You’ll see more deer by looking at the little places, Don’t look for a deer, look for a piece of deer! If you look slower, you will see more deer faster! A deer will hear you 3 times, see you twice, but smell you once! These are some great hunting tips, shared with me over the years, from successful deer hunters. Deer habits are predictable. They feed, bed, rut, and live using predictable patterns. Scouting
Deer hunters evolve. First, they want to harvest a deer, any deer. Then they want to tag a lot of deer. Now they gravitate toward shooting a BIG BUCK. Finally, their skills have prepared them to hunt a specific buck! Not all deer are created equal. Every rack is unique and different. A deer’s behavior and patterns are also different. BIG BUCKS don’t get BIG by being stupid. They have survived and learned from encounters
All critters communicate. The messages may be simple but they can be seen, heard, or smelled by the attentive hunter. Body language speaks more loudly than deer sounds. What a deer is thinking is displayed by its body language. If you see a buck prancing, head up, and his tail halfway out, then he is saying “I am the Big Buck of the woods!” You can understand where the buck is focused by looking at
Every time I go hunting, I learn something new. Usually the learning lesson comes from making a mistake. The buck winded me, or He must have seen me, or He was just too far to shoot! Everyone has a truckload of excuses. The trick is to embrace you mistakes and learn from them. Here are a few hints that hunters often overlook. Stand Placement; Now is the time to begin placing your deer stands. This
Summer is here and antlers are growing big. This is the time of the year to relax, recharge, and regroup for the next hunting season. In several weeks, we can begin to hunt for the big racked bucks. Make sure that you do not forget to address your other responsibilities to your family, friends, work, and faith. Your early morning, and late evening, hunts will soon take you away from them. Now is the time
