Deer hunter menter in SOMD

Rab1515 · Feb 17, 2016

I am looking for someone who could mentor me in deer hunting. I would like to get into hunting in general, and with the prices of beef now seems a good time as any. I have read quite a bit, but that's not a substitute for experience or a actual teacher. I tried (unsuccessfully) last winter several times, but started to late and the deer, at least on my property, had already gone nocturnal according to my trail cam. I am a competent shooter with a bow/or firearm, and have (I think) most of my own equipment. I am patient and willing to learn, and also willing to share my small 5 acres with plenty of deer.

DZ · Feb 17, 2016

Keep trying, be patient, learn your property and put the time and you will be successful. I started hunting at 21 and it took me a season or two to have success.

What part of SOMD are you in?

Being in SOMD, you should expect to SHOOT deer about 3% of the time.

lx1x · Feb 17, 2016

Patience is the key. You need to track their movement times.

BUFF7MM · Feb 17, 2016

DZ said:
Being in SOMD, you should expect to SHOOT deer about 3% of the time.

good play.

Inigoes · Feb 17, 2016

Start planning now for next year's hunt.

Look for the game trails. Get 4 inch pipe, hang it 2 to 4 inches off the ground, fill it with corn, cover the top with an old bucket.

Keep filling the deer feeder with corn. They will seek out your feeder and continue coming to it, as long as there is food.

You can also plant a food plot, but that is involved.

mark71211 · Feb 17, 2016

DZ said:
Being in SOMD, you should expect to SHOOT deer about 3% of the time.

I have also read that the crow down there are good eating

iH8DemLibz · Feb 17, 2016

You'll need a milk crate to sit on.

wilcam47 · Feb 17, 2016

Inigoes said:
Start planning now for next year's hunt.

Look for the game trails. Get 4 inch pipe, hang it 2 to 4 inches off the ground, fill it with corn, cover the top with an old bucket.

Keep filling the deer feeder with corn. They will seek out your feeder and continue coming to it, as long as there is food.

You can also plant a food plot, but that is involved.

Also set up so wind is either blowing from the food towards you or left to right of you and the corn if you cant set up any other way. Clear a path of leaves/twigs etc to your ground blind or tree stand you are going to hunt from. also clear a path to and from you feeder going left and right of where you will be shooting from for a good 20-30yds.

traveller · Feb 17, 2016

If you habituate the deer to food and then shoot them over bait it's trapping, not hunting.

Oh, and the 3% joke is funny once.

iH8DemLibz · Feb 17, 2016

Not true.

You can hunt over corn for deer.

Not for turkey though.

jaybee · Feb 17, 2016

Inigoes said:
Start planning now for next year's hunt.

Look for the game trails. Get 4 inch pipe, hang it 2 to 4 inches off the ground, fill it with corn, cover the top with an old bucket.

Keep filling the deer feeder with corn. They will seek out your feeder and continue coming to it, as long as there is food.

You can also plant a food plot, but that is involved.

checkout the inner web and get on some local forums and clubs - don't forget a salt lick

BTW - if you or a freind have any apple or pear trees - deer go nuts for them. We would pick apple/pears off the ground and take them into the woods :thumbsup:

http://dthunting.us/deer-hunting-tip-how-to-use-salt-licks/

http://www.whitetaildeer-management-and-hunting.com/homemade-deer-feeders.html

http://www.realtree.com/brow-tines-and-backstrap/how-to-make-a-homemade-deer-feeder

wilcam47 · Feb 17, 2016

traveller said:
If you habituate the deer to food and then shoot them over bait it's trapping, not hunting.

Oh, and the 3% joke is funny once.

you arent snaring or catching them in a trap so not trapping...

protegeV · Feb 17, 2016

traveller said:
If you habituate the deer to food and then shoot them over bait it's trapping, not hunting.

Oh, and the 3% joke is funny for eternity.

tommy gunn · Feb 17, 2016

Make a zig zag trail to your ground blind or tree stand. Dont make a straight line. Deer will find a straight line trail and use it. Dont go in to your stand at the same time every day.They will know when you've been in there and you will never see em. They will bed down near the trail and watch and wait for you to come in then just move out at their leasure when you have passed.

DZ · Feb 17, 2016

traveller said:
If you habituate the deer to food and then shoot them over bait it's trapping, not hunting.

Oh, and the 3% joke is funny once.

It actually gets 3% funnier each time it is told.

It's only hunting if you chase them down with a pointy stick wearing nothing but a loin cloth.

jaybee · Feb 17, 2016

traveller said:
If you habituate the deer to food and then shoot them over bait it's trapping, not hunting.

Oh, and the 3% joke is funny once.

well, if ya put a "deer snare" out there - that's trapping

now a speed camera is trapping

a LEO with a radar gun is hunting even if he is in front of a McDonald's

:lol:

tommy gunn · Feb 17, 2016

Hey rab1515 check your in box I sent you a pm.

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