my name is justin wilson and ive been huntin since i was 10 and i just joined a new lease in the ozark mountains and i was wondein if there is any kind of different techniques for huntin deer in the mountains if there is please let me know. thanks

I hunt them in Northern Maine and New Hampshire and the only suggestion that I can make is be a tracker. Ususally the mountains means no crop fields or apple orchards. The deer are different there and you need to hunt them by tracking if there is snow. The rut plays a major part and that is one way to see the bigger mountain bucks. I like to still hunt along swamps in the saddles between the peaks. The deer aren't usually going to be found in the sterile hardwood ridges. Stick to the thicker stuff below the peaks and you will find deer. You get one in the mountains and you earned it. Good luck.

dont go up to high cause it is a long way doen with meat on your back

Justin I huntthe mountians ofnorth Alabama and southern Tennessee ... I like to look for funnels such as openings in the big rocks where the deer move through to get from bench to bench ... I also like to hunt saddles ... I will hunt high in the morning beacuse the thermals will be rising with the heat and the deer will be coming high to bedand low in the evening because the thermals will be falling as it cools off and they will be coming low to stage andhead to the fields... I also like to hunt a bench on the elevated part of the mountain because the acorns will generally fall earlier because of the sun ...I like to finda persimmon tree or two to hunt early in themorning because deer like to munch on then while thier cool ...you alsoneed to really practice scent control to the max because of all the swirlling wind ...when you start to your stand the wind may be in your face but by the time you get climbed it will be at your back ... good luck to ya !

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IF all else fails try driving them.


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i usually just find a place with a lot of sign and climb up the mountian arouns 50-75 yds and watch for the activity below.

Looks for some ridges on the mountian as well ridges are always a good spot

I am 14 years old and I have been hunting since I was 11 and I am now juststarting to hunt the Mountains and it is very fun and different but I can handle it. Although this year kinda stunk because I missed the biggest 8 point with a 32 win special. But I sured did have fun with my famliy in the mountains

Deer got to eat. And they've got to bed down to chew their cud. I'd stick to transition areas like saddles between feeding and bedding areas. Become fluent at reading sing. Scat, rubs, or just some leaves that don't lay right on the ground. Deer are creatures of habit, so find their habits and harvest one.
I also like going in to feeding areas pre dawn and sitting and waiting. Edges of open meadows or creek bottoms are usually good places for feeding.
You can't scout an area too much. If deer are in an area at dusk, chances are good that they'll be in that same area at dawn.

Saddles is where you want to look. Deer won't walk on ridges but will cross em and usually at lower place. You have to scout hard. But the good thing is they usually are more bunched up and travel the same trail. When I moved to MD, I found out flat land hunting can be tougher and deer travel less predictable.