I've shot them the next morning after they had almost tripped on a gut pile. IMO, after the rain on Friday, things will refreshed and the deer will be calmed down.

 

ahhh rain, mother nature's reset button

 

You should be fine after the rain, its a great thing.

 

Thanks guys....like that "Mother Nature's reset button:lol:"

 

all, :sad:first you have a tresspasser:rant: and second you have your area all spooked out.:rant: if you got a big buck bedding in that area you may have just chased him out to a new area. big bucks don't hang around for that second chance rain or no rain. did you even get his name and tell him who owns the land? i would hate to see you loose your rights to hunt the land if by chance the owner found out what happened and you didn't even tell him, he just might HATE this guys gutts. if he does this in bow season whats he gonna do when gun gets here sounds like this guy could careless who owns what.:smile-mad anyhow the area should be flushed of scent after the rain.:coolgleam

 

all, :sad:first you have a tresspasser:rant: and second you have your area all spooked out.:rant: if you got a big buck bedding in that area you may have just chased him out to a new area. big bucks don't hang around for that second chance rain or no rain. did you even get his name and tell him who owns the land? i would hate to see you loose your rights to hunt the land if by chance the owner found out what happened and you didn't even tell him, he just might HATE this guys gutts. if he does this in bow season whats he gonna do when gun gets here sounds like this guy could careless who owns what.:smile-mad anyhow the area should be flushed of scent after the rain.:coolgleam

Most mature bucks don't vacate their homeland when people mess it up, they quietly slip back in later - since that's exactly how they operate. Moving to a new area increases their risk too much (finding new routes, lerning new territory), which is why most modern research and articles on it are finding that it's pretty tough to dislodge a mature buck from his home. They'll run circles around us sometimes!

But you're right that this was a good time to coach a fellow hunter on how not to be a trespasser....

 

all, and second you have your area all spooked out.:rant: if you got a big buck bedding in that area you may have just chased him out to a new area. big bucks don't hang around for that second chance rain or no rain. did you even get his name and tell him who owns the land? i would hate to see you loose your rights to hunt the land if by chance the owner found out what happened and you didn't even tell him, he just might HATE this guys gutts. if he does this in bow season whats he gonna do when gun gets here sounds like this guy could careless who owns what.:smile-mad anyhow the area should be flushed of scent after the rain.:coolgleam

And hence the reason why Michigan has only 1 1/2 year old bucks, and fawns. EVERY deer other then that has already been chased out to new location because of the large hunting numbers we have in this state. All our spooked out bucks have move to PA, IL, and Kansas!

Come on this make no sense. Spook a deer one time and he moves out to a new location..... Nope just make them more cautious and perhaps nocturnal!

Skinner

 

Tresspasing is never right. One need to get permission from the land owner to follow up on his wounded deer.

Personly I have no problem with one trying to find his wounded deer.and will always give permission.

 

In your experience how long should I let things settle?

A minimum of 3 months.

 

The other person who has permission was hunting it today.