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Early Season Deer Hunting
Posted on 9/9/16 at 7:36 am
Posted on 9/9/16 at 7:36 am
Been seeing a big 8 point at my lease in northern Louisiana for the past 2 months or so. Has me so excited that I will be bow hunting for the first time ever this year just to try and get this big guy.
Any tips for a first time bow hunter and hunting this early in the year? I typically don't hunt until rifle season opens.
Any tips for a first time bow hunter and hunting this early in the year? I typically don't hunt until rifle season opens.
Posted on 9/9/16 at 7:39 am to cole_cole_world
IB4 Thermacell
Thermacell.
Thermacell.
Posted on 9/9/16 at 7:43 am to cole_cole_world
Play the wind right or don't hunt.
Only feed on the ground and use rice bran.
Game camera is your friend.
Practice shooting similar to what you will face on your stand. Use a range finder.
Only feed on the ground and use rice bran.
Game camera is your friend.
Practice shooting similar to what you will face on your stand. Use a range finder.
Posted on 9/9/16 at 7:47 am to cole_cole_world
Practice holding your draw for long periods of time to build up your strength. You may have to come to full draw and hold your shot for a long time before he gives you an opportunity to release.
Posted on 9/9/16 at 7:47 am to cole_cole_world
Practice. You're gonna be sick if you been watching that deer for 2 months and then miss or gut shoot it.
Posted on 9/9/16 at 7:49 am to cole_cole_world
There are a lot of squirrel hunters on my lease, any idea how this might affect the bucks movement? Typically nobody is bow hunting up there so I am not sure what to expect as to how it will affect him.
Posted on 9/9/16 at 8:47 am to cole_cole_world
Bow season starts tomorrow in Georgia.
OP: practice shooting, holding draw, and making a slight whistle all at the same time. Much much different than rifle. Good luck
OP: practice shooting, holding draw, and making a slight whistle all at the same time. Much much different than rifle. Good luck
Posted on 9/9/16 at 10:15 am to cole_cole_world
Aim further back on a deer than what you do with a rifle if you get a chance to shoot one. I've learned the hard way that an arrow will not penetrate the shoulder blade. Lost a cull spike a couple years ago, and a 168" non typical that got killed during rifle season with my swhacker in his shoulder last year.
Posted on 9/9/16 at 12:16 pm to cole_cole_world
Another thing to take advantage of this early in the season is that bucks tend to be a little more predictable with their feeding patterns. Try and set up on a trail somewhere between where you think he is bedding and the food source. A lot of times, more mature bucks will slowly make their way to feed just before dark or make their way back before it gets light enough to shoot, so setting up in between gives you a better chance than hunting directly over the main food source.
Then what everyone else said, hunt the right wind. This is something we've been trying to really focus on this season with our setups.
Best of luck, OP!
Then what everyone else said, hunt the right wind. This is something we've been trying to really focus on this season with our setups.
Best of luck, OP!
Posted on 9/10/16 at 2:34 am to cole_cole_world
Early season deer hunting is tricky because of the heat, deer don't have to move far at all to find food and those damn squirrel hunters. Mostly the heat though. I wear very light pants and a light t shirt for the walk to the stand and then put on my light jacket once I get up the tree and settled in. I spray a little coon piss at the base of the tree, on my boots when I get up the tree, and a little on the tree above my head for cover scent. I also spray down heavily with scent killer, idk if it works or not but I still use it. I hunt close to bedding areas because deer usually don't travel far from their bedding area. Remember, they don't have to move. Their goal in life is to survive and reproduce. They will do whatever they can to avoid danger, even if that means laying down all day because they heard you walking in and setting up. As for the squirrel hunters, they're just there to mess shite up in the morning and then they're gone until late evening. Hunt later than them. The deer know when they're gone and will typically move after they feel safe from them. Find where you think that buck is bedding, you know where he's feeding, so hunt in between those 2 spots but not too close to the bedding area. Use a climber and set up with the wind in your favor. If you take a 4 wheeler to your stand, park it a long ways from where you're hunting. You have to be on your game to get those big early season bucks. It's not easy. Good luck.
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