Secrets to Hunting Feeder Bucks in States Where Feeders Are Allowed
Day 4: Use Feeders for Absentee Deer Scouting
 Mark Drury of Bloomsdale, Missouri, the founder of MAD Calls, co-owner of Drury Outdoor Productions and a long-time avid outdoorsman, starts hunting trophy bucks in July when the buck’s just beginning to develop his antlers. To consistently take bucks, Drury emphasizes that you must know which feeders attract bucks and which feeders does prefer. According to Drury, “In July, I find the trails the deer are using to come to feed and put motion-sensor cameras along these trails to get pictures of the bucks. This tactic cuts my scouting time because as I develop the pictures, I know where I’ll be hunting when deer season starts.
“I carry Ziploc bags with me and put each roll of film in a different bag with the name and the number of the camera station from where that roll of film has been taken.  Then I know exactly which photos have been taken at each of my camera sites. Trail-monitoring cameras enable a hunter to find big bucks and to know where they’re moving quickly and easily, what time of the day or night they’re moving, and how big the deer are. Today, many motion-sensor cameras not only tell you the size of the buck and the day and the time the buck has come down the trail, but also other interesting facts. The trail cameras have taught me that the deer don’t move a lot during summer months. They generally move in the morning and evening, just like they do during hunting season. Another interesting fact I’ve learned is that bucks tend to move more than does during the summer months.”
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Tomorrow: Choose What Feed Attracts Deer to Your Feeders and Where to Put Them
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