Saturday, November 30, 2013

Essential Tips On South Texas Deer Hunting

By Georgia Diaz


For those that live in South Texas deer hunting is an enjoyable activity that most people enjoy. There are essential tips when it comes to doing the hunting in the best way possible. First and foremost, it is important to make use of precision scouting. There should not be contamination of areas in question, either with alarming body odor or noise that could scare the animals. If this was the case, the whole exercise would be futile.

One way of avoiding alarming the animals is studying of photos taken from the air or maps so as to find probable hot-spot locations like areas where they sleep, where they eat, their watering holes, their natural funnels or their escape routes. After that, 24-hour inspection should be setup for effective monitoring of key areas and locations. A network cameras is used. The surveillance and precision scouting helps in safe pinpointing the pattern of preferred animals without creating disturbance.

When exploring new locations, one could consider constructing traps to help them locate bucks that are bigger. The number of pictures that are captured by cameras can be increased by using mock scrapes, mineral licks or bait stations in front of the cameras. This maximizes the potential of the cameras, making them able to cover larger areas.

As much as possible, multiple stands should be hanging. When there is repeated hunting of one or two locations over and again for a whole season, it could end up being harmful. This is because mature bucks can observe patterns of hunters, enabling them to avoid being ambushed.

As much as possible, one should do hunting above the areas where they would not be easily detected. When tree stands are not set high enough, there is an increased risk of being caught off guard by the eyes, ears or nose of a whitetail. On the other hand, when the stands are hang at 20 feet or higher, one is set to get a little more convenient movement. In addition, being beyond the zone of detection prevents the position of the individual from being exposed by swirling of the wind. When hunting is done at great heights, there should be a lot of precaution.

There ought to be planning and preparation of hunting routes well in advance. When the entry as well as exit locations are scrutinized well, there will be little chance of getting into zones with high traffic of the bucks, their bedding areas or feeding locations. This helps to keep one under the radar of the buck. Preparation also involves clearing the routes of any noisy leaves or vegetation.

There ought to be clearance of the lanes that will be used for the shooting. If this were not done, the entire exercise will be futile as that is the most important part. Having such lanes clear ensures one is able to get good vision and hence, good shots.

Those doing South Texas deer hunting need to monitor the wind carefully. An hour by hour weather forecast and wind direction needs to be known. It helps in making the best stands and making decisions. An important tool in the field will be a wind direction indicator. The last thing anybody wants is for the bucks to locate their scents.




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