t.daniel5003
    @t.daniel50032 жыл бұрын

    Very informative! Thank you.

  • @DeerAssociation

    @DeerAssociation

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks. Hope it was helpful!

  • @tomyaraschefski6025
    @tomyaraschefski60258 ай бұрын

    GREAT SHOW

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    @Oldplace-xc7pb2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you NDA! Great information!

  • @DeerAssociation

    @DeerAssociation

    2 жыл бұрын

    You're welcome!

  • @hailtogafight9435
    @hailtogafight9435 Жыл бұрын

    Great stuff. Thank you.

  • @TBlanktim
    @TBlanktim2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for such a great video. It confirms what I always expected about stands and repeatability.

  • @DeerAssociation

    @DeerAssociation

    2 жыл бұрын

    You're welcome! No doubt, that "first hunt" in any stand is usually the most productive one.

  • @jerrodladner3019
    @jerrodladner30192 жыл бұрын

    I think this is a great video. I also believe that anytime you CAN be hunting is the best time to go.

  • @DeerAssociation

    @DeerAssociation

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, and we agree!

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    @timtalaski5904

    7 ай бұрын

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  • @rudyrivera5256
    @rudyrivera52562 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing! 🤙🏻

  • @DeerAssociation

    @DeerAssociation

    2 жыл бұрын

    You're welcome! 👊

  • @nelsonchandler1015
    @nelsonchandler10152 жыл бұрын

    awesome information thank you !!

  • @DeerAssociation

    @DeerAssociation

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad it was helpful!

  • @t.daniel5003
    @t.daniel50032 жыл бұрын

    Very helpful information!

  • @DeerAssociation

    @DeerAssociation

    2 жыл бұрын

    Great! Thanks!

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  • @bloodstriper3649
    @bloodstriper3649 Жыл бұрын

    Good points, thank you.

  • @Lt23Dan
    @Lt23Dan2 жыл бұрын

    Great content! Thank you very much.

  • @DeerAssociation

    @DeerAssociation

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for watching!

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  • @mattalderton3723
    @mattalderton37239 ай бұрын

    Great info

  • @TexasJungle
    @TexasJungle2 жыл бұрын

    Great information and very practical

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    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad it was helpful!

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  • @Fueledbythewild
    @Fueledbythewild2 жыл бұрын

    Great info, much appreciated! Ty

  • @DeerAssociation

    @DeerAssociation

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

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  • @DRMVM1
    @DRMVM12 жыл бұрын

    Thanks. Great info

  • @DeerAssociation

    @DeerAssociation

    2 жыл бұрын

    You're welcome!

  • @michaelh7527
    @michaelh75272 жыл бұрын

    Another tip, pay attention to cows in a pasture if you drive by a pasture. If the cows are huddled or laying down, then deer are not moving.

  • @DeerAssociation

    @DeerAssociation

    2 жыл бұрын

    This is folklore, and it is not supported by any science we are aware of. Deer are not grazing herd animals. There's no time when all deer in a given area are bedded down and not moving. Their activity rates peak around dawn and dusk every day, but even during the slowest period (mid-day) some individual deer are moving.

  • @kevinshatley7284

    @kevinshatley7284

    2 жыл бұрын

    Exactly my father n law taught me this years ago one of the best deer hunters I’ve ever seen TV or anywhere

  • @johneykelso1646

    @johneykelso1646

    2 жыл бұрын

    We had a farm pond in lower alabama and when the cows were feeding the bass fishing was great but when the cows laid down we couldn't get a bite.

  • @cray-z7404

    @cray-z7404

    6 ай бұрын

    I’ve heard that

  • @pamelapelech3249
    @pamelapelech32492 жыл бұрын

    Such good info. Thank you

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    @DeerAssociation

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for watching!

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  • @user-vf3gf4xq3v
    @user-vf3gf4xq3v Жыл бұрын

    No big bucks in the USNF behind my house once all the green stuff is gone. They move at night in and around the private lands with houses like mine that have plants like roses and azaleas for them to feast on.

  • @kurtreinhardt6789
    @kurtreinhardt67892 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the great information

  • @DeerAssociation

    @DeerAssociation

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

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  • @tonyblumenschein7218
    @tonyblumenschein72182 жыл бұрын

    Great information I'll try to use it next time in the woods from Weidman Michigan

  • @DeerAssociation

    @DeerAssociation

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, and good luck!

