Bow Hunting ??????

Question

OK SO IVE BEEN BOWHUNTING FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS AND NOTHING EVER SEEMS TO COME IN CLOSE ENOUGH TO SHOOT WHY ??? HAVE ANY TIPS ? AND IS IT BETTER TO SHOOT FROM THE STAND STANDING OR SITTING ???

Answer 1

I hunted 3 years before I harvested a deer. If you are seeing deer, but thay are not coming in close enough, perhaps you need to replace your stands. Always consider wind direction, you NEED to be DOWNWIND from the area where you are expecting to see the deer. Soon as the rut starts tho, seeking phase, bucks seem to show up the opposite of where you expect them them. I have seen more deer hunting from the ground, but it is much harder to get off a shot without being detected. Some helpful hints, use a cover up spray I use fresh earth, do not make eye contact withe the quarry, be patient, do not over hunt stands. I like to hunt place 7-10 stands per season and give a stand a few days between each hunt..GOOD luck

Answer 2

Patience is the first thing you are going to have to remember when your bow hunting. Second, choose your location to shoot from wisely. What I mean by this is study your game you are hunting, there moving patterns, eating, and watering locations, and where they bed down. The times when this occurs will have a great impact on your success. As far as shooting your bow from a standing, or kneeling position, I would highly recommend becoming proficient at both. Remember that you are "hunting", so get in the mind of your prey, and be patient.

Answer 3

Patience and stand locations are the key. Pre season scouting is essential no matter what game you are after. Also wind is a factor is your stand upwind or downwind of the trails, do you go in and out to and from your stand the same place? not only can us humans "Pattern" deer but they also can "Pattern" us. I have 4 stands set up on a 20 acre spot so no matter which direction the wind is from I have several options for entering the area. Scent control I have my own theory on that I have been bow hunting for 23 years and have taken many many notes along the way. I am a smoker and I even smoke in my tree stand...keep in mind during the winter months many people burn wood for heat also farm machinery emits smoke...deer are used to the smell of smoke Every animal pees and poops in the woods trust me these odors wont offend them either, Also keep in mind deer will "migrate" from summer feeding and bedding areas to winter feeding and bedding areas.the only cover scent I use is wildlife rearch labs "Scent Killer" I spray myself and my equipment down before entering the woods. I also use "c'ere Deer" as it draws in deer like nothing ive ever seen before, I use the liquid form and soak a cooler full of corn in it overnight and disperse the corn along the edge of the woods in the field. another theory i have come up with after all this time in the woods is this...deer will hear you 3 times see you twice and smell you once after that they will go nocternal. As for sitting or standing.well if you see the deer soon enuff i prefer standing although half of all the deer ive taken have been from sitting, i reccomend practising equally at both form the heigth your stand is at. Good luck and happing hunting. By the way im after my 3rd deer this season with my bow.

Answer 4

like the one guy said patients is the biggest part of bow hunting but you have to put yourself were the deer travel iv been bow hunting for over 20 years and there has been a few years i didn't get a deer but i have killed quit a few are you hunting from a treestand or on the ground either way keep the wind in your face if stalking you want to move really slow if you think your moving slow you need to move slower take afew steps look all around look for horizontal lines if your looking for the whole deer in the woods you'll almost never see the whole deer and they will see you first and walk heel toe i think your best bet is hunt from a tree stand good luck

Answer 5

I agree with all the guys on patience, I was blooded at 13 with a .410 slug, I had been hunting since the age of 9.
My father who had been hunting all his life, believed in knowing the habits of his prey, and pre-season scouting for deer food sources. I spent time learning which thickets the deer spent the afternoons resting in, and where they traveled from point A to B.
You have to get in the mind of your quarry.

Answer 6

There are several reasons why nothing might come in close enough to you on stand. One might be scent control, another might be the deer saw you move. Another might just be stand placement. As to stading or sitting, I prefer standing. It is just personal preference. Happy hunting!

Answer 7

maybe they can smell you, i like sitting in a stand

Answer 8

you have to have alot of patience! my guy goes out every year and doesnt bring something home every year

Answer 9

srry don't no i think standing

Answer 10

Put out more Bait!