How do you hunt a deer?

Answer 1

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Overall a pretty good answer, IMO. The best thing you can do is find a food source. Bucks tend to be very habitual in their day to day patterns during this time frame. They are drawn to the safety of the deep thickets and the comfort of nearby food. Early season scouting is key for pre-rut buck hunting. I try to stay in-cognito for the early stages of pre rut (mid sep - mid oct), then start to get slightly more aggressive with the addition of calling and rattling in late oct-early nov. I don't know about staying in your stand all day (activity is minimal if not non-existant during miday), but 30 min after sun rise and 30 min before sun down, are the best times for deer movement. Also, be mindful of scent and wind as a buck's testosterone levels are not high enough to neglect their instictive counter-measures this early in the season.

Answer 2

Go out into the sticks (forest) and find a good place to sit very early in the morning, near water is best and always downwind of the animal. Make sure that you have lots of camouflage, a tree stand works too. Try to buy a deer caller at your local sports store, depending on whether you are hunting buck or doe. When they get close enough and you have a clear shot take it. When you shoot your deer do not follow it for 30 minutes, a wounded deer which is being chased will run for days but if it is not being disturbed it will want to lie down and rest and will then die due to a lose of blood. Make sure that when you use the caller that you only do calls every 20-25 minutes. Have fun and good luck!

Answer 3

most white-tailed deer are hunted from tree stands set up around field or wood edges, where a hunter will sit and wait hours for deer movement to pick up. Elk and Caribou on the other hand are hunted by stalking by walking miles and miles a day and using the spot and stalk technique. Elk are usually found out west in the United States, and Caribou are found more North where they migrate across the Tundra.