Videos tagged with Deer Behavior

This guide details expert strategies for late-season deer hunting in cold, snowy conditions. It emphasizes understanding deer behavior shifts to survival mode, focusing on high-energy food sources like mast crops, and identifying refuge areas in thick cover. The advice, presented by a Mossberg representative, highlights tactics for navigating hunting pressure and utilizing thermal cover during snowstorms, with activity spiking post-storm.

Jasper Charles, host of 'Start Up' on the Mossberg channel, demonstrates how deer rubs can be valuable indicators of deer activity times. By understanding the relationship between bedding areas, food sources, and travel corridors, hunters can interpret rubs to predict when deer are most likely to be moving through a specific location. This technique is presented as a key scouting tip for effective deer hunting.

This video focuses on the extreme physical toll the rut takes on whitetail bucks. The description highlights their exhaustion, weight loss, and the intense drive to reproduce overriding survival instincts. It discusses the behavior changes during deer season, the metabolic demands, and the challenges deer face post-rut heading into winter. While mentioning a deer hunter, the primary focus is on animal behavior and biology, not firearms usage in hunting.

This video provides valuable insights into strategic deer food plot planning by emphasizing the critical role of trail cameras in understanding whitetail deer movement patterns, travel corridors, bedding areas, and preferred food sources. It advocates for data-driven decision-making over guesswork, highlighting how early season scouting with game cameras can identify optimal food plot locations that will attract deer during daylight hours. The content also touches upon conducting trail camera surveys for essential deer herd inventory, including buck-to-doe ratios and population density, as a superior approach to traditional food plot placement.

This video explains Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD), a viral illness affecting white-tailed deer, transmitted by midges. It details EHD symptoms like fever and seeking water, its seasonal nature, and how it differs from Blue Tongue Disease and Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). The description highlights a collaboration between Dr. Bronson Strickland of Wildlife Investments and Mossberg, discussing why EHD-infected deer are found near water. EHD is distinct from CWD, a prion disease spread through contact, while EHD is insect-borne and not a threat to humans. The discussion emphasizes the seasonal end of EHD outbreaks with frost.

This video explores the surprising behavior of deer in response to gunshots, challenging the common assumption that they are always easily startled and flee. The content suggests an observation or anecdotal experience regarding deer's lack of fear in certain situations, implying they may habituate to or be less sensitive to firearm noise than expected. While no specific firearms or calibers are mentioned, the title directly relates to hunting scenarios and the behavior of wildlife in the presence of firearms.

This content debunks the common assumption that deer become nocturnal. Dr. Strickland from the MSU Deer Lab explains how consistent hunting pressure on food plots conditions deer to avoid these areas during daylight. Research using GPS collars confirms deer are still active during the day, simply adapting their behavior to avoid hunters.

Jason Cruise, host of Mossberg's Rugged American Hunter series, shares an effective deer calling technique. He advises hunters to be more vocal, suggesting grunting every 10 minutes, especially in high-traffic areas, to attract unseen deer. This strategy, backed by over 20 years of observation, encourages hunters to call frequently without hesitation.

This video from Midwest Whitetail features Jared Mills discussing the correlation between finding white oak acorns and deer activity early in the season in the Midwest. The video highlights a hunting tip for whitetail deer enthusiasts, emphasizing how acorn availability can influence deer behavior for successful early-season hunts. It also directs viewers to Midwest Whitetail's brand ambassador page on MidwayUSA for more exclusive content.

This video features Melissa Bachman demonstrating techniques for creating mock scrapes. The goal is to lure bucks out of their nocturnal habits, suggesting a focus on hunting preparation and deer behavior strategies. While no specific firearms are mentioned, the context implies their use in a hunting scenario.

This video showcases a "Buck Paradise" created by Melissa Bachman, featuring a SpyPoint trail camera capturing whitetail deer rubbing on a cedar post. The description highlights the amenities provided to the deer, including this specific rubbing post, emphasizing the deer's attraction to the setup as recorded by the camera.

This video, part of AmericanHunter.org's Whitetail Week, features Field Editor Bill Winke providing expert advice on identifying and utilizing early-season food sources for whitetail deer. The content is aimed at hunters looking to improve their success rates by understanding deer behavior and habitat preferences during this crucial time of year. The information is presented to aid in hunting strategies and preparation.