 How
to Know When Bucks Move
Best Days for Bagging a Buck
EDITOR’S NOTE: You have no way of knowing what
day you’ll see a buck of a lifetime during deer
season. But you can pinpoint which days to hunt to increase
your odds of sighting one. By hunting on the days when
deer tend to move the most actively, you’ll have
more deer sightings and a  greater
chance of taking that buck you’ve wanted all season.
According to Bo Pitman, the lodge Manager at White
Oak Plantation in Tuskegee, Alabama, if the wind blows
the morning after a front passes through, it will often
die late in the afternoon. You’ll have the best
chance of seeing a buck under these conditions just
before dark.  The
day before a front passes through your area offers the
second-best day to take a trophy buck. Deer seem to
have internal clocks that notify them of approaching
bad weather. Although deer can and will feed under severe
weather conditions, they prefer not to eat then. Therefore,
plan to hunt the day before a storm. “If you’re
watching the weather map on television, you can see
a storm coming,” Pitman reports. “If you
can sit in your stand three to four hours ahead of the
storm, your likelihood of spotting a buck increases
immediately.”
 Most
people run to the grocery store to stock their freezers
and cupboards when they hear of upcoming bad weather.
They know that inclement weather means they must stay
indoors for a long time, and they don’t want to
go out searching for food. Deer operate under this same
premise. They’ll feed heavily before a storm.
When they realize that bad weather will come soon, they’ll
bed down in thick cover and not search for food.
TOMORROW: TIMES TO HUNT IN
THE RAIN
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