Most Underrated Deer Hunting Advice

What is it in your opinion?

"Hunt the wind", "Use coverscent", "Dress up in camo", etc..

I don't know that rifle hunting makes much difference but I can tell you that if you don't have a good wind while bow hunting all the cover scent and camo you can afford is not going to help you.

Harder to kill them from the couch...

It's okay to let a deer walk, even if there's a possibility that a neighbor will shoot it.

I grew up hunting with a family friend, and would call him my hunting mentor. One evening, after recounting the day's hunt, and telling him where I saw deer, and where I didn't, I asked where he thought a good place would be to hunt the next morning. He said, "Go where the deer are."
Best deer hunting advice. Period.

Hunt the pine tree.... (jshouse will understand)

Wind followed by to much pressure on the same hunting spot is a close second.

Don't forget the ammo!

Wind...because people think it is negated by the most overrated hunting advice...that scent blockers work

Wind...Oh yeah, bring ammo...And a good knife...Trash bags, yeah, trash bags are good too.

It's ok to kill a doe for meat rather than killing a 2 1/2 yr old 8 point who barely meets AR's.

The wind...and whatever your shooting, practice, practice, practice.

Be patient and hunt all day if you can.

but its on the other side of the fence!

You can't eat horns, so Bucks are better meat deer as they are bigger usually.

Big difference between "hunting" & "finding"!

If you're looking at tracks too often you're seeing where the deer were, not where the deer are!

My definition of underrated also means it's not as common as tips shared most often.

My contribution to the discussion is to hunt during the middle of the week as often as you can. The deer just always seem to know when the weekend arrives. Hunt during the middle of the week and you might be amazed at how much you see.

amen to that

That all I've been doing on my days off.

Shoot what makes you happy. It is nobody else's business.

Look at the horns. Decide if it's a shooter, if so do not look at the horns again. Focus behind the shoulder and control breathing. Exhale, pause, squeeze, bang, buck! Oh....and wind.

Not during hunting season - properly scout, find, pattern deer to have some idea where they are/travel in your hunting area(if you don't know).

During hunting season - spend as much time as you can hunting with the wind in your favor.

Be content to come back to camp empty-handed.

Bring toilet paper to the stand with you.

go to the range before you go hunting, just because it was on last year (or even the last 20 yrs) doesn't mean it's still on.

Save your kitchen passes for good conditions (rut, cold fronts, etc).

For an experienced hunter, no advice goes underrated. If you want to consistently shoot mature bucks you have to cover it all. Wind, scent, equipment, weather, location, etc.

Patience!!!!

You wanna kill the biggest buck on your place? Get the MLD status that allows you to hunt the month of Oct. Big bucks will walk up to a feeder and put their heads down to eat so regular you can time them.

As soon as pre rut activity starts, all bets are off.

The best time to shoot a deer is when they are in front of you.

Definately true!

oh really? what part of texas you guys hunt?

and you could just pick up a bow instead of all the MLD paperwork.

Recharge your truck AC now. Its still hot in Nov.

Its almost gospel down south, but still holds true up north. I typically see biggest bucks by feeders in Oct while bowhunting, also more perdictable in ag feilds

well it aint holdin true in hunt county! guess there arent many acorns out yalls way. feeders are all but abandoned around here come october except the occasional doe or dink.

let me edit, we dont see mature bucks at feeders until december in the other county i hunt in either, and they arent ones we are after. maybe its a NE texas thang.

guess i need to plant some dagum pine trees...

"Don't drive your dad gum 4 wheeler through the wheat field and past my blind right before the morning hunt!"

#1. Don't try to force your hunting standards onto others.

well i hope nobody heeds this or this forum would suck

To shoot mature bucks, don't shoot young bucks.

Hunt in the rain. As long as it's not a full-blown storm the deer don't mind and you probably have the woods to yourself. I've taken some nice deer in the rain when everyone else had headed in. In fact, a couple times it was likely everyone heading in that moved the deer to me.

This!!

If you're hunting for a 160 then pass up anything below that, even if you end up with nothing.

Ours quit for the most part when the velvet comes off (around 9/1) and they'll randomly hit them from late Dec on into Feb.

You need to figure out how much you like venison cause its probably the most expensive meat you will ever eat by a long shot (unless you are the landowner)...

Just how has that worked out for you ........so far? .

Isn't that about the same time the spotlights come out of storage......

#1 Never pass a deer on the first day of the hunt that you'd shoot on the last day. #2 If you want to shoot a big deer you must hunt where big deer live.

South, central, and west Texas. My hill country ranch is the only one with acorns and they typically don't start falling till the last week of Oct. Even then they're not much of an issue because I don't cull my baby spikes.

A lotta deer means the mast is cleaned up quick and it's back to the feeders they go..
Till the rut kicks in.

Broke mine out tonight...1 lil piggy no work here no mo

Just one?

Safety, safety, safety!!! Think before you even touch your gun!!!

Just one? [/quote]

Yep, all that was there, about 175lb boar. Had given up hope of seeing any on the first pass and out of the trap he walked.

You did not have the trap set?

'twas set...ate everything around the trip wires...I'd like to build one like a guillotine, they step in the doorway and they get chopped in half.

Add a spring loaded return to open on the door and I am in for some money on the patent. I would want to make sure I could get more than one per day.

Would get coyotes too

I am in if coons are added to the patent

They go through a smaller door

Heck with that addition I am sure SniperRAB will put in the very first order....success is on the horizon

luckily i have access to something with a little more range than the hoyt this year.....WE GONNA SHOCK THE WORLD!........

just hope the "WE" aint my fence sitting neighbor.

X2

If you can't see what you are shooting at, Don't pull the trigger.

Patience- you'll never kill a big deer if you keep shooting the small ones...

Have two stand locations. One for a north wind, one for a south wind. East winds are the worst days to hunt, imo.

Always! I used to have a lot of half shirts after deer season

"The odds that you will need to go #2 is directly proportional to the number of layers of cloathing you wear for your hunt"

Insulated coveralls over jeans over three pairs of long underwear = 100%!

When you want to go hunting and the wife has other plans for you, it's better to beg for forgiveness than ask for permission.

That cup of coffee you down @4:30 am WILL find you at 6:30 in the stand...

Hunt the wind and shoot for the exit hole

X 2. Stole my thunder there. Dad always said...always pack toilet paper....you'll never regret it.

He also told me to never justify a hunting or fishing trip with the amount of money you save from buying at the grocery store.

Use your optics twice as much as you do now.

I think your all wrong!!!The best piece of advice is to "GO TO THE RESTROOM BEFORE YOU GO TO THE STAND",then apply every thing y'all said after this. It's easier to think about the wind-scent control-stand placement-MLD's-ect... with empty bowels. All kidding aside,looking for good deer sign i.e-tracks,trails and deer crap, then placing your stand accordingly,will get you what you want.

"Loose lips sink ships" Learned at a very young age not to come back to deer camp and give scouting reports.......

That's sad. One of the parts I really enjoy is sharing stories and showing videos of recent hunts...and I don't mind showing TC pics either.

Its more like mid October here... I get about two weeks of good hunting over feed stations...then the acorns hit and game over