Curriouse about what top 5 things everyone on here would classify as their top 5 hunting preperations. Heres mine: 1. Practice shooting- I feel that if you are not prepared for the moment there is nothing you can do to prepar getting you there. 2. Scent control-Clothes, body, anything I can kill scent on I do. I take a no scent shower right before I leave the house and dry my hair so that there is no chance of smell from water sitting in it. 3. Dress for the weather-Self explanitory 4. Rest- I make sure I go to bed early the night before so that I can be completely allert in the stand. Even though it is hard to sleep due to the exitment. 5. Check- I check all of my gear before I head out. I made the mistake a couple times last year and needed a few things that I left behind due to not checking it. Nothing worse than getting on stand and realizing you left your can call at the house. What is your top 5?
1. Check all equipment. Make sure EVERYTHING is in good working order 2. Scent control. Everything needs to be washed, sprayed, and soap needs to be in the shower ready for the morning shower. 3. All sets need to be prepped. Shooting lanes need to be cleared and stand need to be readjusted. 4. Scouting. Need to be out and watching where the deer pattern is for the early season. 5. Practice shooting more often.
1. Must be well practiced. Personal rule, all shots must be in a paper plate 10 yards further than my shooting limit. 2. All new bivy gear must be tested on several outings before season. 3. All equipment and bow is gone through and inspected. 4. Food; All food must be worth it weight in nutritional value.. I eat alot of stuff that tastes like crap Much research goes into this. 5. Shooting with all hunting clothes on.
wake up and get in the stand lmao. 1. equipment check prior to season and through out the season. 2. weather / wind 3. deer movement / patterns. 4. stage of rut activity. 5. make sure that my wife knows where I am and when to expect to hear from me. I know #5 sounds crazy but I really think it's something a lot of us forget to think about. There are so many ways for things to go wrong for us while we are out there that I think it's a great idea to make sure someone knows where you will be and how long you will be there in case something goes wrong. I hope all of you have a safe and successful season.
1. All prepartion, scouting etc... 2. Safety/ Harness 3. Equipment ok 4. Hunting right location according to wind 5. Patience, willing to make adjustments
1. Locate the deer 2. Wind direction 3. Get to them without being busted 4. Exact stand placement for a 12-15 yard max shot 5. Stay calm and kill them
1. Shower/Scent Control 2. Entry/Exit to stand 3. Wind Direction 4. Safety 5. Staying Calm/Shooting Straight This goes for the day of the hunt. As everyone knows there are many many more than just 5 that make it all come together.
1. Practice shooting 2. Scouting 3. Equipment check 4. Scent Control 5. Stay in shape These are the main things I do to prepare for elk hunting. I like the idea of shooting with all your gear on. I wanted to do this last year and just never got around to it.
1. Scouting out several bucks to target so I can hunt any wind direction on any given day since time is usually limited for me with harvest. 2. Entry and exits. With it being so open here I need to now how to get in and out with the least disturbance to the area depending on how the deer are moving through the area. I need to know my areas very well and use shedhunting/scouting to accomplish it. 3. Know where the deer are heading to feed. The food sources here are constantly changing in the fall. Soybeans are starting to die at the beginning of our season opener so the deer are leaving that to feed on greened up, harvested wheat or barley fields. The greened up fields are usually only good for a very short time depending on when they get worked( tilled under ). They are then hammering the corn fields. I hunt very close to bedding areas. Knowing what food source will be the most likely spot they head to helps me determine how to setup on the bedding area to maximize the time the deer will be on their feet during daylight. The the duck hunters show up and pressure the area so I am looking for spots that they over look in hopes of seeing a deer move during daylight. Things are constantly changing so you are constantly changing how you hunt. 4. Weather conditions. Mild weather has me setting up different then on nastier days of wind, rain or both. Nasty days has me setting up closer to areas of shelter where a deer will head to get out of the wind/rain. Mild days has me setting up in more open spots. 5. Staying focussed and not taking short cuts in any of the first 4 listed above. Getting sloppy doesn't cut it. I push it when hunting close to bedding areas but try to hunt smart. There isn't a lot of room for error especially hunting on the ground which is 99.9 % of my hunting. I do screw up every so often by pushing it but... uuummmm... eeerrrrr..... it is always equipment failure. :D 6. Have fun !!!! A guy/gal isn't out there just to kill. Enjoy what nature and hunting has to offer. Keeps you from pulling your hair out when things are getting flustrating. Tim
1. Find an area that holds big deer. 2. Establish permission to access as many acres as possible within that target zone. 3. Locate every big deer within your huntable acreage, and form reasonable conclusions as to where they are bedding and how they are moving. 4. Hang stands in areas with non-invasive ingress/egress. 5. Shoot your bow a few times and make sure your gear is in fine working order. Gear is the least important part of the equation, but you have to make the shot count when you finally give yourself the opportunity.
1.) Save lots of money. 2.) Research hunt destinations endlessly. 3.) Prepare, purchase and outfit with quality gear. 4.) Book travel early. 5.) Make sure everything is both fun and safe.
Guess in preperation here is what are my top 5....course this always starts for my season out West and then rolls right into deer season back here in PA/WNY 1) Shooting - practice, practice, practice which leads to building of confidence to execute the shot. 2) Gear - ensure that may gear is functional with no chance of failure. 3) Exercise - Be in the best shape possible, eat the right foods high carb & protein diet..personally believe this helps eliminate fatigue while hunting... 4) Area - Knowing the area in which I tend to hunt. 5) Weather - something I always do, watch weather patterns....usually a spike in activity before and after a cold front moves thru.
1) Practice 2) Knowing and being comfortable with my equipment 3) Knowing the deer patterns/ Stand placement (kind of one in the same) 4) Being prepared for any scenario in the woods 5) More practice
1. Check for holes in my clothes 2. Check for holes in my boots 3. Check for holes in the canoe 4. Check for holes in my saftey harness 5. Check for holes in the deer
1. Practice 2. Scout 3. Stay in physical shape 4. Attitude (it's not work/we love this so enjoy) 5. Practice 6. Know your limitations 7. Respect mother nature 8. Practice 9. Repeat steps 1,5 and 8 10. Practice some more