  • @garrettromer8499

    @garrettromer8499

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lol my aunt lives in Weidman. We Hunt on tribal land in Mt pleasant.

  • @garrettromer8499

    @garrettromer8499

    2 жыл бұрын

    Seen a bald eagle eating a roadkill deer out in a field yesterday in Weidman.

  • @johnsini4579
    @johnsini45792 жыл бұрын

    Great video!

  • @DeerAssociation

    @DeerAssociation

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

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  • @sedrickmcdow2745
    @sedrickmcdow2745 Жыл бұрын

    Some of the most spot-on advise for a deer hunter.

  • @JamesJones-cx5pk
    @JamesJones-cx5pk2 жыл бұрын

    Down here in Mississippi. Im seeing a lot of night time movement under this full moon. Thanksgiving day, I saw 3 bucks on the side of the back roads from my aunt's house during the day.

  • @StrikeZoneOutdoors24

    @StrikeZoneOutdoors24

    2 жыл бұрын

    Mississippi deer are terribly nocturnal and it's so much pressure on them

  • @ress4951

    @ress4951

    2 жыл бұрын

    My uncle said the same thing about the moon the other day

  • @fltmed

    @fltmed

    2 жыл бұрын

    All depends on how much hunting pressure an area has. I've made 8 hunts. I've only not seen deer on one morning hunt and one evening hunt. I'm up to 49 deer sighted this year so far. Granted, I'm hunting 1200 acres of private property with low pressure.

  • @anthonysantillo1358
    @anthonysantillo13582 жыл бұрын

    Great video,Its always good to go over hunting methods, Thanks for the REFESH

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    2 жыл бұрын

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  • @willkraus6778
    @willkraus67782 жыл бұрын

    Great video

  • @DeerAssociation

    @DeerAssociation

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

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    @bradr19132 жыл бұрын

    I subscribe and like. Great info thanks.

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    2 жыл бұрын

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  • @nitroman1999
    @nitroman1999 Жыл бұрын

    Great video…. But I would add cold fronts really get them going… 15-20 degree drop from one morning to the next is what your looking for.

  • @DeerAssociation

    @DeerAssociation

    Жыл бұрын

    Hunters strongly believe this, but the scientific evidence shows a weak relationship at best between cold fronts (or temperature in general) and deer movement. That's why it is not included in our 4 factors that have a significant influence.

  • @wadesoutdoors1914
    @wadesoutdoors1914 Жыл бұрын

    How do you find out what browse deer prefer each part of season? I live in ohio

  • @gregsmith7828
    @gregsmith7828 Жыл бұрын

    great advice. I have noticed that 8 days after a full moon to about 11 days if cold, the deer will become temporarily diurnal vs nocturnal in their movements. the "full moon" theory in your comments about the 3 minute mark were quite accurate, except that limited opportunity( based on personal observation over a 7 year time span ) cold weather is also a factor for feeding reason movement. possibly for the availability of forage. and as far as pressure, remember, you are in THEIR backyard, not yours. unless you spend enormous amounts of time at your hunting spot, you can't be there to notice things.

  • @keithpowley2138

    @keithpowley2138

    5 ай бұрын

    Pre season yes, but the closer the hunting season gets, leave your spot alone or you risk disrupting the areas with your scent.

  • @wolfspiritoutdoors1484
    @wolfspiritoutdoors1484 Жыл бұрын

    Number 5..this time of the year my hounds 😂

  • @carolemcconnell4651
    @carolemcconnell46512 жыл бұрын

    I use the moon to break cycles bucks use midday is good to me to see the single buck no hunting pressure and deer know this.good video sir!!!!

  • @DeerAssociation

    @DeerAssociation

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching!

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  • @nathanrussell4010
    @nathanrussell401011 ай бұрын

    Great solid information. No BS in this video. I've been deer hunting 55 years, hunting exclusively with bow and arrow for the past 35 years. I can verify what's said here. Deer do move more at night but if you hunt at night you'll end up in jail!!!

  • @nwohiooutdoors
    @nwohiooutdoors8 ай бұрын

    Depending on the terrain thermal drop and thermal rise plays a factor in Buck movement midday 💪🦌❤️

  • @james4598
    @james45986 ай бұрын

    This year rut is been off and on with weather swing warm and cold been better on colder days

  • @tigercat73
    @tigercat732 жыл бұрын

    I have to agree with everyone definitely great information.

