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N ate Matthews and I would like to express our deepest appreciation to the following folks, without whose efforts this book would not have been possible: Tony Lyons, creator of Skyhorse Publishing and the man who drives the wagon there; Jay Cassell, for his stewardship and editing prowess; John Rice, whose superb artwork brings the pages alive with feeling; writers Nick Sisley and John E. Phillips for special contributions.
Lamar Underwood
When you first see a buck, take a moment to check its posture. Dominant bucks hold their heads high and walk loosely with their tails held straight out. A subordinate buck walks with stiff legs and a hunched back, and keeps its tail between its legs. If you see a good buck in a subordinate posture, consider holding your shot. It could mean theres a real monster in the area.
If youre looking to shoot a buck quickly during the rut and arent much concerned about the size of its antlers, look for a large scrape thats torn up, irregularly shaped, and looks like its being used by more than one deer. Younger, more submissive bucks frequent such scrapes. Since these bucks are less wary and more numerous than trophy animals, youll stand a good chance of filling your tag faster than you would when hunting scrapes made by solitary (and often bigger) deer.
Dont give up on a hunting spot when you learn a big whitetail has been taken there. If it was a dominant buck, a host of suitors for this vacated territory will soon move in. The sudden void may dramatically increase other bucks activity. If you can hunt where another hunter has already bagged a big buck, do it!
Immediately after stopping at a vantage point, allow your eyes to relax and move them slowly back and forth over the surrounding terrain without focusing on any specific feature. Relaxed eyes automatically focus on any movement within their field of vision. If no deer are moving in your immediate vicinity, shift to a tightly focused analysis of every piece of cover you can see. Peer into the shadows, looking for pieces of deerbits of antler, the curve of an ear, or the horizontal line of a back. Move to your next vantage point once youre satisfied that youve probed all the places a deer might be hiding.
Always pile equipment youre not bringing up into your tree stand (or are bringing up by rope after you climb up yourself, such as your gun or bow) on the opposite side of the tree from where youre climbing. You wont land on it if youre unlucky enough to fall during your climb.
When a blood trail begins to peter out, mark the locations of blood dropshowever sparseas you find them. Eventually, the tape will point to the general direction the wounded critter is heading, useful information when the blood stops.
If you plan to use scent collected from the glands of a freshly-killed deer, make sure to use less of it than you would of the bottled stuff. The fresh gland scent will be much more potent than what you can buy commercially.
Dont be fooled by loud noises coming your way when youre on the deer standsticks breaking, leaves being shuffled. What you think sounds like another hunter coming your way may, in fact, be a buck. They dont always sneak through the woods.
The smart hunter doesnt concern himself solely with how or what nearby deer may hear, but does go to great pains to make sure he does not alert or spook other creatures as well, which may turn on their own warning sirens.
John Weiss,
Advanced Deer Hunting , 1987
Proper still-hunting can be described as a three-step process. Step one is to stand motionless behind an object that will break up your outline while searching the surrounding area thoroughly for any sign that deer are present. Step two is to remain still and use your eyes to pick out a way forward that lets you place your feet on the quietest ground cover possible, such as bare rock, moss, wet leaves, or soft snow. Step three is to scan the woods for deer one more time, then slowly and silently navigate the route youve picked out. Repeat steps one through three until you find your buck. Do not rush. A good still-hunter will sometimes take an hour to traverse 100 yards of heavy cover.
Because of increased pressure during the rut, mature bucks will often change their patterns to avoid hunter activity. Many will become nocturnal, but a significant number instead spend more time searching for does during the middle of the day, when most hunters are back at camp taking naps and eating lunch. Try sitting your stand during the hours before and after noon to catch these deer off guard.
Never walk through a crop field in the early morning when approaching a deer stand set up near its edge. Deer are likely feeding in this field under cover of darknessyou will startle them if you dont take a back route to your stand. The opposite is true when youre approaching the same stand during the afternoon or evening hours. Deer are likely bedded in the cover you used to hide your approach in the morning, waiting for the sun to go down before moving out to feed. You should approach your stand through the field at this time of the day.
There are too many stories about wounded big game animals returning to where they were first hit to ignore it as an occasional occurrence. Perhaps because deer and elk are herd animals and feel safe in numbers, the wounded animal often comes back to the location where it was first shot to find its companions. Whatever the reason, if you fail to recover the animal, go back and search the area where it was shot.
The Hearst Corporation, Deer Hunters Almanac: A Complete Guide to Finding, Taking, and Preparing Americas Premier Game Animal , 1996
A great place to hunt during dry, hot, early season conditions is on the edge of a meadow where theres lots of bright, green grass. Deer dont just drink water from ponds and rivers. Theyll also lick dew off vegetation, especially when theres been a drought in your area, so these meadows will attract lots of thirsty animals.
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