Whitetail deer Scouting tips and techniques

In this week’s blog I am going to share with you some tips and views I have and a few things I have learned over the years about hunting/scouting whitetails in my home state of Michigan.

First off I would like to start by saying that I have learned quite a bit for being such a young man over the years. I have dedicated a lot of my free time to studying white-tailed deer in their habitat both hunting and scouting where they live but also by researching a lot and attending seminars. I do all of this because I am fascinated by Whitetails and I have a great respect for the species and the resource they provide meaning they taste amazing! And are great for you! One of the mains things I have learned to be a successful whitetail deer hunter, particularly a mature whitetail deer hunter and I mean buck or doe. You have to put in your time and effort as many people know you can only get lucky once in a while. The past five years I have been consistently harvesting mature whitetails and have had encounters with the biggest bucks I have ever seen in the wild. The first thing I can say about how I hunt is that I do not like to hunt the same spot heavily all the time. I think that this is one of the more common mistakes people make while hunting these animals. It is fact that the more you enter an area the more scent you leave behind, whether you’re wearing a full carbon suit or not you’re going to leave scent! There’s just no way around it. I believe your best opportunity at harvesting a mature whitetail is usually the first couple times you hunt an area. The reason being is because mature whitetails are not stupid animals by any means and if you pressure them with your presence you will educate them and they will become nocturnal or just simply relocate. I like to think of it this way, every time you walk into your house or even better yet your bedroom, usually you know when something is out of place or doesn’t seem right? Well that’s how it is for white-tailed deer when you’re in the woods in their home or near there bedding/ bedroom. I take scent precautions sure, I wear rubber boots, shower before a hunt if available, I keep my clothing in bags and inside of sealed containers. I also wash my clothing with scent free detergents. I believe that all of these things you can do all add up to help your odds but one thing is for sure and that is your never totally going to beat the whitetails nose every time. I say stay clean and hunt the wind and remember persistence pays off!