| When it comes to Bagging a nice buck here are a | | | | and food sources, they need these to survive. |
| few tips that might just help you, Bucks locate | | | | Bucks are going to need a lot of food to survive |
| does in estrus, or coming into estrus, by smell. So, | | | | the winter. Maintaining their body temperature |
| in the late season, when most of the does have | | | | takes up a lot of energy. Bucks do not make |
| already been bred, it's possible to trick a buck by | | | | rubs with their antler tines, but instead with the |
| cleaning out and doctoring up an old scrape with | | | | ridges on the base and burr of the antlers. Like |
| one of the products designed to get his breeding | | | | using a vegetable shredder, the buck grates the |
| attention. | | | | bark from the tree into long strings, which he |
| Buck grunts and doe bleats continue to work | | | | often eats. |
| very well. Bucks in this species have antlers with | | | | Bucks respond to tarsal and interdigital scents, |
| all major points coming off the main beam and | | | | buck and doe urine, buck in rut and doe in heat |
| weigh on average about 50-150 lbs. It is easy to | | | | scents, and food/curiosity scents at this time. |
| distinguish the females apart from the males | | | | Because they have not begun using their rub |
| because they are smaller and do not have horns, | | | | routes the "broadcast method" of scent dispersal |
| unless they have shed them. | | | | is most productive.Find out more about bagging |
| Bucks love to rub their antlers on the bark of | | | | that big buck with deer hunting secrets. |
| trees, this is easy to spot. Also look for water | | | | |