Essential Tips On South Texas Deer Hunting

By Georgia Diaz


For the residents of South Texas deer hunting comes out as a very interesting activity that everybody would want to try their hand at. For effective hunting, there are a number of tips that come very much in handy. To begin with, one should implement precision scouting. This involves not contaminating the area where the bucks are found. Contamination is done through either scents or noises that scare bucks. If the animals are scared, the whole exercise becomes null and void.

One way of avoiding alarming the animals is studying of photos taken from the air or maps so as to find probable hot-spot locations like areas where they sleep, where they eat, their watering holes, their natural funnels or their escape routes. After that, 24-hour inspection should be setup for effective monitoring of key areas and locations. A network cameras is used. The surveillance and precision scouting helps in safe pinpointing the pattern of preferred animals without creating disturbance.

When going to new areas, there should be construction of traps to help in location of big bucks. The number of pictures captured can be increased through implementing mock scrapes or bait stations ahead of the trail camera. This essentially allows maximization of potential of trail cameras, enabling coverage of large areas in the process.

The other important thing to remember is hanging of a number of stands. There should not be hunting of one or areas over and over again for the whole season as this could prove to be detrimental. This is because more mature bucks are able to observe habits of hunters and are thus able to avoid being ambushed.

Hunting should be done above the detection zone as much as possible. If tree stands are set low, there will be increased probability of getting busted by the nose, ears or eyes of whitetails. If however the stands are hanged high, movement will be more convenient. Furthermore, when one sits above the detection zone, they do not risk getting exposed by swirling of the wind. There needs to be a lot of precaution when one goes to hunt in great heights. This includes wearing protective clothing.

There ought to be planning and preparation of hunting routes well in advance. When the entry as well as exit locations are scrutinized well, there will be little chance of getting into zones with high traffic of the bucks, their bedding areas or feeding locations. This helps to keep one under the radar of the buck. Preparation also involves clearing the routes of any noisy leaves or vegetation.

It normally is very essential that shooting lanes are clear. Otherwise, the entire exercise will be futile as one will be unable to get any clear shots. Any obstructions in the shooting lanes need clearance.

Those doing South Texas deer hunting need to monitor the wind carefully. An hour by hour weather forecast and wind direction needs to be known. It helps in making the best stands and making decisions. An important tool in the field will be a wind direction indicator. The last thing anybody wants is for the bucks to locate their scents.




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