Three Ways Get An Elusive Buck

1 - Cold and Wet is a good Bet

My least favorite time to go hunting is when it is cold and raining. I am probably not the only person who does not prefer these times.

However one of the biggest bucks I have ever seen was when it was 35 degrees and raining. I don't know why deer prefer to move during this time all I know is they are moving.

My dad says it is because they have to keep eating to stay warm during cold weather. I keep warm and dry with my Remington 4 in 1 parka.



2 -Prime Time is Lunchtime

Another good time to go hunting is in the middle of the day. I had been hunting this one buck for two years and I had only seen him once.

My cousin was riding around our property at around 12:30 p.m. when he saw the buck eating in the middle of a field. When he told me my dad and I started hunting during midday.

The next weekend my dad and I went to the field where my cousin had seen the deer. My dad was on one side of the field and I was own the other. You have probably figured out by now that the buck came out on my dad's side.

What can I say? I guess he's just lucky. (not!)

3 - You're gonna choke unless you find the Oak

During the first few weeks of the season deer will hardly ever come out in a field to eat. There are just to many things to eat in the woods for them to come out in a field. One of the most common things that deer eat in the woods is acorns. Acorns will stay fresh until the first frost and where I live that is usually late November.

The best thing to do during the first few weeks of the season is to find a group of oak trees and set up a stand, preferably a climbing stand, between 25 to 40 yards away from the trees.

I prefer a Gorilla Greyback magnum deluxe climbing stand because they are light weight and extremely sturdy.

Please share your hunting tips.

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