Whitetail Hunting Advice?

dumbdawg said:
while out in the field you shut up listen and learn as well:p
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I'll be quiet all right dumbdawg, got that one figured out. As far as listening to anyone like said my friend is brand new to hunting so I guess I'll have to listen to myself :runaway: And mother nature of course :cool:

So these guys sound spooky and very alert alright, I appreciate your tips and ideas guys. Much like the blacktails around here actually. I'm really looking forward to the more open country and a different kind of challange.

Looks like we're going to forgo the orchard idea and head for the hills first thing. I've been checking out maps on line and it looks pretty nice :)
 
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So what do you guys think regarding weather. My favorite time for hunting blacktails is during or right after a bad storm out here. Gets them out of their caves so to speak. Do Whitetails move more in blustery weather?
:confused: Any differences in habits with warmer weather and colder (other than if the rut is on or not)..
 
My favorite whitetail hunting is during or right after a good snow storm. They can't hear you and they seem to be out and about more to me.
 
I don't know much about Okanagan Whitetails.... but I assume they are much like our Deer here. Agriculture interspersed with mixed forest.... we do have swamps here which I believe is less common in the mountains.
Find a good game trail Salty... preferably where two or more deer trails intersect and set up a stand or ground blind on the down wind side. Take a book and relax... still hunting deer is tough, as they have an incredible sight, scent and sound advantage. I have walked up on and still hunted deer successfully but your odds are much higher hunting from a well placed stand or blind!
Good luck buddy.
 
I have walked up on and still hunted deer successfully but your odds are much higher hunting from a well placed stand or blind!
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Ya, the more I think about this the more I think most of the day will be spent in ambush somewhere. I figure we'll scout like crazy the first evening and next day - find some recently used trails and set up and wait most of the days after that..

From going over the maps the area does hold some swampy areas near the river bottoms and lakes, mixed patchy forests intersperced with farm land, and thick forests up most of the valley sides. I suspect if you were hunting there 'REDD you'd feel right at home.:cool: We will definitely check out the river bottom swampy areas carefully as from what I'm reading lately this can be prime whitetail habitat.

Priority one will be to get my friend his first buck. Its hard to say how it will go in a new area for us, but I'm thinking we should get some chances. There's muleys in the area as well and 4 points or better will be open. All whitetail bucks will be open. ;)
 
Salty said:
I figure we'll scout like crazy the first evening and next day - find some recently used trails and set up and wait most of the days after that..
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You should have started that 6 months ago if you really want to bag a nice buck ;) Scouting really pays off big.
 
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Above all, be quiet, no scent and stay still.

If they can't see, hear or smell you the rest is finding the right place to go.

Whitetail hunting is the real deal.

What a cagey animal.

Salty, going in late October is great. The closer to the rut the better.
 
Google earth is your friend to... I look at my hunting spots on there and "en-vision" where deer trails will be... Just awesome!!!

Cheers
Jay
 
scott_r said:
You should have started that 6 months ago if you really want to bag a nice buck ;) Scouting really pays off big.
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All that scouting usually goes for not after 8:30am Monday morning......:D :D

I see deer opening morning that I have never seen before on the land that I hunt. Deer from miles away are bounding by as the "once a year" hunter make there way to thier stands in the morning.........:dancingbanana: :dancingbanana: :dancingbanana: Good for me.......
 
Salty... if you going to hunt low and wet, natural funnels are something to be aware of and look for. Beaver dams, high ground between two wet areas, where a river bends back toward itself look at the shorcut.
Anywhere where the path of least resistance is obvious due to lay of the land... deer are not lazy, but they are not stupid either.
 
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