Tuesday, July 16, 2019

If Deer Had Guns... how would you hunt differently?

Of course deer will never have guns, but how would you hunt deer
differently if they did? Would you hunt more quietly? Would you hide
yourself better accessing your deer blind? Would your tree stands be
quieter, would your clothing smell better and would you drive an ATV to
your stand? The point is, would you make some changes when it comes to
alerting deer - or not - when you hunt. The key to being a successful
hunter is to actually give the deer the illusion that they are not being
hunted. In order to create a false sense of security to the local deer
herd and in particular to a mature buck, you can't let them know you are
on the land. I hear all of the time, "I only spook a couple of deer
when I hunt my food plot". Well folks when you only spook a few deer,
you are just scratching the tip of the iceberg for how many deer you
actually spooked. Hunting deer isn't about fads, gadgets and magic
potions in fact, some of the least successful deer hunters that I know
use the most trinkets and scent contraptions. Being a consistently
successful hunter means getting back to our roots of attempting to be
the ultimate predator. If you hunt without your scent blowing at the
deer, without your sound projecting through the woods and by not
allowing deer to see you, you will be a great deer hunter. You will also
have a much greater chance of not getting shot, if deer ever have
guns...


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