Keep the Deer comin!!!

podge.243

Well lad's, i was out the other mornin at first light after fox's when i stumble'd on a sika stag and 4 hind's:eek:. I have been shootin this land for the last 10 years and never seen Deer on this land. i went out that evenin in the pissin rain when i seen a young stag. Just wonderin wot i cud feed them to try keep them in the area? there's a 20acre wood on one side and a 10 acre bog on the other side of the land. thanks Podge.243

GixxerThou

Great to see them! Just don't feed them 100grain soft points and they should stick around if the cover is good and there is plenty of food. I'd keep the lamping to a minimum too, let them settle.

doyle61

I've heard that vitamin licks similar to ones used for horses keep them in the area. Try putting couple of them in the woods you mentioned

podge.243

doyle61 wrote: »

I've heard that vitamin licks similar to ones used for horses keep them in the area. Try putting couple of them in the woods you mentioned

Ye it's nice to see them in that area.Ye i heard about them a lad in work said that that they might work i got rockie lick's there for horse's,cattle,deer and goat's i'll give them a go. hopefully come next season there will be a gud few more there thanks

poulo6.5

Best thing to do is don't tell anyone where they are and keep an eye on them.
Also a salt or mineral lick should keep them around.
Deer will tend to move to different places at different times of year ie rutting sika stags can travel 50k in a night in search of hinds.
Also in summer time hinds will look for rich grass as they will be giving birth and nursing young

podge.243

poulo6.5 wrote: »

Best thing to do is don't tell anyone where they are and keep an eye on them.
Also a salt or mineral lick should keep them around.
Deer will tend to move to different places at different times of year ie rutting sika stags can travel 50k in a night in search of hinds.
Also in summer time hinds will look for rich grass as they will be giving birth and nursing young

ye nice one paulo6.5, when i seen the young stag the other evenin i cudnt get near the hind's coz the stag was on the luk out he's trot off and they'd all follow. but its nice to see them there. i'd love to get a hind before the season is out as i got my gun late in the season and this would be my first deer ha sad or wot

poulo6.5

podge.243 wrote: »

ye nice one paulo6.5, when i seen the young stag the other evenin i cudnt get near the hind's coz the stag was on the luk out he's trot off and they'd all follow. but its nice to see them there. i'd love to get a hind before the season is out as i got my gun late in the season and this would be my first deer ha sad or wot

My first rifle arrived at the end ot the season as well and I spent 2 weeks out stalking without getting anything. Man was I frustrated. But I did spend the off season target practicing and foxing with it and it stood to me when the faithful moment came. I was ready.
All this talk of deer is getting my blood up. I think I will go out for one in the morning.

garv123

poulo6.5 wrote: »

My first rifle arrived at the end ot the season as well and I spent 2 weeks out stalking without getting anything. Man was I frustrated. But I did spend the off season target practicing and foxing with it and it stood to me when the faithful moment came. I was ready.
All this talk of deer is getting my blood up. I think I will go out for one in the morning.

anything for a fecking excuse.
:p

4gun

poulo6.5 wrote: »

My first rifle arrived at the end ot the season as well and I spent 2 weeks out stalking without getting anything. Man was I frustrated. But I did spend the off season target practicing and foxing with it and it stood to me when the faithful moment came. I was ready.
All this talk of deer is getting my blood up. I think I will go out for one in the morning.

you need your fix Poulo, surely suffering withdrawl symtoms by now


OP tell no one..There were reports of a few deer in my area a couple of years ago and the got lampes before they could establish

J. Ramone

podge.243 wrote: »

Well lad's, i was out the other mornin at first light after fox's when i stumble'd on a sika stag and 4 hind's:eek:. I have been shootin this land for the last 10 years and never seen Deer on this land. i went out that evenin in the pissin rain when i seen a young stag. Just wonderin wot i cud feed them to try keep them in the area? there's a 20acre wood on one side and a 10 acre bog on the other side of the land. thanks Podge.243

The main thing is that they don't get too much disturbance. I've found that game shooting and deer stalking don't go well together on a small piece of ground. Dogs will leave a lot of scent to deter deer. 30 acres of cover is actually quite small for deer. I've seen deer take flight across a couple of fields to another wood, leaving over 30 acres of woodland to do so. The chaces of them hanging around would be greatly increased if there is more good cover nearby.

To be honest, I wouldn't bother with feed if you are in a good grazing area. Undisturbed cover is what attracts deer most.