The corners of fields are another good location. Ridges work well because they give you a good view and keep your scent from reaching deer around you. So where do you put your stand? You have a few good options. If you don’t feel like doing it in person, you can at least use satellite images online to view the terrain from above. You can do this in person by going out a couple of days before your hunt and finding where to put your tree stand, where to hike in, etc., based on how you think the deer will move. If you’re hunting a new piece of land, scope it out. Here’s a link to a checklist we put together that covers most of the items a deer hunter needs to pack. Pack everything you need, including emergency supplies.
Sean from Sean’s Outdoor Adventures runs through the basics of calling whitetail deer Be preparedīefore you leave, make sure you have taken any necessary safety course, grabbed your license and tags and have checked the weather. We’ve rounded up the top products for cloaking your natural odor in this article on the best cover scents. Use a cover up deer scent as well, and bring it with you to the woods so you can continue to apply it throughout your hunt. You can even keep your gear in a chest filled with leaves and pine needles to really mask the smell. You need to use specific odor neutral soaps and detergent designed for hunting. It’s not enough to shower and wash your hunting gear. You may think you finally tackled your body odor problem, but a deer can still smell you.
You never know what little change could bring in your next great trophy buck. If you’re a veteran hunter, take a look and see if there’s something you’d never thought of before.
If you’re a beginner out for your first deer, these tips can help you get off to a productive start without a frustrating hunting season of trial and error. Sometimes it’s just expert hunters passing on what they’ve noticed over the years. Sometimes this is scientific, something about deer biology. We figure out new things about deer hunting all the time. This is because the wise hunter never stops learning. For centuries deer hunters have met in the lodge after the hunt to discuss strategies, what worked and what didn’t.