Deer know when they are safe

[fasteddie]

My youngest son drove past Tinker Nature Park on Calkins Road in Henrietta around 4 pm yesterday . He said he saw a dozen deer feeding in the open near the road . When he got home in Honeoye Falls , the back light was on and 5 deer were feeding by the garden . They know when they are safe ! 

[the blur]

Last year, on the final hour of rifle season, it was actually dusk, 12 deer were feeding in an open field on my drive home.

[teepee]

My neighbor told me the other day that he came home late one night and there were 15 deer feeding around his apple tree.

 

[nyslowhand]

Not only do they know when the season is over, but they also know exactly what tags you have left when sitting in your stand.

[genesee_mohican]

Some of the biggest bucks and wisest old does hide in thickets within 100 feet of a house where no one bothers them. This year alone I've seen where 140" class bucks were doing this. And here I am walking 2 miles down into the park to find them.

[Doc]

I keep telling you guys that someone has leaked a copy of the hunting syllabus, and a calendar out to the deer herd. I have seen this kind of thing before in my front yard.

[GreeneHunter]

Not only do they know when the season is over, but they also know exactly what tags you have left when sitting in your stand.

LOL

[fasteddie]

Not only do they know when the season is over, but they also know exactly what tags you have left when sitting in your stand.

 

I truly believe this .    Back when you had to have a party of 4 to get one doe tag , my wife and mother in law took the safety course and got their license . Then we were able to apply for the "Party Permit" . Prior to that , I had does come within 5 yards of me when I was hunting from the ground and smoked . Once my father in law and I had the Party Permit and I had the band on my arm , the doe disappeared . Made me wonder if the does could smell something on the Arm Band ! 

[philoshop]

If I go into the woods with only chainsaws the deer will stand there and watch me cut. If I take the .44 with me in a shoulder holster I never see a deer.

Not only do they know when the seasons are open, I think they have spies watching me gear up in the morning.