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Bowhunting for whitetail, What am i missing?
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Alright I'm getting ready for Bow hunting in PA for Whitetails.. and i'm planning on only killing a doe unless i see a dandy buck.
What i got ready so far..
Camo pants, long sleeve, arrows, broadheads, bow, camo hat, orange hat(if i have to walk around to find a wounded deer, etc.), camo head cover, cover scent, big bottle of doe estrus, wavers, foam scent dispersers, boots, binoculars, rattlin' horns..
I'm gonna go scout tomarrow(wedsnesday), Season starts saturday, I already got a permanet treestand picked out, 4 wheeler is ready, I still feel that i'm missing something?
Alright I'm getting ready for Bow hunting in PA for Whitetails.. and i'm planning on only killing a doe unless i see a dandy buck.
What i got ready so far..
Camo pants, long sleeve, arrows, broadheads, bow, camo hat, orange hat(if i have to walk around to find a wounded deer, etc.), camo head cover, cover scent, big bottle of doe estrus, wavers, foam scent dispersers, boots, binoculars, rattlin' horns..
I'm gonna go scout tomarrow(wedsnesday), Season starts saturday, I already got a permanet treestand picked out, 4 wheeler is ready, I still feel that i'm missing something?
Also does anyone know any good sites for preparing or tips? Thanks.
6 Comments
June 22nd, 2009 at 12:33 pm
Hunting License & Deer Tags…..6′+ of toilet paper to mark blood trails and backtrack if needed (Also if you get cut short-nature wise) Hunting Knife,Small nylon rope for Deer drag or field dressing,Safety harness for treestand hunting.Cell Phone for help or emergencies. Don’t forget to let your family or someone close to you know where you are going to be and an approximate time you will return…This by itself could save your life….
June 25th, 2009 at 4:40 am
Make sure your broadheads are razor sharp.* Knife for dressing out your deer.* Rope or string to pull your bow up & down.*Limit your shooting range to a maximum of 35yards, preferably closer.* Flashlight if needed.*
June 25th, 2009 at 9:36 pm
Camo gloves, perhaps an arm guard for shooting. It’s always been a part of my wardrobe. Even though I’ve shot bow for 25 years, I still glance one off of the ol’ forearm every now and then.
I’d get one of those ‘night eyes’ LED lights you clip to the brim of your hat, just in case.
Always remember too, wear appropriate clothing. It’s going to be warm for awhile yet, you won’t have layers under your clothing, so practice each way; with and without layers of clothing depending on the temp. Good luck!
I’m going to try to get a few does this year and just have them made into burger. I make sloppy does…. fawn-jitas…
June 27th, 2009 at 9:56 am
I would recommend bringing a handheld GPS if you have one. It’s easy to get lost and being able to backtrack is very handy. Plus when you are doing your pre season scouting, you can mark the locations where you see the deer or a good place for a stand. A knife for field dressing, I use a small winch to haul the deer up into the tree to field dress it, but if you want to muscle it, a rope over a branch will do just as well. We get some pretty heavy mulies, so I prefer to keep my back in one piece,
I prefer to field dress the deer while it is hanging to avoid getting the internals on the meat and keeping ground crud out of the body cavity as well. Plus usually where I hunt it’s pretty mountanious and I usually go with other hunters, so we hang our deer out and leave them hanging until everyone is done then we all go out and haul the deer in. Much easier when 4 people are carrying a deer out and up steep hills and heavy underbrush.
June 30th, 2009 at 8:40 pm
You might want to take a knife to gut your deer with. I think you should buy a grunt tube specially in the early part of the season the deer are not in rut yet so you want the woods to as much like normal as it can be, get in your tree stand and be patient maybe a nice buck will be walking around looking for food.
July 2nd, 2009 at 5:37 am
A hook that screws on to the tree to put your quiver, flashlight and battaries, mosquito spray (don’t put it on unless you have to), rope to hoist the bow up in the tree, knife, and I’m sure i’ll think of some more things…
Leave the binoculars (not needed), horns, and doe pee at home because you’re about a month away from using that. Using this products may bring in 1 deer, but it will scare 99.