HorizontalHunter
NES Member
I have noticed that there seem to a few new hunters in the forum this year and I thought it would be great to start a thread so the experienced hunters could pass along a few of their best pieces of advice.
Here are mine:
1. Be prepared for a successful hunt:
If you shoot a deer in the evening by the time you find it, field dress it, and get it
home the butcher will be closed. I keep a tarp on hand and milk jugs frozen in the
freezer for when I have to keep a deer in the garage over night. Place milk jugs in
the cavity, between the hams, and along the back straps, wrap tightly in the tarp
and place in a cool place in the garage out of the sun. The deer will keep quite a
while like this. This is imperative during the early archery season.
Get and read Finding Wounded Deer by John Trout Jr. It is a great read on how to
find wounded deer.
2. Permethrin based clothing treatment works wonders for ticks. It kills them on
contact. I have not had a tick bite since I started using it 4 years ago.
Bob
Here are mine:
1. Be prepared for a successful hunt:
If you shoot a deer in the evening by the time you find it, field dress it, and get it
home the butcher will be closed. I keep a tarp on hand and milk jugs frozen in the
freezer for when I have to keep a deer in the garage over night. Place milk jugs in
the cavity, between the hams, and along the back straps, wrap tightly in the tarp
and place in a cool place in the garage out of the sun. The deer will keep quite a
while like this. This is imperative during the early archery season.
Get and read Finding Wounded Deer by John Trout Jr. It is a great read on how to
find wounded deer.
2. Permethrin based clothing treatment works wonders for ticks. It kills them on
contact. I have not had a tick bite since I started using it 4 years ago.
Bob