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Post by butlerj on Nov 1, 2017 22:09:13 GMT -5
Would like to discuss a reference I had heard from an old timer cattle farmer from kentucky (who has quite the wall full of racks (some of his boys deer, but we are talking over 40 racks atleast). He told me that anytime you see a majority of the cattle laying down there is a good possibilities that the deer are bedded as well.
Has anyone else ever heard of this or experienced - noticed, or anything relative?
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Post by duff on Nov 2, 2017 4:08:52 GMT -5
Heard it but never paid attention to know if it is accurate or not
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Post by htownhunter on Nov 2, 2017 4:10:10 GMT -5
I've heard about it. It makes sense to me, but I don't have any proof yet.
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Post by cindy on Nov 2, 2017 7:35:21 GMT -5
We have raised cattle all my life, still have about 80 head. If the cattle aren't feeding and laying up the deer are too for the most part. Cattle feed heavily just before a front moves in same as deer. So yes to some degree you can figure what the deer are doing by watching what the cattle are doing.
Of course with the rut all bets are off.
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Post by nfalls116 on Nov 2, 2017 10:31:12 GMT -5
I heard it and when I heard it I lived with about 30 head of cattle out my back door I would look out in the pasture and if they weren’t up running around most times I wouldn’t go hunting
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Post by squirrelhunter on Nov 2, 2017 11:02:23 GMT -5
I've heard of it too from someone in Kentucky but haven't noticed if it's true because I don't know of anybody around here with cattle to see.
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Post by firstwd on Nov 2, 2017 14:00:51 GMT -5
I hunt across the fence from a cow pasture. For early and late season, I agree. Fur hot lady season, all bets are off
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Post by raymar on Nov 2, 2017 17:09:09 GMT -5
Alwaya heard the same about fishing but i have yet to stay home when i seen it. Same for hunting. There are always exceptions to the rules.
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Post by Woody Williams on Nov 2, 2017 17:19:36 GMT -5
Alwaya heard the same about fishing but i have yet to stay home when i seen it. Same for hunting. There are always exceptions to the rules. Yep, If one cow is standing that means there is a chance.. biggrin2 Of course as soon as we drive by they could all get on their feet.. |
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Post by bullseye on Nov 3, 2017 16:56:47 GMT -5
Have cattle between the house and the woods. I have observed it for years and would say there is some truth to it.
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Post by butlerj on Nov 3, 2017 20:01:31 GMT -5
There's always 1-2 standing out of the bunch if they are down. Last couple days on my way to work 2 hours away in bloomfield, I'd see some bedded down and then miles down the road they all be standing and so on...
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