Tips & Tactics

Since they are born and raised to wander in the woods, deer use grunts in order to call each other for different purposes. This can mean it’s time for family bonding, breeding, sparring exercises or there’s a call of danger. And due to the fact that they gather after responding to certain calls, hunters use this form of communication as a good strategy to catch their target bucks.
If you want to be a good deer hunter, you must then learn the time and situations to call deer, so as you …

Guided deer hunts are popular especially when you and your friends are in search of woodland enjoyment. Some hunting grounds are equipped with hunting guides that provide you with almost everything you need to do your game, and they as well teach you the best parts of the land where you can catch the bucks. But are guided hunts worth it?
The answer is a yes and a no. Guided hunts can be useful but at the same time annoying, depending on your intentions for hunting. Below are the benefits and …

When hunting for deer, it is important that you wear a good disguise, so as your target won’t be able to see you. Indeed deer have a keen sense of smell, but they have poor eyesight and only see shades of gray. You must take advantage of this weakness, and you can do this by wearing a camouflage suit.
Camouflage suits are very helpful in hiding a hunter from the deer. They allow you to blend with the bushes and keep you from being seen. Deer are color blind, and since …

One of the essentials of hunting in the woods is by learning to stay quiet while targeting a deer. Staying still and learning how to refrain from doing unnecessary movements can help you catch a deer easily, as you are able to target and shoot one without being noticed. Working in silence can be very difficult however, given the pressure you feel and the external forces you will encounter while in the woods. Below are some tips that can help you polish your silent movement skills when going on a …

Once you catch a deer using a gun or bow, the next thing to do is to butcher it. Field dressing a deer is important, as leaving it dead would only lead the carcass to rot. Gutting meanwhile helps maintain the deer to stay fresh, clean, and easier to handle. By doing proper dressing, the deer parts can later be cut and packed for later use.
When butchering a deer, the main tools you will need are a large trash bag, a hook and a sharp knife. These tools will later …

One of the biggest mistakes a hunter can make during hunting is by letting his target know about his presence. In this case, when a deer learns about your presence in the area, it will immediately run away and hide. Being felt in the woods can also pose dangers for you, as you can be attacked by other animals while hunting for a deer.
Here are the top reasons why you should not spook the deer:
1. You lose bucks. A deer’s instinct is keen and very sensitive. Once it detects that …

Becoming an expert in hunting deer is by simply beating your target’s senses. This is because animals, just like humans, rely heavily on their senses to check out alerts of risks and dangers, and from there they will know how to react or defend themselves against foreign attackers. Thus, when you plan to take hunting as a serious hobby, then it is recommended that you learn how fool the deer’s senses.
Probably the weakest among the deer’s senses is its sight. Deer can only see a few colors, and most of …

When hunting, it’s not always possible that you can monitor everything that’s happening in the woods. You also do not spot deer each time you go into the wild, thus end up with nothing after a whole day in the forest. However, there is one tool that can help you check out the happenings in the woods, and that is by using a trail cam.
A trail camera is a special device used by hunters in order to keep track of deer activity while they are away. It acts like a …

A good method when hunting a deer is by aiming one from a tree stand. Tree stand hunting has provided hunters a great advantage as they are given the opportunity to shoot deer from a safe, elevated distance, and as well find more bucks running across the woods.
However, just like the other methods of hunting, tree stand hunting should be learned properly and effectively. By knowing the right way of hunting on a tree stand, you can not only shoot prize bucks, but improve your shooting skills as well.
Here are …

In deer hunting, exploring the woods on the ground itself is a more defining way to catch game rather than shooting from an elevated platform, as you get to watch the deer and aim at it while in the midst of the action. You also become more knowledgeable of your target’s attitude and shoot it at the right timing and performance compared with stalking it from a distance.
However, hunting on the ground can be difficult especially for starters. You cannot easily shoot a target while it is running, and it …

Whitetail deer is among the most popular deer species hunters look for in the woods. It is a common type of deer found in the United States (except for the states of California, Nevada, Utah, Hawaii and Alaska) as well as in Canada, Mexico and Peru. Since you’ll encounter this deer in most of your hunting escapades, it is best to learn how to spot and stalk them.
Spotting and stalking a whitetail deer can be difficult, especially when you don’t know the deer’s behavior. Among the basic attitudes you need …

Still-hunting is one of the common methods of hunting deer. The term doesn’t exactly mean that the hunter has to stay in a fixed position when hunting; he rather roams around the woods quietly in search for a target. Still-hunting provides more advantageous as compared with other hunting methods such as stand-hunting, as the hunter can react towards the things he sees in order to catch a deer more successfully.
While it poses a lot of benefits, still-hunting can be difficult as you have to be very knowledgeable of the deer’s …

Deer season is at its season during the rut. Most hunters these days prefer doing their game during the early season when their target can be found around food and water sources, as this is an easier task as long as they are prepared to catch deer. The peak for catching deer however is at the rut season, which is when the deer mate. Rut season usually runs during the late fall to the winter months, and by this time deer are more susceptible to falling into the hands of …

If there’s one thing deer can easily sense, it’s a foreign object’s scent. Thus, when going on a hunting trip, be sure that you are able to get rid of your human scent so it wouldn’t be difficult for you to catch your target. Winning a prize deer would thus be much easier by staying scent-free.
Here are some effective tricks for you to stay odorless during hunting time:
1. Tuck your pants inside your boots at all times. Be sure to wear rubber boots during hunting, as they give off lesser …

October is usually the time of the year for the deer season to open, and in most states, deer hunting has already started. But the search for deer in the woods is different when you begin during the early season, and when you do find one during this time, expect the feeling to be more rewarding.
Why do hunters like hunting in the early season anyway? First, it’s easier to find deer, as the animals can be located in just one common location-a cool place in the woods. Deer are not …

Staying scent free during hunting season is important as animals can easily sense when a human is nearby by using their keen sense of smell. Deer are among the animals that rely on their olfactory nerves when it comes to sensing fear and threat, thus it is an imperative for you hide your human odor as much as possible. To do this, you need special scent elimination gear, such as the following:
1. Carbon-lined clothing. Carbon-lined clothes and suits help increase one’s chances in catching deer during hunting season, as the …

Not all hunters have their own hunting ground, thus when searching for deer, they either go on public or private land. Both lands have their own benefits and setbacks, which you first have to consider when you plan to go hunting. Here are some of the features of both lands which can help you decide where to conduct your hunting escapade:
Public lands are open to all hunters, regardless when they go alone or in groups. Since the land is free for everyone to access, expect that you have bigger competition …

One of the best ways to catch deer is by getting it into bow range. But this can be quite difficult as deer don’t stay in one place and move around consistently. Thus it will take practice before you would be able to target a deer at bow range, but once you do catch one this way, it will be worth all your effort.
Thus, if you are planning to learn how to catch a deer in bow range, then here are some guidelines you should take note:
1. Find the food …

Buck rubs are essential when trying to pattern a deer. The presence of these markings doesn’t automatically mean that area is harvestable, but they can lead you to animal’s staging area-an ideal place to hunt. Properly scouting an area before setting up any stands or blinds can be difference between a new mount and getting skunked.
Deer rubs left on the edge of fields are usually not harvestable areas because in most cases this means that the deer made that rub during the night. So even though the deer was at …