| Each deer season, countless people take off | | | | amazed at how many hunters do not take odor |
| work, put off social events and change their | | | | as serious as they should. Even if you're a gun |
| entire lives for a few weeks so they can head | | | | hunter, you should be doing everything you can to |
| out the door to go deer hunting. Sadly, many of | | | | keep scent to a minimum. |
| these people return home with nothing to show | | | | 4. Change tactics for more success. If you're a |
| for their time except excuses and stories. Many | | | | tree stand hunter and you aren't seeing deer, |
| of which get changed from the real facts! | | | | don't be afraid to change tactics and possibly find |
| Whatever the reasons, by using the deer hunting | | | | you a place for a ground blind. The same goes for |
| tips below, you can greatly increase your chances | | | | bow hunters. Don't get stuck hunting one way. |
| of bringing home some venison. | | | | 5. Hunt the middle of the day. A lot of hunters |
| | | | believe they should stop hunting around 9 or 10 |
| 1. Scout and Scout some more. Scouting is | | | | a.m. I've had great success in the middle of the |
| important to find out where the deer and what | | | | day whenever the rut is going on, on full moon |
| they're doing. Don't wait a day or two before | | | | nights and during rainy days. Take some extra |
| season to do your scouting. Get out as early as | | | | food and water and prepare to sit through the |
| you can. I've found some of my best deer | | | | mid day hours, or better yet, sit all day. You may |
| hunting spots while Turkey hunting in the Spring. | | | | be surprised at what you see. |
| Then a few weeks before bow season starts, I | | | | 6. Take advantage of other hunters. If you hunt a |
| get out and do my scouting, put up my stands | | | | place where there are a lot of other hunters, try |
| and clear shooting lanes. I then leave the area until | | | | using them to your benefit. Deer are better at |
| it's time to hunt. | | | | patterning us than we are at patterning them. Find |
| 2. Practice makes perfect. Whatever weapon | | | | escape routes and get there a lot earlier than any |
| your using, you need to practice with it until your | | | | other hunters. Be in place when they enter the |
| proficient. Every year, I see hunters out in the | | | | woods. |
| woods how haven't even thought about sighting in | | | | 7. Use the best gear you can. Don't go cheap on |
| their bow or rifle until they're at camp! This is a | | | | your hunting gear. If your cheap rubber boots |
| recipe for disaster. You may miss the only shot | | | | leak and your feet are freezing, chances are you |
| you get that year if you weapon is not sighted in | | | | won't hunt long. The same goes for your other |
| or your a poor shot. | | | | gear. If it doesn't work or your uncomfortable, |
| 3. Be scent free as possible. I'm constantly | | | | you'll be headed back to the truck in no time! |