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No Bucks
#7645731
10/29/19 02:03 PM
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Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 663
Sick Train
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Is it normal not to see any bucks on your trail cameras? Checked the pics from two feeders we set up about a month ago and had plenty of does throughout the day but saw zero bucks.
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Re: No Bucks
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#7645734
10/29/19 02:05 PM
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Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 481
Hunter Daddy
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Bird Dog
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You may be feeding where there are only does in the area. Just wait. The bucks will soon show up.
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Re: No Bucks
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#7645793
10/29/19 02:53 PM
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Joined: Oct 2014
Posts: 650
jmh004
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Doe’s have what bucks want.
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Re: No Bucks
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#7645973
10/29/19 05:27 PM
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Joined: Jul 2015
Posts: 3,091
Always ready 2 hunt
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They are there, your cams just not picking them up. I have 3 different mature bucks never show on feeder cams but they do show on cam placed around perimeter of feeder. Girl parties are good!
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Re: No Bucks
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#7645978
10/29/19 05:33 PM
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Joined: Mar 2019
Posts: 19,125
TCM3
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I've got tons of doe on camera. But just wait till the rut starts
Do not forget to entertain strangers, For by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels Hebrews 13:2 (R-TX)
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Re: No Bucks
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#7645992
10/29/19 05:40 PM
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Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 9,907
unclebubba
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I'd prefer having does coming rather than Bucks over the last few weeks. Just like your local dance hall on Ladies night. When the time is right, the guys will go to where the gals are.
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Re: No Bucks
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#7646100
10/29/19 07:21 PM
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Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 474
JDP Ranch
Bird Dog
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Bird Dog
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I went for several months without seeing any decent bucks on my cams. Then a monster buck appeared out of nowhere last month but hasn't shown up since. Since the monster showed up - I've had a steady amount of semi-mature bucks showing up in the game cam. Almost like a switch flipped. I've been feeding all year.
A similar thing happened last year except the bucks showed up earlier. Seemed they started showing up more when the temperatures dropped.
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Re: No Bucks
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#7646207
10/29/19 08:57 PM
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Joined: Mar 2019
Posts: 338
RPG1997
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It can very well happen. This isn't exactly your situation, but all year long we've had 2 very nice bucks on the property and just a couple of spikes and then like 2-3 weeks ago out of nowhere a whole bunch of different bucks showed up on the property too. The different times of the year can influence their behavior as well as where they show up. Just give it some time and make sure to keep feeding them.
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Re: No Bucks
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#7646472
10/30/19 12:52 AM
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Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 19,498
Erathkid
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I agree with the above statements. Bucks will just show up from wherever it is they come from. No rhyme nor reason other than looking for love. If you have doe you will have bucks come looking for them.
Life is too short, as is. Don't chance it. Don't text and drive.
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Re: No Bucks
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#7646592
10/30/19 02:25 AM
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Joined: Nov 2016
Posts: 227
wsjaxIV
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Woodsman
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Don't change a thing. There are a number of reasons why the bucks may not be coming to your feeders. If the does continue to come to the feeders then all you need to do is be on your stand. Best of luck.
"The world is littered with the bodies of people that tried to stick it to ole J.R."
J.R. Ewing, 1981
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Re: No Bucks
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#7646738
10/30/19 07:14 AM
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Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 17,721
Txduckman
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Our bucks don't come to feeders. We get them once a season. They just check does and lucky to get them on cam. But you should get some eventually.
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Re: No Bucks
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#7646851
10/30/19 12:54 PM
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Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 19,650
Pitchfork Predator
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You have the best you can hope for with new feeder sets. Does give you a much better chance a mature buck will come in.
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Re: No Bucks
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#7646935
10/30/19 01:47 PM
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Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 5,158
flintknapper
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Our bucks don't come to feeders. We get them once a season. They just check does and lucky to get them on cam. But you should get some eventually. Where I am (Deep East Texas), it is very unusual to see a 'mature' buck at a feeder. Post rut and after the season....sometimes, but generally they just cruise around the perimeter, sticking to cover and looking for does. We run feeders to keep the Does in the area. The Does are the 'bait' for bucks. Now... I do have mature bucks stop and feed on hand broadcast corn I've thrown out in secluded spots or shooting lanes, but you normally won't catch one under a feeder. It's very different here than other places in the State (Hill Country, South Texas, parts of West Texas).
Spartans ask not...how many, but where!
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