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Tip of the week
When Scarce, Water can be Key to a Great Stand Site
Deer don't have to drink water every day to survive, but they drink
regularly if water is convenient. Water is particularly important to
whitetails in the South and Southwest, where it can be hot during deer
season.
For the hunter, water is less important where it is abundant. If there
is a creek winding through your hunting area, the deer can drink
anywhere along that creek, and it can be difficult to select a stand site.
The fewer water sources deer have, however, the more important water
becomes. By reading tracks around the water hole and finding which
trails are most active, you can determine how to set up.
On the Right Track
As simple as it sounds, every deer hunter should study whitetail tracks.
In fact, it's good to learn to identify all the tracks you see in the woods,
from turkeys to bears. It makes the time you spend in the woods more
interesting.
It happens all too often -- we want to hunt a particular area so badly
that we falsely believe we can overcome the weaknesses of the possible
setups and shrug off the little voice that tells us we're going to get
"busted" if we hunt there.
You can't always tell a buck track from a doe track, but there are clues.
If the track has a lot of depth to it and it's not spread out like the deer's
been running, there's a good chance it's a pretty big buck.
Bucks tend to drag their feet more than does, and they particularly do so
during the rut. Bucks tend to run with a peculiar gait during the rut. Their
hooves are usually more rounded at the tips from this dragging, and from
the weight of their heavy front shoulders and rack.
When you hunt deer in fresh snow, tracks are easier to read. Bucks tend
to drag their feet more than does, and they particularly do so during the rut.
If you've watched a buck chasing a doe, you know they run with a peculiar
gait that you don't see at other times.
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