Winter scouting

Well now that season is over many of us have already left the deer woods to stay back at the house to  have our fill of tag soup, but there's more to hunting than that.

In order to become a skilled hunter you have to learn how black-tails behave, where they travel, where their preferred beds are and the like. You can never expect to become skilled at something unless you invest your self in learning about it. The same goes for hunting you have to get out side face the cold and discomfort of the soggy cold woods and learn the ways of your prey. If you didn't get a deer this past season then don't give up, what ever you do DON'T GIVE UP.

You have to push through the hard things about hunting and look for the beauty in it all, what a wonderful blessing it is to hunt and enjoy God's wonderful creation through the outdoors and the pursuit of game.

So take heart all you fellow novices, cause' there's always hope, sure you may have not killed a deer but don't get discouraged, a expert hunter was a amateur who didn't give up. 

Now back on topic: How to become a better hunter.

What can you do now to become a better black-tail hunter? Well there are many answers to that, first get skilled with your weapon of choice. The last thing you want to happen is to be in the right spot at the right time with that big old buck in range and then fail to do your part in making a effective shot.

Another answer is to go explore the wild woods of the black-tail's range and carefully pick apart their secrets little by little. I'm not saying that your going to be the best hunter in a year or two but if you set your heart to it and don't let tag soup get your hopes down then over time you will learn to become a more skilled hunter. Things take time. Even the best hunters will make mistakes.

One last thing I should say is by researching the web for info and experiences of other black-tail hunters you will learn a lot quicker than on your own. Trail cameras and mineral licks can be a great way to scout Black-tails so stay tuned for a post soon on how to prepare a mineral site/trail camera survey.

Thanks for reading and have a great day!

-Jeremy