My buddys deer know his social security number 😂

This is why i get in my stand at 3 am lol

I know someone that killed a buck of a lifetime that was patterning him. He noticed every time he came in to hunt the deer would not return for 3 days. He hunted out of a box so he packed enough stuff for 3 days. He went in and waited 3 days. Sure enough he killed it after waiting him out.

We humans are too easy to patern. I’d rather hunt the mid week days also.

I take Wednesdays off during season. I never see another hunter and the woods are amazing. And only 2 days to work until I get a break. I love it!

I can’t stress this enough to my dad. We only have 80 acres but our foot print is important to stay as little as possible.

The biggest buck I have shot (172”) I shot the first day of rifle after playing chess with him all of archery He was all over my camera outside my elevated blind until I started hunting him Then he started circling the area checking for scent. Wouldn’t come near if I was in that blind Went out the day before rifle season and hung a climber 100 yards down wind of that blind and hunted the rest of the eve in that blind Left my camo hat and jacket in there for the night hit my climber the next morning and was tagged out 30 minutes after legal light. He patterned me so I patterned me..!!!😂

I had a deer that would only go out at night… big buck. I started going out at night making a lot of noise. Two weeks later he shows up during the day. And has been

I change up my entry routes. Switched to cell cams so I don’t have to check cams and allow deer to pattern me

Yup. Last year elk hunting, the only camp that didn't get an elk was the camp that didnt want to walk anywhere. They'd set up 100 yards from their 4 wheelers and then fire up the motor and move down to the next spot to wreck. Everyone else got an elk by getting off their butts and walking into their calling area.

They 100% do! My deer started patterning my car. They could see it from on top of a hill by the swamp. They knew when my car was there and could tell something wasn’t right after a few bad winds. As hunters that’s when we adapt and change it up. They are animals. We are humans. We out smart them and we head in for the kill. And we make it happen.

Lol it’s crazy that walking to ur stand is a hot tip

Deer just don't "pattern" hunters, deer pattern their everyday environment, so they know when something is out of place...They are also aware if you change your habits, for example, I live in a log home back in the woods, I have deer on the property, I also have dogs, my dogs do NOT run the deer and the deer know it, I'm out and about with the dogs all day, IF I were to change my habits, the deer would become keenly aware and become spooked...

Years ago when I was much much younger and pretty stupid...I'm absolutely sure the deer where I hunted knew what time I got off work. Funny to think about..

Deer know where and when the pressure is coming, sometimes things as small as parking in a different spot or walking in from a different location can get you that buck.

Really true for urban hunting there half ass tame in the yards but as soon as your in their woods they know it and dont like it

Hunting Kansas last year, I could only go on weekends. I went 7 weekends straight, my target buck never came close to the tree. I was able to get time off during the week, and arrowed him the first minute of shooting light on a Thursday the 8th week/weekend I went out.

I have neighbors that do what those people at the hunt club are doing .I sit in my stand and just chuckle to myself.

Agreed. Once we get to our camp. We walk everywhere.

You are on it Joe Miles

Just like cows hay I spent time in rehab home I got used to hearing the food buggys

Where I hunt there’s lots of 4 wheel guys going around and the deer don’t rlly seem to mind. They just wait for them to pass and keep on going like nothing happened. But those deer are used to it rather than areas where no one comes unless there hunting.

*Definitely true. Deer know you are there.* I hunted a buck for 4 years and figured out 2 years into it why I wasn't seeing it and others anymore, and that was because they saw me drive up, park, and knew I was there, so they avoided me and moved on. Once I figured this out, I then parked on one side of the property, and walked the parameter to the other side a mile away in order to start seeing them again. Finally got one shot at it and missed in 4 years of hunting it. But they do figure out hunters. It's like training a pet, each time you walk in the woods you are training the deer to react. I teach this to new deer hunters, to watch their reaction to your activity and habits, and change accordingly.

Awesome perspective from a living legend

How I got my big buck this year, I hunted every weekend and the last week I went threw the week instead because I was out for school and he came out about 7:25 on a Tuesday morning all by himself

Deer are very smart, they have to be

They absolutely do. I was just telling my friend this yesterday. They know win season starts and they know when it’s Sunday. If you get in the stand every Saturday or every Monday like he does they are going to start to realize that pattern

Man y’all have got to look at the GPS collar studies of deer and deer movement. It’s amazing how much they pattern us.

