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Now that deer season is over : : , what have you learned/experienced that you will do differently next year? Are you going to make a change in equipment (bow, broadhead,etc.), method of hunting,(ground vs tree ) or what? I always try to reflect back and learn from my messups. One of my problems was not practicing enough during hunting season. My form (or lack of it) cost me a nice buck. After my mmmmiss, I took my old 3-d deer target and placed it in the woods where I park my truck to go hunting. Just a few minutes each day shooting in a realist setting at a 3-d deer target before going hunting was a big help. What about you? What are you going to do different?
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i have learned that you actually have to shoot if ya want to make meat!
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I learned that hunting in the cold, snow or rain was easier @ 30 than it is at 51. Not sure if I'm getting softer or smarter.
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Ken don't feel bad. I'm guilty of that one myself.
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I learned that there is absolutely no substitute for scouting.
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Do more off season sight prep. After frost use camo with a lot of light background, (Predator ASAT etc) A heck of a lot about general deer movement on my property I was totally unaware of. (Good snow cover helps)
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I learned that Blacktail deer read the WA hunting regulations to find out exactly when legal shooting hours ended. I also learned that if you use a wounded rabbit call you better be ready for what ever answers when you are still stalking.
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Definitely practice wearing ALL the clothes and gloves etc. that you will be wearing when that deer presents itself-missed a nice one this year as a result I believe of not doing just that!
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I learned that I have to get up earlier than I thought because it always takes longer to put on my boots than I remembered and it's a longer time to reach the woods. I enjoyed the hunting but felt the deer were way trained before I got there at all. Good place to hunt but really needed a tree stand, but decided to ground hunt, but, but butt! If I had less butt a tree stand might be possible. Had fun anyway, and at least I saw a good one! pinenut
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I learned that some people will break the law just to kill a deer. I actually already knew this, just had it happen on the property that I hunt. Has brought about alot of static between me and another guy.
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: , what have you learned/experienced that you will do differently next year? Are you going to make a change in equipment (bow, broadhead,etc.), method of hunting,(ground vs tree ) or what? I always try to reflect back and learn from my messups. One of my problems was not practicing enough during hunting season. My form (or lack of it) cost me a nice buck. After my mmmmiss, I took my old 3-d deer target and placed it in the woods where I park my truck to go hunting. Just a few minutes each day shooting in a realist setting at a 3-d deer target before going hunting was a big help. What about you? What are you going to do different?
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