Hey guys I've got a question for you. I just missed a solid buck this morning at 50 yards. I rushed the shot like an idiot. Do you think that deer will be back in the same area? And if so, how many days would you wait trying to get on him again? Thanks in advance. And it's not because of practice, I hit a tree limb and it deflected away. I should have waited for him to clear the brush. Big bucks seem to remove all of my patience somehow!
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Thanks for your response, It was a mule deer in the Sierra range in California. He?s pushing 170 which is really rare for this state and especially for the area I'm hunting. I'm hoping that you're right and he doesn't go far. I've been trying to get him for two years, hopefully I can get it done soon!
From experience, the young ones return pretty much the next day and resume their usual pattern. Most especially if it didn't catch your scent or a visual of you and was simply spooked by a missed shot.
The mature bucks tend to take a 2 or 3 day break from that particular spot. Sometimes they just move to the next ridge
The mature bucks tend to take a 2 or 3 day break from that particular spot. Sometimes they just move to the next ridge
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He'll be back. They usually don't go far unless there's heavy hunting pressure. If he's an older buck, it might be a couple or three days or so of him not seeing, smelling or hearing people before he's back to normal. I'd get back in there hunting as soon as you can though.
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