Foremost Hunting brings you the latest tips and tricks on hunting whitetail deer from basic tips for the beginner to advanced techniques for the old pro we have the timely information you need to make your deer hunting trip a success.
Matthew Eastman discusses the importance of practicing with your bow while wearing all hunting clothes. Always practice shooting your bow with all your gear on.
It's true, you can enjoy the victory of a successful hunt by following the phases of the moon. This fascinating article explains how you can accurately predict when deer and other wildlife are the most active
Hunting deer after the rut can be challenging and rewarding. Pro Staff member Matt Eastman shares his tips for post rut deer hunting.
When it starts to rain a lot of hunters pack up and head home but for those hunters that stick it out deer hunting in the rain can be very productive.
It is very important to properly judge distance when bow hunting. Over the course of 50 yards, an arrow fired at 400 feet per second will fall about two feet.
I feel that fitness is one factor that will give you the edge needed to achieve a high level of hunting success.
Driving home after opening weekend I would see many trucks with deer strapped to them and think- Why did those hunters succeed when we failed?
Cold weather deer bow hunts usually take place after the gun season. And since the deer have been "pushed" severely by earlier hunting, they will be particularly wary and nervous at this time.
Learn all about deer hunting scents - The where, when and what of deer scents- When it comes to deer hunting scents there are lots of choices from cover scents to attractants, not to mention all the scent delivery methods.
After you take the shot at that trophy deer learn to track, field dress and prepare your trophy for the taxidermist. Learn what to do after you release that arrow or squeeze the trigger.
Reflecting on the encounter with this season’s trophy, I wasn’t entirely satisfied with the effort required to put this deer down for good. Why did he run so far and require a follow-up shot?
When it comes to deer hunting, people don't think about scouting after deer season, but they should!
The simplest way anyone can increase their odds of bringing home a deer is taking post hunt notes. It doesn’t matter if you have a 1,000 acre lease, hunt Aunt Hilda’s back 40, or sit on public land, taking notes will vastly improve hunting success.
A list of ten things hunters do that impact missing deer with a rifle or shotgun.
The main purpose of pre-season scouting it to find the right place or places to put your stands. If you place your stands in the spring, the deer will not be spooked during the season.
If you're a serious bow deer hunter, but you only have a limited time to hunt, you need to carefully choose the most opportune window to do so, to maximize your chances of getting a deer.
There are some nifty, but simple, "trade secrets" to use when choosing the best time to gun deer hunt, which, if followed, will increase your chances for success tremendously. We'll be using Wisconsin's gun deer season regs and stats to demonstrate, but these can be easily adapted to whatever state or area you hunt.
Most hunters who try to read deer sign look for tracks and deer trails. You
can determine the size of a deer pretty accurately by looking at its track. There are a couple of things you want to look at when scouting deer tracks.
Deer scrape the ground with their hooves- - and at times will do so with their antlers. Very much like the scrape line is a rub line – which is done on trees or bushes. Bucks use these rubs in two instances.
Deer droppings are not usually thought of by hunters as providing much useful information--but they do. Typically, deer droppings will consist of small jelly bean-shaped droplets scattered about in little piles on trails.
Wind out of the East, Deer move the least. Most of the weather comes out of the West, as in Wind out of the West, Deer move the best. An ill wind comes from the East, most of the animals will go to ground in an East wind. You will find that deer under pressure will escape to the East.
If you can’t afford to buy or lease your own hunting property, setting up on public lands is probably your only choice. The good news is most states set aside large parcels of land for public hunting. Here's how to find your big buck on government property.
It’s tree stand setting time. Hunters will put a lot of effort into tree selection based on trail camera info, terrain, deer traffic, and many other factors. Once a good location is found, it’s imperative to locate a suitable tree to set the stand in. I recommend finding a tree that can get you 20 to 25 feet off the ground.
Planting food plots accomplishes a variety of objectives for deer hunters. It attracts deer to a given area, improves deer nutrition leading to bigger deer and antlers, and helps deer survive the winter.
Hunting big bucks is different from standard deer hunting. You are not looking for concentrations of deer. Trophy bucks are solitary creatures during hunting seasons. Their size is a testament to their cunning. To successfully hunt a big, veteran buck you’ll have to use all the knowledge and tools at your disposal.
There is a difference in shooting a deer through the lungs and watching him run, or shooting directly through the shoulder and dropping him right there, as we like to say here Dead Right There(DRT).
Zeroing in your rifle is probably the most thing a deer hunter can do to prepare for the season. Naomi Shapiro and Phil Schweik offer advice for properly sighting in your rifle.
There are a ton of different manufacturers and scopes out there. The
selection is at times overwhelming and that's only the major names in the
industry. Add in the custom manufacturers and outfitters, and you can drive
yourself nuts making a final selection.