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+41 Pros and Experts Exposed Their Deer Hunting Tips for Beginners

If you are interested in learning how to get involved in deer hunting, you might deal with many obstacles as a beginner.

So I decided to gather and ask from +41 pros and deer hunter experts one same question: “For a new deer hunter, what are the top 3 keys to success?”

And I received tons of responses that might blow your mind. Some of them are unseen or little-known.

But first, here’s my recap:

+ 27.9% of pros agree that scouting is the #1 key to whitetail hunting success
+ 19.1% experts recommend you should prepare and practice with your gears before opening days
+ 10.3% advice relates to patience

(Source: https://archerytopic.com/deer-hunting-tips-for-beginners/ )

Scout 3 or 4 good stand locations. Hunt these stands according to when the wind is favorable. Sit all day, or as long as you can. Keep motion to a bare minimum. Know your weapon, and target practice with it frequently.

I'm NO expert on anything but I've been hunting WT since 1972 - (I'm 71 yo) so that's 49 seasons, last year.

BESIDE - knowing your rifle/gun & ammo and proficiency with it or them.

FIND the Does...... the Bucks WILL come.

You can scout buck sign, rubs, scrapes & trails BUT when the Rut kicks in they are ON THE MOVE finding Does!!!


Jerry

Make it a habit to regularly wash and scent sterilize majority of your gear and clothing . It does make a difference . There’s no more important skill than being accurate on your first shot. That is the difference in filling your tag or not most of the time

Bob

You have to be in the right place/s before you
GET a shot.


Jerry

You can beat a whitetails eyes but not their nose!

If you’ve scouted and practiced with your rifle but sit up wind of where the deer are going to be…. They will never show up!

Good luck

Get in the woods as much as you can. Can’t kill ‘em off your couch.

Hunt where there are actually deer

Thanks all nice tips

You’ll start shooting big deer when you quit shooting little deer.

Young deer quit growing when you shoot them.

Don't piss into the wind....

Read a book like The Deer of North America by Len Lee Rue. Buy some good binoculars and go glass. Learn about all things deer habitat and forage. Don’t let deer know they are being hunted.

Don’t forget your damn bullets

Make sure of what you are shooting at.
Bad deal for all

https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbt...-by-fellow-elk-hunter-in-colorado#UNREAD

VERY Good Book. I have one.

Jerry

Hahah, I did that last year, kind of.

Got to Missouri deer camp and though I had my range bag with hundreds of rounds of various ammo, it took me half the night crawling around my truck and digging under the seats to find 4 .243 rounds for the rifle I brought.

Me and my son manage to get halfway to the place we were gonna hunt before we realized we forgot our bow bullets. A bow ain’t no good without arrows. That will not happen again!!!

"Every second ,minute, hour, day you spend in the woods without seeing a deer increases your chances of seeing one"
Quote from a deer hunter I know

Get into your position an hour before shooting. Try not to walk through bedding areas. Dont make sudden or fast moves while sitting. Wind always at your face. I look for food, cover, and water. I tend to sit on ground with tree at my back along a travel corridor or corn field with tree rows. Best times morning and evening. Opening day is your best bet, stay in field while others go to lunch, it can payoff!

AND start Reloading your own.


Today at the Local Wally World ammo cabinet !!




There were VERY few boxes of Shotgun ammo


Jerry