Deer hunting with cows

[davans]

And, cows will eat up some batteries and memory cards on a trail cam. Turns out they have quite the passion for photography.
I’ve got some great pictures of cows.

 

[GeauxLSU]

And, cows will eat up some batteries and memory cards on a trail cam. Turns out they have quite the passion for photography.
I’ve got some great pictures of cows.

Are there any thicker places at all that the cows stay out of? Perhaps where the deer might be crossing fences to get into and out of the property?

 

[jsavoie88]

This is what you need. Get yourself some t-posts and some hog panels. Deer come in and cows stay out.

Be sure to test your feeder to see how far she slings the corn and set your panels 3-4 feet outside of that, if not further.

Good luck and let us know how it goes.

Edit: Not my photo.

 

[davans]

Are there any thicker places at all that the cows stay out of? Perhaps where the deer might be crossing fences to get into and out of the property?

If there is, we have not found it. We are going to get out there and do some more scouting but it’s not looking good for anywhere cows can’t get to.

 

[davans]

This is what you need. Get yourself some t-posts and some hog panels. Deer come in and cows stay out.

Be sure to test your feeder to see how far she slings the corn and set your panels 3-4 feet outside of that, if not further.

Good luck and let us know how it goes.

Edit: Not my photo.

That’s exactly what I’m thinking.

 

[WallsGa]

Goofy buddy of my son, shot a cow on his first deer hunt. The farmer was pissed and he had to pay for the animal.

ouch! how much? i hunt in a field next to a pasture. always wondered what it would set me back if something went awry.

 

[jsavoie88]

That’s exactly what I’m thinking.

Yessir! All of our feeders have a feed pen set up. Make the pen larger than you think.

Bonus: It will help keep the hogs out too.

 

[gh1950]

Are there any thicker places at all that the cows stay out of? Perhaps where the deer might be crossing fences to get into and out of the property?

Short answer is "no".

They don't really feel briars or thorns or anything that will keep them out, and they are intensely curious.

Now deer tend to cross into a field at particular spots, but that mostly depends on the cover outside the field.

We hunted next to 2 cow pastures for 30 years, no problems. Never hunted the pastures themselves, but we saw deer in them. Biggest bother was the farmer coming about 6:00 blowing the horn and whooping up the cows to feed them, but even that bother us more than the deer.