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WHERE BUCKS GO DURING THE RUTClick to enlarge

Southern Deer Doctor

Editor’s Note: Dr. Larry Marchinton, a retired professor of wildlife, from the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, probably has written more on deer bClick to enlargeehavior and movement than any other wildlife scientist.

Marchinton reports that, "If I only had one type of place to hunt at any time of the year to try and take a big buck but especially during the rut, I'd Click to enlargehunt funnel areas. I know that funnel areas, which are productive at any time of the year, tend to be the most productive during the rut when bucks are on the move and searching for does to breed. Even though bucks will cover a wide expanse of territory Click to enlargeduring the rut to breed does, most of the time to get from one woodlot to another, the bucks will move through a funnel. If you're there, you can take him."

 

 

 

TOMORROW: CAMERAS DON’T LIE



Check back each day this week for more about WHERE BUCKS GO DURING THE RUT...

Day 1 - The Lie About Does
Day 2 - Apples For A Secret Rendezvous
Day 3 - The Importance Of Thick Cover
Day 4 - Southern Deer Doctor
Day 5 - Cameras Don't Lie

 

Entry 281, Day 4