Bow Hunting Deer 101

Last weekend I was out deer hunting in Fulton County Georgia and I killed a two and a half year old cull buck and I thought I would share a tip that I think helped me to harvest that deer. Any modest bow hunter will admit that he or she had to start somewhere and undoubtedly had a great deal of questions at first. I know did and still do have a lot of questions to ask as there is still much to learn. Anyways, the lesson to be learned in this bow hunting 101 tip has to do with stand placement.




I was set up in an area that was semi open with a bunch of old, white oaks that were loaded with ripe acorns. There was a fence that sort of separated the hardwoods from a thick pine forest. Going into the area, I knew that deer often would bed down and just hand out in that pine thicket, and then hop the fence to eat a bit. After locating the most prominently used crossings over that fence, I picked out a tree that was about ten yards in front of that fence. Now the deer hunting 101 tip that I used here was the positioning of my climber. Rather than facing my stand towards the direction that the deer would be approaching, I turned my back to the deer. Now, the reason that I do this is simple. The tree blocks my figure so that the deer are less likely to locate my position. You see, if you face the approaching trails, then the deer are able to see you location. To get back to the story, I heard the deer approaching from behind me and it walked right in front of my location. Now usually I would have a compound bow in my hands, but not this time. I was actually packing a brand new Barnett Wildcat C5 Crossbow. This tip is great for those hunting with a compound because a deer with its back to a hunter is less likely to spot the movement as the hunter stands or draws the bow back. I have learned through past experiences that any little advantage helps. Anyways, the deer walked right up to a big, loaded persimmon tree to grab a bite and I sent a 20 inch arrow tipped with a muzzy broad head right for the kill zone. The buck ran about thirty yards and hit the ground. That basically concludes the deer hunting 101 lesson that I wanted to cover. Next post will be about how to sharpen the broad heads after they have been shot, thus making your equipment reusable and stretching a few dollars.