Hunting Doe Bedding Areas During The Rut at Ericka Eric blog

Hunting Doe Bedding Areas During The Rut. Bucks change their patterns during the rut and go. If you listen carefully, you might hear the telltale sounds of deer brushing against cornstalks, or the tending grunts of a buck in hot pursuit of an estrous doe. They use the rows as bedding areas and will hole up inside to escape aggressive bucks. They will focus on doe feeding areas and doe bedding areas. My preferred tactical approach is to set up along trails — 20 to 30 yards from the field edges — that run parallel to open areas and food sources. Hunt the feeding areas in the evenings, for sure, but really lock in on those bedding areas in the mornings. Also, consider hunting the downwind sides of doe bedding, and other areas of thick cover where deer might be. However, mature bucks generally attempt to push estrus does into oddball. Standing cornfields also hold does during the rut. If you hunt doe bedding during the rut a lot, you will notice that bucks often cruise the side where the doe trails go in and out of the bedding. I was out in the swamps hunting off the ground and out of small trees in water, in the doe bedding areas. How tough it out, man! The bucks will come in shortly after daybreak looking for the does. Doe bedding areas are the places to focus on during the rut. You can hunt near a bedding area in thick cover in the morning and switch to a food source in the early afternoon to capitalize on prime evening movement.

Doe bedding areas are the places to focus on during the rut. I was out in the swamps hunting off the ground and out of small trees in water, in the doe bedding areas. Bucks change their patterns during the rut and go. The bucks will come in shortly after daybreak looking for the does. My preferred tactical approach is to set up along trails — 20 to 30 yards from the field edges — that run parallel to open areas and food sources. They will focus on doe feeding areas and doe bedding areas. If you hunt doe bedding during the rut a lot, you will notice that bucks often cruise the side where the doe trails go in and out of the bedding. If you listen carefully, you might hear the telltale sounds of deer brushing against cornstalks, or the tending grunts of a buck in hot pursuit of an estrous doe. They use the rows as bedding areas and will hole up inside to escape aggressive bucks. Also, consider hunting the downwind sides of doe bedding, and other areas of thick cover where deer might be.

Hunting Bedding Areas During the Rut with Dan Infalt Hunting bedding

Hunting Doe Bedding Areas During The Rut I was out in the swamps hunting off the ground and out of small trees in water, in the doe bedding areas. If you listen carefully, you might hear the telltale sounds of deer brushing against cornstalks, or the tending grunts of a buck in hot pursuit of an estrous doe. The bucks will come in shortly after daybreak looking for the does. However, mature bucks generally attempt to push estrus does into oddball. Standing cornfields also hold does during the rut. I was out in the swamps hunting off the ground and out of small trees in water, in the doe bedding areas. Also, consider hunting the downwind sides of doe bedding, and other areas of thick cover where deer might be. They use the rows as bedding areas and will hole up inside to escape aggressive bucks. How tough it out, man! Hunt the feeding areas in the evenings, for sure, but really lock in on those bedding areas in the mornings. Bucks change their patterns during the rut and go. You can hunt near a bedding area in thick cover in the morning and switch to a food source in the early afternoon to capitalize on prime evening movement. My preferred tactical approach is to set up along trails — 20 to 30 yards from the field edges — that run parallel to open areas and food sources. They will focus on doe feeding areas and doe bedding areas. If you hunt doe bedding during the rut a lot, you will notice that bucks often cruise the side where the doe trails go in and out of the bedding. Doe bedding areas are the places to focus on during the rut.