More human activity ruin a hunting property?

[ElijahH]

I have about 20 acres that I hunt that is private land and nobody else even goes on it. There is a farm pond that I'll fish throughout the summer and I'll do the occasional camp out, but other than that the land is pretty much saved for hunting. Next spring I will be moving onto the property and I'm getting worried that I'll ruin my hunting odds by the increased activity. Although 20 acres sounds large, its shaped and lays very weirdly making it almost hunt like a smaller property. And to make matters worse due to getting water, the spot I'll be living on is pretty much right in the middle of the property. Will the deer population get used to this increased noise/activity if the surrounding property is still good deer land? Thanks! 

Btw not building permanently, just setting up a 5th wheel . 

[Woody B]

There were deer in my yard this morning when I left to go fishing.   

[GaryH]

1 hour ago, ElijahH said:

. Will the deer population get used to this increased noise/activity if the surrounding property is still good deer land? Thanks! 

Btw not building permanently, just setting up a 5th wheel . 

Human activity really keeps them away. ?

[gim]

Initially the wildlife may get spooked.  Eventually they will get used to your presence and the presence of a trailer.

 

If there is a sizable buck on the property, he will be gone though.  They're smarter than other deer.  A dog on the property won't help either.

[Bird]

I live on a large parcel of mountain property which joins George Washington National Forest in the back.

I have deer in the yard most days but never the trophy bucks I get on my trail cams.

 

[ElijahH]

2 hours ago, gimruis said:

Initially the wildlife may get spooked.  Eventually they will get used to your presence and the presence of a trailer.

 

If there is a sizable buck on the property, he will be gone though.  They're smarter than other deer.  A dog on the property won't help either.

Yes that's what I was thinking, but wasn't 100% sure how they would react.

I currently have 2 bucks that are nice. A shooter Im wanting this fall over 4 years old and a younger 10 point that will be a stud in a year or two. Hopefully they don't completely disappear from the area and still pass through the edges of the property. 

[Jig Man]

A corner food plot wouldn’t hurt anything.

[Bird]

1 hour ago, ElijahH said:

Yes that's what I was thinking, but wasn't 100% sure how they would react.

I currently have 2 bucks that are nice. A shooter Im wanting this fall over 4 years old and a younger 10 point that will be a stud in a year or two. Hopefully they don't completely disappear from the area and still pass through the edges of the property. 

I let young hunters hunt the property and many of the bucks I've gotten on camera are taken during the rut.

They really are territorial animals but the true giants disappear. Lol

[gim]

13 hours ago, Bird said:

many of the bucks I've gotten on camera are taken during the rut.

They really are territorial animals but the true giants disappear.

I was going to comment about this above.  Rut changes their behavior some and might bring those bucks back out into day light, but anything freakishly big often just go into almost complete seclusion when there is any kind of human activity during hunting season.

[jbsoonerfan]

As already mentioned, the deer activity will not be effected. I hunt within shouting distance of my parents house. I see deer every outing from Oct. 1st till I give up in late November. I cannot pattern a big buck during the daytime at this stand. I can get a lot of night pics, but they won't show during the daylight hours. There is the caveat though during the rut. All bets are off and you will still have does coming in and at some point a big boy will slip up and show his face. My best advice would be to wait till you think the pre-rut is getting started and hunt as often as you can. I have started waiting till about the 4th week of October (the 25th or so) before I even sit in the stand. I will go here and there till about the second week of November and hunt as many days as I can till Thanksgiving. I have screwed the pooch the last 2 years and made a bad shot on 2 different deer that were some studs. One I hit and never found and one I missed completely. Since you are in Ohio, I hope you kill a mammoth.

[SWVABass]

Make your property a deer magnet. Put in plots, leave them cover and bedding areas. Since your back east plan to hunt the rut if your looking for a wall hanger. If your hunting for meat….. we’ll no matter how big the antlers are bone like that makes tick poor soup so shoot does. In all seriousness though rutted bucks don’t taste that good.

[TnRiver46]

21 minutes ago, SWVABass said:

 In all seriousness though rutted bucks don’t taste that good.

I think they are absolutely delicious