Global Sports: A Few Tips For Guided Trophy Deer Hunts

Monday, August 14, 2017

A Few Tips For Guided Trophy Deer Hunts

By Larry Hall


Deer are mammals with antlers that grow and shed once a year unlike antelopes whose horns are permanent. They appear on artworks from the cave painting until the modern ones and their roles in religion, mythology and literature are important. Their importance in the economy is shown with the use of their buckskin, meat called venison and antlers for knife handles.

Hunting them was popular during at least the Middle Ages and their popularity still remains today and their importance for business. Going into guided trophy deer hunts Texas is possible with an experienced hunter guiding you in your first hunt. The following are a few tips that might help you have a successful hunting trip.

Deer could smell well and they get spooked by human odor so use a soap that has no scent when you shower before going hunting and do not contaminate your clothes. Have them sealed in plastic containers or in bags that have ground debris such as leaves and dirt inside until the location is reached. If this is done, your clothing would take on natural occurring scents from that place.

Most hunters think that doe estrous is the best way in attracting bucks but not all situations are suited for it. Bucks have territorial instincts and deerstalkers should take advantage of this specially during the early part of a season. The smell of estrous does not make sense during this time for them but the essence of others makes them curious.

Most hunters will spray an odor eliminator down when they have finished suiting up and before making the way into their stand. Though experienced deerstalkers will bring to their tree stand the odor eliminator and spray themselves there with it. While you apply yourself with it, have your attention specially on your hat and hair.

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 setting your trees stand up then taking it down and do this before the start of season while attaching them to lower parts of trees. A key in getting a look on good bucks is to get in and out your spot as quietly as possible. Accidents happen when you are up there so wear a safety harness to help prevent you from falling down there.

If you like to scout the hunting area then aerial photos could greatly help you with that and instead of flying over it, use Google maps instead. Do not disturb hunting areas or trim shooting lanes during the season. Summer is usually the best time for this because old deer could associate timbers which are freshly cut with human activities.

These several tips could help you well on your first hunting experience. Follow instructions that the guide will give you. And be patient when waiting to get your kill.




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