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While to some it may seem obvious the right things to do, and not do when deer hunting, for the newcomer there are some tips that may are well worth mentioning. Deer hunting isn’t as simple as walking into the woods with a gun, there is a lot of preparation required, but following these few guidelines, a hunter will greatly increase his chances of bagging his first trophy.

- Start Early. Hunting season is limited to only a certain time of the year, and only at certain times of the day. Firearms are not to be discharged before sunrise, nor after sunset. This protects the safety of other hunters in the area, because at these times there is not enough light to reflect off the hunter orange every hunter is required to wear. Some states however, allow guns to be fired one half hour before sunrise, and one half hour after sunset; check local regulations for further details. Keeping this in mind, a hunter should still use the law to his best advantage; head out to your blind well before sunrise. This will allow you to remain better hidden from any deer in the area, and when sunrise does come up and the deer are moving around, the hunter will be ready and waiting in his blind.

- Stay Late. While some hunters choose to hunt the entire day, sunrise and sunset are the best time to find the deer. Depending on local regulations, a hunter should start to head to his blind well before sunset, around mid-afternoon, and stay for as long as the law will allow, at most one half hour after sunset. If a hunter is only able to hunt a limited time of the day, these are the two best times to do it.

- No Scents. Before going out to hunt avoid any unnatural smells; this may be the one time of year when a shower may not be in a hunter’s best interest. No perfume, cologne, or after shave, and beware of strongly scented deodorant. Deer have a very sensitive sense of smell, and even the slightest scent can alert them to a hunter’s presence.

- Absolute Silence. While this may be a slight exaggeration, silence is essential when deer hunting. Very low whispers only, and if that can be avoided, all the better. Hunters often underestimate a deer’s heightened senses, so be sure to stay as quiet as humanly possible, otherwise your trophy buck may be long gone before you even get a peek at him.

While there are a lot of other things to know to increase your chances when deer hunting, these are the basics a hunter should keep in mind before heading to the woods. Following these few rules will help a hunter bag the trophy he’s been dreaming of.

By: Abhishek Agarwal

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If you love to go trophy deer hunting and have never had an animal become injured from a less than well placed shot, then you are luckier than most. But even the most skilled hunters will experience this situation at some point during a lifetime. Hunters without good ethics will leave the animal to go off on its own and suffer; whereas ethical and responsible hunters would track the animal down.

Yes, it takes time and effort to track an injured deer while trophy deer hunting. So instead of looking at it like a chore, consider it a challenge which reaps a great reward. Unfortunately, many hunters will track an injured animal for a short period of time, but as soon as it becomes too difficult or takes too long, they give up. The best attitude is that just as you need to put in time and effort necessary to go on a trophy deer hunting trip, tracking an injured animal is a part of the overall process.

Depending on the type and severity of the injury, the deer will likely leave a blood trail that would make tracking easy. However, the more common scenario is that another hunter will shoot a different deer, killing it and while going to retrieve and dress the body, they come across the injured animal.

Now, if you were using a bow for your trophy deer hunting, the animal typically jumps and arches the back when hit. However, if the deer were only injured, it would naturally hunch the body while trying to find a place to hide. On the other hand, if the deer were shot with a rifle or shotgun, a trail of blood mixed with brown/green particles (from the stomach & intestines) would be found in the form of digested and undigested food.

Another important note when trying to find a wounded animal that shot with a rifle or shotgun, generally they run much further than those shot with a bow. In fact, gunshot wounds often become blocked by the intestines so blood trails are not as common. The unfortunate thing about a wounded deer from a rifle or shotgun is that most injuries take a long time to kill the animal, which is even more reason to track it down.

To find a wounded animal, the first place to start would be at the initial point of impact, then head in the direction the animal ran after being hit. Most often, deer will take the easiest path to freedom, so as you make your way in that direction; try to think like a deer. It should be noted that deer will sometimes circle back toward the area where the hit took place.

Sometimes, just walking slowly, 40 yards or so and stopping along the way to listen for sounds will lead you to the animal. Deer want to get away from the area hit as quickly as possible; they are running on adrenaline.

A few other indicators that might help you in finding an injured animal during your trophy deer hunt would be to look for blood that appears frothy. In this case, the animal would have taken a hit to the lungs. If the blood is a deep red, then the liver was hit.

Additionally, when a deer is injured, it will typically choose downhill routes instead of traveling uphill. Finally, realize that death is likely to be very slow. Therefore, the animal will look for a place to bed, which is usually not more than 50 yards from where it was hit.

As an ethical trophy deer hunter you will be dedicated to tracking down a wounded animal. “Fair chase” hunting is the only way to go; being a dedicated, ethical and professional hunter makes you the best trophy deer hunter you can be.

By: Keith Cantelmo

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Bow Hunting Magazine has long been considered the best resource in print for bow hunters everywhere; they offer a variety of tips, advice, product reviews, and special offers specific to bow hunters. While it may not replace being in the field, it’s the second best thing for a bow hunter in the off season.

Bow Hunting is divided into a few basic sections:

- Bow Hunting Tactics
- Hunting Grounds
- Bow Hunting Gear
- Field Tested
- Bow Hunting Radio
- Trophy Photos
- Breaking News

Within the sections of bow hunting magazine, hunters can find real stories from other hunters around the country. There is information about the best places to hunt, reviews on all the latest equipment available, and different bow hunting techniques. A popular section is Breaking News because it keeps the hunter up to date on all the new information on laws and trends, among other things. There is also a section for the big ones that did not get away; photos of record setting kills and the hunter’s who bagged them.

