| It's a dark, cold, fall morning. The grass crunches | | | | season well enough to know the routes and |
| under your feet as you walk out to your truck. | | | | funnels that the deer were taking to feeding and |
| You look into the sky and notice that there is | | | | bedding areas? Did you take into account the |
| enough moonlight to see shadows of different | | | | route to your stand to make sure it did not cross |
| shapes casting their dark paths across the ground. | | | | the deer's traveled route? |
| You are excited because it is the opening day of | | | | There are so many factors that have to be |
| deer season. You climb into your truck and start | | | | considered in the sport of deer hunting. Unlike a |
| heading to your spot. When you arrive you slowly | | | | sport where you are competing with a human, |
| step out of your vehicle and retrieve your gun or | | | | you are competing with an animal that dominates |
| bow and start the trek to your stand. You can | | | | you in all the physical senses. Deer also have the |
| hear the scurrying of a squirrel; the rustle of dead | | | | home field advantage. Imagine if you came home |
| leaves rattling together in tree limbs. This is the | | | | and someone had moved your sofa. You would |
| perfect morning. | | | | notice right away. The woods are a deer's living |
| Just before you reach your blind the darkness is | | | | room. That is why it's so important to consider |
| broken by an explosive snort. The sound startles | | | | your self a guest while in the woods and do your |
| you, and you recognize it immediately as a deer | | | | best not to disturb too many things |
| sounding the alarm. It's all over. | | | | When you are scouting a new area you must |
| What happened to this hunter has happened to | | | | make sure that you do it early enough in the |
| countless others. You are beginning your hunt on | | | | year that the deer become accustomed to the |
| a day that seems perfect, but what happened? | | | | changes you do cause such as shooting lanes and |
| As a hunter there are several things that have to | | | | stand placement. Remember to check with your |
| be taken into consideration before heading out | | | | state's law regarding the earliest time you can |
| into the woods. Consider these deer hunting tips. | | | | place your stand. |
| Scent: Did you properly take care not to let odors | | | | Deer hunting is a wonderful sport that can be |
| penetrate your hunting cloths or be on you? Are | | | | done alone or shared with others. Regardless if |
| you wearing rubber boots? | | | | you go it alone or have a partner, use these deer |
| Wind: Did you have a back up area in case the | | | | hunting tips and try to be prepared so your hunt |
| wind was blowing too strong into an unfavorable | | | | has a better chance of being successful and not |
| direction? | | | | damped by something you were no ready for. |
| Scouting: Did you scout your area in the pre | | | | |