Deer and Turkey Hunting Tips

Archive for May, 2009

This deer venison recipe is for a venison sausage casserole.

Ingredients:

• 2 pounds venison sausage
• 2 medium onions
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 green pepper, chopped
• 2 quarts tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 tablespoon salt
• 1/2 tablespoon pepper
• 16 ounce box noodles
• grated cheese

Procedures:

In large skillet, brown venison sausage, onions, and flower.

Add green pepper, tomatoes, sugar, salt, and pepper. Simmer.

Boil and drain noodles.

Place noodles in greased baking dish.

Pour meat mixture on top of noodles. Mix.

Add grated cheese on top.

Bake in oven at 350 degrees for thirty minutes.

Deer Hunting Tips:  Fields with standing corn provide deer with both a bedding area as well as a food source. A hunter can take advantage of this by deer hunting on foot. This article offers some helpful information for success.

Conditions

There are some needed conditions in order for deer hunting in corn fields to work. The corn stalks must still be standing. This provides cover for both hunter and deer. There needs to be a blowing wind to aid with reducing hunter movement and noise. The windier the better. The wind should however be blowing parallel with the rows of corn. Although not necessary, an added bonus would also be to have wet corn stalks due to rain or snow.

Equipment

Deer hunting in corn fields requires certain equipment. The hunter needs to have camouflaged clothing with a brown and tan pattern for normal days. A white pattern if there happens to be snow on the ground. The clothing should be made of a quiet, soft material to reduce noise. A face mask is also required as well as gloves. A good scent elimination product should always be used. A good light weight pair of binoculars is also needed.

Technique

A good technique to use is to start at the downwind side of the field and slowly move across each row. Use binoculars to look up each row before moving to the next. Use the corn stalks as cover. Only lean slightly into the row to provide a clear field of view. Depending on how thick the stalks are, you will probably not be able to see more than seventy five yards or so.

If you make it all the way across the field without seeing deer, move up wind and begin walking back across the rows again. How far you walk up wind depends on how far you were able to see up the rows. For example, if you were able to see 75 yards up the rows, walk up wind about 65 yards and start back across. This will give you a little leave way for error. Follow this back and forth pattern until the field is covered or until deer are located.

When deer are located, estimate the distance and body position. In many cases the deer will be bedded down but at times they may be standing. Move back 15-20 rows if possible. Walk up wind in the direction of the deer only to within a comfortable shooting range. This is determined by choice of weapon. Firearms don’t need to be as close as a bow. Once you have closed the distance, start back across the rows in the direction of the deer. Make this approach extremely slow. This should position you for an accurate shot. Make sure to remember how many rows to cross to get back to the deer.

Final Thoughts

Always make sure to glass the rows before moving forward. Look for deer body parts and not just the entire deer. Often there will be more than one deer in the field so stay alert and don’t get tunnel vision. Take your time especially during the final approach. Rushing only leads to failure. Corn fields offer the hunter an added resource for late morning and midday deer hunting.

Follow these deer hunting tips for exciting corn field action. As always be safe and good luck.

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So you have decided to become a turkey hunter. Now the question is what to do next. There is a lot to learn about turkey hunting. However following a few basic guidelines will get you started in the right direction. These turkey hunting tips will provide those guidelines.

Learn About Turkeys

You will need to learn as much about turkey habits as you can. Use the Internet or find books or DVDs. Knowing and understanding turkey movement and activities is vital to becoming a successful turkey hunter. The more you learn the better off you’ll be.

Learn Calling Techniques

There are a wide selection of calls that can be used for turkey hunting. Learning how and when to use these calls is important. Again, there are many DVDs available that teach proper calling techniques. Books can provide good information but being able to hear and see examples will benefit you most.

Learn Scouting Techniques

You will need to learn to use proper scouting techniques. This will provide you with much needed information on the movement habits of turkeys. Spending time in the field scouting is an important factor in being a successful turkey hunter.

Turkey Hunting Supplies

There will be some basic turkey supplies, equipment, and tools that will need to be obtained. You will need proper clothing, an assortment of turkey calls, your weapon of choice, and a variety of other supplies. These items should all be obtained well before the season in order to become familiar with them.

Practicing

The turkey hunter must spend as much time as possible practicing with all equipment. This includes becoming proficient with the choice of weapon to be used. This also includes learning how to use and practicing with turkey calls. The hunter should become familiar with any and all supplies to be used in the field.

Locate The Hunting Land

An important factor is being able to locate the turkey hunting land. You have to locate the land in the state in which you plan to hunt. Next you need to narrow the locations down to individual tracts of land. Then you will need to obtain hunting permission on the land or hunt on public land in that area. Talk with local conservation officers, game land representatives, land owners, and other hunters to gather this information.

Find The Turkeys

The next step is to find the turkeys on the land that you intend to hunt. This is done by scouting the land to be hunted. Scouting should be done well before the season starts. This way you have plenty of time to become familiar with both the landscape and the movement patterns of the turkeys. Unless you have great information, walking into an area that has not been scouted to hunt generally will end with poor results.

Locate Set Up Areas

The next step is to locate good set up areas for opening day. Locating roosting areas prior to the hunt works well. Spend time in the woods several weeks before the season to confirm your previous scouting findings. If a roosting area can not be found, look for areas that have an abundance of turkey sign for your first set up. Again this is all done before opening day.

Before The Hunt

Several days before the hunt, make sure to gather all your turkey gear so you’re not frantically searching for it on opening morning. Make yourself a checklist of everything to be taken. Starting a few days early will allow time for picking up forgotten gear.

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Turkey Hunting Tips

This turkey hunting tips article provides basic guidelines and helpful information to becoming  successful in the field. As always be safe and good luck.

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