I have been hunting on the same place for 39 years. It is family land and I know it well. I have a favorite blind that I sit in that is back in the thick stuff. It has a couple of trails that run through the brush that is usually heavily used by deer. I have very rarely sat in this location and not seen multiple bucks and does, even when there is no feeder going. Anyways, I sat last Saturday for the first time and saw 4 different bucks and 5 does. They came into the feeder and cleaned it out and then moved on to some hand corn I had thrown out. Since that day, corn has started piling up at the feeder and not a single deer sighting. Hogs are not even hitting the feeder. What could have happened? The only people hunting the ranch are me, my son, BIL, and nephew. I know nothing has been shot or shot at out of the blind by any one of us. Weird.
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The cold front last week with high winds piled up the corns in my driveway. I have not seen a deer since either. Just guessing that's my issue -
That's crazy........This may sound dumb, but is something possibly wrong with the corn, as in it's a bad batch, or something??Comment
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Most likely you have acorns on the ground somewhere nearby.Comment
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Did a neighbor put a feeder on your fence?
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somebody is outfeeding you.Comment
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Mountain Lion?
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I’m thinking big cat too. You have out trail cams. Might set one up on a fresh carcass or gut pile.Comment
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Depending on where you’re located... we can’t compete with the acorns right now. We are in a similar situation at our place. They’ll show back up!
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They are cleaning out the rest of the feeders. Just this one. All corn in feeders are from Mumme’s. Hogs are not even eating it.Comment
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Neighbors probably started shooting heavier arrowsComment
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Originally posted by meathunter View Post
Then they are probably full. Why not hunt the rest of the feeders?Comment
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I could hunt other feeders and do. Just confused with what is going on at this blind.Comment
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You are not alone. We hunt in Burnet County. Solid activity until the second week of October. We historically see 4-10 deer every sit. This is the first year in 15 that I have been skunked more than once. It's happened to each of us on the lease 5 or 6 times. Same result on neighboring places. Cameras show moderate activity overnight, but very few daytime pics. And when there are, just a couple of does and very young bucks. Acorns? No, we have acorns every year.
Hearing the same from other guys in the hill country. Odd year for sure!
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