What's something you wish you knew when you first started hunting deer that will be of aide to a more hunter!
They are easier to kill at night with a thermal. Good luck.
Deer are like women, everyone you pass up is one you won’t have.
In the end, you get the same thing from trophy or a 10 at 2
I suck at deer hunting. I’m not that interested in it, so I’ve just tagged along with others…who also apparently don’t know what they’re doing either lol. I’ve never even seen the correct deer on my tag during a hunt.
I’m much more of a colony varmint shooter. So take what I say with a grain of salt.
Scouting often and waaay before the deer season opener seems paramount.
If your area only produces 100”-120” deer, you’re gonna be frustrated if you’re wanting a booner.
Kill your legal limit of does.
If you’re hunting trophies, hunt with like minded hunters.
You’ll never have large mature bucks if you kill them young.
Good leases are expensive.
Food plots matter.
Your camo doesn’t have to cost more than your rifle.
Don’t get in someone else’s stand on public land. Lol
Kill your legal limit of does.
If you’re hunting trophies, hunt with like minded hunters.
You’ll never have large mature bucks if you kill them young.
Good leases are expensive.
Food plots matter.
Your camo doesn’t have to cost more than your rifle.
Don’t get in someone else’s stand on public land. Lol
Doe and young bucks taste better than older bucks.
Store all your hunting clothes in baking soda. Brush your teeth with baking soda before you go out.
Store all your hunting clothes in baking soda. Brush your teeth with baking soda before you go out.
I'll just add hangout in timber stands that have been regen harvested. Go in a few years after the regen harvest. Lots of browse, works better than a food plot. After a decade find a new stand to hunt out of, rinse wash and repeat. Works well on the East coast. Hit these during early fall (bow season/early rifle)
Don’t shoot so many does. They have the milkshakes that bring all the bucks to the yard.
Something I have learned the hard way while hunting on public land. Don't go on opening weekend and don't go on Thanksgiving. Too many people, not enough deer. Go on off days. If you can manage it, go on a weekday. Deer will still go on public land, just not as much when there are a dozen stinking humans wandering around.
If you say so. Every job I've ever worked has a couple dudes that somehow spend 12 months a year hunting or preparing to hunt. And then a guy or two that stumbles out to a stand opening morning, smoking, hungover, puking everywhere, wearing the same dirty clothes they've been in for 3 days.
Without fail the guys that don't care are more successful than the guys with thousands of dollars in scent blocker.
Been this way for the couple decades I've been paying attention.
Gdamnit! I need to take up smoking, drink more, and take an axe to my washing machine!
Give it a whirl, at the very least it'll be entertaining for bystanders.
Yeah, I wasn’t kidding lol. Well, I guess smoking is off the list, but the rest…
My hit rate is 0%, can’t get worse!
I'm that guy about 4 dozen times over. No reason to overthink it. Nothing funnier than some Fudd smelling like deer piss wearing clothes that haven't been washed ever. Deer are curious, and like the smell of pussy, coffee, and Camel Wides.
My strategy is to go to my blind put my rifle on a tripod , pour a cup of coffee and open a little Debbie I can assure you something will come right up to your blind . Bonus point's if you are also smoking while you eat your cookie .
