| One of the best ways to fill you whitetail deer tag | | | | using. This area can be especially productive with |
| this season is to hunt a funnel. No matter where | | | | deer drives. |
| you hunt you will find numerous natural funnels | | | | A simple way to find funnels is to look for deer |
| that deer use daily. Once hunting pressure starts, | | | | tracks. On a heavily used funnel you will find |
| the deer will use the funnels even more and if | | | | numerous tracks and depending on how heavily |
| your waiting, you will fill your tag. Funnels are | | | | used the funnel is you may even find ruts from all |
| basically an area that concentrates deer as they | | | | the tracks. If you find this you have hit the right |
| are moving from one area to another. | | | | spot. Once you have found your funnel try to set |
| To find a natural funnel all you have to do is look | | | | up upwind of the funnel and as close to the cover |
| to the area you are hunting. Any area that | | | | as you can. By setting up close to the cover you |
| connects two areas of cover and provides some | | | | increase your chances of seeing deer when they |
| cover for the deer can be a funnel. The funnel | | | | come out just before the end of shooting time. |
| can be large or small. Something as simple as a | | | | One last think to consider when looking for funnels |
| fence row or draw connecting two wooded areas | | | | is the possibility of deer using new funnels during |
| can be a funnel. Although you make look at it and | | | | hunting season. If you know an area will be |
| think that it doesn't provide much cover the deer | | | | heavily hunted look for any cover that deer will |
| will use it if there isn't any better cover for them | | | | navigate towards when pushed out of the hunted |
| to move from one area to the next. | | | | area. Then look for anything that can be used as |
| Another natural funnel may be found where a | | | | a funnel between the two areas. Anything that |
| wooded area narrows. The deer will stay in the | | | | may provide some cover will most likely be used. |
| cover as long as possible before crossing to | | | | Put these tips to use and you will increase your |
| another area with cover. If you have a woods | | | | chance for success. |
| that narrows you will find trails that the deer are | | | | |