Edcyclopedia wrote:They can smell gun oil...
You might be onto something Ed!
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Edcyclopedia wrote:They can smell gun oil...
Stanley wrote:I seriously doubt if they have intuition. They do know for sure when the gun season kicks in. They are chased/shot at/harassed to no end for 2 solid weeks.
JoeRE wrote:Haus86 wrote:Uncle Lou wrote:I think they know its coming. Like Dewey said, the amount of human activity the day before gun opener has to put them on alert.
I can say bow hunting pressure where the first buck hung out was low, and there was no increased activity leading up to shotgun season like you would see in other states. The neighboring farms get drove by groups almost every day once the season starts.
That is a good point. Most guys from other states probably don't realize that - in Iowa the day before shotgun season is like any other in terms of disturbance because very few people are out there prepping spots - everyone does deer drives and very few stand hunt so there is no prep necessary.
A buck cannot possibly know what calendar day it is (Uh-oh its Friday Dec. 5th 2014, the day before shotgun season, I better move!)...but it looks like something tipped them off what was coming. Maybe the amount of target practice they hear in the distance
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