Can woods be too thick for deer?
The “woods” on a property can certainly be too open for good deer cover. It would be very difficult for woods to be too thick. Good escape cover for deer is usually so thick that humans don’t like to walk (or crawl) through the area.
Do bucks like thick cover?
In a nutshell, if it looks too thick for a rabbit to squeeze through, it’s probably exactly the type of cover that whitetails favor. Even a buck with a gnarly crown on his head can slip through dense briers, thick young trees and willow thickets. You’d be surprised.
Do Bucks bed in thick cover?
Deer bed where they feel secure from predators. There are two categories of bedding cover. The first is thick cover. Inside these seemingly impenetrable tangles, deer can hunker down and hide, and they can usually hear predators coming.
Do deer beds come in thick brush?
The thick areas I hunt are vast, they have established deer trails through them. When scouting in late winter, when I can get off the trails into the brush, there will be beds in the thickest places you could imagine, off the runs, with no trails leading to them.
How do you hunt thick covers?
Re: Hunting THICK cover A patch of shrubs that are different than the rest, or maybe slightly thicker/taller grass, blowdowns, etc. Also pay close attention to the tallest trees. Often times they’ll bed by a lone tree amidst lots of thick heavy cover.
Where do big bucks hide during the day?
Deer usually like to hide in thick bushes during the day, and they cover themselves up very well. In some cases, female deer also help the newborn deer to hide properly, and they even tuck them in before plopping beside them in a protective stance.
Where do big bucks go during the day?
However, it is much more common to see a big deer on its feet in daylight feeding in a staging area. These can be small food plots, pockets of dropped acorns, etc. Find these locations between bedding areas and major food sources. That’s the best way to kill a mature buck while it’s eating.
Can cover be too thick for deer?
Thanks for any input. It is absolutely possible for bedding areas to be too thick for deer to utilize properly.
How to hunt deer in the Big Woods?
Hunting Deer in Big Woods During the rut, funnels and travel routes are king. In the mountains, deer density is often low, forcing rutting bucks to travel further distances to locate receptive does. Because of the terrain, deer will seek the easiest route of travel, making pinch points a great place to intercept cruising bucks.
How do you hunt whitetail deer in the mountains?
By setting up near the pond, your scent should be carried upward and away, virtually undetectable to passing deer. Pursuing whitetails in the big woods can be intimidating, but the mountains are rich with opportunity for deer hunters who like a challenge.
Is there such a thing as good whitetail hunting?
Much hunting media is catered toward those hunters, often at the exclusion of whitetailers in Appalachia, the North Woods, and Rocky Mountains. For those of us who don’t live in the Heartland, good whitetail hunting still exists, just not on oak ridges and the edges of cornfields.
What is it like to go hunting in the mountains?
Hunting in mountainous terrain also presents another level of intricacy that food-plot whitetailers don’t deal with: thermals and swirling winds caused by rugged topography. Navigating these unpredictable scent streams is crucial in the big woods. As a general rule, you should access your spots in the morning from below.