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It is not only in old school video games where you can hunt and shoot for ducks and geese. For those who love the sound of rifle and the quacks of these huntin ducks, here are the different ways to get you started and have something to serve on dinner time.

1. Before the hunting season starts, scout for the locations where these birds usually rest. Look also for places where there is abundant source of food.
2. Analyze the flight pattern of the geese and the ducks.
3. Look for various hunting sites then ask permission from the land owner if you can hunt.
4. Get a hunting right as early as you can. Some states release only a limited number of hunting rights every season.

One of the best ways to hunt for bears is to let this fuzzy animal go to you instead of chasing it. And how could you possibly do that? You can have the most delectable and scrumptious foods served in your tent and let them in. But it would destruct your belongings and may even cause injuries to the people nearby. Or you can also try to call the bear so you would be able to attract the big animal and be able to hunt successfully as well.

Bear calling can be both frustrating and exciting at the same time. If your bear calling strategy worked, there is no doubt that there would be adrenaline rush as the bear starts to approach. However, if it is otherwise, then you would probably swear that bear calling is the lamest bear hunting strategy that you have tried.

There are three kinds of bear sounds or vocabularies that humans can actually imitate in order to attract the bears during hunting. This includes the Grunt, the Blowing sound, and the Human-like bear calls. It is just up to you which one to choose when looking for teddies to hunt.

You don’t need a dog breed that knows how to retrieve well just to get the best canine companion when you hunt. Even your simple family pet can be turned into an excellent hunting dog just in time for the season. The solution is simple. Give your dog proper training prior to the hunting opportunity.

More often than not, these hunting dog trainings start with the basic obedience exercises since this is the key to have an efficient hunting dog eventually.

By the time your dog passed the obedience training, then the training at the field starts. Usually, they start with birds or small game animals. The location may be different from one hunting dog training school to another but the exercises are basically the same.

This would work best if you would start teaching puppies rather than old dogs. The saying that “old dogs can’t learn new tricks” is actually true. Moreover, puppies are fast learners compared to the old canines.

Oh great! You finally shot a deer after a long day of waiting. But with the distance that is between you and your prey, how would you actually keep track of the deer and get its body afterwards? Simple, just read between the lines. In this case, read the body language of the animal.

Analyze if the deer already pants for breath after a clear shot. This means that you hit a sensitive organ like the lungs. If this is the case then your prey could no longer run far. Better let your trusty dog do his job and start following him to avoid losing the deer.

When the deer humps upon your bullet or bow hits, then you probably targeted the guts. With this, you should wait at least 4 hours or so before you start tracking the blood trails of the deer.

If you aimed for the heart, don’t expect that the deer would drop dead easily. Surprisingly, unless you have hit the right spot, the deer would be still back on its feet in a matter of minutes.

The trick in tracking the deer is to use paper or a tissue on the pinkish blood to check if it is still fresh. In that way, you will know where is the animal has gone.

You need different tools when hunting because your knife cannot actually various tasks while you are lost in the wild. If you want to make your hunting knife last longer, then experts suggest that you follow these simple yet golden rules.

- Knives should be not used as a lever

- Always maintain a sharp knife. Sharpen it after each use.

- See to it that you put your knife back at its sheath if you are not using it.

- Fit a cord to the knife’s lanyard hole to prevent losing it.

- Do not use your knife as a skewer. Never heat the knife unless you want to weaken the blades.

- In case blood, salt, or any material touched your knife, immediately wash it to prevent your knife from being dull.

With these hunting knife maintenance tips, you can rest assure that you will be using your trusty blade for more hunting seasons to come.

If you are trying to stand hunt in search of deer, moose, bear, or even bird, here are some more useful tips that could help you have a successful hunting during the hunting season.

1. Other than wearing clothes that would help you blend with the environment, you must also camouflage your face at the same time.
2. Stay in areas where there are dark shades or in place where you can be silhouetted.
3. Before you start hunting, make sure that you prepare the shooting lane so it will be clear by the time you start your stand hunting.
4. You must also clear the ground. Take the leaves and the twigs so you would avoid making unnecessary noise when hunting.
5. As much as possible, stay on your stand for at least a day.
6. If it is inevitable to stay on your stand for the whole day, don’t let the deer know your movement pattern.
7. Do not stay in an elevated stand hunt unless you wear a full body safety harness that could carry your weight.

Recently, we have discussed the four various locations where you could set up your stand when hunting for deer. But there are actually two more best places to deer stand hunt and these are the following:

Benches – the benches are the shelves that are located below the ridge top. This is where most deer feed, bed, and make their scrapes as well. The benches are also the perfect locations especially when the woods already give a hunting pressure to the deer.

Saddles – deer loves to pass through the ridges and this could be the perfect spot for you to set up your stand. During the heavy or peek times of the hunting season, you will be able to hunt for numerous deer here in saddles since they would be using it as their escape route.

Here are the other locations where you could best deer stand hunt.

• Funnel areas – These are the bottleneck areas where the deer is forced to go a narrow place due to obstacles such as rivers, lakes, and even open fields. The whitetail deer is flourishing in these funnel areas especially during the hunting season.
• At their habitat’s edges – More often than not, it is the whitetail deer that is usually seen at the edge habitat. Usually they are staying at the edge of the field and forest. During the night, set up your stand near the edge of the field. This is where they usually feed. But if you want to hunt during day time, set up your stand near the bedding area of the deer. Make sure that you don’t place the stand too close to the bedding area or you would scare the animals away.

Watch out for the next blog to know the other places here you can deer stand hunt.

Getting the right location is one of the cornerstones of success when it comes to deer stand hunting. Here are the first two common places where hunters put up their stands to wait for their dear, i mean deer, prey.

• Area where the deer gets its food sources – if you would like to deer stand hunt during the night, it would be best if you do it near the field. On the other hand, if you would deer stand hunt during the day, expert hunters recommend that you locate your position not so far from the bedding area.

• Trails – always choose the trail side where the wind is always at your favor. See to it that you cut the lanes to get a clear shot of the deer.

More location tips on the next blog…

Deer stand hunting is considered as the most effective and the most productive way to hunt for all kinds of deer. The said strategy requires the hunter to sit motionless at the tree stand so that the prey would not be able to detect any from him.

If the hunter quietly sitting at the stand knows how to conceal his scent, the deer will be oblivious of his presence the whole time. With this said, the stand hunter will be a very lethal in hunting the deer.

One of the major factors that would make or break the stand hunter is the wind. More often than not, a crosswind or a downwind location is always customized in order to increase the chance of the hunter’s successful hunt. This allows the hunter to avoid the keen sense of smell of the deer.