Buffalo County Monster Bucks

Welcome to In-Depth Angling Mr. B,
Thanks for the post Got any pics of those 140 to 150 class bucks!

I found this interesting.

Looking at the QDMA webstie, they have a map of deer densitites. Buffalo is actually on the low end of the scale for Wisconsin, at 15-30 deer per square mile. The highest densities appear to be on the east side of 94 mid state and just above Madison, and interestingly, in the area West of Madison that is now the CWD infected area. These areas show a population density of over 45 deer per square mile.

The relatively low density of Buffalo County may actually serve to help stop the spread of CWD in this area.

Here is a link to the map I hope works.

http://www.i-maps.com/Qdma/frame/default1024_ie.asp?C=48449&LinkID=0&NID=0&cmd=map&TL=100000&GL=010100&MF=11000

I found this interesting.

Looking at the QDMA webstie, they have a map of deer densitites. Buffalo is actually on the low end of the scale for Wisconsin, at 15-30 deer per square mile. The highest densities appear to be on the east side of 94 mid state and just above Madison, and interestingly, in the area West of Madison that is now the CWD infected area. These areas show a population density of over 45 deer per square mile.

The relatively low density of Buffalo County may actually serve to help stop the spread of CWD in this area.

Here is a link to the map I hope works.

http://www.i-maps.com/Qdma/frame/default1024_ie.asp?C=48449&LinkID=0&NID=0&cmd=map&TL=100000&GL=010100&MF=11000

Thanks for the responses folks. I’ll try and get a pic of the 140+ from St Croix co. AS far as other thoughts.
I have 250+ acres just north of Gransburg next to the reserve. It is so loaded with deer it is not even funny. The kids, a son and daughter ages 15 and 13, shot 11 deer with bow this season up there, including a 125 10 point which is good for the area. I had to keep going back to the DNR and buy more permits, which I believe they still have some. We were there practically every weekend including the few days of teacher inservice. The ratio of does to bucks is ridiculous up there. Waaaay too many does. Too many deer, but the kids sure have a blast. We reserve the Buffalo trips to the rut only and then only for bow as they just don’t move for gun that well. I found that the few days on either side of halloween work the best for my buffalo hunt, other than that, we just don’t go to Buffalo that often. The other two guys go to Buffalo about every weekend and then a week or two as they can fit in vacations. They do very well with the Bucks, but will say the same thing I am saying here. The kids don’t like Buffalo, but I would prefer to go to Buffalo for the size, which is better I might add, but for sheer numbers and a couple of kids with bows, Burnett will win every time. I say buffalo is hard to hunt, but that is compared to Burnett. In Burnett the trails are very distinct and the deer are for sure less wary. My daughter took a nice doe in Burnett, spined it so it dropped on the spot, so.. we gutted it right there. The next day she took another one in the exact same spot, almost standing in the previous days gut pile. It just seems we don’t have to deal with the thermals, the hills, ETC. We just trial it and there ya go. My son will take the 4 wheeler right to the stand and shoot away. Weird actually since the two locations are barely 2 hours apart.
The deer are totally different. Buffalo deer FOR SURE have nicer meat, coats, and racks – hands down. You see few heavy horned bucks in Burnett, but when you do, it still is comparable to Buffalo. I bet the numbers are the same. I still stand by my thoughts that numbers are not there in Buffalo, they are for sure good, but lower than directly surrounding counties in about any direction you want to go. I don’t know why. But in St. Croix and northern Pierce, the numbers are much better and it seems they are hunted harder primarily due to land access. Earn a buck for buffalo would not make sense to me. Earn a buck would make sense for Burnett, but only if yo take TWO does first. Don’t get too hung up on Buffalo you guys. take highway ‘P’ (I think), or the road between Elmwood and Spring Valley (there are two of them, go the back way that does not follow the river). You will get permission every time for bow and I bet you can’t tell the difference between that land and Buffalo, except for the fact you can get on it for free. In short, Buffalo is over rated, but still good. Remember where the Jordan buck came from, it was alot closer to Burnett than Buffalo and that deer held the record for 80 years – prior to QDM and mineral supplements. The norther Iron river area has got to be the biggest sleeper of them all.

