Shooting disturb/scare off wildlife?

[VooDoo6Actual]

Not at all!

This.

[gitsome]

I treat my property as a deer sanctuary. When the neighbors are shooting, the deer stay on my grounds. We took a 14 pt and a 10 pt on consecutive Thanksgiving mornings.

[T2C]

I believe that would depend on how close you are located to a town and how use to people the game has become. I target shoot on my property weekly and I see deer, squirrels and birds every day.

The deer on my property are brazen. For example, I fired 80 rounds out of my M1 Garand and before I was finished cleaning up my brass the deer were already walking out of the woods by my target stand.

[rushca01]

Thanks for the replies, lot's of good information!

[NWPilgrim]

I was at the rifle range last week and there were several of us on the 100 yd line firing away. Suddenly a cease fire was called as there were three deer sauntering across the field of fire.

Yet, on opening day the deer in wild areas are GONE. I don't think it is the noise that bothers them, but being pursued.

[Spiffums]

Deer know where Man should and should not be. When Man is where he shouldn't be they are harder to find.

[SteveS]

Animals can get used to the noise if they are subject to it enough.

[underwoodbitsandspurs]

Here we have to chase the deer off the range because they stand right in front of the targets. They will walk right in front of you while you're shooting too.

[longball]

Your best bet is to set up your range on one side of the property and let them establish their "sanctuary" (which needs cover, water, and food) on the opposite side of the property. Give them that area and do not enter it other than to plant food sources. Don't even go there to hunt them. We have used this method (which is promoted by the QDMA and Whitetail Properties) on the area where I hunt and have been successful. 80 acres is more than enough for them to disregard your active range when in their "sanctuary".

[Scoby]

It has never bothered our wildlife. We normally shoot alot too.