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While in a treestand, the absolute sure-fire way to get a buck to step out is to tie your gun to a hoist line and lower it all the way to the ground.
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Tie the bottom section of the climber to the top with a suitable length rope!
Tie off the bottom of your climber!!!! Too long to post why, but around 14 years ago I posted the story.
Make sure the deer is dead before draggin it!!! Also a long time ago, also posted.
Tie off your canoe to shore when you row to shore to poop! Also a long time ago, also posted.
Bring Toilet paper with you!!!
Sprinkle mzl caps ALL THROUGOUT your hunting gear!! All pockets, all orifices etc!
Make Sure your Cousin brings his Cell Phone with him hunting!!!
Strap your treestand to your ATV VERY well!! And carry some side cutters on your ATV in case the cables wrap around your ATV axle when it falls off!
Bring More Sammiches, in case the guy with you makes fun of you for making them, and then asks for one hours later!
Don't shoot if your brain says "it's too far"!!!
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While in a treestand, the absolute sure-fire way to get a buck to step out is to tie your gun to a hoist line and lower it all the way to the ground.
As soon as you have identified your target....remember to disengage the safety ☺
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This would be the best lesson by far and the second would be after the shot and you are blood trailing the deer, go slow with very few people helping track.
Leave one [or flagging tape/TP] at the last blood and DO NOT let anyone go ahead of the track to just see if they can "just see the deer".
When the blood trail gets thin, STOP and get a dog.
Never, ever grid search for a deer until you have tried a dog.
Several folks on here have lost deer this year by not following this plan.
Remember, NEVER GRID SEARCH FOR A DEER UNTIL AFTER A DOG FAILS TO FIND YOUR DEER.
Buy a dog, train your housedog, use a friends dog or hire a pro tracker. Just give a dog [any dog] a chance before you fill the woods with folks.
Or have one chambered on the way to the stand. Twice in my life I had deer walk 30 yards in front of me on the way to the stand and stop broadside. Click. No round in the chamber.This happened to a friend of mine I took hunting wit me. Decent 8pt steps out 75 yds broadside. He pulls the trigger and its just "click" the deer looks at us and as he moves to chamber a round the deer is gone.
Triple check that you have a working flashlight, especially during new moon! I don't care how well you know your land, in eastern NC, it's nearly impossible to make it all the way back to the truck when you can't even see your feet.
If ever on a business outting at a quail hunt.....make sure to go into kill mode.
We all have them; experiences that taught us (the hard way), what not to do when deer hunting.
Since the season is underway I thought it would be a good read to hear what everybody's "learned in the school of personal experience" was.
Mine is: don't assume the deer you just shot is really down & dead.
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In all seriousness.....be the first to the gate. That extra 20 minutes of sleeping time can cost you your spot if you hunt in high pressure areas like alot of us. a guy literally pulled into the gate I was going to as I turned down the road. 2 minutes was the difference.
Also, I am learning the importance of preseason scouting if you are on unfamiliar land. I thought I could just wing it and its not exactly working out. I promise I wont make this mistake again. I am going to try to plan on scouting at least 2 days in the offseason for every day I plan on hunting. So if I usually get in 14 sits a season, I want to scout for 28 days. It may not happen, but its a goal I am going to shoot for. So much of this season has been spent hiking looking for sign and bedding areas specifically. The problem is that if/when I find one, I usually blow that spot for at least a week or longer when they bust me. Frustrating but I knew better, just thought I could overcome it but reality is setting in. No shortcuts.
In all seriousness.....be the first to the gate. That extra 20 minutes of sleeping time can cost you your spot if you hunt in high pressure areas like alot of us. a guy literally pulled into the gate I was going to as I turned down the road. 2 minutes was the difference.
Did you leave or did you go talk to the other hunter? If the area being hunted is large, it seems a good opportunity for both of you to hunt it without interfering with each other.
you sure can tell alot about folks on one of those adventures. not sure why but slow flying quail brings out the worst in some "hunters"