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This article offers tips for deer hunting during the month of October.

Food Sources

Acorns are falling offering a good food source for the upcoming winter. Look for areas with a small growth of oaks that are actively producing acorns. Also look for any seasonal foods that are becoming available to deer in your area. Evening hunting over remaining field crops may still be effective.

Rubs And Scrapes

As October progresses, there will be more and more signs of rubs and scrapes appearing. Look for and hunt near rub lines and active scrape lines. Pay close attention to such signs that are found deeper in the woods near bedding areas.

Bedding Areas

Evening hunting near a deer’s bedding area may be one of the more effective approaches. October is a transitional month between the active summer feeding schedule and the rutting period. Deer sometimes become seen less often during the month. A bedding area set up provides the hunter the opportunity to catch deer when they first get up.

Lures And Calls

October is the time to begin using and experimenting with different lures and calls. The rattling antlers and grunt calls become more effective. Deer lures start coming into play towards the end of the month.

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Deer Hunting Tips- For the most part, hunting the mornings and evenings will always be the best times to hunt deer. These are the times when deer are most active during daylight. However, there will be exceptions when deer hunting all day might be a good idea.

Limited Time Or Season

One such instance is for those that have a short deer hunting season or little time off. Some states only have a few weeks that are provided to hunt deer. If you happen to live in one of those states, or if you are limited due to work or other obligations, by all means stay in the woods.

Hunting Pressure

Another situation can be related to how much hunting pressure a particular area has. If there is a lot of pressure that keeps the deer on their feet, it would be wise to stay afield as much as possible. The odds of seeing deer will often be slightly increased as hunters move around through the woods.

Weather

Some weather conditions will also dictate midday deer movement. For example, a long cold front that give way to a few days of warming temperatures often results in a little more activity during the midday hours. Pay attention to forecast and plan on staying a little longer on such days.

Rutting Periods

The rutting periods are by far the best times of the year to spend as much time deer hunting as possible. Day time deer activity increases due to bucks searching out receptive does. This provides the hunter with increased opportunities of observing additional deer movement. If no other time of the season, planning to hunt all day during the rut will greatly increase the chances of seeing more deer.

Be Prepared

One thing to remember when deciding on an all day hunt is to be prepared. Make sure to have adequate clothing, food and water, and a comfortable stand or seat. Staying in the woods all day is not an easy task. It requires a bit of mental focus. However, if done under the right situations, it may be a worthy cause.

Take advantage of these deer hunting tips for improved success in the field. Good luck and be safe.

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Many deer hunting trips are limited to one day a week. This is generally on a Saturday. This means that a majority of pressure on deer will also be on this day.

Since deer are able to pattern hunters, they will often change their activity once pressured. This often results in becoming more nocturnal. This will obviously reduce deer sightings.

Especially if hunting deer on public or shared land, a hunter may increase his chances of success by deer hunting during the middle of the week. Midweek hunts often result in less pressured deer movement.

When the woods are filled with hunters, the odds of alarming deer dramatically increases. This is simple reasoning. More hunters provide the possibilities of more human odors being placed in the woods.

This also means more foot traffic. Deer will detect both these changes as danger. They simply will avoid such areas altogether or not move until after dark.

After a few days, the deer may return to a limited day light movement activity. This will allow a midweek hunter to take advantage of such movement.

So if a hunter is able to schedule his deer hunting around days that most others are not, he may have a better chance at seeing more deer.

These deer hunting tips are provided as helpful information based on the authors personal experiences. Good luck, be safe, and enjoy your next hunting experience.

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