Last time mowing before season?

[mrbb]

well if you been mowing them on a regular bais , I say you can mow as late as you want, as, by now deer should be conditioned to you doing so, and not take it as a threat
deer get used to being disturbed if it happens over and over from spring till now
and don't forget , deer prefer to eat new growth , after a cut, so cutting your actually making the food more attractive to them, and they should know this if you mowed a bunch of times
Mowing here actually will attract more deer a day after or so after I mow!

[Big_Holla]

I prefer to mow the paths and even a couple bigger fields once per year, early in the year to keep the briars down and then let new weed growth come in. Many of the years we mowed reasonably close to deer season, say September, and it seemed like the deer used the trails much less and especially stayed out of the open fields. I think with the weeds coming in some they feel more comfortable and less in the open. We likely will not cut our paths again until next May or June.

[BucksandBass]

You're in agricultural area and deer pay no attention to motors and farming activity. I've jumped deer close to fields I've been mowing for close to an hour. Watch the deer hunting t.v. shows and the guides will drive some guys right to the stand with trucks and four wheelers with deer showing up later. I think the short grass will be FAR more benefit than the sound will be a harm.

[blackbeard]

Really depends on the amount of pressure there is, but if there is low pressure I'd mow them again and not think twice about it.

[00buck]

i mow mine right up too the season but only the outside edge of fields and i mow it short about 3 weeks prior to the opener