Author: James L. Bruner
When we speak of whitetail transitioning or deer hunting transitions this doesn’t always refer to the changes in land structure or parcels of property. Transitions can also mean that time or period where the whitetail deer, or elk for the matter, changes it’s daily routine. This is often prompted by weather and the time of year where physical changes have been taking place in the animals body and are nearly peaking to heightened levels such as estrus or rutting. These physical changes can demand different requirements just as a nursing doe needs more enriched foods to sustain her milk production for the fawn. This, as well as the loss or appearance of new food substances throughout the year can pull or push the deer into other areas of their home range. In essence they are transitioning into another phase of survival or breeding for the year and your recognition of this change can help you fill your tag. Since the two areas of transition can affect and encourage one another I will tackle both in this article.
First lets take a look at areas of land that transition because these alone can hold deer year round and play an important role in a deer’s daily movements.
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