how do you hunt deer when there not in rut
 

I'm in northern california an is about the middle of archrey season.

RE: how do you hunt deer when there not in rut
 

Very wisely!

RE: how do you hunt deer when there not in rut
 

Set up on trails between feeding and bedding areas.

RE: how do you hunt deer when there not in rut
 

This is the only way to hunt, you may try a grunt call in a week or two, the older bucks might come at you cause they will be trying to show dominance. Try a decoy, that may work too...sorry never hunted in California

RE: how do you hunt deer when there not in rut
 

I don't think that anyone has ever tried this, but it might work. Its almost a goose hunting tactic. Put about half a dozen "feeding" deer decoys in a field of crops. Maybe the deer would just come out and eat? LMAO! That would be funny.

RE: how do you hunt deer when there not in rut
 

Never hunted in Cali either.

But around here we hunt soy bean fields, corn fields, trails to these fields,and creek bottoms. Just remember, just b/c a buck isn't trying to hump every thing that moves, doesn't mean he is dead. He still eats, drinks, walks around, makes rubs, scrapes, and checks out his ground.

RE: how do you hunt deer when there not in rut
 

Hunt the FOOD!!!!

RE: how do you hunt deer when there not in rut
 

Hunt food areas like was stated.....you go into the thickest stuff you can find...Ill bet youll find a bruiser in there....stalking skills have to be good

RE: how do you hunt deer when there not in rut
 

I would agree to key your hunt on the food sources though you may also consider hunting escape routes if the area receives alot of pressure.

RE: how do you hunt deer when there not in rut
 

I usually hunt the same all season