Hunting Whitetail Deer

By: Bryan

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Hunting musts

• You must have gun safety certificate for 18 or younger

• You must wear blaze orange

• You must have a place to hunt

• Rifle season starts first week in November, bow and arrow starts earlier

Rifle or Slug

• Black powder, Shotgun slug, or Rifle

• Must be big enough, but not too big

• Scope or not

• Type of action

• Bow and arrow

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Shot placement

• It is best to shoot deer in vital area

• Behind front legs

Scents and calls

• Masking scent– Skunk scent– Tree scent

• Doe scents– Doe in heat

• Buck grunts and antler rattles

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Walk

• Walk in woods

• Drive with a party

Deer Stands

• Tree or permanent• Try to place near deer activity

– Trails or tracks– Bedding– Droppings– Fallen Antlers– Scrapes– Rubs

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Deer Tracks

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Buck Fight

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Deer Scrapes

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Buck Rubs

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Rut

• Bucks are ready to mate

• Have enlarged necks

• Best when hunting season and rut are at same time

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