  • @DeerAssociation

    @DeerAssociation

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Glad you found it useful and informative.

  • @timtalaski5904

    @timtalaski5904

    7 ай бұрын

    ​@@DeerAssociationwe see it as the propaganda that it is! Find some morals

  • @teamhowardoutdoorst.v.6695
    @teamhowardoutdoorst.v.66957 ай бұрын

    Great Info. We should all take in to consideration that there are more than 1 species of whitetail deer, that are found in different parts of the country. All deer will not do the same thing at the same time. What goes for someone in South Texas, probably won't go for someone in Wisconsin and so on. We should study things that are relative to our specific regions, hunting types/means/methods etc.

  • @justinpennington7682

    @justinpennington7682

    6 ай бұрын

    I think whitetail is a specific species

  • @teamhowardoutdoorst.v.6695

    @teamhowardoutdoorst.v.6695

    6 ай бұрын

    @justinpennington7682 Yep! And within that species,,there are several sub species of Whitetail deer.

  • @justinpennington7682

    @justinpennington7682

    6 ай бұрын

    They all look the same to me.

  • @justinpennington7682

    @justinpennington7682

    6 ай бұрын

    If you've seen one buck you've seen them all . They all look the same

  • @jimmychestnut3358
    @jimmychestnut3358 Жыл бұрын

    Hunt where they move close to where they lay and what they eat and what they want to eat early season such as sawtooths and grass when cold but I hunt in south alabama so what do I know

  • @Rickkari7
    @Rickkari72 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the great facts given. Makes sense. Instructional.

  • @DeerAssociation

    @DeerAssociation

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad it was helpful, and thanks for watching!

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  • @dm-xy3bh
    @dm-xy3bh2 жыл бұрын

    Big bucks are not like your average deer they move in mysterious ways. They don't seem to follow science or the norm in most cases in my experiences and I've hunted 45 years. I've watched them belly crawl under fallen trees they could have jumped over, in fact I killed a nice 8 pointer on a really windy day on the ground on the side of a steep ridge. Shot him close enough to touch him with the end of the rifle when he stood u p in front of me. 11 o'clock till 1 is when I personally have taken my biggest bucks. Mountain bucks and farm land bucks move different at times. Don't siloet yourself on the ground, always use the wind, and most big bucks use the high ground in any area. They normally travel 3 quarters down on the side of a ridge above the doe trails and small bucks. Most all the deer I have killed have been within 20 yard or most of the time less and I mainly hunt from the ground. Just my own experience do what works for you and good hunting. Oh 1 last think no disrespect intended deer move more when there is a steep drop in temps no matter what science says. And try to locate where grandpa is bedding

  • @damongarrett1983

    @damongarrett1983

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yup.

  • @kentuckywindage222

    @kentuckywindage222

    Жыл бұрын

    Since you just told the belly crawl I gotta tell this. It was about 20 years ago. I was hunting a farm where pressure was near 0. The buck I was hunting was traveling the fence row above a large creek bottom. I humped in that morning before daylight up the back from a small side creek and into the hay loft of the barn. Every morning the work hand an 68 year old preacher came in to feed and such. Usually 8 to 9 o'clock. I heard the rod iron gate that morning. When he and the tractor got to the barn, he left it running and climbed up. He told me he and the owner watched that old buck go through the large creek and under the bridge you cross to get to the road to the barn. It got on its belly at the edge of the creek to get past the 200 yards opening I had in front of me. He didn't have to stay low the entire time. I came in the opposite way, wind scent I thought everything I needed to do. He came in to the edge of the fence of that field religiously and i watched from afar with binoculars. Still I was stunned. Thinking, is he pulling my leg? He said no and said the owner and he watched it in amazement. You know I predator hunted that property for a few years after. Saw him a couple more times but never heard of anyone taking him. Until one afternoon the wife called coming from her school just down the road. She said there was the biggest buck hit on the bridge, (same creek and bridge, state highway bridge) she had ever seen. I didn't go but the owner of store, next to the bridge told me it looked like a cow and the mass on the rack was huge. Guess that day he went over that bridge instead of under. People hunted the other properties because of seeing this deer but not one got to stick or shoot him. One of many strange things over 40 years hunting.

