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Hunters Need to be Woodsmen |
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Clothes may make the man, but they don't make the hunter, says pro hunter Matt Morrett. He says there's no substitute for woodsmanship. Sure, new technologies can certainly help; but the best way to become a good hunter is to spend time outdoors and study your quarry and learn to understand nature.
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You live in a metropolitan area, and you're looking for a good deer hunting spot. Well, you might not have to look any further than your backyard, or your neighbor's place. Outdoor writer John Sloan says many suburban areas are overrun with deer that eat gardens and landscaping. He says find the right landowner, and you might also find the best deer stand you've ever had.
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Pop-up blinds are basically camouflage dome tents with shooting windows in the sides. So, do these blinds work, or do they scare game? Frequent pop-up blind guy Gary Guidice says once you try one, you may never go back to hunting from a treestand or a regular blind.
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When you're hunting big game, how much firepower is enough? How big a rifle do you need? How much poundage in your bow? Chris Madsen of Wyoming says he frequently sees people who err on the heavy side; and too powerful a rifle or too strong a bow can be a hindrance instead of a help.
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Optics and deer hunting. John Topping says these are an inseparable pair. He says having good optics is elemental in being properly equipped to hunt for whitetails or mule deer.
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Stay Off-road for Whitetails |
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Here's a great tip for you deer hunters, something you should put into action this coming season. Get away from the roads! Head back into areas that are harder to access and where hunter pressure is lighter. Biologist Gary Alt says these are the places where the really big bucks live.
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Spotting a Whitetail Deer Stand |
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Sometimes, when you put up a new whitetail deer stand, you upset the natural order of things, and the deer can tell it, says pro hunter Marty Stone of North Carolina. This is why it's important to experiment with different locations to see which one the deer are going to adjust to the best.
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Multi-Stand Whitetail Hunts |
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Many hunters have a favorite deer stand, but expert hunter Marty Stone of North Carolina has favorite places to hunt, and he has 3-4 stands around each place. He chooses which stand to go based on wind direction. He wants to approach and hunt so he's downwind from where he expects deer to show up.
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Quality Whitetail Deer Land Management |
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Managing a whitetail deer herd and growing better quality animals is a goal of a lot of property owners or hunting lease holders, but how do you do this on a small piece of land? Biologists say you need several hundred acres to manage a herd effectively. What can you do if you only have a hundred acres? You can do more management than you think.
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Walking Whitetail Strategy |
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All whitetail deer hunters have been there. They've got to cross an open field to get to their stand, and when they start walking across, even in the dark, whitetails see them and snort and run off. There is an easy way to get around this problem, according to big buck hunter Larry Ramsell of Illinois.
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