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What is the single most important piece of information that you learned over the years from bowhunting that you would like to share with your fellow bowhunters? It could be something people already know and practice but it is whatmakesyour hunts successful.


For me Iwould have to say be patient. Don't rush shots, don't getdiscouraged from not seeing deer, and just enjoy being able to be in the woods experiencing the sights, sounds, and smells.

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You can't Kill what is Not there!

The more time you spend hunting the Luckier you will get!

Always consider the wind every time you hunt!!;)

Dan

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Have fun and enjoy.

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you get out of it what you put into it.

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x2!! Patience also Is a huge part of bow hunting.

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Don't hunt for fame/fortune/ego, hunt for yourself and the internal pleasure you derive from pursuing game. You don't have to explain yourself to anyone as long as you are hunting legally. JUST HUNT!

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Don't touch anything (vegetation, stand steps or leave scented up bow ropes hanging from your stand) with your bare skin. You don't want the deer to find out that you were there.

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Stop fidgeting!

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Good points here..

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When you're in the woods, enjoy it and be in the moment. Forget everything else you have going on in your life and just enjoy nature at its finest.

You can learn a lot of life lessons from the animals that surround you in the woods.

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Stay calm, pick a spot and shoot straight!!!

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exactly what Shed33 said. you can expect much if you don't put in much....besides that.. Always go with your first instinct...it's hard, but 9 out 10 times I end up saying.."man I should have hung my stand over there instead of here"

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Wear a harness. I learned the hard way.

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Aim small ... miss small

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Never quit, even if you are not seeing/shooting any deer, it will come in good time. Be Patient and have fun.

Or if at first you don't succeed try again-missed a deer that is.

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Shoot from the tree stand that you hunt from, with the clothes, mask, gloves, etc. that you wear...

And...Use the broadheads and arrows that you will be hunting with...

Don't shoot at alert deer, pass on iffy shot angles, wait at least 30 minutes after the shot and invest in a good flashlight for trailing...

Know your limitations with your equipment and stick within those limitations...

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don't forget your bow

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LMAO!!

I have forgot my release. Any more I keep a spare in the glove compartment and my pack also!;)

Dan

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I hope your talking about forgetting to put it in your vehicle and not about forgetting to carry it to your stand haha

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I forgot my arrows once. Left my quiver by where I was practicing. Got to my land, grabbed my bow and walked out to my stand. I climbed up and went to grab an arrow [:-]. No quiver.... no arrows.

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I too have forgotten my release.[:@]

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Remember, It's just a deer.


Pastorjim

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"Trust your float"........

I know some of you know what Im talking about

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I like this one, but it seems every time I see one I start shaking when i am hunting them, but any other time never... Next fall I will think this when I am on stand when I see deer

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Just have fun and enjoy your time in the woods.

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sit wait and enjoy the sights. bets work everytime.

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Learn how to tune your bow and keep it tuned.

This has been the single greatest thing I have learned in many years of bowhunting.

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Basics. Wind direction, patience, persistence.

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relax your bow hand.
practice from an elevated position.
Practice in your full gear.
you cant kill em on the couch

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Luck better serves those who are prepared.

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I cant realy give any advice for bowhunting cause ive never killed anything but just hunting in general be ready ive coulda killed many more animals if i wasready and not screwing around.

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Help someone else, like somebody helped you once

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Excellent post!!

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Pay attention to the wind. Also, don't let yourself become paternable to the deer your hunting. I learned this one the hard way one year. Took me a while to figure out the 170+" deer I was hunting that year was bedding right out in the open on the edge of a pond dam every afternoon watching me drive to the cabin where I parked to get to my stand. After walking past his bed that was still warm on several occasions the light bulb finally went off in my head. I couldn't approach from the other side and I'm sure he knew this because danger never approached from the west. It always came from the east.

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Hunt the wind, don't go in if the wind is going to be in your favor for the hunt. Found that out the hard way early this season. New the wind was wrong, hunted any way and blew an encounter with a wide-racked 10 at 40 yds. Over the years I have also learned that saving your best spots for the perfect time; i.e. saving that hot spot for when the bucks are in the seeking stage, making their rounds between doe bedding areas in the pre-rut. And don't over hunt your honey holes. Have 5 or 6 honey holes and rotate keeping one fresh at all times. But nothing is more magical than the first time in!

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You most likely meant if the wind was NOT in your favor. ;)

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Couldn't have said it better. Exactly how I feel.

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Be one with your tree ~ MOTIONLESS!
Everyone knows this, but every time you swipe at a bug, get up to stretch,
or move your head too quickly, it allows the deer to pick up your big body mass in a tree from a distance.

Think about the times you've seen a Hawk/owl or something else in a tree, you probably noticed it because it moved, right?
Take it to the next thought...
Most likely you you noticed it because you were maybe 40 or 50 yards away from it and your field of vision picked it up.
We all know a deer's vision is better than ours and we all know deer will sometimes scan an area before stepping out in the open.
We have all had deer slip into our area undetected and we never knew they were there until there on top of us.

How many deer do you think have walked into your setup and saw a blob (I'm not calling anyone names here:)) in a tree?
The deer might have stood there for 10 or 20 minutes because something looked out of place, scanning,
and then you need to straighten your knee out because it was stiff.
The deer slowly walked away and you never knew it!
Of course this goes hand-in-hand with playing the wind, because they will probably scent you before seeing you...

Of course deer's 3rd sense is fooling their ears, but none of us make any noise, except to pass gas, so in this case try to be S.B.D.

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Depending on what type of Tree you are in, that could mean Be a Nut![8D]

Dan

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That goes without saying for me:)