In most cases, skills in deer hunting are passed from one generation to another. This is mostly done by either the father teaching his sons how to hunt or older sons teaching their younger siblings. Other than this, you can also learn deer hunting through reading books or online materials and also from friends. Irrespective of how you learned deer hunting, there are critical tips that are necessary to make your work in the woods a success. These tips are the ones that will bring out the difference between serious hunters and those that perhaps are armatures or those who are doing it just for fun and not serious about deer hunting. This article will highlight some of the best tips that you must know if you intend to be a successful hunter.

Understand the eyesight of a deer

Studies have shown that the eyes of a deer are on the sides of its head. This gives it a view of about 310 degrees which makes it hard to focus on a single point. As a hunter, you must then convert this into your advantage by hiding at a place where trees or bushes break up your outline. The deer will not be able to locate you if you are within many trees or bushes. Of importance is to ensure that while at that location, you can be able to get a clear shot.

Also, studies show that a deer’s vision at night is near perfect. And it is for this reason that deer will mostly be seen grazing and playing very early in the morning and also very late in the evening. Understanding this phenomenon will help you know that the best hunting time is during the day. At daytime, their sight is blurred and therefore easy to hide and shoot within shot range.

Deer’s hearing ability

Deer have a perfect hearing ability. Studies show that they can clearly hear a human sound half a mile away. This will, therefore, mean that as a serious hunter, you need to avoid noise or sound the best way you can. Also, when a deer hears the sound and runs away, it will take it about two hours for them to come back again. What you will need to do, therefore, will be to ensure you prepare yourself well so that ones they come back, you don’t have to make unnecessary movements and noise.

You should ensure that as you move from one spot to another, you do it carefully and quietly. However, total silence is also bad as it makes the deer more alert thinking perhaps other animals have spotted something.

Sense of smell

Research on the deer’s capability to smell reveal that it has twenty times the capability of a human being. This essentially means it can smell your presence while you are still far away. A deer can smell your presence either in the air or on the ground. As you walk, you touch the surrounding bushes and trees. You also step on the ground perhaps with leather boots. This will help the deer to know that you have been around and can actually tell how long ago you were at that particular spot. This helps them to know whether you are a threat or not. So in order to be safe, and avoid being noticed early, ensure you put on rubber shoes instead of leather ones. This is because, unlike the leather shoes which traps body odor and leaves it on the ground and leaves, plastic or rubber does not. This will make it hard for the deer to smell and identify your presence.

Be patient

As already indicated before, a deer has a very strong hearing capability. This makes it possible for it to hear your movements even at a distance. Also mentioned is the fact that it has a wide view as its eyes can see to up to 310 degrees. It is for this reason that as a hunter, patience is crucial. You must make steps slowly while ensuring that they don’t detect your presence. Also, as you move, you should ensure that the deer does not readily distinguish it from the natural movement of bushes perhaps due to the wind. Ones you notice that the deer have sensed your presence, you should not quickly stand and go to a different spot. You should instead wait patiently as it has been established that the deer will take about two hours for them to return.

As a hunter, you should also understand the area where you want to hunt. Some of the things you have to know will be the terrain of the area and also the weather. This will inform the dressing code and also the most suitable hiding spot.

In conclusion, a successful hunter must understand fundamental tips necessary to win in the woods. We believe this article will inform you on the necessary tips that can enable you to improve your chances of killing more deer.

References:

“Best hunting tips”-outdoorzy.com

“Why some hunters succeed”-biggamelogic.com

“best varmint scope” – bestscopeguide.com

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