Following are some of our best deer hunting tipswe offer for your success. The average deer hunter with only average knowledge and commitment, over time gets only average results. It is easy for the average hunter to be able to get a small buck every year or so, but being able to bring home that beautiful trophy buck on a regular basis requires more commitment and more knowledge.
The advanced deer hunting tips I’m sharing with you here are for the true hunting masters.
1. Scout Your Area Ahead of Time - I don’t mean analyze where you are going to sit when the truck drops you off, I mean really get to know the area you are hunting. In fact, my most successful hunting seasons actually began months before opening day. I developed the habit of getting permission to check out the lease where I was going to hunt, then I scouted out the surrounding areas. I surveyed all the potential hunting sites and then did a “dry hunt” — went through the motions of hunting but without a gun, so I could get to know the areas that had the most deer movement, the largest bucks, and the best buck-to-doe ratios. I would also walk the lease during midday noting the signs of the big bucks, and speaking of the signs of the big bucks:
2. Learn to Recognize Big Buck Signs - In order to find out where the trophy bucks reside, learn what to search for. Spot any tracks. You want to look at how big the tracks are, how many tracks there are, and in which direction the tracks are going. This will allow you to understand how big the deer are in a given area, how many there are, and what their movement patterns are. Look for Scrapes. These are the areas where bucks scratch against the ground and urinate to mark their territory and attract does. Usually scrapes are beneath low-hanging tree branches along the edges of heavy brush. Look for Rubs - Areas on trees or posts where bucks rub the velvet off their new antlers or mark their territory during rutting season. If you see six or more rubs in 100 yards, that’s called a “rub line.” The rubs are typically on the side of the tree that the buck is traveling form so noting which sides of the trees have rub marks in a rub line gives clues as to the direction of movement. Observe how big the bedding areas are once you find them. No signs of bucks means no bucks!
3. Become An Expert In Your Firearm - Learn more about the ballistics of the caliber and cartridge of your weapon. Realize and be able to adjust for the distance you are shooting; the rise on short shoots and the fall on longer shoots. Practice judging distance and if all possible walk off the probable sighting areas ahead of time so if you are making a 400 yard shot you know it is 400 yards and you know the drop your bullet will realize at that distance and be able to adjust.
4. Know Where To Place Your Shot - Once you fully understand the aim and ballistics of your deer hunting rifle, you will be able to concentrate on where you are going to place your shot. A lot of other hunters don’t agree with me on my preference, but I am a “neck shooter.” A shot properly placed anywhere on the neck brings down your deer, right then, every time. No matter where you hit the neck, you’ll get him very effectively; you’ll either sever the carotid artery or breach the spinal column, or some variation thereof, depending on how high or low the bullet lands. If you’re hitting the dear from a broadside or quarter angle, you’ll hit the neck just as easily as the lower shoulder target area, and you’ll bring it down faster. Taking a full rear shot is not advisable unless you have a trophy buck standing there and you just can’t leave it. If you have to clean a deer that has been shot up the rectum in not at all pleasant. Always make wise shooting decisions; making a fast, efficient kill is be the goal of all advanced deer hunters.
5. Calls, Attractants and Rattles - There are other things you can use to get deer in your line of sight, like deer calls, rattling, and attractants; these are very hepful deer hunting tips that you shouldn’t take for granted. You have to do some prep work beforehand with food attractants. Planting food plots takes time ant attention much as any gardening does. Start your food plot a few months before the hunting season begins, so that you can get the deer accustomed to that food you are giving them. Usually calling or rattling will only work occasionally and only during the rut. I have had bucks come to my rattling slowly and cautiously out of curiosity when they were not in rut, but typically when it works well they tend to come rushing. I have almost been run over by bucks when rattling in the field, so if you become proficient at this technique be prepared for quick action. Proficiency is required, and it takes lots of practice. There’s a learning curve involved in knowing how to effectively mimic the calls or recreate the fighting sounds of deer. But once you learn how to do this, it’s a very useful skill.
No matter how interested in deer hunting you are, anyone with the slightest interest dreams of getting a nice trophy buck; you might also be a deer hunting fiend who wants a trophy rack each year. If you want to be able to regularly bag trophy bucks on a regular basis, you need to know and understand the deer hunting tips explained here.
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