  • @tommycowart9080

    @tommycowart9080

    Жыл бұрын

    What your advice on hunting mtns when no acorn crop

  • @decaturridgebees8761

    @decaturridgebees8761

    Жыл бұрын

    Good info! Once a buck reaches 3.5 or older it just seems they have wised up that they become much harder to kill and are creatures of habit. It’s really impressive and also quite a feat to harvest a mature whitetail. I have yet to do it but they are teaching me.

  • @lovetogolf4184

    @lovetogolf4184

    Жыл бұрын

    Yepp, i seen 15 deer at 11:30 where I use to hunt, hunting pressure is different everywhere you go. Deer run when they feel safe..11 to 1 or 2pm.

  • @marillahills91
    @marillahills912 жыл бұрын

    Good video thanks

  • @DeerAssociation

    @DeerAssociation

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it

  • @markbuckallew4689
    @markbuckallew46892 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for all the information......(I strictly bow hunt). By keeping records on the few deer I've killed, 9 have been plus or minus 3 days of the new moon, 3 have been between moons or closer to the full moon. I hunt morning and evening equally, and the buck to doe ratio has been 50/50.....??? Understand that I'm not am expert.....more on the beginner side.

  • @DeerAssociation

    @DeerAssociation

    2 жыл бұрын

    A scientist would tell you that what you have there is too small of a sample size to draw reliable conclusions about a relationship between moon phases and when you kill your deer. Several studies with very large sample sizes have failed to find any significant relationship between the moon and 1) deer movement or 2) rut timing. That's why we didn't include the moon among the factors that have a significant, predictable affect on deer movement.

  • @markbuckallew4689

    @markbuckallew4689

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@DeerAssociation Agreed. I do believe that the length of daylight is the driving force of when the Rut begins more than any other factor. Thank you for all of the information you share, and for responding to my reply.

  • @jameslandrum555

    @jameslandrum555

    2 жыл бұрын

    Mark keep doing what works for you 😉

  • @scottwebber652
    @scottwebber6522 жыл бұрын

    What would barometric pressure do like a front ??

  • @austinsfishinhuntin9697

    @austinsfishinhuntin9697

    2 жыл бұрын

    Rise

  • @nyleslehnen4751
    @nyleslehnen47512 жыл бұрын

    Agree 100%

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  • @nacholibre1962
    @nacholibre1962 Жыл бұрын

    Up here in Canada, we also find thy cold plays a massive part in deer movement. As soon as a cold snap sets in, the deer start to move!!

  • @user-rn6hr1qw3l

    @user-rn6hr1qw3l

    6 ай бұрын

    Especially when a warm front creates rain and wind those bigger bucks are on the move big time

  • @joshuasutton4043
    @joshuasutton40436 ай бұрын

    The time I see most deer is before sunrise and through 11am have some come out at 9am some at 630 and 745am

  • @user-um6cn1lz7n
    @user-um6cn1lz7n27 күн бұрын

    Forgot barometric pressure should be around 29.90 and on a rise up past 30.0 to 30.50 as it goes down movement is less and a 15+ degree temp change and + or - don't matter! Good luck to all!

  • @davidgribble263
    @davidgribble263 Жыл бұрын

    When the crop fields come off , when the leaves come off and when the snow packs the golden rod down . They find better cover .

  • @peytoncopelandshow433
    @peytoncopelandshow433 Жыл бұрын

    This morning I saw 2 does, they were eating some acorns, I was gonna shoot one but I wasn’t comfortable with my shot… there was to much brush in the way

  • @elmercatlin3
    @elmercatlin36 ай бұрын

    Pressure, sir. The defining factor.

  • @davidgrant8994
    @davidgrant89942 жыл бұрын

    Deer movement peaks are why I sit the first couple hours of a day then move slowly until the afternoon again. I figure by 9 am, Deer are usually heading to bed or already in bed. Unless the signs tell me the rut is really on then I know it's likely the Bucks are moving later sometimes all day.

  • @davidgrant8994

    @davidgrant8994

    2 жыл бұрын

    I've also learned that the warmer it is during hunting season, the more likely Deer are to bed down earlier or move towards water or thick cover to escape the warmth. Last year I shot a Doe as she was feeding near a swamp around 830 am and that day was supposed to be high 50s to 60s temperature wise. I chose not to sit that day because I guessed that the warmth would get the Deer to bed down.

