| The best way to bag a trophy is to ensure you | | | | where there's evidence of deer activity, a trail |
| see plenty of deer. The very best way to see as | | | | between known food sources and bedding areas, |
| many deer as possible is to find a stand, sit there | | | | for example. |
| quietly and wait. When we say wait, we mean | | | | Other good locations for a whitetail hunt stand are |
| wait while making no possible noise. | | | | at natural funnels in the terrain, where the |
| Nature gave the whitetail deer exceptional vision, | | | | movement of animals are restricted for one |
| indeed their eyesight is legendary among hunters. | | | | reason or another. These shallow depressions are |
| In reality, their eye sight is more geared toward | | | | commonly called saddles. |
| picking up motion than noticing stationery objects. | | | | Similarly, placing a hunt stand a bit further out |
| That's why it doesn't seem to matter if we wear | | | | than the average Joe is willing to trek is a great |
| hunter orange, as long as we remain still. So sitting | | | | way to bag a whitetail when the hunt pressure is |
| still, especially when the wind is in your favor, | | | | at it's highest. |
| pays huge dividends. | | | | Avoid placing a hunt stand near fresh scrapes - |
| I have fallen asleep while glassing a slope looking | | | | most whitetail deer do not revisit these and you |
| for animals in the warm sunlight. When I awoke, | | | | could find yourself waiting a long time for nothing. |
| deer (and elk)were walking everywhere in plain | | | | Another word of caution - if you are in your |
| sight! I have to tell you, this has happened more | | | | stand for more than eight hours and you haven't |
| than once. Most hunters I know have been sitting | | | | seen any deer, be sure you're masking your |
| down eating lunch or answering nature's call when | | | | scent effectively. Either that, or you picked a |
| they look up and see big game. What was the | | | | poor spot to sit. |
| common denominator? When I fell asleep or was | | | | In short, if you choose your stand carefully, sit |
| eating lunch or doing my other business, I was | | | | downwind from the deer crossing, remain |
| quiet and still. | | | | motionless and just be patient, that perfect |
| Choosing a stand can be tricky, especially in areas | | | | whitetail is bound to cross your sights. |
| where the hunt pressure is high. Look for an area | | | | |