Do you think this time of year (wintering grounds) is the best time to see what potential animals are around a given area? I understand animals migrate but wondered if people look at bucks and bulls this time of year to be scouting for next year etc? Please share.
A lot of the bucks will of dropped their antlers or will be in the next little while. The bulls will pack them for quite a while. I have seen bulls still packing clear into the end of April.
While I don't look at them to consider where I am going to hunt I still look at them just to look.
Must be that time of year again. Saw several deer/elk shed Hunter surveillance teams hard at work during my travels this weekend. Winter time deer gazing is the best. I don't put too much stock in specific animals seen on winter range, but pay attention to big picture herd conditions.
I personally choose not to look for shed antlers while wintering herds are present......probably why I don't have very many sheds:grin:-------SS
Must be that time of year again. Saw several deer/elk shed Hunter surveillance teams hard at work during my travels this weekend. Winter time deer gazing is the best. I don't put too much stock in specific animals seen on winter range, but pay attention to big picture herd conditions.
I personally choose not to look for shed antlers while wintering herds are present......probably why I don't have very many sheds:grin:-------SS
Do you think this time of year (wintering grounds) is the best time to see what potential animals are around a given area? I understand animals migrate but wondered if people look at bucks and bulls this time of year to be scouting for next year etc? Please share.
Bucks get very weak after they shed their antlers.
They may be in bad health already and that pushes them over the edge or it could be easier for a predator to attack while they are weaker.
Saw a small group of bulls not far from the mouth of Provo Canyon late this afternoon. One looked like a pretty good bull, but I didn't have glass with me to confirm. There was a decent sized herd of cows on the hill next to the lake at the Wallsburg turn off too. There were a ton of deer around Deer Creek as well.
Looking for elk and deer was not the purpose of the trip, but it was still fun to see them.
TS,^^^^^^^^
Was that the group of 6 bulls at hwy 189 / 92 turn off?
I've seen them several times this winter and managed this photo of the two largest.
Not sure Goof. They were a ways off the road and I didn't have binos or a spotter. So I didn't get a good enough look at them to be able to say. I believe there was 4 in the group (maybe more that I didn't see in the oak brush?), one was a mature bull and the others were rags.
Bumped into a couple really nice bulls this morning.(1-20-17)
Both had broken up points, but solid frames.
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