If you are an average deer hunter, you have average deer hunting knowledge, put forth average commitment, you will only get 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. In order to help you become a better hunter, I am going to provide you with the advanced deer hunting tips used by deer hunting masters.
1. Scout Your Area In Advance. I'm not talking about where you're going to sit when you arrive at your hunting spot -- I mean be genuinely aware of the area that you are hunting in. 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. Do a "dry hunt," where you just look at all the hunting sites you have available unarmed, with a camera, and find out where you can find the biggest bucks, and most movement, and a better buck to doe ratio. You can walk around the lease in the middle of the day, looking for big buck signs that I could see.
2. Recognizing The Signs Of Big Bucks - By knowing what signs to look for, you will be better prepared to find the area where the trophy bucks are located. One thing you want to look for are 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 there 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. These are the spots on trees or posts where bucks rub the velvet off their budding antlers, of where they mark their territory in rutting season. If you see six or more rubs in 100 yards, that's called a "rub line." You'll usually find rubs beside a tree on the side that the buck's traveling from, so you can get an idea of where the deer is moving and mark it down, making it easier to find them.
Also, look for bedding areas and make a note of their size. If you don't see any bedding, there aren't any deer living in that area!
3. Know Your Firearm and Ammo - You need to know the ballistics of the bullet and cartridge you shoot. You also need to know how your gun reacts to the distance you are shooting. You need to know how far your shot raises for short shots and how far it falls for longer shots. You should practice judging how far your shots are and maybe even walk off the distances to possible sighting areas. This will allow you to know if you are making a 400 yard shot and also know how much your bullet is likely to drop making this shot. Doing this will enable you to be able to adjust your aim to make a quality shot.
4. Shot Placement; If you master the aim and ballistics of your deer hunting rile, you will be more comfortable with precision shot placement.
While many hunters have several different ways to shoot, one way that can help you is to shoot for the neck of the animal, as that will immobilize the deer much more quickly. If you hit the deer lower on the neck the carotid arteries will be severed. If you hit the deer high on the neck you will break the deer's spinal column. Finally, if you hit the deer in the center of the neck you will get a combination of both of these effects. No matter what angle the deer is at, whether it is broadside, front or rear quarter angle, or head-on, the neck will be as large of a target area as the typical "behind the lower shoulder" targets. The difference is that the neck target is much more effective.
Don't ever try a full rear shot, unless it's the only way to get a fantastic trophy buck; you won't be nearly as effective at bringing down the buck, and it'll be very uncomfortable to have to clean a butt-shot deer. Be sure to place your shot very carefully - the best deer hunters try to bring down their quarry in one shot.
5. Attractants, Calls, and Rattling - While we do not have time to go into a lot of detail, it is an important deer hunting tip to use attractants (like natural food plots, salt licks/mineral blocks, feeders, and flavored blocks), deer calls, and rattling methods. You have to do some prep work beforehand with food attractants. Just like any garden, food plots takes a lot of time and attention. You want the deer to get used to feeding in the area of the food plot weeks or even months prior to hunting season. This is important so you know when and where they will be grazing.
Only try rattling for bucks or using calls during rutting season, as that's the only time it will usually work. Bucks will mostly be attracted to the rattles and calls because they're curious if not in rut, but while rutting they'll rush toward the noise, which is far from an ideal situation. You could run the risk of getting run over by bucks if you rattle, so make sure you are prepared to act quickly if you want to do this. It'll take a lot of time to get good at this. There's a bit of a learning curve that comes with accurately recreating the sounds of deer fighting, but if you get it right, it'll be very advantageous.
While every deer hunter dreams of being able to display a trophy buck at some time in their life, advanced deer hunters are not satisfied unless they get a trophy buck each and every 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. - 31499
1. Scout Your Area In Advance. I'm not talking about where you're going to sit when you arrive at your hunting spot -- I mean be genuinely aware of the area that you are hunting in. 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. Do a "dry hunt," where you just look at all the hunting sites you have available unarmed, with a camera, and find out where you can find the biggest bucks, and most movement, and a better buck to doe ratio. You can walk around the lease in the middle of the day, looking for big buck signs that I could see.
2. Recognizing The Signs Of Big Bucks - By knowing what signs to look for, you will be better prepared to find the area where the trophy bucks are located. One thing you want to look for are 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 there 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. These are the spots on trees or posts where bucks rub the velvet off their budding antlers, of where they mark their territory in rutting season. If you see six or more rubs in 100 yards, that's called a "rub line." You'll usually find rubs beside a tree on the side that the buck's traveling from, so you can get an idea of where the deer is moving and mark it down, making it easier to find them.
Also, look for bedding areas and make a note of their size. If you don't see any bedding, there aren't any deer living in that area!
3. Know Your Firearm and Ammo - You need to know the ballistics of the bullet and cartridge you shoot. You also need to know how your gun reacts to the distance you are shooting. You need to know how far your shot raises for short shots and how far it falls for longer shots. You should practice judging how far your shots are and maybe even walk off the distances to possible sighting areas. This will allow you to know if you are making a 400 yard shot and also know how much your bullet is likely to drop making this shot. Doing this will enable you to be able to adjust your aim to make a quality shot.
4. Shot Placement; If you master the aim and ballistics of your deer hunting rile, you will be more comfortable with precision shot placement.
While many hunters have several different ways to shoot, one way that can help you is to shoot for the neck of the animal, as that will immobilize the deer much more quickly. If you hit the deer lower on the neck the carotid arteries will be severed. If you hit the deer high on the neck you will break the deer's spinal column. Finally, if you hit the deer in the center of the neck you will get a combination of both of these effects. No matter what angle the deer is at, whether it is broadside, front or rear quarter angle, or head-on, the neck will be as large of a target area as the typical "behind the lower shoulder" targets. The difference is that the neck target is much more effective.
Don't ever try a full rear shot, unless it's the only way to get a fantastic trophy buck; you won't be nearly as effective at bringing down the buck, and it'll be very uncomfortable to have to clean a butt-shot deer. Be sure to place your shot very carefully - the best deer hunters try to bring down their quarry in one shot.
5. Attractants, Calls, and Rattling - While we do not have time to go into a lot of detail, it is an important deer hunting tip to use attractants (like natural food plots, salt licks/mineral blocks, feeders, and flavored blocks), deer calls, and rattling methods. You have to do some prep work beforehand with food attractants. Just like any garden, food plots takes a lot of time and attention. You want the deer to get used to feeding in the area of the food plot weeks or even months prior to hunting season. This is important so you know when and where they will be grazing.
Only try rattling for bucks or using calls during rutting season, as that's the only time it will usually work. Bucks will mostly be attracted to the rattles and calls because they're curious if not in rut, but while rutting they'll rush toward the noise, which is far from an ideal situation. You could run the risk of getting run over by bucks if you rattle, so make sure you are prepared to act quickly if you want to do this. It'll take a lot of time to get good at this. There's a bit of a learning curve that comes with accurately recreating the sounds of deer fighting, but if you get it right, it'll be very advantageous.
While every deer hunter dreams of being able to display a trophy buck at some time in their life, advanced deer hunters are not satisfied unless they get a trophy buck each and every 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. - 31499
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