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RE: What's your absolutely best tip?
Choose your equipment wisely its the last thing you want failing at the moment of truth.
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RE: What's your absolutely best tip?
ORIGINAL: kwilson16 2. Shoot a Bowtech. Sorry about this one if you're a Hoyt/Mathews/PSE shooter, but switching to my06 Ally has made increased my confidence in delivering lethal shots, this is fundamental and it occurred because of the help/support available here.   1. Aim Small, Miss Small 2. Do things YOUR way, especially if they work. (Don't care what others think about your hunting tactics) 3. Get in early, get out late. 4. Scout, know your areas, and what the animals are going to do. |
RE: What's your absolutely best tip?
ORIGINAL: early in ORIGINAL: Roskoe When you get down to about two weeks before hunting season, limit your shooting to one arrow per day. I get up early, put on my slippers, go out in the yard and fire one perfect arrow. A broadhead into a broadhead target. Put the bow away and go to work. Another tip I can add to this is when you do practice, HOLD your bow back as long as possible and then try to let that "perfect' arrow go. Simply because you never know what will happen!! |
RE: What's your absolutely best tip?
A few really good tips in here so far..
I always liked the practicing with 1 arrow thing too.. Dr Andy actually told it too me about 3 years ago.. and I've since seen better results with my shooting because of it. A real good tip. I don't know about my best tip.. but I gots one that deals with tracks and paying attention to details. After you recover a whitetail examine all the hooves of the animal.. you will start to gain a fair amount of knowledge from this. And really pay close attention to the edges of the hoof itself and especially the tip. Although not 100% true.. its pretty accurate (of course rocky terrain would cause different results).. you'll often learn that bucks that are older have rounded edges and tips on their hooves.. while does of the same age often have pointed "toes" so to speak. Bucks generally drag their "feet" as they walk where as does pick up their feet pretty high.. the constant dragging by a older deer produces rounded edges on the tip of the hoof. Since paying attention to this a few years back I've not come across a single 4 yr. old or greater buck who still has pointed "toes". They've always been rounded. Obviously look for larger sets of tracks.. but I've seen quite a few does with BIG tracks.. but always (except a very old 6+ yr. old girl) the doe's have sharper edges. It's made my identification with tracks much more precise while in the field. Hope all this makes sense.[&:] |
RE: What's your absolutely best tip?
Here is one gear wise, I use a Kwikee Quiver, I bought an extra bracket and screwed it into my climber and attach my quiver once I'm in my tree and hunting!:) |
RE: What's your absolutely best tip?
you cant shoot a big buck from the couch
scout more hunt less, for more success |
RE: What's your absolutely best tip?
When someone ask where you got him at,lie through your teeth or you may regret it.:D
1.Wind direction:know where your scent is heading,don't guess."Test" 2.Take a path to your stand to avoid a deer crossing your path or winding you enroute to and from. 3.Don't get out of your stand early. |
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ORIGINAL: recurver167 When someone ask where you got him at,lie through your teeth or you may regret it.:D |
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Practice sitting in your stand. For me it takes time to gear up to an all day sit. I have to work my way up to it.
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That's funny, because you wouldn't believe the amount of people who used to ask me where I killed a few of my "book" bucks at...
I always told them the Shawnee National Forest. While true, it's only about 300,000 acres in size. ;) |
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I think this is a good one. When you get to your hunting height with your climbing stand, take a tree hook and screw it in just below the strap that holds the seat portion to the tree. This will stop the seat from sliding/dropping down. I then hang my quiver on it (I shoot with quiver off)and keeps it out of the way.;)
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RE: What's your absolutely best tip?
Here's a really cheap tip and it works excellent! If you know what a milkweed plant is go out and find some but make sure its good and dry. Use it for checking your wind direction. When checking your wind direction let some go and see where it ends up, you might be surprised by the little thermals in your woods on how your wind actually travels. I live and breath this stuff, If I don't have any with me I feel naked in the woods not knowing if my wind direction has changed from the time I got out there to the present time. What the wind direction is doing in front of your nose may not be doing the same 30 yards from you!
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ORIGINAL: Schultzy Here's a really cheap tip and it works excellent! If you know what a milkweed plant is go out and find some but make sure its good and dry. Use it for checking your wind direction. When checking your wind direction let some go and see where it ends up, you might be surprised by the little thermals in your woods on how your wind actually travels. I live and breath this stuff, If I don't have any with me I feel naked in the woods not knowing if my wind direction has changed from the time I got out there to the present time. What the wind direction is doing in front of your nose may not be doing the same 30 yards from you! Dan |
RE: What's your absolutely best tip?
