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blacktails? If so I can't say because I don't have much experience but from what I know about mulies and whitetails, their routines and habits seem to change mid to late august. Doesn't mean they don't still show up here and there but I have had bucks daily on my cams disappear completely come end of August.
Quote from: vandeman17 on July 18, 2014, 09:38:43 AMblacktails? If so I can't say because I don't have much experience but from what I know about mulies and whitetails, their routines and habits seem to change mid to late august. Doesn't mean they don't still show up here and there but I have had bucks daily on my cams disappear completely come end of August.Thats what im afraid of. They are blacktails and i am thinking the bigger 2 may dissapear but im also thinking if I keep the area baited with the grain they are wiping out that maybe theres a shot they keep coming in for the free meal
Well if they will be doing the same I should be able to tag one if I shoot strait . Going to check my cameras again tomorrow hopefully they continue the pattern. Took them 2 days after i set the cam up to find the grain and block, They worked hard to polish off most of the grain and chewed on the block pretty good. I had one day of inactivity after most of the grain was gone. I reset the cam and dumped 50 more pounds of grain last saturday so hopefully they are showing off for the cam again. This is pretty dam addicting I do have to say!!!
For me blacktails are all over the map. Southern Oregon and Oregon coast you can hunt them as you would whitetails. Very routine oriented. Washington bucks seem less predictable and sensitive to woods activity. We pattern bucks well during August and then after all the Labor Day snipers hit the woods the bucks in our area go nocturnal until rut brings them out. Northern California we would hunt them much the same as you would muledeer. Rut seems the only time they all seem to act similarly in my experience.Not knowing what your little micro region will produce in regards to September behavior I'd plan on trying to spend the beginning of the season as you have planned this first year. Being sure that I have back up plans in case their behavior changes between now and then. And then be prepared to change tactics before sitting in a void stand area the whole season. I wasted my first blacktail season here in Washington expecting these deer to behave the same as those I was so familiar with down south. I was lucky that we had good late archery rut behavior back then and was able to still tag out in the late season.One of the things that has helped my blacktail success is keeping good detailed log books on behavior and travel routines in each area I like to hunt. Stott Mountain Oregon is different than the Willamette valley, Clark County Washington bucks seem to differ from north Toutle and both differ from King County bucks. Well at least until those does start acting frisky! Then stupidity seems to be universal I know others have had success apple baiting in late season. For me I have never had a buck hit bait after August 20th.