Hey guys, I'm looking for some help with the basics. Not looking for locations, or anything like that, but more interested in movement patterns and learning how to FIND muleys when I get out to my hunting area.
I hunted a spot last year, and we saw some deer, but I guess my question is, what are the deer doing towards the end of October? Is the rut on yet, or is it pre-rut? I was hunting in Idaho, and it was probably a lot warmer than normal, but it just seemed like we were having a hard time finding the bucks. We had a few random sightings, but there didn't seem to be a lot of deer around. We were camped at about 7000 feet.
I'm not lucky enough to be able to make it out there for a lot of scouting ahead of time, and I also don't know a ton about the movements of muleys up and down elevation. (I hunt whitetails in the midwest). There's a good chance that I'll be able to make it back out next year, but I'm just trying to make sure that if I do, I'm able to formulate just a bit more of a plan as opposed to blindly striking out and hoping to cross paths with a buck.
Any help is appreciated!
Steve
I hunted a spot last year, and we saw some deer, but I guess my question is, what are the deer doing towards the end of October? Is the rut on yet, or is it pre-rut? I was hunting in Idaho, and it was probably a lot warmer than normal, but it just seemed like we were having a hard time finding the bucks. We had a few random sightings, but there didn't seem to be a lot of deer around. We were camped at about 7000 feet.
I'm not lucky enough to be able to make it out there for a lot of scouting ahead of time, and I also don't know a ton about the movements of muleys up and down elevation. (I hunt whitetails in the midwest). There's a good chance that I'll be able to make it back out next year, but I'm just trying to make sure that if I do, I'm able to formulate just a bit more of a plan as opposed to blindly striking out and hoping to cross paths with a buck.
Any help is appreciated!
Steve