Avoid Bringing Anything Whiteĭo not be dressed in or bring anything white as you run the risk of being mistaken for a deer. You shouldn’t leave your scent around your stand area because the deer will smell it and they won’t come anywhere near your stand. When nature calls, just use the plastic bottle. If you hunt from a tree stand carry an empty plastic bottle with a good sealing type lid.
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Look for a head, a horn, an ear, a leg or a patch of brown or white. Also look for deer parts sometimes you won’t see the whole deer. Listen closely for crunching noises and breaking twigs. Hunters should be aware of the fact that some foods will last only a couple of days or 2-3 weeks so if you plan your hunt in an area where the food is out, you will only find tracks and droppings but no deer. The key to hunting deer with a bow is to know where and when the deer will feed and to find the source of food so that you can come back later for further hunting experiences. If you didn’t know, deer prefer certain foods at different periods of the year in alternate locations and also you should keep in mind that certain foods are available in specific periods of the year. Even during the rutting season, the does of course have to eat and as we have mentioned before, the buck will follow the doe everywhere so you will have great chances of capturing a buck/doe. Know Where Deer Feedįourth issue in order relates to the fact that every animal (including deer) has to eat every day that is why the best places to find deer (regardless of the period of the year) is near their favorite food. Weather can be your greatest ally or your worst enemy. An interesting fact is that deer react to weather conditions exactly like humans do.
It doesn’t matter if you are in the pre-rut, rut or post-rut period.ĭon’t plan any hunting during warm days as these periods are worst for hunting bucks. The best times to hunt a buck with a bow are before a cold front moves in and a day or two after the cold front moves out. The weather conditions affect not only all deer but also all does that is why when you will hunt before a cold front you will capture more bucks and does. Hunting anytime you can just before a cold front coming in after a warm period is highly recommended as you will spot and hunt more older age class bucks. Hunting before and after peak rut season under favorable weather conditions will give you many chances for a fruitful hunting experience. The third aspect regarding bow hunting whitetail deer which every hunter must take into consideration is the weather issue. In this period bow hunters must rely on using calls to be efficient. But during the rut season they will run across open fields. Under normal circumstances, both bucks and does will run through this small neck of the woods. Some hunters hunt a small neck of woods with two fields on each side and large woodlots on both ends. It is advisable to hunt funnel areas where both does and bucks have to pass. The doe will run through the entire woods just to get away from the buck. The buck will always chase the doe anywhere where the doe goes, this is happening only during the rut season. Although it is rather easy to find a location with a big deer population, getting close to one is very hard. Deer Rutting SeasonĪs far as the rut aspect is concerned, many hunters affirm that this is the worst possible period for hunting deer. Many hunters make the mistake to hunt stands when they are aware of the fact that the wind conditions aren’t appropriate to hunt from those stands. If you hunt an older age class deer and he will smell you it is almost certain you won’t be able to hunt the animal the next season. If you want to avoid the possibility of being smelled by the deer you should hunt with the wind in your face or in a crosswind so that it will blow your human odor away from the animal.