Friday, November 22, 2013

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 very important way in which alarming the bucks can be avoided is through the use of aerial photos or even maps. These should be studied in prior. The maps and photos help in finding their sleeping areas, where they eat, their watering holes or natural funnels. Their escape routes are also studied. After this is done, there should be setup of 24 hour observation to monitor key locations more effectively. This is made possible through the use of several trail cameras.

When exploring new areas, one should strive to set up effective traps that help them to locate the bigger bucks. More pictures can be captures by implementing mock scrapes, mineral licks and bait stations at the front of trail cameras. This allows the hunter to maximize the potential of these cameras, making it possible to cover large areas.

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.

As much as possible, one should do hunting above the areas where they would not be easily detected. When tree stands are not set high enough, there is an increased risk of being caught off guard by the eyes, ears or nose of a whitetail. On the other hand, when the stands are hang at 20 feet or higher, one is set to get a little more convenient movement. In addition, being beyond the zone of detection prevents the position of the individual from being exposed by swirling of the wind. When hunting is done at great heights, there should be a lot of precaution.

The hunters need to plan and prepare very well, especially as concerns their routes. Through proper planning of entry plus exit areas, there is less likelihood of one getting into zones with many bucks, their sleeping areas or feeding points. This is essential as it keeps the individual under the radar of the buck. Routes to be used need to be cleared of leaves or, and 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.

For those that live in South Texas deer hunting involves monitoring wind movement. There should be an hour by hour weather forecast and wind direction monitoring. It enables hunters to get the best stands. Nobody wants the bucks to get their scent after they have done so much to locate them.




About the Author:



No comments:

Post a Comment