  • @charlieboggs5210

    @charlieboggs5210

    2 жыл бұрын

    Not trying to be a smarta** but I have seen more deer moving around where I live at around 9 am when it's cold than any other time of day in my county anyway

  • @DatKat

    @DatKat

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@charlieboggs5210 Yep...plenty of doe movement in the 9-1030am slot for me too. Windy days seem Bad to me

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    @mitchy34382 жыл бұрын

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    2 жыл бұрын

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  • @johnnymccann5607
    @johnnymccann5607 Жыл бұрын

    here in the foothills of the blue ridge mountains in north Carolina it's simple. find water food on one side of stream the thick bedding area on the outher side ,find where the deer cross the most and put stand near the stream and your good to go. it's worked for me many years. papa says good hunting

  • @rontelford6211
    @rontelford6211 Жыл бұрын

    I am a BC hunter, I found out that whitetail deer move between 11 am to 1 pm , they have figured out we go for lunch between those hours. They are pretty smart animals to figure us out and we don’t move the they move , simple eh

  • @glorgo4

    @glorgo4

    7 ай бұрын

    Ive noticed this as well over the past few years in Alberta.. got my biggest buck ever two years ago just before 11 actually lol

  • @blauer2551
    @blauer25517 ай бұрын

    I drive a truck and also hunt so I am scanning fields as I drive through the midwest. I’ve seen deer at all hours big and little.

  • @timberslasher4899
    @timberslasher4899 Жыл бұрын

    The big ass bucks move right in the middle of the day when they know hunters are at the greasy spoon. Hunt 10AM to 3PM and you won't see as many deer but you will see the big boys.

  • @DLH-ws2xy

    @DLH-ws2xy

    9 ай бұрын

    NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. After 25 years of hunting mountain deer in Virginia ......11 to 2 pm is deadly for BIG BUCKS. Also I know for a fact that is when you break out the doe in rut lure. They get up and scent check. It's deadly when you've paid your dues going in before light. Stay put. Respect the wind. Throw or place the lure 30 to 40 yards away from your stand. I've had Big Bucks come straight to it. A Big buck will have a heavy step. My best deer. 199 and a sixteenth. Brush Mountain. Montgomery County. Put me in the record books. It's still the record to this day. For a LEGALLY killed monster. 2007. Paying your dues. Blood..sweat and tears. Nothing compares. Road hunters are Virginia's greatest problem. They're not real hunters. When I look at the mount. It is a feeling of great accomplishment. Dawn and Dusk. Yeah they move then. Weather and temperatures due effect them. Big mountain deer in the morning don't even make it up to their primary bed. This is bed they have never been jumped or intruded. How would you like knowing someone was in your bedroom. Uninvited. You intrude on a Big bucks primary bed. And he will abandon it. Best time to kill a Monster Buck. During the rut. 11am to 2 pm. PERIOD.

  • @pappamike6231
    @pappamike6231 Жыл бұрын

    Interesting. Before you started I thought weather would be a movement factor.

  • @DeerAssociation

    @DeerAssociation

    Жыл бұрын

    At best, weather has a minor influence on deer movement, according to all the studies we have reviewed. Far less than most hunters believe, and less of an influence than the four we mention. Thanks for watching!

  • @kathymuflahi7267
    @kathymuflahi7267 Жыл бұрын

    Great tips keep them on their toes!!!! Get out and hunt

  • @DeerAssociation

    @DeerAssociation

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @georgemon7387
    @georgemon73872 жыл бұрын

    I do remember you mention that weather does not play a factor in deer movement. Does that also hold true to a really windy day?

  • @DeerAssociation

    @DeerAssociation

    2 жыл бұрын

    The data available actually shows deer (bucks and does) move the same or even a little bit more on days with moderate winds (over 10 mph). This would not include extreme winds, though, like gale force. But you're not likely to go hunting then anyway, lol.

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  • @maylonshelton9712
    @maylonshelton9712 Жыл бұрын

    It's November 8 and our fawns are small and spotted. Our rut is a long way off.

  • @eddiefirst9410
    @eddiefirst9410 Жыл бұрын

    You never mentioned cold front or temperature drop. Interesting.

  • @truspirit1925
    @truspirit19252 жыл бұрын

    In wv the 4 things are dogs....coyotes.....hunting pressure....and bear. U can walk right up on them in all this brier cover I've been 3 to 5 yards from deer in the thickets....and believe it or not couldnt get a shot....its kinda breathtaking exciting ....its like hunting grouse lol.

