| Deer Scouting Tips | | | | more 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. After | | | | areas like this that deer like to sleep. You can set up |
| all, few things feel better than finding the way that | | | | on 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 often | | | | remain so still, but falling asleep not only will lose you |
| active at dawn and dusk and sleep during the middle | | | | your 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. Deer | | | | have an excellent sense of smell. |
| Scouting Tips | | | | · Keep the wind direction in mind. Stay downwind of |
| · Bucks are more often during hunting seas | | | | whatever 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 actually | | | | wind. 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 the | | | | streams, 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 hunting | | | | have checked your equipment right when you get to |
| stand, be sure to set it up pre-season, before the | | | | the 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 Tips | | | | food 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 expect | | | | actually many deer hunting tips available on many |
| to simply remember everything. You want to write | | | | different 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 scout | | | | idea to ask locals hunters for their own, personal tips. |
| during the pre-season, right after the bucks have | | | | Different 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 | | | | |