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Eight Pointer
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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Hunting Tips Learned The Hard Way
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lmobeats
Four Pointer
Take the safety off
Yes. The Game Wardens will check to see if you're actually wearing that orange hat during gun season. Don't leave it hanging on the handlebars of your ATV and walk into your stand and wear it all the way our to the truck.
Yes, that turkey can see you if you try and slip just a few more feet to sit on that more comfortable stump instead of beside that little skinny tree.....
Yep..it would have been a good idea to pack some rain gear and dry clothes into your pack when the weatherman says it MIGHT RAIN today.
You can never have too many dry reloads and primers for your muzzle loader in your truck, your pack and your pockets.
Shoot that broadhead at a target before you actually hunt with it...it's not gonna hit where your field tip did...regardless what the package says.
Two sharp knives are better than one...especially after the one gets dull.
Hunting is supposed to be fun......just keep reminding yourself of that.
Yes, that turkey can see you if you try and slip just a few more feet to sit on that more comfortable stump instead of beside that little skinny tree.....
Yep..it would have been a good idea to pack some rain gear and dry clothes into your pack when the weatherman says it MIGHT RAIN today.
You can never have too many dry reloads and primers for your muzzle loader in your truck, your pack and your pockets.
Shoot that broadhead at a target before you actually hunt with it...it's not gonna hit where your field tip did...regardless what the package says.
Two sharp knives are better than one...especially after the one gets dull.
Hunting is supposed to be fun......just keep reminding yourself of that.
CAP305
Six Pointer
Don't get in a hurry to go retrieve the biggest buck you've ever arrowed. You may just bump it into the next county and lose it. (buh bye Mr Crab Claw)
Always take your time and actually use the lineman's strap/harness when taking down the hang on stand after the hunt is over. (thank god the fall was only 8' or so and I could kick away from the tree on the way down)
If you shoot a deer on gameland make sure the drag is downhill to the truck.
Always take your time and actually use the lineman's strap/harness when taking down the hang on stand after the hunt is over. (thank god the fall was only 8' or so and I could kick away from the tree on the way down)
If you shoot a deer on gameland make sure the drag is downhill to the truck.
Homebrewale
Old Mossy Horns
Best advice I got on this forum was to buy Third Hand Climbing Stands Stabilizer Straps. Much nicer than using a rope.
http://thirdhandarchery.com/product.asp?PRODID=13
Don't forget to disengage your safety especially on your lever action. If the safety is on when I pull the trigger on my lever it drops the hammer and makes a loud click. The bucks use that as a cue to run away.
If you shoot more than one deer and one runs off, do not move the other one until your tracking help gets there!.. had a buddy shoot two.. one laying stone dead other one took off.. Me, QBD and QBD2 arrive and start to do what we do.. in the dark, in the bottom.. but we kept ending up where we started and all of us scratching our heads about how.. come to find out where the dead one was laying was not where it was shot.. he had drug her through the blood trail of the other one.. took forever to figure that mess out..
mattharris0414
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Ha ha ha hs ha ha ha. Im still laughing at that one! Oh soo true
THIS!! Or in my case, right as you sit down, your wife is halfway up the ladder & your rifle is still hanging on the rope.largest buck we have ever seen on the farm. Bedded 50 yrds from the stand.
Always reload & prepare for a 2nd shot. I’ve lost 2 deer over the yrs from being too hasty to set down my rifle & either start down or pickup my phone.
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specialk
Twelve Pointer
yeah, bent a perfectly good trigger one time doing that.....
badlandbucks
Ten Pointer
That isn't an option in many states. Where I live in Iowa blood tracking dogs are illegal.
badlandbucks
Ten Pointer
Biggest thing I have learned is never get down early. Over 17 years of hunting, I cannot count the number of times I said to myself "well I aint seeing much, I might as well get down", only to have deer come by while I am climbing down the tree or as soon as I get on the ground. I now stay put until it is dark.
nekkedducker
Ten Pointer
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.
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Re-learned again this past weekend:
Make sure your thumb's out of the way before your release the bolt on your shotgun. Dang-near took the tip of my thumb off!
Make sure your thumb's out of the way before your release the bolt on your shotgun. Dang-near took the tip of my thumb off!
Newsome Road
Ten Pointer
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.
Smitty010203
Twelve Pointer
Carry your bow with your quiver/arrows pointing in the direction you are walking through the woods.
Pull your bow up the tree with the quiver up/arrows pointing towards you.
Lower your bow with the quiver pointing down/arrows pointing down.
These things will keep you from losing arrows in the woods and getting mud/dirt in your nocks.
Pull your bow up the tree with the quiver up/arrows pointing towards you.
Lower your bow with the quiver pointing down/arrows pointing down.
These things will keep you from losing arrows in the woods and getting mud/dirt in your nocks.
TravisLH
Old Mossy Horns
Don't forget to put your Vinod back in your bag, scanning with a rf sucks....even if it's a quality piece
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And, that you check the light & make sure you have extra batteries BEFORE opening morning when you get out of the truck...
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If ever on a business outting at a quail hunt.....make sure to go into kill mode.
oldest school
Old Mossy Horns
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"terriblehunter
Button Buck
-Check your waders for holes
-Bring dry socks
-When its hot, a thermacell is as essential as your gun
-Bring dry socks
-When its hot, a thermacell is as essential as your gun
Dolfan21
Ten Pointer
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.
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oldest school
Old Mossy Horns
that is a very good point on being early. no excuse not to be first to your spot.
unless you are duck hunting.
the tales i hear there are extreme even for me. Dolfan- you been learning from those beast boys?
Homebrewale
Old Mossy Horns
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.
JakeH
Four Pointer
Been deer hunting for better than 14 years now and I still have to remind myself to be patient and breathe when I see a deer.
Dolfan21
Ten Pointer
In this particular instance I did not because I had another spot close by that I was kind of wanting to check out anyway, so this was my excuse. It was my go to spot of Dennis Road near Troy and I had hunted it so much that I didnt mind letting him have a shot.
That said, I almost always stop and talk to other hunters and make sure we arent stepping on each others toe's. Its only happened a handful of times but I have never had a bad experience to date, probably because of the fact that we usually talk it out and work out a plan. I even exchanged numbers on one occasion and agreed to send a text if I was going to move out of the area I was in.
Deerherder
Ten Pointer
Remember to glance behind you from time to time. The deer walk where they want to, & that’s not always on the defined trail.
Make sure to keep some distance between your water bottle & your pee bottle.
Make sure to keep some distance between your water bottle & your pee bottle.
Homebrewale
Old Mossy Horns
What's a pee bottle? I'm not trying to hit some hole in a bottle when there is a lot of area around the stand. Just pee downwind.
TravisLH
Old Mossy Horns
you sure can tell alot about folks on one of those adventures.
Also don't quail hunt with Dick Cheney
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