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Deer Facts
Studies have shown that deer can smell human scent on underbrush for days after we leave the woods. Wary bucks react very negatively when they run across our scent, often becoming leery of the area for weeks afterwards.
-Bucks most often bed by laying on their right side and facing downwind, which allows them to use their eyes, ears and nose to detect danger approaching from any direction.
Well-nourished bucks begin sprouting new racks each April. Antlers can grow more than 1/2" per day.
-If temperatures drop to single digits Fahrenheit, whitetail deer often move during the midday hours.
-The large ears of deer can rotate 180 degrees and pick up
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