Best Deer Hunters

Ever heard of the story of the hunter walking right off the tree stand forgetting it is 13 feet off the ground? (Thank god for safety straps.) How about the time someone seemed paralyzed and couldn’t even get the rifle up. All things can go south it seems in the face of Buck Fever.

What is Buck Fever?

Just for the fun of it I did a search on it. Hunters know what it is. Doctors seem to think it is the elevated heart rate you get when you are out of shape, excited or physically exerting yourself after a year-long treatment of inactivity and office work. I even had a definition that included a heart attack due to deer hunting exertion. I think the true meaning of the word is kind of lost on those guys.

What I think of when I think of Buck Fever is the excitement, the elevated heart rate, the escalated breathing when your target comes into view. The moment you have been waiting for, training for, preparing for and drooling over since last fall! But the trouble is your nervous system is on overdrive and you seem to lose logic, capability and control…making for a very poor hunting story later or worse yet an injury to yourself or the game.

The Yoga of hunting

I have heard some pretty interesting ideas over the years on how to overcome this. Maybe we should call this stuff the Yoga of hunting…that is learning to control and override your body’s reactions.

Trophy whitetail hunting

I have a friend who hunts for trophy whitetail and when he is in target practice, he runs around until he is breathing heavy and practically panting and then picks up his bow. He says it mimics the real thing. If you can control your heavy breathing, racing heart and hit the target, you might be better prepared for what that might feel like when the real situation arises. This may look silly, but nothing is more depressing than watching that Big One get away due to poor control of response out there.

Control the breath

I haven’t tried that one, but the thing I find most useful is controlling my breath. The slowing of the breath, the deep inhalation and the focusing on the breathing makes my heart slow down and my mind stop racing. Then I remind myself mentally to take my time. If the shot is not ideal I don’t take it. I have faith that there will be another opportunity and another day. I don’t want to risk injury to such a fine specimen because I couldn’t calm down. Hunting is legitimate, unnecessary injury is disastrous.

You see part of the problem in Buck Fever, is the mind takes control. Visions of hunting stories, trophies, antler chandeliers and so forth come bursting forward. The pressure is also created by the time line restrictions. Maybe this is your last weekend out there. So you are all pressured up to not fail, which in some ways make you more likely to fail.

Visualization

If you want to keep your mind busy, try visualizing the exact movement you will take in every point of entry where a buck may come forth. Tree stand time can be a little tedious anyway, so can’t hurt to give the mind a little exercise. Make this exercise as realistic as possible. If you can almost smell the deer and feel the cool breeze on your face, and the excitement: then you are doing visualization correctly. Some people I know even try to pick the exact hair to aim at. Details such as head up, head down, deer standing still versus walking slowly all these can add to the realistic nature of the exercise and the amount that this will help you when the time comes. Visualization and mental imagery is used in all athletic fields to train the mind and the body about the outcome, it is no different here.

And for gosh sakes, if you see the deer of a lifetime and have decided to take the shot, NEVER look at the antlers again! Focus on the vitals and only the vitals. Never get distracted by the head again. This may be where the excitement is, but if you can’t focus on what is important here, you will be having another “I almost had it” story to tell.

Good luck and may your trophy whitetail hunt be successful.





By: Judy McFarlen

Deer hunting tends to be much more of a waiting game than a hunting one. For an impatient hunter, waiting an entire day or more without the slightest sign of a deer can be torture. Because deer are a highly sensitive animal, they are easily startled and at any sign of something unusual, whether it be sight, scent, or sound, they’ll steer far clear of the area. Introducing some supplies to help your hunt can be a great way to get a peek at a deer much sooner.

One of the most popular deer hunting supplies, some hunters would say a necessity, is the tree stand. Having the bird’s-eye view from a tree can give the hunter an entirely different perspecitve on his target. Being elevated also aids the hunter is remaining hidden from the deer; it is much more difficult for them to hear or pick up the scent of a hunter when he is more than a dozen feet off the ground. If you decide to use a tree stand though, be sure to be very cautious; many hunters have sustained serious injuries from falling out of their stands. Use a harness to ensure the utmost safety.

Deer often roam large territories, so having a deer wander into your line of site at the right time can be extremely difficult; another great addition to your deer hunting trip is a deer call. As with any call, these take a lot of practice to master, so don’t expect to walk into the woods a master right out of the gate. The call can be a great tool in stepping up your game when used the right way. The call mimics the sound of a real deer, and since they are herd animals by nature, if there are deer in the area, your call should lure them in. Using both the call and your tree stand together, these tools can greatly increase your chances of a successful hunt.

As when investing in any hunting equipment, always do some research, both by talking to an expert at the local hunting store, and by doing some research online for product reviews. As in the case of choosing a tree stand, finding the product that is right for the kind of hunting you want to do will make all the difference between a successful hunt and a miserable one.





By: Abhishek Agarwal

Texas has long been known for its great deer population. Whether whitetail or mule deer, many hunters flock to the state to bag a trophy. There are however, various regulations that the hunter must abide by to ensure a fun and lawful hunt.

Texas deer hunting regulation prohibits the use of any fully automatic weapon, as is the use of rimfire ammunition. Regardless of the location, Texas law prohibits any firearm discharge outside of one half hour before sunrise to one half hour past sunset. This law is put in place to protect the hunter solely; with the limited amount of light it is too difficult to distinguish other hunters in the woods. Also, Texas requires that a hunter must wear a specified amount of hunter orange while hunting; check local regulations for specifics.

While Texas has thousands of acres of public land available for the hunter to hunt, it is required that he have a Texas license to hunt them. There are certain areas that may however not be hunted, such as federal or state parks, refuges, or wildlife sanctuaries. Hunters may also not hunt on public roads or in propagation or nesting areas. Some areas also have special stipulations regarding the discharge of firearms or the use of bows; check local regulations for more details.

