Hunting Tips
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- Deer Hunting - The Value Of A Tree Stand
- Deer Hunting - The Best Times Of Day To Hunt and Differences To Be Aware Of
- Do you know all of the wildlife you can hunt on any given day?
- Deer Hunting - The Value Of A Tree Stand
There is no single type of hunting for deer that is THE best method; it depends on the hunter, the hunting area, and the deer. In looking at still hunting vs. walking vs. a tree stand, I have found that a tree stand placed on a well used deer trail has some huge advantages! Deer have superior hearing and smell capabilities. At ground level, unless you are down wind of the deer, the deer will pick up your scent and bolt, long before you see them. In a tree stand, you have a better chance of the deer not picking up your scent. With regards to hearing, deer can easliy hear you walking through the woods and unless you come upon an oblivious animal, most often you'll scare them away before you even get a chance to see them. The other advantage of the tree stand is that if a deer does hear you in the stand, they don't know what to make of something up in a tree. When they hear you, they often stop, puzzled, looking right at you, trying to figure out what you are. This pause can be just long enough to get off the one clean shot that you need! If you do use a tree stand, make sure you use it safely... getting in and out of some tree stand can be tricky and dangerous at times.
This Hunting Tip provided by Stoney's Guide Service
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- Deer Hunting - The Best Times Of Day To Hunt and Differences To Be Aware Of
Depending on the habitat and the hunting pressure, deer have differing time patterns for feeding and movement, usually traveling back and forth from feeding ground to bedding area. The strategy is to either find a feeding or bedding area, or to put yourself on a route that the deer travel getting to and from these areas. Unless the hunting pressure is so much that deer move entirely at night, dawn and dusk are most often the times when deer are moving and you will be able to see them. A couple thoughts to keep in mind... as dawn breaks and you have a shot to take, the day continues to get lighter and finding a down or wounded deer will be done in the light of day. At dusk, if you get a shot off that doesn't take the animal down right away, darkness sets in shortly and finding a wounded deer, or a deer that traveled a hundred yards before dropping, can be a real challenge. If you do hunt at dusk, make sure you have an excellent flashlight, and be prepared to head out in the morning to check again if you don't find anything that night.
This Hunting Tip provided by Stoney's Guide Service
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- Do you know all of the wildlife you can hunt on any given day?...
Double click HERE to see a chart to help you out.
(You'll need Microsoft EXCEL to view this chart)
These charts are provided by Stoney's Guide Service. Please verify dates with the IF&W Hunting Law book.
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