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Post by boonechaser on Mar 26, 2012 13:20:28 GMT -5
With this great weather and early spring green up. Am thinking there could be some real monster's killed this coming fall. The deer are getting a great nutrition boost from the early green up which should translate into some big rack's come fall. ( Have noticed my mineral site's are allready receiving increased activity as well.)
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Post by michaeladkins on Mar 26, 2012 13:24:17 GMT -5
I am thinking the same thing. I hope this means another month of growth. I have to do some research on this, but do you think rut will come a little earlier? I better get on the google machine and see what it says.
Mike
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Post by boonechaser on Mar 26, 2012 13:34:37 GMT -5
Rut's trigger is number of hour's of daylight. (So that shouldn't change) , but wouldn't be surprised if the buck's are a little friskier early prerut as they should be in great shape health wise, if the weather stay's mild and we receive avg to above average rainfall this summer
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Post by sleepergsx on Mar 26, 2012 13:45:34 GMT -5
I am thinking the same thing. I hope this means another month of growth. I have to do some research on this, but do you think rut will come a little earlier? I better get on the google machine and see what it says. Mike I dont know about another month of growth...lots of bucks here havent lost last years set yet! |
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Post by HuntMeister on Mar 26, 2012 13:59:00 GMT -5
I would think rainfall / moisture will have a part in development too...
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Post by dbd870 on Mar 27, 2012 4:25:47 GMT -5
We'll have to see what the weather does for us come the season as well.
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Post by michaeladkins on Mar 27, 2012 9:29:10 GMT -5
I don't know about you guys, but I am chomping at the bit to find out.
Hunting is just about all I think about! Seriously. I used to be the same way about fishing, but that has all changed. I think for the better to.
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Post by boonechaser on Mar 27, 2012 10:31:44 GMT -5
Yep me too. Sprayed my clover food plot's yesterday and topped off mineral lick's with some "Lucky Buck". Gonna wait a week and top dress plot's with some fertilizer and lime. Also getting ready to seed 8 acre's alfalfa. (For my horse's) but I know the deer will enjoy it also. Plot's are looking fantastic for March.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2012 20:51:22 GMT -5
the early growth wont matter a bit if all this rain disappears and we have a summer of extremly hot and dry weather. yeah they may be eating good now but if it dries out and gets extremly hot(which is what i am thinking will happen) watch out. dont let this early green spring fool you. summer could be real bad.
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Post by dbd870 on Mar 28, 2012 4:24:43 GMT -5
A few weeks back I heard a weather man state that the pattern that is bringing in this early warmth should revert back to nornmal by summer........
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2012 5:35:57 GMT -5
weather men cant predict what the weather is going to do tomorrow accurately. how can you possibly believe what they are predicting about what summer will be. only job in the world where you can be wrong 50percent of the time and still have a job.
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Post by boonechaser on Mar 28, 2012 10:22:03 GMT -5
LOL and I agree on all point's. Definitely will have to continue to have good weather through the whole antler growing process, but with this early spring the deer should benefit greatly early and should get off to a great start for 2012. (Time will tell)
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Post by dbd870 on Mar 29, 2012 4:26:58 GMT -5
weather men cant predict what the weather is going to do tomorrow accurately. how can you possibly believe what they are predicting about what summer will be. only job in the world where you can be wrong 50percent of the time and still have a job. Why do you think I ended it with.....................  |
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Post by scrub-buster on Mar 29, 2012 9:11:41 GMT -5
I think this mild winter has to help the deer herd going into spring. I bet there were fewer bucks dying from being run down by the rut. All the deer I saw this winter looked fat and healthy. Usually we have snow covering the ground for several weeks at a time. This winter I didn't see snow on the ground for more than a day. That has to make it easier on them to find food. We should have a nice bunch of fawns this summer too.
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Post by oldhoyt on Mar 29, 2012 11:26:49 GMT -5
I would think winter related turkey losses would be less as well.
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Post by tynimiller on Mar 30, 2012 14:14:05 GMT -5
You must remember no matter how warm it is, that will not alter a buck's genetics. Also many factors can play a factor on when a buck starts growing it rack for the year but the leading one according to many biologists is the amount of daylight...photoperiodism. Other factors will play a part but just like a doe will come into heat when her body tells her too (with weather maybe pushing it a few days either way).
I am hopefull too though that atleast this good weather will cause bucks to reach up just a touch higher towards their maximum potential. But genetics my friends is not altered at all by good weather. Also browse and food play a big factor...if their isn't enough of that to feed their growth come the growing time no good weather will ever help.
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Post by boonechaser on Apr 28, 2012 10:57:35 GMT -5
Wow have been seeing some amazing antler growth on buck's for this only being end of April. (Am going to put trail cam's out and get some pic's.) Saw one buck while turkey hunting that has 6 inch brow tine's and is almost as wide as his ear's allready!!!!!!! Will post pic's when I get some of him.
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Post by boonechaser on May 6, 2012 13:47:39 GMT -5
Pulled card 362 pick's. None of the big buck i've been seeing. Going to relocate camera to another mineral lick.
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Post by gwinnman on May 7, 2012 7:29:04 GMT -5
Where do you guys get Lucky Buck mineral? I've heard good things about it. I know Basecamp Leasing has it in their office in Fishers. What does it cost?
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Post by Woody Williams on May 7, 2012 7:40:10 GMT -5
Where do you guys get Lucky Buck mineral? I've heard good things about it. I know Basecamp Leasing has it in their office in Fishers. What does it cost? Contact Fullrut on here for Lucky Buck .. |
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