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<blockquote data-quote="RidgeHunter" data-source="post: 1460326" data-attributes="member: 4319"><p>-Be ready for the deer to come in when you have an open water bottle in your lap and and both hands occupied fishing a blueberry muffin from a ZipLoc bag in your daypack.</p><p></p><p>-Be aware that deer you shoot are always easier to drag than deer your buddies shoot. </p><p></p><p>-Never talk on your cell phone in front of people in a hunting camp. If you must do it, run off and hide in shame out of earshot. If it rings and it's not on vibrate, don't protest if someone stomps on it or throws it in the fire. They're in the right.</p><p></p><p>-Landmark where your animal was standing when you shot it, memorize it's reaction and direction of travel. When in doubt, wait it out.</p><p></p><p>-That creaking noise your bow made a couple of times in June, the one you could never replicate again? Be ready for it come back the when you're drawing on a deer at 12 yards in October.</p><p></p><p>-If you observe deer traveling withing bow range of a particular tree day in and day out, don't move your stand there. If you do, they will immediately start moving directly under where your stand used to be. At least until you move it back there.</p><p></p><p>-If a deer is downwind of you, it can smell you.</p><p></p><p>-99.9% of the time, if you see a "doe" by itself (without fawns or girlfriends), it's a male deer. Exception being does that are being chased by bucks, and their body language gives them away. </p><p></p><p>-You can find a new job, find a new woman, and live with your extended family disowning you for missing Cousin Jill's wedding...but you can't ever fix your record of having made every opening day once you break it.</p><p></p><p>-<strong>My new favorite tip it took me until this year to appreciate</strong>: Hunt as many hours as you can during the rut. Be alert midday. Even if it's hot and windy.</p><p></p><p>- Most importantly, you probably shouldn't take advice from people like me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RidgeHunter, post: 1460326, member: 4319"] -Be ready for the deer to come in when you have an open water bottle in your lap and and both hands occupied fishing a blueberry muffin from a ZipLoc bag in your daypack. -Be aware that deer you shoot are always easier to drag than deer your buddies shoot. -Never talk on your cell phone in front of people in a hunting camp. If you must do it, run off and hide in shame out of earshot. If it rings and it's not on vibrate, don't protest if someone stomps on it or throws it in the fire. They're in the right. -Landmark where your animal was standing when you shot it, memorize it's reaction and direction of travel. When in doubt, wait it out. -That creaking noise your bow made a couple of times in June, the one you could never replicate again? Be ready for it come back the when you're drawing on a deer at 12 yards in October. -If you observe deer traveling withing bow range of a particular tree day in and day out, don't move your stand there. If you do, they will immediately start moving directly under where your stand used to be. At least until you move it back there. -If a deer is downwind of you, it can smell you. -99.9% of the time, if you see a "doe" by itself (without fawns or girlfriends), it's a male deer. Exception being does that are being chased by bucks, and their body language gives them away. -You can find a new job, find a new woman, and live with your extended family disowning you for missing Cousin Jill's wedding...but you can't ever fix your record of having made every opening day once you break it. -[B]My new favorite tip it took me until this year to appreciate[/B]: Hunt as many hours as you can during the rut. Be alert midday. Even if it's hot and windy. - Most importantly, you probably shouldn't take advice from people like me. [/QUOTE]
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