New Hunters, learn from our experience......

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Well this is the time of year when the novice hunters start posting the questions that some of us just take for granted. I thought we could post some friendly advice in advance to help them out.

I will start with:

Don't forget the TP

Wear layers to prevent sweating so you don't freeze

A good pair of boots is a must
 
Patience. Whether its turkey ducks geese or deer or anyother game. Don't be to quick to bang off a shot. Wait and make the first one count. Always give an animal time to lay down and bleed out even if well hit. I've watched guys loose deer because they ran up to quick and flushed it. If they had waited a half hour the deer would be in the freezer. I've seen a lot of guys open fire on geese at 60yards when they were coming right in. They would have gone right over us if theyda waited Another lil tip when you come to a perfect spot and its all right you can imagine the game coming in through 2-3 channels. Turn around and face the opposite direction. Bring enough gun and use premium bullets. And lastly if anyone ever says the 30-06 is not good enough for any north american animal they are only expressing their personal lack of marksmanship
 
When the sight is on the target, pull the trigger.

Seen too many people f*** around and lose because they waited for some perfect moment. Sight on target....it cannot possibly get any better...so shoot.
 
Some hunting rules/tips:

*Remember that the animal may look smaller on the ground then in the scope, but that don't mean you can't lie your but off to your buds.

*When the loving spouse/ girlfriend says "I don't care go hunting if you want." you should go but you will be in the dog house if you return empty handed.

*Always take more ammo then you think you could possibly need, double what you first thought, not having enough ammo is a great way to ruin a trip.

*Shooting an animal once is good but twice is better.

*Fish cops have a limited sense of humor and can ruin your season so play nice.

*PACK EXTRA SOCKS AND UNDERPANTS.

*Don't forget to bring your gun/ammo, don't ask was not totally my fault.

*Take lots of rope with you, paracord is great.

*TP and wet wipes are an integral part of any hunting kit. A keep it in my pack, range bag, truck, atv and boat.

*Sharpen your knives and axe before setting out.
 
Baby wipes are the third item to be packed right after guns & ammo.

Cotton is the enemy, synthetics are key to staying dry and comfortable. If you must wear natural fabrics, use wool or down.

Get a good backpack, one that is durable and waterproof not to mention comfortable to carry all day.

There is nothing wrong with carrying a GPS, they provide a great deal of peace of mind and are very simple to use nowadays.

Be a good shot, the animals you hunt deserve that respect by humanely killing them quickly. Many hunters are piss poor shooters because the only time they shoot is when they are hunting.



All time best advice, "Never pass up an opportunity to look around and enjoy being there, cause you will spend so much of your non-hunting time daydreaming about those moments"
 
this is great guys, thanks so much for sharing! I'm a new hunter with only 1 goose and 1 duck under the belt (and 1 spooked coyote :mad:). i put my name in for a deer draw and am keeping my fingers crossed. this info will come in pretty handy if i get a tag!

i was once told "you don't know what you don't know"; and this info is proving that quote correct.

cheers, and wish me luck!
 
And keep your gall darn trigger close to you when mother nature calls.
It's hookay to shoot fur with yur ginch round yer ankles........
Don't forget to skweeze the cheeks when you pull the trigger though.
Libel to have two piles to clean up.
Good luck...............
And don't forget to cut your tags.............
 
My advise to a new hunter is don't listen to advise on the internet most on there have no clue what they are talking about.The misinformation is phenomenal!
 
Dogleg said:
Hunting is 90% location. Get that right and the rest falls into place. Get it wrong and the rest doesn't matter.
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Very true. I'd elaborate that a spot that has game in it 2% of the time is a good if not great one (species depending I guess). Location + patience.


Further (1) find your locations before the season starts and (2) know the distances to various landmarks within those locations. Also, for crown land, a spot that is quiet and peaceful and full of game before the season may be crawling with idiots in orange once the season starts.

RG

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If I could only hunt in an area that had game 2% of the time I would stay at home!100 trips to the field would give you a 2 in a 100 chance of being were the game is,if you missed the days that they were there.The odds would be incredible you would ever get something!
 
Crow, I think he meant 2% at any given time... and what time unit you measure by matters. If it's 2 weeks out of 100 weeks, that's not very good, but if it's 2 minutes out of 100 minutes, it's pretty darn good. I'm guessing that Ruffed meant something closer to the latter.

Red
 
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