That’s why Wednesday and Thursdays are always the best for hunting or they have been my most successful days to me if I didn’t connect on opening day.

Depends on how heavy the rut is at the time, bucks overlook a lot of things during that time due to being 1 track minded

most of my biggest bucks where taken between 9:30 and 12:30 ,after other hunters have left an hour after sunrise they sit for an hour at best,,,missing the best

omg i bought a rambo EBike this year and it has changed my hunting life! Fact

One thing I like to do is allow them to pattern me on purpose, to the point of forcing them into a predictable pattern/response. Then, switch the pattern and pull the rug out. It's amazing how effective it can be.

I feel like i connect with this so much. Private property. Theres 5 members for the 150 acres. I never go on weekends bc them guys get to the gate, jump on the quads and ride off. Youre exactly right. I go middle of the week dont touch the gate walk around. On tuesday i saw 9 buck, 5 shooters. 30 deer total. Them guys dont believe me when i tell them and show them videos. They dont understand, and they wont change their ways bc it worked 30 years ago. Lol.

I always made as much noise as possible at the truck sounding like a farm hand.

In my world, it's called "sounding the alarm"

Spot on

Well being quiet is like rule number one of hunting lol

The deer I used to hunt were used to diesel engines because of the tractors. Deer would clear out of the heard a gas truck, so I’d borrow my dad diesel truck and it worked.

i got patterned by squirrels after a while if one saw me in full camo it would start screaming to the other squirrels but if i went in with normal clothes on they werent even scared

I like to parachute in...at 3am. On Wednesdays.

open day is best, but as soon as the feeder goes off they come back.

I agree seen it too.

Yup exactly

At our farm we have about 2 hrs north of of house we would all go to hint for up to 2 weeks at a time morning and evening. Well my grandpa and uncle would get up drink coffee head to the stand an hour before light . Theyd stay on stand till 945-10 oclock and get down and head to the cabin to fix breakfast only to do the same in the evening. Tons of trailcam pics from 10 am till about 2 then from a little after dark allnight. I went and hung a second stand 30 yds from my Grandpas and walked in with him the next morning and hunted right across from him he thought i was crazy but once he got down to head to make breakfast and got past hearing distance of him walking i instantly had deer start filtering in past the stands . I saw 23 deer that morning and at around 115 pm i killed my second biggest buck to date a 5 year old 168 inch 9 point that we had only about 3 total daylight pictures of. Honestly i felt a little guilty for getting that buck and wouldve rather my aging Grandfather get a shot . But to hispoint he wouldnt have passed most of thefirst 15 -20 deer i had seen before the buck showed up haha

Mine have me paterned by when I leave my house lol

Wouldn't you love having trim around your front door? Me too

I told this to my buddy's daughter. Told her she would have a way better chance during the week. They always want to ride the side by sides around on the weekends going to the river and such. Campfires are also a big no... depending on the situation

This is why i get in my stand at 3am

True

They come to the stand too late in the morning, they leave the stand too early in the evening ,they ride their 4 Wheeler right out to their stand. Only time my tag goes empty is if I focus on one particular deer ,then it might.

Take the quad. 😂😂😂😂

I do the same thing, I hunt on off days, go far earlier than anyone else. No ATV, no opening of gates. Just hike in, kill a 8 point+ buck every year. It’s all about understanding the deer, their behavior and also know what your competition is doing. The best is when some dummy in blue jeans comes ripping through on his 4x4, never sees any deer, but he does the best deer drive anyone could ask for.

Are there actually people who drive threw deer country right up to their stand with a quad before hunting?

I have watched old lead does stop eating and face the noise of vehicles on the road near our property as they would stop and let someone out to get on a stand. She did this every time the vehicle stopped. I would bet the bank she was making a mental note of where the people were.

Same

That's true I've been sayin that for ever

How do you become efficient and effective deer hunting, i hunt with my friend and rarely claim a deer. Previously several years since harvesting one, i would like to re-learn the basics because the current methods are not working very well?

i’ll go through a gate drive a fourwheeler 200-500 yards away from a stand and i see all kinds of deer doing that but it depends on how big a property your hunting as well

@joemiles with some good info

It is important to have your entry and exit paths cleaned and free of loud branches and brambles and even mow the path so that it is silent when you move in and out. Many hunters fail to clean those in and out corridors and over open up their tree stands and behind them. I know I have been guilty of over clearing. Another trick is to keep clothes in a plastic bag with wild sage pig feed with a strong odor to imbue your clothes and boots with the odor to cut your human scent down. Don;t Talk Whisper and Keep all sounds as low as possible.