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  • @christisking1193
    @christisking11938 ай бұрын

    What about water? I’m genuinely asking. Novice hunter here only in my second year. I’ve only killed one deer in my whole life

  • @redhoward11
    @redhoward112 жыл бұрын

    I've always heard bucks will move in rain or overcast conditions, any truth to that?

  • @DeerAssociation

    @DeerAssociation

    2 жыл бұрын

    Scientists tracking GPS-collared deer have looked to see if various weather factors affected deer movement significantly. They haven't found anything that consistently changes established patterns that we discuss in this video. Wind, rain, warm, cold, none of these changed established deer movement patterns in ways that were significant and consistent enough to use them to reliably predict deer movement. Deer move more around dawn and dusk, and they move most during the peak of the rut. Not much changes this.

  • @redhoward11

    @redhoward11

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@DeerAssociation thanks for your input and time.

  • @Youtuberkit7
    @Youtuberkit77 ай бұрын

    Thanks for tips I’m new on hunting I’m planning to get crossbows. Saving money for Excalibur extreme assassin.

  • @alabamaoutdoors4468
    @alabamaoutdoors44682 жыл бұрын

    I like full moon morning hunts. Plan my off days by it

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  • @bomikalunas7
    @bomikalunas77 ай бұрын

    Upstate NY is hard to hunt I could be wrong though

  • @garrettromer8499
    @garrettromer84992 жыл бұрын

    Lol thanks for explaining how science works at the beginning 🤣

  • @DeerAssociation

    @DeerAssociation

    2 жыл бұрын

    That might be obvious to some, but others definitely need to hear it! Thanks for watching.

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  • @carbon2carbonoutdoors606
    @carbon2carbonoutdoors6062 жыл бұрын

    Not so sure I can tell you my experience from 9-11 am is the best movement for deer

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  • @user-ur5bd3er8l
    @user-ur5bd3er8l6 ай бұрын

    Night time is when deer move the most on my land!!

  • @flagrown9545
    @flagrown95452 жыл бұрын

    Peak of the rut in south Florida is August

  • @DeerAssociation

    @DeerAssociation

    2 жыл бұрын

    True. And the bucks really move then. It's one of the pieces of evidence that supports the idea that the rut has a huge influence on buck movement rates, not cold fronts of cold temperatures. South Florida doesn't get cold fronts in August, but the bucks are on their feet!

  • @flagrown9545

    @flagrown9545

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@DeerAssociation although the rut is prime time the moon phase is a second best way to determine movement. There are so many myths and theories the best for me that I've come to find out is to just put the boots to the ground keep your eyes peeled for sign and food and bedding I've hunted the ruts the moon phases good weather bad weather but if you do not get your butt in the woods and locate these deer and their traveling trails you might as well be happy with shooting immature deer

  • @stevenl.halesr.6894
    @stevenl.halesr.68948 ай бұрын

    WATER... WATER...WATER!!!

  • @jadsr69
    @jadsr698 ай бұрын

    I seen a couple moving in the evening last week and then I heard another coming right towards me. It was going to come out in the open 10 yards from me. Then it showed it’s face!!! The biggest black bear I’ve ever seen in the woods and the only bear I’ve ever seen in 42 years of hunting. I almost 💩 myself!!

  • @roltyd22
    @roltyd226 ай бұрын

    What about weather?

  • @jrevan
    @jrevan6 ай бұрын

    Stray dogs can make a big difference I own a small tract of property and notice when strays dogs are about so find out if their someone’s pet before you take them out but strays will suffer a horrible death if left alone.

  • @keithdavis4683
    @keithdavis46837 ай бұрын

    Mature bucks are mostly nocturnal unless disturbed by nature or people until rut.

  • @sascotttx5145
    @sascotttx51452 жыл бұрын

    When you use the term "hunting pressure," does that mean any human activity? I'm of the belief that it does, and by calling it hunting pressure you're being a little misleading. I have a cousin that drives six hours, one way, to come and hunt on my ranch once a year. The first thing he does when he gets there is to get on his ATV and buzz around the place refreshing his memory from last year, and seeing what changes/improvements I've made over the Spring and Summer. Last year was the first time I consolidated video from my game cameras to show how the deer disappeared during his visit, and didn't return during the season. The number of times I have a recording of the sound of his ATV passing by really gets your attention. I'm going to show him that video in four days, on Thanksgiving. Would you concur?

