Most deer hunters overlook this. 🦌💧 - Deer don’t want to drink from moving water if they have a choice. Understanding why, can completely change how you hunt. - Think about it…Water collects in the lowest parts of terrain and that’s the most vulnerable place a deer can be. When they lower their head to drink, three of their main defense systems are compromised: • Sight: their head is down, vision is limited. • Smell: their nose is literally in the water. • Hearing: the sound of flowing water masks danger. That’s why deer instinctively prefer still water, small pools, ponds, or puddled-up sections of a creek where it’s calm and quiet. It’s safer. Here’s the kicker: deer have to drink every single day (roughly two quarts), EVEN DURING THE RUT, but they don’t have to eat every day. That means water is actually a more consistent resource than food. So while everyone else is focused on food plots during the rut, I’m keying in on water, funnels, and pitches. Sometimes, all of those pl...