Tips and secrets on hunting


Deer Hunting: Where and When

Deer are commonly thought of as beingmuch noise and try and leave little scent in
crepuscular animals. This means that theythe area. Hang your stands early and then
frequently become active during dawn and duskleave the area alone until you plan on
and more often than not tend to sleep duringhunting.
the middle of the day and late at night. This
is possibly a defense mechanism to enableAlso note that over scouting an area can have
digestion and rest during the day whena negative effect on the wildlife and you may
predators  are  not  as  active.end up pushing the deer out of the area, not
be  seen  or heard from during hunting hours.
However, some deer do decide to feed during
the middle of the day; this is a quirk inTry to find any area where clover or rye or
that deer's schedule for that particular dayany greens cover the ground. Look in the
and  more  than  likely not a repeated event.surrounding areas to establish trail routes
and scrapes; and look for deer tracks to
Figure out what food source that the deerreinforce  movement  and  frequency.
will be eating during hunting season and
locate it. Know your terrain, food sources,A deer loves to sleep where the brush is very
bedding  areas  and  funnels.thick and very dense. Most areas of this
nature accompany small pines and swampy areas
Scouting before hunting is a must to locate awhere movement by a predator would not go
big buck's territory. I prefer to do mywithout detection. Hunting in these
pre-season scouting immediately after theconditions is very hard because of limited
deer have "rubbed" the velvet from theirvision and the noise that would accompany a
antlers. Remember that while rubbing thehunter stirring around the brush. Hunting in
velvet from their antlers, a buck will notthese areas is not suggested because of these
attack the larger trees and bushes that hehandicaps; it would be best to wait on the
will immediately prior and during the rut;outskirts of a well used trail and await the
however, he will leave evidence on smallerexit or entrance of the deer from or to his
bushes. This activity will tell you where thefeeding  spot.
deer are and may help you pattern a
particular  animal.An important cycle of a deer's life is its
powerful will to mate and it is during this
Determine which oak trees have the mosttime (also known as the rut) in which the
acorns for the upcoming fall by scanning thedeer's senses are dulled and the hunting
upper limbs of the trees with binoculars. Sethopeful now has a slight edge. During this
stands near trees with large number of acornstime of the year the deer will be active a
before they ripen and the deer start feedingsignificantly larger amount of the time. This
in  the  area.means that you will have a greater chance of
seeing an elusive buck and a much better
Start early, at the latest, mid summer. Scoutchance of bagging one.
like you're hunting. Be careful. Don't make



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