Deer season is still months away, yet that doesn’t mean you should mentally hibernate. Those who enjoy deer hunting most are folks that engage their energy and mind throughout the year. This post from Realtree.com lists 10 off-season deer hunting tips to get ready for fall. Actually, you are doing one of them right now- reading and learning about deer hunting.
Hunt for New Ground
This post suggests 10 activities and I’ll poach the first one- Hunt for New Ground. The worst way to gain permission to hunt is to show up in your camouflage at a landowner’s home during the season. In today’s litigious society, it like asking to borrow their car. Now is the time to scout out new locations and meet the landowner in a casual way, possibly one in which you offer help.
I’d Like to Trade
Last fall I missed the biggest buck I’ve seen in my home state. I’ll spare the embarrassing details, yet laude the ability to hunt in that location. The 96-acre honey honey hole is privately owned and hunting rights were obtained for a family and a few guests. The owner was approached with, “Hello, I’m a contractor and wondered if I can trade some of my skills for permission to hunt.” The answer was, “No, you can’t hunt here, but I like the way you think.” The landowner owns multiple tracts of land and offered to trade hunting rights on one parcel for some maintenance work.
Do You Have a Deer Problem?
If you live near a suburban area, you can bet some landowners will have deer problems. Once a small herd wipes out thousands of dollars of shrubbery in a single winter, Bambi quickly becomes a villain. Hunting in suburban areas takes special precautions, yet now’s the time to cruise neighborhoods, look for deer damage, and begin knocking on doors.
Deer season will be here before you know it. Check out these prep tips to help enjoy the off-season. https://www.realtree.com/deer-hunting/galleries/10-off-season-deer-hunting-tips-from-heartland-bowhunter?mc_cid=ceef3bc04e&mc_eid=8fe2237aad
