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Post by terrifictom on Dec 4, 2021 17:48:59 GMT -6
I was listening to a radio outdoor show from Wisconsin this morning. The two guys hunted camps in the northwest part of the state. One of them said they had hunted that area since the ‘60’s. Their comment was that there was very little natural deer movement due to hunting pressure all fall in the surrounding lands. It has changed over the last ten years for the rifle hunt. I have two questions. 1. Has adding crossbows to the bow season increased hunting pressure? 2. Could legalized baiting be causing the lack of natural deer movement? Either the deer no longer need to move as they feed after dark or is the increased disturbance from hauling in bait causing them to go nocturnal? Forgot a big one, Wolves, wolves can see movement from a long ways during daylight not so much at night. I noticed when I hunted Northwest Wisconsin as the years went by, less and less hunters went up there. As that happened less hunters in the woods to keep the deer moving meant less deer sightings. Deer tend to be nocturnal up there. Best hunting up there was when the woods were crawling with hunters. |
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Post by benmnwi on Dec 4, 2021 18:49:34 GMT -6
I was listening to a radio outdoor show from Wisconsin this morning. The two guys hunted camps in the northwest part of the state. One of them said they had hunted that area since the ‘60’s. Their comment was that there was very little natural deer movement due to hunting pressure all fall in the surrounding lands. It has changed over the last ten years for the rifle hunt. I have two questions. 1. Has adding crossbows to the bow season increased hunting pressure? 2. Could legalized baiting be causing the lack of natural deer movement? Either the deer no longer need to move as they feed after dark or is the increased disturbance from hauling in bait causing them to go nocturnal? We see it on my rusk county place. Crossbows and baiting is a horrible combo if you like natural movement. Baiting alone was bad, but allowing crossbows packed the woods with more early season hunters and many seem to sit over bait and have a ton of success. |
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Post by sd51555 on Dec 4, 2021 20:04:11 GMT -6
I was listening to a radio outdoor show from Wisconsin this morning. The two guys hunted camps in the northwest part of the state. One of them said they had hunted that area since the ‘60’s. Their comment was that there was very little natural deer movement due to hunting pressure all fall in the surrounding lands. It has changed over the last ten years for the rifle hunt. I have two questions. 1. Has adding crossbows to the bow season increased hunting pressure? 2. Could legalized baiting be causing the lack of natural deer movement? Either the deer no longer need to move as they feed after dark or is the increased disturbance from hauling in bait causing them to go nocturnal? I learned a lot about the human factor this year. I’m contemplating doing some midday bow hunts on the public land when the late October army shows up with 100 gallons of fuel and 10 side by sides to put up deer stands. It was a disaster this year if you were hoping for natural deer movement. |
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