Deer Scouting Tips - Deer Hunting Tips

Deer Scouting Tipsmore markings on trees than he will afterward.
The best deer hunting tips are the ones that you· Look for areas with thick and dense brush. It is in
figure out for yourself and can offer to others. Afterareas like this that deer like to sleep. You can set up
all, few things feel better than finding the way thaton the outskirts of such an area... somewhere where
works for you. Of course, until you reach that point,you will be able to see better.
here are some deer hunting tips to help you get· Remain still! Do not move unless absolutely
there.necessary!
Deer Hunting Tips:· Do not fall asleep! This can be tricky when you
· Deer are generally crepuscular: they are oftenremain so still, but falling asleep not only will lose you
active at dawn and dusk and sleep during the middleyour deer, but it can also be quite dangerous if you
of the day and night.are up in a tree stand.
· This does not, however, mean that you will not· Use special products to mask your scent. Deer
see them feeding during the middle of the day. Deerhave an excellent sense of smell.
Scouting Tips· Keep the wind direction in mind. Stay downwind of
· Bucks are more often during hunting seaswhatever feeding or sleeping spot, etc. you are
· Go scouting. Do this during early to late summer."staking out." Constantly check for changes in the
When you scout, be as careful as if you are actuallywind. Deer Scouting Tips
hunting. Stay quite and do not leave much scent.· Wear a harness if using a tree stand.
· Find the food source that the deer will be eating· Move the site of your tree stand around. You do
during the hunting season.not want your deer to start associating deer stands
· Look for trees that will have the most acorns.with humans!
· Look for areas with greens like clover or rye· Try to avoid walking a long a deer trail or even
covering the ground.walk parallel to one. Take the back route... walk up
· Look for deer trail routes. The ones with thestreams, etc.
freshest tracks are the best.· Be sure to always be ready. Make sure that you
· If you are going to set up any sort of huntinghave checked your equipment right when you get to
stand, be sure to set it up pre-season, before thethe stand, not once a deer is already out!
deer start feeding in that area. Otherwise, you can· The majority of deer are shot downwind from a
scare them off. Deer Scouting Tipsfood source.
· Mark your "hot spots" on a GPS.These are only a few deer hunting tips. There are
· Also be sure to take lots of notes. Do not expectactually many deer hunting tips available on many
to simply remember everything. You want to writedifferent websites from many different, experienced
down everything that you find.hunters. Before hunting in a certain spot, is a good
· You can find where the bucks are if you scoutidea to ask locals hunters for their own, personal tips.
during the pre-season, right after the bucks haveDifferent areas can vary, and everyone has his or
rubbed the velvet from their antlers. During this time,her own tricks of the trade.
the rut (mating season) a buck is going to leave