New Hunter

[Eagles22793]

I just started hunting this season and have had no luck on shooting a deer. I have a tree stand and blind to set up. I hunt with a bow and a crossbow. I hunt in an area where there is a lot of people activity but there are many deer. I have seen deer all summer but then when deer season comes they are bailey seen. I have had lots of does in sight and some in range but I am really looking for a buck. I found a place where there are a lot of does and there babys out in a field but they are never close to me to shoot a nice doe. I am at one end of the field they are at the other end I switch ends they are at the oppisite end. Can anyone help me out and tell me some things to try and learn about deer hunting?

[iSnipe]

Find an online weather channel, then set it for your area, then save it on your favorites.

I NEVER hunt when the wind is not in my favor... never!

If you are on stand and the wind changes going from you to where the deer are or are going to be, then I highly suggest for you to move. I've planned hunts around the wind for years and it's my #1 weapon against deer. What sucks is going the long haul way back in the woods, get to your stand, climb it and start hunting... only to have the wind switch. I still got out of that stand and moved elsewhere. LOL!

iSnipe

[llpaintball]

yea I agree Isnipe

[Big Buck Dave]

Ya, but if you put some doe estrus out on wics they will come to investigate. And the bucks move into the wind, correct?

[bowfly]

iSnipe brings up a great point...wind can make or break you...play it accordingly, you do not want them to smell you (do you use any scent control items?) and also, perhaps some attractant scent would draw them in...but i would like to hear about how the wind is being taken into account for

either way, it sounds like you are in a good area...time and patience, keep hunting, don't get discouraged!!!

[crooketarrow]

Snipes right I hunt a few different farms and have a couple ground sites on each farm.[I only ground hunt.]When I walk out on my deck I know which farm and stand I'm going to hunt.Learn to hunt the wind.And the shots will come.

[usmc1978]

Originally Posted by iSnipe

I NEVER hunt when the wind is not in my favor... never!
iSnipe

Not to discount the importance of wind, but I don't place that much emphasis on it. Yes, I've been winded, but at the same time I've taken deer when the wind would suggest I shouldn't have been able to.

Personally, I look for scrapes, hot trails, and rubs. I hunt them regardless of what the wind is doing.

You have to scout the area you want to hunt. I start scouting early...while I'm still hunting groundhogs. Also, the longer you hunt a piece of ground the more familiar you'll become with the travel patterns. You didn't say how many times the 'I'm at this end and they're at the other' occurred, but these things will happen at times.

You might want to skip the fields, or take a position where you can hunt the woods and the fields, too. For every deer you see in the field, there are several more in the woods that you aren't seeing because you're looking at the field.

[Sheridan]

Sounds like there are half as many hunters in the woods if it's windy !?!?



Sounds good to me................I'll be out there !