ORIGINAL: MeanV2 ORIGINAL: Schultzy Here's a really cheap tip and it works excellent! If you know what a milkweed plant is go out and find some but make sure its good and dry. Use it for checking your wind direction. When checking your wind direction let some go and see where it ends up, you might be surprised by the little thermals in your woods on how your wind actually travels. I live and breath this stuff, If I don't have any with me I feel naked in the woods not knowing if my wind direction has changed from the time I got out there to the present time. What the wind direction is doing in front of your nose may not be doing the same 30 yards from you! Dan |
RE: What's your absolutely best tip?
ORIGINAL: Schultzy ORIGINAL: MeanV2 ORIGINAL: Schultzy Here's a really cheap tip and it works excellent! If you know what a milkweed plant is go out and find some but make sure its good and dry. Use it for checking your wind direction. When checking your wind direction let some go and see where it ends up, you might be surprised by the little thermals in your woods on how your wind actually travels. I live and breath this stuff, If I don't have any with me I feel naked in the woods not knowing if my wind direction has changed from the time I got out there to the present time. What the wind direction is doing in front of your nose may not be doing the same 30 yards from you! Dan |
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Ok, thanks Steve.
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RE: What's your absolutely best tip?
ORIGINAL: Schultzy ORIGINAL: MeanV2 ORIGINAL: Schultzy Here's a really cheap tip and it works excellent! If you know what a milkweed plant is go out and find some but make sure its good and dry. Use it for checking your wind direction. When checking your wind direction let some go and see where it ends up, you might be surprised by the little thermals in your woods on how your wind actually travels. I live and breath this stuff, If I don't have any with me I feel naked in the woods not knowing if my wind direction has changed from the time I got out there to the present time. What the wind direction is doing in front of your nose may not be doing the same 30 yards from you! Dan O you know that:D Dan |
RE: What's your absolutely best tip?
ORIGINAL: MeanV2 ORIGINAL: Schultzy ORIGINAL: MeanV2 ORIGINAL: Schultzy Here's a really cheap tip and it works excellent! If you know what a milkweed plant is go out and find some but make sure its good and dry. Use it for checking your wind direction. When checking your wind direction let some go and see where it ends up, you might be surprised by the little thermals in your woods on how your wind actually travels. I live and breath this stuff, If I don't have any with me I feel naked in the woods not knowing if my wind direction has changed from the time I got out there to the present time. What the wind direction is doing in front of your nose may not be doing the same 30 yards from you! Dan O you know that:D Dan |
RE: What's your absolutely best tip?
This is the one I use... Cabela's carries them, and they last indefinitely.
http://www.martykeeven.com/WindTracker/SellSheet.html You guys are right; that's a tip I learned a few years ago that took me leaps and bounds above just using the talcum powder in a squeeze bottle which disappears in just a few feet. |
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I pull a little fuzz from my stocking cap. It works as well.
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always sit an hour more
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ORIGINAL: Greg / MO Let's hear 'em: whether it applies to shooting, tuning or hunting... what's your ONE best tip that would make people envious they'd never thought of it before? If you've got a couple "one best tips"... that's ok, but the idea is they're singular in nature. I'll start off ... When hunting funnels, often times we as bowhunters encounter a couple trails paralleling each other, yet they're far enough away that we can't "cover" them both by placing a stand in the middle. For example, two trails running parallel to each other that are 85 yards apart in the woods; you could split the difference, but a 43-yard shot to either trail is really an iffy proposition. You're going to have to pick one to cover. If you know which way the deer are coming from, you can backtrack that direction several hundred yards on the trail you can't cover and hangone of yourt-shirts or some socks from a vantage point where the approaching deer are sure to catch its scent. Hopefully, it'll funnel all the deer that day down the trail you're set up on. Another I heard today... Take some string wax and put a big glob of it on the e-clips of your axles; it serves a couple purposes: One, it helps to "weathercoat" your axles from inclement weather by keeping moisture from getting down the axle holes in the limbs, and two, you've got a handy supply of wax at the ready to coat your string if you notice fraying or you're worried about sitting in that rain and want some extra protection for your string. |
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Life is to short enjoy the hell out of it!
