Deer Hunting Tips
Four Deer Hunting Tips Designed To Increase Your Chances
First of all, start and keep up a log of deer hunting tips and related information. It doesn't have to rival the great American novel, but it's always a good idea to jot down useful tips and information, which either have been passed on by others, or you have found out on your own. Unless the deer are parading up and down if front of you all day, jotting down certain bits of information can make your hunting experience much more productive. What specifically should go in this log? The answer is anything you think worthwhile, but as a start, the next three tips are probably key.
The second tip is this. Anyone who has spent much time in the field knows that weather and the time of day play very important roles in your chances of getting off a shot. If it's noon on a hot and sunny day, you might as well break for a leisurely lunch. If it's a bit cloudy and cool and getting on late in the afternoon, or towards dusk, you'd best be on your toes, since that's when deer are most active. While you might not want to lug a barometer around with you, deer do seem to be sensitive to changing barometric pressure, and are generally more active when the barometer is changing than when it is holding steady. Checking the weather forecasts for a couple of days leading up to and including your outing is not a bad idea. Of course, if you're going to go in spite of what the weatherman has to say about temperatures and barometric readings, you can forget about all of this, but at least you'll have a better idea of your chances.
The third of our four deer hunting tips is, when and if you get the chance, scout the area in which you plan to hunt. That's where crude maps or sketches in your log book can be valuable. We're not necessarily talking about scouting the day before. That's not the best idea anyway, particularly if deer are beginning to get a little nervous about anything else being in their territory. Your scouting can be weeks, even months, ahead of the actual hunt. What you're looking for is trails, deer sign, types of forage, and good places to place a stand or just hunker down. With some practice, this can become the equivalent of a fisherman reading a stream. With a little luck, and if you're quiet while you are scouting, you may be able to observe deer moving in and out of the area, and find where they are most apt to be feeding. Then, you can make some notes as to where the best place for you to watch and wait would be. Again, if you want to spot deer as well as their habitat, mornings or late afternoon, and around dusk, is the best time.
Finally, seek out and have a chat with a more experienced hunter, better yet an experienced guide. You might be looking for some information about a particular area, or just seeking our some useful deer hunting tips to add to you overall knowledge. If you come across someone who really is interested in sharing knowledge with you, some very good information for your log may come out of it. At times we like to try and figure out things for ourselves. There's nothing really wrong with that, but if you're determined to learn by trial and error, it may be awhile before you bag your first trophy buck.
Heeding the above four deer hunting tips should give you some payback in the long term. Need we mention that a little target practice leading up to deer season might not be a bad idea either?