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Looking to maybe deer hunt for the first time this season. Help!?
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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 756466" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>Starting out, I would select the rifle that I want to shoot. That would be the rifle that didn't give a flinch, because its too much gun.</p><p>Pretty much all rifles are accurate in the calibers they are sold in, for the 9" kill zone of a deer.</p><p> I've taken deer with 22-250, up to 30-06.</p><p></p><p>#1 thing is having a bullet designed to take the targeted animal. You don't want a varmint round on deer, and you don't want a deer round on varmints.</p><p></p><p>Find a web site that shows the anatomy of a deer. Typically you want a perfect shot just behind the front legs that will take out both lungs, but if the shot presented is a quartering away, or quartering towards, you need to understand the anatomy of a deer to know how to shoot. There is even a shot called the "Texas Heart Shot" that says put one in their backside just below the tail as they are walking away from you that will put them down instantly. Do it wrong, and you'll get your deer, but it will be a mess.</p><p></p><p>MOST IMPORTANT! When you get your first deer, and you field dress it, get it to your vehicle as soon as possible, get to a place where they sell Ice, and get the meat cooled down as soon as possible. Cover it in ice if possible. A couple of bucks of ice can stop a spoiled deer that will turn people off of eating venison, into people that will eat it because of its healthy qualities.</p><p></p><p>I don't know if your looking at private land or public.</p><p>Private land, you have to find areas that show signs of deer habitation. You would be looking for old rubs this time of year, or fresh rubs when the deer are rubbing the velvet off their antlers, and marking their territories. If you find a large tree with a huge area where the bark is rubbed off, this may be a "marker rub" that deer put on the same tree year after year.</p><p></p><p>Private land, try to find trails that lead to feeding areas. In my opinion, I never set on the food areas, choosing to sit 100 yds or so back in the cover as the big buck almost never come into feeding areas until after dark. They will stage back in the woods/cover waiting until dark.</p><p></p><p>Public land, I can't tell you a whole lot about it as I never hunt public unless its a controlled hunt.</p><p>What I can tell you is that most people on public never go much further than 100 yds or so from their vehicle to set up, and after an hour or so sitting they want to get up and try to walk one up. If you start out real early, and go further into the woods, sometimes they will drive the deer to you.</p><p></p><p>In either case, public or private, my personal choice is to find a creek. I try to find a place where the woods thin out, which funnels the deer into a smaller area. Try to find a creek crossing with a nice tree to put a stand into or hunt downwind in a ground blind.</p><p></p><p>Remember the wind. I've seen deer spook a hundred yds away from smelling a hunter.</p><p></p><p>Any more questions, fire away. Been going after deer for almost 30 yrs now. If there are any mistakes to make.....I've done them all.<img src="/images/smilies/biggrin.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 756466, member: 5412"] Starting out, I would select the rifle that I want to shoot. That would be the rifle that didn't give a flinch, because its too much gun. Pretty much all rifles are accurate in the calibers they are sold in, for the 9" kill zone of a deer. I've taken deer with 22-250, up to 30-06. #1 thing is having a bullet designed to take the targeted animal. You don't want a varmint round on deer, and you don't want a deer round on varmints. Find a web site that shows the anatomy of a deer. Typically you want a perfect shot just behind the front legs that will take out both lungs, but if the shot presented is a quartering away, or quartering towards, you need to understand the anatomy of a deer to know how to shoot. There is even a shot called the "Texas Heart Shot" that says put one in their backside just below the tail as they are walking away from you that will put them down instantly. Do it wrong, and you'll get your deer, but it will be a mess. MOST IMPORTANT! When you get your first deer, and you field dress it, get it to your vehicle as soon as possible, get to a place where they sell Ice, and get the meat cooled down as soon as possible. Cover it in ice if possible. A couple of bucks of ice can stop a spoiled deer that will turn people off of eating venison, into people that will eat it because of its healthy qualities. I don't know if your looking at private land or public. Private land, you have to find areas that show signs of deer habitation. You would be looking for old rubs this time of year, or fresh rubs when the deer are rubbing the velvet off their antlers, and marking their territories. If you find a large tree with a huge area where the bark is rubbed off, this may be a "marker rub" that deer put on the same tree year after year. Private land, try to find trails that lead to feeding areas. In my opinion, I never set on the food areas, choosing to sit 100 yds or so back in the cover as the big buck almost never come into feeding areas until after dark. They will stage back in the woods/cover waiting until dark. Public land, I can't tell you a whole lot about it as I never hunt public unless its a controlled hunt. What I can tell you is that most people on public never go much further than 100 yds or so from their vehicle to set up, and after an hour or so sitting they want to get up and try to walk one up. If you start out real early, and go further into the woods, sometimes they will drive the deer to you. In either case, public or private, my personal choice is to find a creek. I try to find a place where the woods thin out, which funnels the deer into a smaller area. Try to find a creek crossing with a nice tree to put a stand into or hunt downwind in a ground blind. Remember the wind. I've seen deer spook a hundred yds away from smelling a hunter. Any more questions, fire away. Been going after deer for almost 30 yrs now. If there are any mistakes to make.....I've done them all.:D [/QUOTE]
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