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deer crossing rivers

Unread postby kennyz » Sun Jan 04, 2015 4:33 am

I have been doing quite a bit of scouting and see all the time where deer are walking across the frozen river.from bank to bank its about 500yds would the deer do this river crossing on a daily basis when the river is not frozen or dont they swim if they dont have to it is on 6000acres of public


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Re: deer crossing rivers

Unread postby Hodag Hunter » Sun Jan 04, 2015 4:54 am

500 yards is just over a quater mile and deer can swim that quite easily. We see quite a few deer that frequent islands in large lakes and flowages.

Now for a deer to that on a daily basis...can't say I've ever seen deer do that. They may in some situations and interested it what others post.

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Re: deer crossing rivers

Unread postby Stanley » Sun Jan 04, 2015 8:33 am

Water is a much better edge than a thoroughfare for deer. If I ca can set with water to my back I'll do it. I have seen a couple bucks go across the Mississippi river. That said I have seen hundreds upon hundreds of bucks travel parallel to rivers.
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Re: deer crossing rivers

Unread postby Lockdown » Sun Jan 04, 2015 8:40 am

I wouldn't expect them to swim it frequently, but they'll definitely do it. I was in Canada fishing once when we saw a whitetail doe swimming from island to island. She was swimming pretty close to a half mile.
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Re: deer crossing rivers

Unread postby Twenty Up » Thu Jan 08, 2015 6:42 pm

Stanley wrote:Water is a much better edge than a thoroughfare for deer. If I ca can set with water to my back I'll do it. I have seen a couple bucks go across the Mississippi river. That said I have seen hundreds upon hundreds of bucks travel parallel to rivers.


During the rut I've seen bucks use the Flint River as a "Doe Trap" by pushing them near the river, maybe 200-300 yards then when the does think the coast is clear they would go to the river to drink and the buck would charge them from upwind. I was setup near a prominent "watering hole" and saw a lot of action for a heavily hunted tract. Rivers also offer sound & pull your scent if you're setup close enough which reduce your chances of being busted, that's what I've experienced at least.
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