Just getting started

cam3458 · 05-22-2007, 03:27 PM

i have hunted for basically my whole life but never for deer mainly waterfowl and small game what tips and advice do wpuld you give me to get started....thanks

zubba · 05-22-2007, 04:52 PM

Read as much as you can in this forum. In my opinion, it is the best source of help. Don't be shy or scared to ask questions. Also, get your hands on as much reading material as possible and pick up some hunting videos. Well worth the money.

LebeauHunter · 05-22-2007, 05:09 PM

My best advice would be to find a fellow deerhunter in your area or someone you will be hunting with, ask them a lot of questions, and offer to help them with putting up stands, clearing lanes, finding good spots to hunt (scouting), planting food plots, etc. Getting your hands dirty will probably help more than book knowledge. But as Zubba said, reading up a little bit on some tactics and common knowledge could be helpful.

Lastly, get a good rifle and scope and practice with them until you are a constitently good shot.

TROPHYHUNTER25 · 05-23-2007, 05:33 AM

read as much as you can

Red Lion · 05-23-2007, 07:37 AM

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ORIGINAL: LebeauHunter

My best advice would be to find a fellow deerhunter in your area or someone you will be hunting with, ask them a lot of questions, and offer to help them with putting up stands, clearing lanes, finding good spots to hunt (scouting), planting food plots, etc. Getting your hands dirty will probably help more than book knowledge. But as Zubba said, reading up a little bit on some tactics and common knowledge could be helpful.

Lastly, get a good rifle and scope and practice with them until you are a constitently good shot.

x2, as an experienced hunter can help speed up your learning curve quit a bit and just nice to have around when first hunting.

LebeauHunter · 05-23-2007, 07:40 AM

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bhunter50 · 05-23-2007, 08:14 AM

my first advice would be to NOT take advice from someone who shoots a Bowtech! J/K! Naaa, thats a great tip though, I got one of my buddies started, he is still a little green in some of his ways, but he is getting there! take every word an experienced hunter says for verse, my buddy still thinks he has a better sense of smell than a deer, not really, but he takes a deer's nose for granted!

LebeauHunter · 05-23-2007, 08:30 AM

bhunter50,

Did you expect a Bowtech owner to say watch this movie and you will learn everything you ever wanted to know about deer?

I really like the tag-line. I gotta use that one some time.

younggun308 · 05-23-2007, 08:44 AM

You might want to get into some PM chats with some experianced members when they're online, I learned alot that way.

Here's a few veteran hunters who I look up to:

Rebel Hog

James B

Bare Bare Jack

Montana Bob

renfrowridge

bigcountry

EKM

There's more, too, I'm just listing a few off the top of my head.

cam3458 · 05-23-2007, 02:42 PM

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ORIGINAL: younggun243

You might want to get into some PM chats with some experianced members when they're online, I learned alot that way.

Here's a few veteran hunters who I look up to:

Rebel Hog

James B

Bare Bare Jack

Montana Bob

renfrowridge

bigcountry

EKM

There's more, too, I'm just listing a few off the top of my head.

thee hunting net chat rooom doesnt work for me.