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f you are a long time hunter you may find these deer hunting tips a bit obvious, but they are basics that can be reviewed, and some things beginners need to learn before they go out. If you’re a beginner you should know there’s more to deer hunting than walking into the woods and just finding a trophy deer to shoot. A certain amount of preparation is required, a level of discipline is necessary, and certain safety rules to be learned and applied, but the tips discussed here will help you have a truly enjoyable and prosperous hunt.

1. Basic Safety Tips To Start With:

Do not consume alcohol before or during any hunting trip.

You should always practice caution when handling any firearm; always expect the gun to be loaded, and never rely solely on the safety.

That means you never consider climbing a stand or tree, crossing a fence, or jumping a ditch with a loaded gun.

Be completely sure your target is a deer and is legal prior to pulling the trigger.

2. Tips On Getting A Deer:

Get An Early Start – Many hunters like to spend the entire day in the woods, but the most likely times to bag a deer are sunrise and sunset. They are more likely to come out of the thick brush during the early morning and late pre-dusk hours for feed. With this in mind, you need to be in your deer stand or blind well before daylight begins in the mornings and well before it starts to get dark at night. This will allow you the time you need to get set-up and ready before the deer begin to move around. It is very discouraging and frustrating to get to your hunting area and chase a trophy buck away as you are climbing into your stand or blind. This is especially true if you do not see another deer anytime during the rest of your hunt.

Absolutely No Scents – you want to be sure to eliminate any kind of non-natural odors. While it might be a scent that your spouse and friends love, to a deer it smells like danger. Shower before you go, then no deodorant, scented/deodorant soaps, perfume, after shave, or colognes. Be sure you wash whatever clothes you plan to wear with unscented laundry soap or just plain water before going on a hunt. Understand that deer have an unbelievably sensitive sense of smell, and they will be heading for the hills at the barest hint of an unfamiliar scent.

Be Still – Once you’re set up in your stand or blind try not to move anymore than necessary, and extremely slowly when you have to. One of the toughest things for me to learn was the ability to keep looking SLOWLY from side to side, hours at a time, as I sat freezing in a deer stand. Any type of sudden motion can set a deer on the run.

Remain Silent – This is perhaps one of the most vital keys to any deer hunt. Personally, I have been stunned by the sheer sensitivity of hearing that deer possess. They are highly attuned to any unnatural noise, including a human voice. If you are involved in a hunting party and need to communicate, do so very quietly, substituting hand signals if you can. Also, be sure to keep track of your gun and binoculars, avoiding tapping either of these against the stand or each other.

There’s a lot of things to learn before you can use the word “expert” for yourself, but if you start out following these basic deer hunting tips they will definitely improve your chances of one day bringing home that trophy buck you’ve been dreaming about all this time.

Please use these deer hunting tips to help you during your upcoming deer hunting season. And please check out www.Deer-HuntingTips.com for even more advanced deer hunting tips.

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