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Entries for January 2024
Look for the Eyes
By Ken Piper
If you can see a deer's eye, the deer can see you, and that's an important tip to remember. When a deer is close, you cannot afford to move if he can see you. It's the movement that attracts a deer's attention. Unfortunately, you have to move in order to draw a bow or swing a gun.
I wait until the deer turns his head so I can't see his eye, or I... READ MORE
Treestand Strategy
By Ken Piper
When you set up a treestand, play the prevailing winds, but also pay attention to the sun. If it's a morning stand, you don't want the stand to face the rising sun. It might be possible to set up on a trail or food source so you're never looking into the sun -- morning or afternoon. Some stand locations work best in the morning and others are bette... READ MORE
Know Your Property
By Ken Piper
Once you learn the food sources and have an aerial photo of your hunting spot, then it's time to walk the property. Treat your hunting property like it's your house. You want to know every inch of it. While walking, look for the various food sources that you've studied and learned to identify.
If food is available, look for dee... READ MORE
Buck Hideouts Come in Small Packages
By Ken Piper
Most hunters expect to find deer in the more remote places where they hunt, but bucks -- and pressured deer in general -- have a knack for finding small hidey-holes where hunters don't look.
Small patches of woods, windbreaks and fence rows make great deer hideouts. The deer can see and hear danger coming from far away, and often these loc... READ MORE
Don't Quit for Lunch
By Ken Piper
By now most deer hunters have heard or read that noon can be a good time to hunt, especially during the rut, but not many realize just how good the lunch hour can be. Bowhunters, especially, are famous for hunting only the first and last few hours of daylight.
According to research from the late Charles Alsheimer and Wayne Laroche, however, deer... READ MORE