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Deer Behavior
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12/12/17 04:55 PM
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Joined: Oct 2016
Posts: 172
wacoducks
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Woodsman
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Woodsman
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Last night while sitting in the blind I had a spike appear well before the feeder release time. However for the two minutes this spike was out he was shaking his whole body non stop tail pointed straight back. His shakes were more like a dog shake not trembles, but he did tremble at times. It eventually got the the point where he spooked himself off. Has anyone seen this before, is this a sickness, or did he just have something on him
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Re: Deer Behavior
[Re: wacoducks]
#6993305
12/12/17 05:24 PM
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Joined: May 2017
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Smokey Bear
THF Trophy Hunter
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THF Trophy Hunter
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Smokey Bear---Lone Star State.
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Re: Deer Behavior
[Re: wacoducks]
#6993402
12/12/17 06:34 PM
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Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 480
Hunter Daddy
Bird Dog
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Bird Dog
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I would assume he had flies, gnats, mosquitoes or something else. OR .... He kept moving so that you would not be able to get the crosshairs on him!
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Re: Deer Behavior
[Re: wacoducks]
#6994759
12/13/17 05:03 PM
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Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 6,170
Jimbo
THF Trophy Hunter
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THF Trophy Hunter
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Fire ants! I've seen where they would do as you describe and run in circles bucking like a bronc.
Thursday at 12:45 PM #33 Once i learned that i didn't "NEED" to kill something, and that if i did kill something all the fun stopped and work began, i was a much better hunter.
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Re: Deer Behavior
[Re: wacoducks]
#6994853
12/13/17 06:27 PM
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Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 448
cullbuck
Bird Dog
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Bird Dog
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Probably crab lice attained during the rut.
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Re: Deer Behavior
[Re: cullbuck]
#6994886
12/13/17 07:03 PM
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Joined: Oct 2006
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BassBuster1
Tracker
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Tracker
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Probably crab lice attained during the rut.
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Re: Deer Behavior
[Re: cullbuck]
#6994890
12/13/17 07:10 PM
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Joined: Jul 2015
Posts: 434
TiggerV
Bird Dog
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Bird Dog
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Re: Deer Behavior
[Re: wacoducks]
#6994914
12/13/17 07:35 PM
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Joined: Nov 2010
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SapperTitan
Taking Requests
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Taking Requests
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I’ve seen a spike do this before as well as a few other bucks. I assumed it was horse flies or some other parasite type that was biting it.
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Re: Deer Behavior
[Re: wacoducks]
#6995001
12/13/17 08:38 PM
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agsellers04
Tracker
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Tracker
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I have seen them act that way after they got their [censored] kicked by a bigger buck.
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Re: Deer Behavior
[Re: wacoducks]
#6995073
12/13/17 09:36 PM
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Joined: Nov 2012
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djs303
Tracker
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Tracker
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I have seen a doe act like that because of an infestation of ticks on her. I thought she was crazy until I checked game cam and found a close up showing a bunch of ticks on her ears and body. Odd thing was no other deer were infested like she was.
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