| Trophy whitetail hunting is among the most | | | | rest just prior to sunrise |
| popular options for deer but as with any type of | | | | Once a buck has enjoyed some much-needed |
| hunting and even fishing, to be successful requires | | | | downtime, he will be rested and energized to start |
| special planning and knowing how to implement | | | | looking for females again. These bucks will spend |
| the right strategies. We wanted to show you | | | | time until mid-afternoon again moving about, after |
| some ways in which you can make trophy | | | | which time they rest before starting the cycle |
| whitetail hunting more successful so you come | | | | again. However, a common mistake seen by |
| home with a deer of which to be proud. | | | | people involved with trophy whitetail hunting is |
| - Adopt Deer-Like Thinking | | | | that they head back to camp to prepare lunch |
| To improve your chance of being successful at | | | | and rest. Therefore, during the time the bucks |
| whitetail hunting, you need to start by adopting | | | | are out hunters are eating and resting. |
| the mindset of a deer. To accomplish this, you | | | | - Odors |
| need to go through your inventory of habits, | | | | Finally, if you are going to be successful with |
| opinions, actions and strategies, looking for those | | | | whitetail hunting, it is imperative that you keep |
| that do not line up with the way in which a deer | | | | odors under control, some more than others. |
| thinks. The more you can make appropriate | | | | Everything you do before going out to hunt |
| changes so everything you do is more "deer like" | | | | should be considered for related smells. For |
| the greater success with hunting you will have. | | | | instance, if you drove in and stopped to fuel up |
| - Publications | | | | the car, the odor of gasoline could be enough to |
| It would also be advantageous to subscribe to | | | | scare deer away. |
| various books, magazines and newsletters for the | | | | Another example of odors and whitetail hunting is |
| type of deer and weapon used for hunting. | | | | beverages and food items from camp. Sometime |
| Publications such as this offer a variety of articles | | | | as simple as the hint of coffee, bacon or eggs |
| written by experienced hunters willing to pass on | | | | would be easily picked up by the deer. Other |
| experiences and insight that would help with your | | | | odors that many hunters forget about are the |
| trophy whitetail hunting. | | | | smell of tobacco for smokers, soaps used for |
| - Time of Day | | | | laundering clothes and urine while on the hunt. |
| While you might not think much about the time of | | | | If you need to use the restroom, carry a plastic |
| day in which you whitetail hunt, you should. The | | | | bottle and cap with you instead of going behind a |
| truth is that by hunting anywhere from 11:00 am | | | | tree or bush. Additionally, remember that odors |
| to 1:00 pm, you will increase your chance of a | | | | will linger in the air but also land on brush |
| successful kill. The reason is that bucks are | | | | accidentally bumped into. Therefore, pay close |
| typically nocturnal animals, especially when looking | | | | attention to any odors to would make you be |
| for females and during some phases of the moon. | | | | detected so your trophy whitetail hunt is a huge |
| Therefore, they will find a place to lie down and | | | | success. |