Several Tips For Guided Trophy Deer Hunts

By Larry Hall


Deer are mammals that have antlers which they grow and shed each year unlike antelopes which have permanent horns. They appear in artworks starting from cave paintings to modern ones and are given important roles in literature, religion and mythology. Economic wise, their importance is with their antlers used for knife handles, buckskin and meat called venison.

Hunting them has been a very popular sport since Middle Ages at the earliest and remains popular still and essential for business today. You could go to guided trophy deer hunts Texas and have a hunter with experience help you get a first kill of your own. The following are several tips which may help you hunt and have some success with it.

Deer can smell well and human odor spooks them so shower with a soap with no scent before you go hunting and avoid contaminating your clothes. Seal them inside plastic containers or bags with ground debris like leaves and dirt until you reach the location. If you do this, your clothing will take on the natural scents that occur in that place.

Most hunters think the best way to attract bucks is with doe estrous though not every situation will be suitable for its use. Deerstalkers must take advantage of the territorial instructions these stags have when the season is still early. Smelling an estrous will not make sense at this time though the smell that others have would peak their curiosity.

Majority of hunters would spray down the odor eliminator after they had suit up but before they make their way to the stand. Experienced deerstalkers would bring the odor eliminator though to the tree stand then will spray themselves with it there. While applying it on yourself, pay more attention to your hair as well as hat because most people will not include them.

Setting up scents have usually used and accepted the rules of playing the wind but the deadliest one defies this. Find a timber or cover with its length having the wind blowing along it and pour some deer odor at windy end in several areas. Set your tree stand just on the timber edge and your human smell will flow above the deer when properly done.

Practice with setting up your tree stand and taking it down before the season starts and do this in the low parts of trees. The key to get a look at good bucks is getting in and out of your spot very quietly as much as you could. Accidents while up there so remember to wear safety harness on your body to avoid falling down from the tree.

If you want your hunting area be scouted, your best aids are aerial photos and use Google maps instead of flying over it. Do not trim the shooting lanes and disturb the hunting areas while the season has begun. Summer is the best time of doing this since old deer can associate fresh cut timber smells with humans.

Hopefully, these various tips are helpful on your first hunt. Remember to listen to instructions from your guide and follow them. Patience is also important when doing this activity.




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