In all seriousness, good advice by all. I'll offer two things. 1. Do not force a shot. Make sure that animal is in a position that is correct for shot placement. As said, he'll eventually be sideways or quartering away. Be patient and wait for that shot! 2. Pay attention to the details. With your equipment, make sure its all in tip top shop and functioning as it should. It's amazing how hunting conditions can bring out the flaws in things. Also make sure that everything you use, from treestands to other equipment work well for YOU. Just because it works for one guy, doesn't mean it will work well for you. 3. If you hunt out of a treestand, wear your safety harness, no questions asked. There is no excuse not to. OK, that was three....
If there is one thing young or inexperienced bow hunters need to know it is to_ 1. Always think ahead, what are you going to do if a deer comes from this direction, 2. What are you going to do if you hit a deer, 3. How will you get the deer out? 4. Don’t get down from a stand to pee, because that’s when that dream deer will arrive, while you’re vulnerable. 5. If your new to hunting then you probably are new to scouting, a good rule of thumb is to look for multiple trails crossing each other. And possible set up a stand near (not on top) 15 to 20 feet from trails. 6. When a deer is in perfect shooting range but it doesn’t stop moving make a slight grunting noise with your mouth this should stop it instantly. 7. Or to not_ 1. "Drink in your stand, 2. Not wear a safety harness, 3. Shot past your comfort zone, (mine is 25 yards, but growing.) 4. Start a thread about drinking in your stand, 5. Hunt on property lines, unless you can without pissing off neighbors (i.e. inform them that your hunting near the property line and ask if they have anyone hunting close to the property line too.) 6. Trespass, 7. Steal someone else’s deer, 8. Shoot field points at deer, 9. Shot a deer in the head, or neck, 10. Shot a deer directly below your stand, 11. Smoke crack, 12. Piss off Siman08/OH.. jk 13. Make changes to you gear the night prior to a hunt. 14. Hunt in other peoples stands or blinds. (unless you have permission to) 15. Buy foreign cars, (unless they are made in the USA.) i.e Nissan. 16. Vote for Barak.
1. Buy your wife a necklace before you upgrade your bow. 2. Never forget to shave your armpits prior to a hunt. SB
and one more thing...don't shave your eyebrows, casue thats what keeps the sweat out of your eyes. SB
I like to wear those tee-shirts with the arms cutt off and I think it is just so tacky to have my armpits hagin out all nasty in front of god and everybody. SB
respect the animal your playing HIS game, in his house. in other words wait for the perfect shot. Dont do what i see in pic on a post here the other day, Ya the one with the arrow in his head, that makes me sick.
When you do shoot your first or your 51st.....leave all that hollering, fist pumping, chest bumping that you see on tv, at home. Just as you'll be more successful at shooting a deer if they dont know you're there, you'll be equally as successful at recovering a deer if they never knew you were there. Make a marginal shot and that deer hears you hollering and pumping, its likely to run for a long ways. Shut your mouth and stay still after the shot and its likely to bed down quickly and you'll be eating backstraps before you know it!
1. Be safe and have fun. 2. Don't hunt illegally. Be familiar with ALL laws. There are bad apples out there already! Good luck!
always go to the extreme with scent control NEVER cut corners! Whether it is in scent control, practice or stand placement. Yeah.......It's that important!
1. Just go hunting and have fun 2. don't ever think you know all there is to know about hunting Hunting, as with most endeavors in life, is meant to be a life long learning experience.
Have fun and to take in the whole hunting experience. And not worry about making mistakes. Just learn from them.
