| Can you take a big deer? Absolutely! Can everyone? | | | | it is the hardest thing to overcome. You can really |
| Probably, but not likely. Why would I make such a | | | | increase your odds of getting a deer by paying |
| statement? Because it's true. Every year, in every | | | | attention to scent control. Wash your clothes in a |
| state, hunters go into the woods in search of a | | | | scent control laundry soap. Then put them in a scent |
| trophy buck. More often than not, they come out | | | | proof container. A trash bag will do if you have |
| empty handed with nothing but their weapons. If | | | | nothing else. My cousin hangs his out on a line all deer |
| you're not seeing deer it is because you are doing | | | | season, and it seems to work well. Once you get |
| something wrong. | | | | your clothes scent free, you need to take care of |
| You have to change the way you hunt. If you have | | | | yourself. |
| a buddy who is making a lot of noise, or can't be still, | | | | A scent free body wash will work well. Once you |
| let him hunt by himself. But most importantly, hunt | | | | achieve this, be very careful to remain scent free. |
| where other hunters are not. It is a fact that most | | | | Don't stop and eat breakfast or gas up your truck. |
| hunters will not travel far from their truck. If you can | | | | What would be the use of being scent free if you |
| see your truck from your tree stand, you are way | | | | were just going to be contaminated with new smells? |
| too close! Get out way before the season starts and | | | | A deer knows a McDonald's breakfast sandwich does |
| after the season ends. | | | | not belong in his woods. Now we are in the woods |
| My cousin and I spend countless hours scouring the | | | | and we are just planning on hunting off the ground. I |
| woods in search of new hunting spots and shed | | | | would try to find a trail that spokes out about 20 |
| antlers. This will do two things. It will tell you where | | | | yds away from a well traveled doe trail. You should |
| that deer you were looking for went when all the | | | | set up on the north or south side to avoid the sun |
| other hunters pushed him out and it will show you | | | | giving away your position. |
| where he will probably be next year. Deer know | | | | If at all possible hunt downwind of the way you |
| when deer season is. No, they don't have a calendar | | | | expect the deer to come. This is a very basic hunting |
| (at least I hope not). But they can definitely tell the | | | | situation. To get close to a big deer requires a lot of |
| increase of activity in their woods. Everything you do, | | | | preparation and a little luck. A lot of times you can |
| or even that you don't do, can effect the outcome | | | | use other hunters to your advantage. If you have |
| of your hunt. | | | | hunted the same area for years, you can pretty |
| It's the attention to the details that will pay off in the | | | | much guess where they are going to hunt and which |
| matter of deer hunting. The deer's nose, his sense of | | | | way they might push the deer. Be ready for them. |
| smell, is what can foil a hunt more than anything and | | | | |