From: http://www.deeranddeerhunting.com/article/Top_Tips_for_Buck_Hunters 1 . Keep an open mind. Stop believing all the old-time myths, and you’ll start tagging more bucks. The best time for killing a hog-bodied buck isn’t when the moon is full or waxing or waning. It isn’t during the first week of early archery seasons when bucks are still in bachelor groups, and it isn’t when when October gives way to November. The best time to kill a hog-bodied buck is after you’ve done enough scouting to learn where deer travel and when you’ve perched your scent-free body and gear in a tree that he decides to walk by on a given day. 2 . Shrug off bad advice. Leave words like never and always out of your deer hunting vocabulary. Above all, don’t be talked out of going to the woods. Phrases like “October lull” and “nocturnal bucks” are excuses for guys who get their butts kicked and don’t want to admit it. The best old-timer absolute advice I’ve ever heard is, “You’ll never kill a deer if you stay in bed all morning.” 3 . Read and understand the signs. Buck make rubs and scrapes to provide visual and olfactory signposts for other deer, but deer hunters overrate rubs. Although it’s true that mature bucks living on low-density habitat can be outsmarted along well-defined rub lines, time-strapped hunters are best served by using rubs as starting points for scouting forays. 4 . Become a trail wizard. Realize that well-worn deer trails aren’t sure-fire tickets to success. Instead of hastily popping up a stand that overlooks a trail, dissect the area and learn how deer use the trail and where it leads in all directions. 5 . Set realistic goals. The guys on TV and in the magazines kill big bucks — oftentimes several in one season — for a good reason: They have great places to hunt. There’s nothing wrong with dreaming about wrapping your tag on a Booner, but don’t let such aspirations desensitize yourself to that buck that’s the king of your 40-acre woodlot. |
RE: What's your absolutely best tip?
something that has not been mentioned yet. Physical fitness. Doing even a little cardio, some weight training, and shedding some un needed pounds really reflects how you feel, therefore helping in keeping that mind state that keeps you sharp in the woods. You would not believe how just giving up soda pop and drinking alot of water will do for ya.;)Im 42 and need all the help i can get :DI challenge you!!! Im about 40 lbs lighter than i was in 1 1/2 years ago :)Do it damit!! :DDo it now!!
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Great point blood brotha and I am down 35lbs since Jan 3rd. I still want to lose 7lb more before the camp
then have my cut off sleeves working.:D GUNS BABY! My first challange is to schultzy, 10lbs by sept 1stbro.[8D] |
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ORIGINAL: peakrut Great point blood brotha and I am down 35lbs since Jan 3rd. I still want to lose 7lb more before the camp then have my cut off sleeves working.:D GUNS BABY! My first challange is to schultzy, 10lbs by sept 1stbro.[8D] |
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"DON'T SMOKE" as I sit here with a cigg in hand.:)
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Look behind you.
It seems the big buck always has a way of suprising you. |
RE: What's your absolutely best tip?
Lets both get to that magical 200 and you got a deal pal!
ORIGINAL: Schultzy ORIGINAL: peakrut Great point blood brotha and I am down 35lbs since Jan 3rd. I still want to lose 7lb more before the camp then have my cut off sleeves working.:D GUNS BABY! My first challange is to schultzy, 10lbs by sept 1stbro.[8D] |
RE: What's your absolutely best tip?
I hate to ruin it, but I have 2.
1) when you are about to call it quits, sit at least 10 more minutes. I had to learn that the really hard way:( 2) stay in shape. There is nothing worse than being limited only by your own capabilities. |
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Hell i went in sleeve less last year :D got razzed about it to :D We will go in sleeve less together on the buddy system :DI have a reputation to protect [8D]:Dgood that you and Schoultzy are droping weight ;)I commend you both :)
ORIGINAL: peakrut Great point blood brotha and I am down 35lbs since Jan 3rd. I still want to lose 7lb more before the camp then have my cut off sleeves working.:D GUNS BABY! My first challange is to schultzy, 10lbs by sept 1stbro.[8D] |
RE: What's your absolutely best tip?
ORIGINAL: peakrut Lets both get to that magical 200 and you got a deal pal! ORIGINAL: Schultzy ORIGINAL: peakrut Great point blood brotha and I am down 35lbs since Jan 3rd. I still want to lose 7lb more before the camp then have my cut off sleeves working.:D GUNS BABY! My first challange is to schultzy, 10lbs by sept 1stbro.[8D] |
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I use a black sharpie marker to color the blades of my broadheads to keep them from reflecting light and spooking game.
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RE: What's your absolutely best tip?
Always bring toilet paper! Every season I wait until a roll is about half gone and put it in my pack! Nothing like stripping naked and taking off your boxers to wipe your *** in 30 degree weather!
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Always Pick a Spot.
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Hunt in an area where deer you considers "shooters" actually exist....
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We got your back!
ORIGINAL: bloodcreek Hell i went in sleeve less last year :D got razzed about it to :D We will go in sleeve less together on the buddy system :DI have a reputation to protect [8D]:Dgood that you and Schoultzy are droping weight ;)I commend you both :) ORIGINAL: peakrut Great point blood brotha and I am down 35lbs since Jan 3rd. I still want to lose 7lb more before the camp then have my cut off sleeves working.:D GUNS BABY! My first challange is to schultzy, 10lbs by sept 1stbro.[8D]  |
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