  • @DatKat

    @DatKat

    2 жыл бұрын

    I agree....less traffic would always be better

  • @DeerAssociation

    @DeerAssociation

    2 жыл бұрын

    No, we are talking specifically about hunting pressure. The studies we are referring to in this video tracked the locations of hunters actively pursuing deer in relation to the locations and movement patterns of deer in the vicinity. None of them tracked vehicle traffic or other human activity besides hunting, so we aren't commenting on those factors in this video. Therefore, we disagree we are misleading anyone by calling it "hunting pressure." That's exactly what was being measured.

  • @br.johnkiernan5462
    @br.johnkiernan54622 жыл бұрын

    What about temperature?

  • @DeerAssociation

    @DeerAssociation

    2 жыл бұрын

    No. Multiple movement studies have not seen a significant, consistent relationship between air temperature and deer movement rates.

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  • @jeremiahshannon4517
    @jeremiahshannon45172 жыл бұрын

    Like the video

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  • @BuzzJones
    @BuzzJones2 жыл бұрын

    Geeeeeeee Thanks

  • @DeerAssociation

    @DeerAssociation

    2 жыл бұрын

    You bet

  • @kirkout7366
    @kirkout73662 жыл бұрын

    A-KERNS

  • @ericstevens8660
    @ericstevens86602 жыл бұрын

    Use the 3 day rule.... I always hunt a stand for three days straight, from a hour and a half from daylight to a hour after dark. Its always worked hella great And ive killed big bucks close enough on the ground up against a tree like im turkey hunting to shoot them with a slingshot and kill em. Almost every big buck was killed in the middle of the day... thoughts anyone ? AND ALWAYS CARRY A PRIMOS CAN WITH YOU !!!

  • @carolemcconnell4651

    @carolemcconnell4651

    2 жыл бұрын

    I also use midday to hunt bucks.don't see many deer but the right deer...I usexthe moon to do this @ specific times ,no guessing.neverxdo I put a lot of pressure on the deer if so game over!!!

  • @jeffscuderi8662
    @jeffscuderi86622 жыл бұрын

    Rut food pressure

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  • @chadklaren9537
    @chadklaren9537 Жыл бұрын

    Deer move way more at night time and move way less in the day when there's a full moon.

  • @waylonharper1126
    @waylonharper11262 жыл бұрын

    Down here in Alabama they move the most at after 4pm and early morning.

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  • @THECOUNTRYNINJA
    @THECOUNTRYNINJA2 жыл бұрын

    Look at all those palmettos, looks like Florida.

  • @DeerAssociation

    @DeerAssociation

    2 жыл бұрын

    Southeast Georgia, actually. But close!

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  • @marvinwhittler518
    @marvinwhittler5188 ай бұрын

    1. Food 2.rut. 3 bigger buck 4.nousy hunter

  • @Bulldog458
    @Bulldog4587 ай бұрын

    I feel like I figured this out while hunting over the years.

  • @richardsmith7131
    @richardsmith7131 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent verbiage.

  • @cha-ka8671
    @cha-ka86712 жыл бұрын

    Our deer don’t eat the acorns, very odd. They prefer brassica.

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  • @XDXD-ye2fi
    @XDXD-ye2fi2 жыл бұрын

    From me hunting a lot ehat you said is very true full moon id a lir same with fishing lot of full moons i hunt never seen one deer fishing full moon did not catch onr fish moon phase is bs

  • @DatKat

    @DatKat

    2 жыл бұрын

    New moon is always best week fishing

  • @bengatch442
    @bengatch4428 ай бұрын

    Fronts are as good as rut proof is on the wall.

  • @5spottedbass
    @5spottedbass6 ай бұрын

    Bucks get up and move when they feel like it. No two bucks are the same. There's always a deer moving. Depends on which deer and when he feels like it.

  • @georgeshotrodbarn2113
    @georgeshotrodbarn2113 Жыл бұрын

    Four legs

  • @frankbelford3391
    @frankbelford3391 Жыл бұрын

    Good information, unfortunately none of this is true where Blacktail are concerned. Northern California, August through September, 100deg days, no rut, no dogs. You want a tough hunt? Every Whitetail hunter I know never came back. You guys have no clue until you have hunted Blacktail!