Tips and secrets on hunting


How to Enjoy Deer Hunting In Group

If you are an occasional hunter, did youfrom several thousand acres down to
ever try hunting in group? Hunting withpractically nothing. When hunting the
a companion is of great way and it helpssmaller of these wood patches, one man
you also in your trail and stalking thewould start and trail the deer, and his
deer. But it is difficult to find acompanion would watch the place where
hunting companion who will be a helpthe animal could be expected to leave
rather than a hindrance. This is becausethe woods. In this type of hunting, the
unless they work, as a team, the chancesman who jumps and trails the deer should
of either of them sighting a deernot try to stalk or to intercept the
depends more on luck than it does onanimal, but should confine his attention
hunting skill. When hunting with a groupto the trail unless he should overtake
that is large enough to cover allthe deer and have a good chance for a
probable crossing places, it is not soshot.
important for the trailer to stick toWhen the trailer hunts as he would if
his trailing. It is not so important foralone, he is apt to cause the deer to
the trailer to stick to his trailing.change its course enough so that his
You can apply a different type ofcompanion will have no chance to prevent
hunting when in group.the animal from reaching another piece
There are several ways in which twoof woods and prolonging the hunt. Of
hunters may work as a team in deercourse, when hunting with a group that
hunting. They may go into the woods andis large enough to cover all probable
travel a short distance apart in ancrossing places, it is not so important
effort to stalk feeding or resting deer.for the trailer to stick to his
If they start a deer, they may separate,trailing. In such cases it is probably
with one man on the trail and the otherbetter to organize a "drive" which is a
off to one side so that he may sight thedifferent type of hunting and requires
deer if it should turn in an effort todifferent tactics.
evade the trailer. They should keep inWhile hunting with one or two
touch with each other so that as soon ascompanions, it is desirable for them to
the deer's course may be predicted, onehave a plan and for each man to play his
of the men can circle and cut in aheadpart in that plan until the deer's
of the deer and intercept it on itsactions prove it to be useless and the
expected course. This is where mosthunters have a chance to meet and devise
hunting teams become individual hunters.another plan. Nothing discourages a
If the deer fails to show up at thetrailer more than to follow a trail to
expected place at the expected time, thethe place where a man has been stationed
watcher is apt to start huntingonly to find that he is gone.
aimlessly instead of trying to interceptTwo hunters can work as a team in deer
the deer at another point or rejoin hishunting. Even though they go separate
companion in order to determine theways they should keep in touch with each
deer's new course. If two hunters areother so that as soon as the deer's
able to contact each other occasionally,course may be predicted, one of the men
they may be able to alternate on thecan circle and cut in ahead of the deer
trail and may hunt all day without tooand intercept it on its expected course.
much fatigue to either.Therefore as a whole you can sum up that
A large part of my hunting has been donethere is a need to have good combination
in a farming country where deer were inbetween the two of the hunters.
patches of woods which varied in size



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