This has become an irreplaceable resource for hunters everywhere, especially in today’s world of outspoken animal rights activists. Bow Hunting Magazine gives the hunter a place to gather and swap stories with other people who enjoy the things he enjoys. The magazine offers many personal stories from readers who write in sharing a particularly impressive hunt. One article tells an exciting story of a hunting trip when the author used a buck grunt to lure in an animal. The hunter explains the techniques he used in his hunt, and what helped him bag a trophy buck.

Bow Hunting Magazine also allows the hunter to stay up on the newest hunting equipment available. Many advertisers showcase their latest and greatest products, and whether the hunter chooses to try it out or not, flipping through the pages provide a great way for the hunter to stay up to date on new equipment. Often the magazine will run features testing these new products giving recommendations so a hunter can make the most of his hunting budget. Bow Hunting Magazine allows readers to exchange stories from the comfort of their own home. The magazine provides safety tips, instruction, shopping tips, an often debunks hunting myths; the magazine acts as the bow hunter’s close friend who shares with them all the little secrets of an experienced hunter.

By: Abhishek Agarwal

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Back in the mid ’80s, Brad Harris gave me some of the best bow hunting advice I’ve ever received.

We had traveled many posterior pinching miles on the backs of stubborn mules across rivers and ridges and up and down steep hills to reach an outfitter’s remote hunting camp set up deep in the interior of the rugged Devil’s Backbone Wilderness Area.

Brad already was one of the most famous hunters in the nation and had recently signed up as the Public Relations Director for Lohman Calls.

That first evening, as I was trying to find a comfortable sitting position, I admitted to Brad that I had just taken up bow hunting, and the first thing out of his mouth was:

“Don’t try to hunt trophies right away. You need to develop some confidence in your bow hunting abilities and in what kind of damage an arrow can do before you start waiting for racks.

“On average, bow hunters only harvest one deer of any kind for every four years hunted,” Brad added. “So even a doe is a trophy to a beginning hunter.”

This advice seemed a little strange coming from a man who had gained a wide reputation by collecting record racks all over the world.

I figured I already was a good hunter, so, like many other egotistical mistakes I’ve made, I didn’t take his advice. Besides, Charlie Farmer, also an accomplished hunter and outdoor writer sharing camp with us said: “You’re the kind of lucky guy who’ll probably go out there and kill a big one his first year.”

Well, it was three years before I finally got close enough to a buck with a big rack to even try a shot. And I got so excited I messed it up. After that, I thought about giving it all up. I had sat through a lot of boring hours to reach that one blunder.

But I finally realized that, in the meantime, I had passed up a lot of good opportunities at does and average bucks that would have taught me a lot of things only experience can prove. Brad’s words began to haunt me with a sense of humility.

Even after I changed my attitude and broadened my opportunities, I was quite surprised to find that it took another year to accomplish a kill. After that, however, the frequency increased until I was taking up to a half-dozen deer a season.

Bow hunting is one of my favorite things, and I do a lot of it. Each season I see scores of deer I could easily down with a rifle, but I haven’t even owned one big enough for deer for about a decade. Nothing pushes all my hunting buttons like this primitive method.

Despite technological advances in bows, it is still a primitive method that demands you get very close and personal with your target. For a good shot, a deer not only has to be standing relatively broadside and in the open, it ideally should be only about 20 or 30 yards away.

There is something special and exciting about invading a deer’s space to that degree, and, even if you have a great bow and can shoot tight groups at a target, there are dozens of things that can go wrong during the frantic moment of truth-and some of them usually do…

I’ve had a few chances at record book bucks, but haven’t registered one yet. Mainly that’s because I don’t hunt in trophy territory, and because I still don’t let a lot of does pass while waiting for a bragging-sized buck.

In fact, I’ve passed up a lot of average to nice bucks while opting for a more tender and tasty doe. As a group, hunters harvest too many bucks, anyway, and I think it is a shame to shoot anything with antlers just to say you killed a buck.

I’d still like to put one on the wall that would make book, but if it happens at this point it will be more luck than design.

It’s really not a big deal to me, anymore. What I love most is the fascinating pastime of bow hunting. Even with an attitude of “if it’s brown it’s down,” and a lot of experience to boot, bow hunting still requires a lot of solitary hours sitting in a tree before something happens.

I like action. Besides, I still get pretty excited sometimes when a doe comes in and throws a few complications in my direction.

I’ve come to realize there’s a lot more to hunting that just bragging rights. And, even though Brad Harris can brag with the best of them, I think he knew this all along.

By: Ron Kruger

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The goal of all hunters is to harvest a trophy buck, am I right? Trophy deer hunting can be done several ways. One option is to pay at least five thousand dollars on a deer hunting outfitter or employ management standards on your hunting property.

Trophy Deer Hunting Outfitters

A once in a lifetime experience can be experienced by going on a hunting trip to a well known outfitter. For those of us who don’t live in states with monster bucks like the ones out-west, going on an outfitted hunt can be worth every penny. The excellent hospitality, tasty meals, and high hunting success rates attract hunters from all over the world. Being catered to and put on mature bucks in prime locations seems like a great idea, if you want to pay such a price.

Growing Trophy Bucks

For the rest of us who can’t afford going with an outfitter, there is still hope. Using the proper management procedures will grow trophy deer. One well known association, by the name of the QDMA, has laid the foundation for deer management across the country. Principles of the QDMA involve only harvesting mature bucks that have reached a certain age and potential. The requirements are usually fifteen inches inside antler spread and at least four points on one side. In order to grow bucks that have reached their absolute potential, some states or counties have even stricter policies. Some hunters simply want to shoot anything that has antlers on its head, as for me, I want to grow trophy bucks. The benefits of patience and dedication in deer management are well worthwhile.

By: Bill Ridger

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