The Deer-Forest Blog

So Deer 8103 was Mr. Homebody in September. Check out what happened in October!

Two weeks ago we showed you the travels of an adult buck in September. Was that enough for you to figure out his moves in October? Let’s find out!

In this post we provide movies of two more bucks in September, one from the Ridge & Valley and one from the Big Woods.

I’m sure many people, especially deer hunters, have heard this statement: “the average home range of a buck is 1 square mile.” But, check out this buck from Potter County.

You’ve been studying your trail camera pictures all summer but the activity has really ramped up in the last month. There are the usual assortment of yearlings with their telltale spikes and forks. Three of them are 5- and 6-pointers. And then there’s that 8-pointer. You haven’t seen a nicer buck and he’s been flirting with your camera all summer.