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I cannot find the Deer Aging App on the Play Store. Can you please post a link for it?

Well said/explain! Thank you

Ruh roh, may be bad news for my American flag garden. Was hoping for red and white clover stripes, still looking for advice on the blue field and timing it all for the June Google flyover satellite pictures and July 04, 2026.

Nope that college daygree don't work for me!! The moon is 💯% effecting 🦌 movement! Bark at the Moon! 🌚

What would yall suggest when it comes to frost seeding in the early spring?

We have a very similar problem here in north idaho with cool season annuals. We have naturally dry summers here and our first substantial fall rains usually don't come until mid to late September sometimes not until October. But our average first frosts are also late September to early October so our fall growing season is very short and generally only frost hardy annuals can survive. One that seems to do very well is Cereal rye, but other than that it is hard to get diversity from other cool season annuals. Because of this I have focused on growing frost hardy cool season perennials in my food plots. These will resprout from an established root system with he first fall rains and tend to put out a lot more biomass than most annuals in these cooler temperatures. Some species I have been experimenting with and have had some success with are Small burnet, Blue flax, Crownvetch, Cicer milkvetch and Aberlasting clover. Most clovers and alfalfa seem to die off pretty quickly with the first frosts, but these other perennials seem to stockpile well with cold temperatures similarly to tall fescue in cattle pastures.

In Wisconsin we plant early to mid August. But because of my plots being burned out the last few years because of drought, I’m thinking I am going to plant mid July next year. I’m hoping the plants are more established by the time the drought hits and they can withstand the drought.

Can we view the data points of every buck from the research? I would enjoy comparing the movements? Thanks. -JB

It would be interesting for all of us to know what was going on in the Colorado Lab where CWD started, who was involved, and how did that first mule deer become contaminated, how did it get out to the first wild elk found. Not that we can go back in time but we are affected and should know what was going on and who was responsible. Accountability is what we lack in todays society and that is why these things happen in the first place. It is not supposed to jump species but evidently it did.

Sorry if I missed it, but how many bucks were tracked?

As a new hunter, this is such a great video to learn from

That was very well presented !!!

Great content. Nice presentation. Puts into perspective the difficulty in finding 150+ class deer.

I could learn a ton just from watching more tracking-over-time videos like this. It is clearly avoiding walking across that eastern field but is definitely relating to it with movement around the periphery. It is not wandering aimlessly through other thick wooded areas.

Heres the hint of the holes on the deer: its an antler hole. Its bc it sheds and grows back its antlers every year.

Being able to study captive wolves for 24 years I am convinced it is the male that determines the estrus cycle of a female or females. There's an old saying when one comes into heat they all do. I've found that to be partially true. The timing is different for females that visit an area that male #1 has left his sign versus the timing of females that visit an area that male #2 left his sign. As much as 4 weeks later for male #2. Male #2 does not lose his mind when the first group of females go in estrus like male #1, Only when the group that was exposed to his sign does he. It also gets later as the male ages.

Any research with the same data but what’s happening in Oct-Jan. That’s what deer hunters care about the most.

My take away regarding lunar effects… the best times to hunt are any time the moon is orbiting around the earth!

Bro is a kazoo

Blud is sad

The study shows more deer movement during the day than at night. However, I have several cameras scattered throughout a particular WMA that has relatively minor pressure. The cameras are off the beaten path. 9/10 (more like 90 of the last 100) of my pics are at night, regardless of weather, pressure, moon, or other factors that may influence deer movement. This is the case with all the cameras. They all get plenty of pics but few are at daylight. Why is this?

There is a lot of talk about averages. What about the outliers, spikes, or anomalies? There are many more variables: temperature, barometer pressure, cloud cover, food source, open canopy, or closed canopy, etc... What factors increase or decrease those moments? Hunters have been following the lunar calendar since the ice ages. There has to be something more to it....

26:10 deer activity changes over rut 56:20 moon phase results🦌🦌🦌🦌 1:27:40 dawn and dusk results 1:38:00 bedding down results

What about the bears that appeared

Very cool. Thanks for sharing.

so far, no ones gotten infected with it, but if people keep eating it some unlucky bastard is gonna get it.

This is a great video. I’m sure there will be many different opinions on this subject but these folks have done the research and are stating facts.

What’s the Grey/Brown? That’s where I’m located. Thank you for what you do.

Thanks for this mini series 👍, and all the time everyone puts in for all of the information and data you've collected,God Bless.

I checked your MSU deer lab website and tried to download the deer aging app but I did not see a option for android, only iphone download.

Very good info

He shed the one side but looks like you guys cut the other to even the weight. I didn't think they would really snort weeze in captivity being around other bucks constantly

Has there been study done about the effects of cwd has on antler size? Curious if I bucks potential antler size diminishes when cwd is contracted or exposed to cwd.

Exceptional growth year in Iowa this year. Seen dozens of great 3yr olds in 50s and 60s. Definitely will be a gap in the 5 yr olds in two years here. I’ve taken a 5yr old 145” 8pt off public so far this season, we’ll see what the second bow tag brings 🤞🏼

I’ve ran over 100 cameras for 12 seasons specifically focused on daytime deer only. I can tell you from my documentation with zero ambiguity that the moon does not impact deer movement. Period.

Seems like this would have to be studied for decades to control for food, water, rut, disease, hunting pressure, weather, hunting regulations, even management projects in the area.

Previous question answered here! Where I hunt, most of the neighbors have been trained to try to shoot mature bucks ie: Big Deer! They can get 225+ at 5.5 yrs. Most hunters couldn't age a deer on the hoof for anything but know a "Big Deer" when they see one especially with a "Full Rack"!

What about high grading your herd with antler point restrictions?

My buddy who listens to a lot of pod cast sent me this video to watch. I want to thank you all for the effort that went into this study. Thanks for taking the time to share this with all of us. Thank you and have a blessed weekend. Dale

Great video.

Does population density have any impact on rut timing?

Yep. I've been telling people this in Illinois for years. All the outa staters and just people that only care about antler size and not age. Some day, maybe not in my lifetime but someday there will only be 140" and down. High grading is real

I did this survey.....and I selected the moon phase/phases has no affect on buck movement.....im the smartest man alive 😄 Now, lets take a moment of silence for those who spent money on those dumb red moon guides and their moon guide apparel.

Great date guys!! I can only imagine the work that has gone into this!! The Southern outdoors podcast listeners will be making ALOT of correlations!!

maybe I missed it but can you tell me if during the full moon do some of the bucks travel more during the middle of the day? I've always heard a lot of people say during a full moon that's bright at night to hunt 10am to 2pm

Great job… I’m convinced now to pass along to my buddies to their disbelief.

This is fantastic. I don't see how anyone could make the case this myth hasn't been debunked 5 times over by this study. Awesome stuff

Well done! Very thorough, detailed and presented. Thank you so much for bringing clarity to “The Great Debate”!👏

A telemetry study was done near me and they thought several of the bucks were dead or hurt because they didn't budge during the day as soon as hunting season started. Every mature buck I have killed was during the ours most people are back at the camp, 10:30am - 3:00 pm.

The combination is mostly weather and fullness of moon. Okay a full bright overhead moon they move and feed at night then less movement in day. Of course clear and cloudy/rainy weather affects it also. Pretty simple really. But thank you for the college angle on it. 🎉🎉