While Texas does not require the hunter to log his mule deer or whitetail when using a special permit such as a MLD, they do require it be logged on the back of all other permits. Failing to report can result in up to a $500 fine per kill. Also be sure to check local regulations regarding harvest rules; some areas require a minimum size in order for a buck to be harvested.

In general, the Texas deer season runs between mid November through the early or middle part of December; check local rules for specific dates for the area you’ll be hunting. While there are any number of areas the hunter may choose to hunt, doing an online search is often the best way to find land that may interest him. There are also many hunting leases available from Texas landowners that the hunter may choose to take advantage of. In the case of any hunting trip, it’s imperative that the hunter use extreme caution while in the woods, especially while hunting deer in Texas; it is the most popular hunting season, so there are often many hunters in the woods. With these few rules in mind, and dong research, a hunter can head out into the woods confident that he’ll have a safe and happy hunt.





By: Abhishek Agarwal

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If you are nearby a river or stream you can also look out for different seafoods to fill your stomach. In this deer hunting season there are some animals and plants which you might not find.

If there is a sluggish stream or marsh handy it might pay to look for muskrats. These animals are working hard during the deer hunting season, preparing for winter, and may often be seen in the daytime. If shot in the head, they will float. Retrieving may be a problem. If the wind is in the right direction, they will float near enough to shore so that they may be reached with a pole. When cleaning muskrats, remove all glands and fat from the carcass. After cooking the food it might be necessary to hold the nose while eating it. Muskrats may be prepared in a well-equipped kitchen so they are quite tasty, but it is a different proposition over an open fire and with little to work with.

Deer hunting time is a little late for ducks. The local birds have usually left for the south, but there is always the possibility of a late flight from the north. One of these will make a good meal if it can be bagged. It is a waste of ammunition to try for one of these on the wing. On the water, they are a better target, and, although they may be hard to retrieve, they are worth the effort. If there is a beaver dam nearby, it is possible to make a break in the dam and to shoot the beaver that comes to repair the damage. This is illegal and might be the simplest way to get out of the woods. Kill a beaver and a warden may show you to the nearest judge. Beaver meat is good. It should be prepared in the same manner as muskrat.

Fall is the time that trout and salmon spawn and they may be found in some of the smaller streams and brooks. A rifle bullet does not need to make a direct hit in order to kill these fish if they are in shallow water. Concussion does the job. This practice is illegal, of course. Having food and shelter, a man can wait out a two or three-day storm without coming to any serious harm, however, his mental attitude about his situation has a large bearing on his well-being.

In the early years of my hunting career, I read a newspaper account of a lost hunter who was found on the third day, and who required hospitalization in order to recover from his ordeal. I determined to find out just what this ordeal was, and I entered the same area with the intention of staying for a full week. I started out as I would for a single day’s hunt. I did not own a rifle at the time so I carried a shotgun. The only extra equipment taken was a belt axe, a length of copper wire and a larger supply of ammunition than was usual for a single day’s hunt.

When lost in the jungle, you may not go hungry and be without harm, but your mental attitude about your situation has a large bearing on your well-being. So try to find your way with a positive attitude. And use the best of the things you have with you to stay safe when you are still lost in the jungle.





By: Mitch Johnson

Some people cannot enjoy themselves to hunt the deer in the group. But hunting in a group can give a different experience and result. Read more on how to take the advantage by hunting in a group.

Nothing is more exasperating to a watcher than to stay at a stand for hours only to find that the deer has taken some other direction and that nobody has informed him of the change. The hunters must work as a team or they will lose confidence in each other and in that case it is better that they hunt individually. Lack of planning has turned many a hunt which might have been an enjoyable and successful affair into a series of frustrating events. I joined in one of these hunts one Thanksgiving morning when the four men Involved should have been able to bag four deer. The actual results were somewhat different.

There had been about a foot of snow on the ground for two days, making tracking conditions almost ideal, but the hunters had had very little luck in finding deer or their tracks. There were quite a few deer in the area, but they were not in their usual haunts. I had not been able to hunt during this period, but had kept in touch with the overall situation by contact with hunters and by checking the roads for tracks.

I had decided that some of the deer had taken refuge in a piece of woods which had not been hunted since the last snowfall. This piece of woods extended north and south for about two miles and was at no place over a half-mile in width. Swamps, with considerable water, bounded the tract on the north and about half of the west side. Wide fields separated it, in most places, from woods to the east and southeast. Most of the deer which used this tract were those that ordinarily ranged in the woods to the east and southeast, and if started, could be expected to travel in an easterly direction.

There were three trails that deer usually used when traveling to and from this tract. One was located at the extreme north end and crossed a shallow swamp or meadow. Another crossed some two hundred yards of open fields at a point about a half-mile south of the northerly crossing. The third, the best protected and the probable choice of the deer was near the south end of the tract. There was nothing to prevent the deer from traveling to the southwest, except their instinctive urge to stay on, or return to, familiar territory. With one man on each of these three trails and a fourth in the woods to start the deer and to keep them moving, there was a situation in which someone was almost sure to have a chance to do some shooting.

In winter the deer are reluctant to travel from one direction to another. They would prefer to stay in one place for sometime. This could be of good help for the hunters.

When hunting in one or two companions having a proper planning on who will do what will save your time and energy. And the hunt could be more successful in this way. Another important thing about hunting in group is to keep informing the other about the movements of the deer. Lack of better information and planning could turn many a hunt which might have been an enjoyable and successful affair into a series of frustrating events.





By: Mitch Johnson

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