Dylan Swafford Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 I have started hunting I would say about 3 or 4 years ago so I am still new to the sport. My dad and grandpa both are bigger into fishin and not huntin so I really don't have anyone to teach me some things. I was wondering if you guys can give me a few tips and other stuff to help me bag my first deer. Also if you guys have any tips on tracking deer and following blood trails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 Welcome to the forums! Good folks on here, tell us where you're from and where you hunt. Make a good shot and forget the blood trail lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Swafford Posted November 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 Hey thanks lol I've been practicing some good vital shots. I'm from cleveland TN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 welcome! deer can smell you in the area extremely well.... so hunt paying attention to the wind and keep that in mind. also realize the deer need food, water, and cover, thus will be around any area that provides that. get out and hunt. learn from the experience. Charlie Alsheimer's book Strategies for Whitetails. that book will get you up to speed quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Swafford Posted November 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 How can I watch the wind? I know that if the wind blows my scent towards them they will smell me, but what else is there to that? Do I need to move locations when the wind blows a certain direction? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straight Shooter Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 Wind hunting is one of the most important key to success as well as location, location, location. Several companies make a tiny little bottle of windicator, allowing you to monitor the wind direction or even put a feather tied to thread on your bow somewhere. You can find the perfect area to hunt but if the wind is wrong then its all for nothing because they will bust oyu before you even see them. Determining the prevailing wind will help determine stand locations, you can get apps on your phone that give wind direction. This goes into scent control, there are a lot of scent eliminator soaps and accessories for covering the human scent. Get this under control as much as possible, keeping your clothes in scent free containers, using cover scents and sprays. For stand locations find bedding areas, food sources, travel corridors, or transition areas. Preferably between a bedding and food source area are ideal. This allows you to catch them coming and going from both. There is a ton more that can be added to this topic, purely for areas, types of terrain, and states you are hunting in. But, welcome to the RT family and feel free to let the questions fly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Swafford Posted November 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 what are some good ways I can find good locations besides rubs, beds, and food? also what can I do in the off season to get some more deer closer to my location? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlepard Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 Walk the outside of the field if it's a field that u r hunting or if it's a open set of woods than walk the edges of it where it turns thick either one will let you know where the trail is that they use that will get u in the spot to see deer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straight Shooter Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 High traveled areas are called game trails and some of them will look like a cattle crossing going through the woods. Following these trails will give you an idea on which way the deer are moving to and from areas. I love to find good crossings on creeks in low country, saddles in the hills, and bottle necks of woods for all areas. You can plant foods plots if applicable, mineral/salt licks if legal in your state to attract more deer to the area you are hunting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Swafford Posted November 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 The deer in my area have been eating clovers a lot, there use to be 2 clover spots on my hunting trail but they are gone now. Should I try planting more clovers for them to have another food source? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 Welcome to the forums. Deer here are hitting acorns right now, if you have any trees dropping, that is a good place to figure as a food source. Dunno about Cleveland, but here on the other end of the state clovers do very well and plantings in the late summer early fall do better typically than they do in the spring due to invasive weed growth in the spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OKstate Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 If you have the time, there are a lot of great instructional videos that will help you understand how whitetails function.... I follow Dr. Grant Woods on Growingdeer.tv (this is the website address) and he seems to provide pretty solid advice. You might give that a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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