South Western Ontario-Bruce County

Bucks on the move, all over the roadways now, multiple sightings. Be careful on your drive during peak hours.

Over 30 deer were hit on the roads since Nov 1 in Bruce county.

Yeah I took a roadkill before the gun hunt. The OPP officer informed me the deer are moving because of the hunters. I mentioned rut and normal evening/dawn movement. He said "No it's the hunters moving them around". I didn't need an argument but I hope he doesn't deal with a lot of deerkills. Last thing we need is more bad publicity.

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Originally Posted by DanO

Yeah I took a roadkill before the gun hunt. The OPP officer informed me the deer are moving because of the hunters. I mentioned rut and normal evening/dawn movement. He said "No it's the hunters moving them around". I didn't need an argument but I hope he doesn't deal with a lot of deerkills. Last thing we need is more bad publicity.

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This is a pretty common misconception among people who don't hunt. You just need to see a Buck running across the road with his nose glued to the scent of a Doe, to know the rut is the major reason for deer movement.

I just barely stopped in time as 3 does went running out in front of my car last night.