#286 - Studying BUCK MOVEMENT w/Luke Resop from the MSU DEER LAB

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Sports & Recreation:outdoor, Sports & Recreation, Outdoor

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🗓️ 27 December 2023

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Luke Resop is studying to get his PHD at Mississippi State University which is the home of the MSU Deer Lab. In this conversation, Luke and Zach discuss various topics related to deer hunting and deer management. Luke shares his personal background and how he got into studying deer. They also discuss the individuality of deer and how each buck has its own personality and movement patterns. They touch on the difference between facts found through research and hunting lore, as well as the impact moon phase, weather, and hunting pressure have on deer movement. Finally, they explore the timing and duration of the rut and how it can vary depending on location. Luke and Zach also discuss the importance of spending time in the field throughout the whole season and how you may always have a chance to find crazy rut action not matter what month of the season you are hunting. Finally, the idea of bucks being related based on similar antler characteristics is debunked. TOPICS INCLUDE:-Deer are individuals and each buck has its own personality and movement patterns.-The difference between the peak of rutting activity and the peak of breeding.-Moon phase and it's impact on deer movement.-When is the rut over?-Antler characteristics are not a reliable indicator of bucks being related. MSU Deer Lab Website- https://www.msudeer.msstate.edu/ Buck Movement Publication -https://extension.msstate.edu/sites/d... Deer University Podcast - https://extension.msstate.edu/deeruni... MSU Deer Lab YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDOZ... MSU Deer Lab Instagram Page - https://www.instagram.com/msudeerlab/ NEW THP VIDEO PODCAST CHANNEL! - https://www.youtube.com/@thehuntingpublicpodcast/videos THP MERCH: https://bit.ly/30ZC1rm - Get 10% off THP Merch w/Code ZACH GoWild - https://bit.ly/3QFDWdj OPTICS - 10% off Vortex Optics w/code THP10 - https://bit.ly/3AOdKDQ TURKEY CALLS - Get 10% off Woodhaven Calls w/coupon code - THP2022 - http://bit.ly/2IagiSe MAPPING - Get 20% Off OnX Hunt! Use promo code THP: https://bit.ly/3qCKryJ BOW ACCESSORIES - Get 20% off TROPHY RIDGE products w/code - THP21 - http://bit.ly/2Lol7Yx BOWS - Save 10% off all Bear Equipment w/code THP10 - http://bit.ly/2JW7OzP TICK REPELLANT - Learn about all Sawyer outdoor products - https://sawyer.com/lyme-disease/ TRAIL CAMERAS - Get 10% off Exodus Trail Cameras w/ code - THP10 - https://bit.ly/3lwNlpE GAME PROCESSING - MEAT! products - Free shipping on orders over $99 w/code - THP10 - https://bit.ly/2DzgTQ8v TREE SADDLES - Check out Tethrd saddles and platforms! - http://bit.ly/2Td2Wcr Follow us on Facebook at The Hunting Public Follow us on Instagram at The Hunting Public

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0:00.0	Hey everyone. Thanks for tuning into this episode. On this one I'm going to be
0:03.8	calling Luke Reesip who is studying to get his PhD at Mississippi State University
0:10.1	which is home of the MSU Deer Lab.
0:13.0	Do you guys watch the main channel?
0:15.0	I think it was two springs ago.
0:17.0	We went down there, visited Dr. Bronson Strickland
0:21.0	and Dr. Steve DeMarisis and we recorded with them talking about
0:24.5	dear movement and we had an awesome conversation with them and that's also when we
0:28.7	met Luke. Since then him and I have been trying to get together to record one of these
0:32.7	podcasts and talk about deer movement but there's a bunch of other topics I'd
0:36.7	like to cover with Luke in the future. He's done a lot of cool things with deer
0:40.3	and deer research and has a lot of great knowledge to share so I want to keep
0:44.8	talking with him but on this one we're talking about buck movement specifically
0:48.3	we also get to talking about the differences between facts that are found through
0:51.9	research and hunting
0:53.7	lore. Some of the things that we talk about as hunters all the time that we
0:57.9	believe to be true but maybe aren't really that true once the research is done on those topics.
1:04.0	So we talk about things like weather, hunting pressure, moon phase,
1:09.0	and how all of those things affect deer movement. We also talk about the timing and the
1:14.5	duration of the rut and how that really varies more than we think. Typically as
1:19.6	hunters we just say, you know, this time frame is quote quote unquote the rut but really through research as
1:26.4	well as hunting observations Luke and I believe that it's more important to focus
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