Wish I had that much money to get in a hunt club.

They have too hard a time with me. I’m the wild card. Maybe I’ll wake up at 3:30 am and walk 5 miles in the dark with my gear on til I get to the spot I like or the tree I’ma climb with my climbing tree stand, 50-60ft up in the tree. Maybe I’ll wake up at 1 pm and go out there when they least expect me

They dont know or pattern hunters they are built to avoid danger. They know where to avoid after pressure affects them

I tell people all the time. There is deer. You just have to stop hunting the same stand for the last 20 years. Although I haven't hunted now for 25 years. I would look for their escape routes.

Always walk quietly to your stand

I like to know when where or how human beings decided that we were smarter than every other creature on earth they are just as smart as we are submarine smarter than most of the people I know

Great - I get ready to leave Tuesday midday and this guy has the gate blocked

Hunters have forgotten how to use their legs

Thats why I wear my work clothes on stand make them think its monday.

I use a dummy with my worn clothes in stands in them changed once a week or twice during pre-season and do that ALL year... They ignore me. Until the other deer don't see them any more... they don't make it a day long sit with the real me instead of the fake me. We smell and act the same. I just move one more final time on my intended target.

A friend put a manikin with his clothes on it.. up in a tree stand..went down wind killed that buck as it skirted that stand..well played

Yeah the deer hunts you, that's why the second time you walk to your stand you jump a deer that was better down right next to it

This is basic Whitetail Buck hunting 101 They are super skittish and use their nose before anything else. They are creatures of habit that are very keen on their environment. Learn to use those things to your advantage and you'll become an exceptional whitetail hunter.

But I have always seen more bucks when on a farm tractor. So I can't always agree with what said

on more than one occasion have seen deer move into within feet of houses knowing it was a "safe" space. as laws in my state prohibit discharge of firearms within x amount of feet of a dwelling without homeowners permission. absolutely deer know this and pattern human activity and adjust accordingly. I've scoured the woods for miles only to find one of the biggest buck of my lifetime bedded down 30 ft from the house at 10 AM. Go figure, smarter than you think.

This guy figured it out

You think they don't notice the considerable increase of gunfire from every gun range in the weeks leading up to the rifle season? Maybe the young dumb one's haven't figured it out yet, but I bet those big old monarchs certainly got a clue!😳👍🍻

Hunt club? What’s that?

😂 They don't pattern you. People are just oblivious to what goes in around them. Takes a second for a deer to slip through brush and disappear.

My millions of acres of public land here in Montana protect me from this type of bull shit hunting.

Always play the wind. Wrong wind, don’t hunt that stand;

Black bears do......

These guys don't hunt. They comfortably go to a new chair to sit in that isnt in the livingroom by the wife...

How tf do they get any deer?

As a hunter that's the same stuff I think of that make the whole experience so much more immersive and investing . You think we can hunt these things for thousands of years and not have them develope survival instincts specifically for us ?

It’s better to drive through the woods than walk through. You leave too much scent walking through. I’ve killed some good deer too. Always hunt the wind and watch your access to and from your stand. Bottom line

Hunting groups are terrible. I literally purchased my land after 1/2 a season in a hunting group

Not pattern, they can hear lazy hunters.

The Indians four wheelers were horses. We could learn a lot by the Indians. And make it a real challenge the way it should be. Next thing we will have are armed drones👎

Deer are not that smart. They aren't patterning the hunter. The sound of the 4 wheelers, the smells of everyone in the woods is spooking the deer. A mature 160" 6 year old buck doesn't have enough sense to get out of the highway in front of a log truck.

Why not just walk?

Yeah it is easy to shoot something when they can’t escape. Canned hunting has no honor.

do you have a relationship with God?

This man is correct

The only part about that is parking in front of the gate. If you fall out of a stand, some freak medical problem. Ems can not get in. Had a man fall 30 feet from my stand could not move and we could not get in with the ambulance

Hunt Clubs , High Fences , Private Property , Food Plots. That’s not hunting….it’s nearly the same as night hunting. If I had my way selling hunting rights on private property would come to a screeching halt. The animals that they hunt belongs to the public not just to those who pay a butt load of money.

Deer are smart!

The real dumb ones even pattern cars 😅

Hunt club lol. Poor americans.