Thanks for the responses folks. I’ll try and get a pic of the 140+ from St Croix co. AS far as other thoughts.
I have 250+ acres just north of Gransburg next to the reserve. It is so loaded with deer it is not even funny. The kids, a son and daughter ages 15 and 13, shot 11 deer with bow this season up there, including a 125 10 point which is good for the area. I had to keep going back to the DNR and buy more permits, which I believe they still have some. We were there practically every weekend including the few days of teacher inservice. The ratio of does to bucks is ridiculous up there. Waaaay too many does. Too many deer, but the kids sure have a blast. We reserve the Buffalo trips to the rut only and then only for bow as they just don’t move for gun that well. I found that the few days on either side of halloween work the best for my buffalo hunt, other than that, we just don’t go to Buffalo that often. The other two guys go to Buffalo about every weekend and then a week or two as they can fit in vacations. They do very well with the Bucks, but will say the same thing I am saying here. The kids don’t like Buffalo, but I would prefer to go to Buffalo for the size, which is better I might add, but for sheer numbers and a couple of kids with bows, Burnett will win every time. I say buffalo is hard to hunt, but that is compared to Burnett. In Burnett the trails are very distinct and the deer are for sure less wary. My daughter took a nice doe in Burnett, spined it so it dropped on the spot, so.. we gutted it right there. The next day she took another one in the exact same spot, almost standing in the previous days gut pile. It just seems we don’t have to deal with the thermals, the hills, ETC. We just trial it and there ya go. My son will take the 4 wheeler right to the stand and shoot away. Weird actually since the two locations are barely 2 hours apart.
The deer are totally different. Buffalo deer FOR SURE have nicer meat, coats, and racks – hands down. You see few heavy horned bucks in Burnett, but when you do, it still is comparable to Buffalo. I bet the numbers are the same. I still stand by my thoughts that numbers are not there in Buffalo, they are for sure good, but lower than directly surrounding counties in about any direction you want to go. I don’t know why. But in St. Croix and northern Pierce, the numbers are much better and it seems they are hunted harder primarily due to land access. Earn a buck for buffalo would not make sense to me. Earn a buck would make sense for Burnett, but only if yo take TWO does first. Don’t get too hung up on Buffalo you guys. take highway ‘P’ (I think), or the road between Elmwood and Spring Valley (there are two of them, go the back way that does not follow the river). You will get permission every time for bow and I bet you can’t tell the difference between that land and Buffalo, except for the fact you can get on it for free. In short, Buffalo is over rated, but still good. Remember where the Jordan buck came from, it was alot closer to Burnett than Buffalo and that deer held the record for 80 years – prior to QDM and mineral supplements. The norther Iron river area has got to be the biggest sleeper of them all.

I’ve seen some dandies up around Iron River when I’ve been up that way to fish. Tons of baldies……..as you mentioned………but as long as there were leaves, I swear those deer acted like it was a petting zoo!!! They’d step to the shoulder of the road, get behind a branch with 3 maple leaves and “chew cudd” lookin’ at you……….with the windows down and conversing with the rest of the crew in the vehicle!!!! All I could think was that I should start bow hunting up there………..maybe I should follow up on that! If you just want the excitement of the hunt and a full freezer, I can agree that the Iron River area would have to be a good one to be in!

I’ve seen some dandies up around Iron River when I’ve been up that way to fish. Tons of baldies……..as you mentioned………but as long as there were leaves, I swear those deer acted like it was a petting zoo!!! They’d step to the shoulder of the road, get behind a branch with 3 maple leaves and “chew cudd” lookin’ at you……….with the windows down and conversing with the rest of the crew in the vehicle!!!! All I could think was that I should start bow hunting up there………..maybe I should follow up on that! If you just want the excitement of the hunt and a full freezer, I can agree that the Iron River area would have to be a good one to be in!