Tips for a first time deer hunter?

For some in-depth advice on deer hunting, have your son check out http://www.deerhuntingbasics.com/ There are articles and links to all kinds of hunting forums.

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So, more advice given to my son from a guy he met in the hunting section of Wal-Mart. He was told that it is smart to hand a strip of fabric from a branch over where you are hiding, or over your natural blind so that the other hunters will know it is a human. My thought is that a scrap of fabric fluttering in the wind would be a very good way to scare a deer off. Y'alls thoughts on this?
God bless you and yours
Deb

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For the most part, deer would see it only as another leaf or twig waving in the breeze. That's because if the strip of fabric is fluttering, so is everything else. Red or orange would be the color which humans would most readily see but the deer are color blind to red.

Martin

It also wouldn't have to flutter . wrap a cheap orange safety vest around the tree your sitting under and tie it , deer also see orange surveryors tape in teh woods all the time they don't pay any attention like paqubot sad another leaf

Here in Wisconsin it is now the law you must hang 144sq inches of blaze orange material above your blind visible from all sides when hunting from a ground blind on public land , and recommended if hunting on private land

a number of the fabric stores sell blaze orange fleece that would work fine or the safety vests are only 3-5 dollars


Orange or HYVIZ (the florescent green yellow the construction guys wear ) works , about 4 years ago i had a buck walk in could see it was a deer even that it was a buck 8pt , but it was in some brush I pulled up on the opening between the trees he would walk into next , I followed him with the scoped gun till i had a good shot when i did I could now see a bit of orange over the deers back a guy out 200 yards to my south that i couldn't see till i was at just that angle I let the deer walk to another opening safely west of where the guy was at then took the shot I got the deer all were safe , ORANGE WORKS
that deer was about 75 yards and near the limits of what i could see in the moderately thick hardwood forest he had to come into openings between the trees that i could see through not any bigger than the deer was , but even a sliver of orange seen between the trees lets you know there is some one there nothing that color orange in nature.

If you are hunting on public land during the gun season, you may want to attach a 1ft square piece of blaze orange on each side of any blind you are hiding in - you could buy the cheap vest and cut it up - this is what I did. If it is firmly attached it will not flutter. Duct tape will hold it down. As mentioned in WI, you are required to do this in the state forest during the gun season.

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Ok, guys thanks for that advice. I am so thankful that I can come on here and ask y'all these things.
God bless you and yours
Deb

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know the limitations of the rifle and as important the limitations of the shooter, only take a clear shot that you know you can make and AWAYS know what is down range.

My vote go with the 30-06 and best of luck to him on the hunt and I hope you will have some Venison in the freezer very soon.

my choices here (Montana)...
Deer first .270 2nd a "bob" 3nd 30-06
Elk, Moose and black bear 30-06
Bison 338-378 or either one of my bear defense rifles .450 or 45-70

But the 30-06 is a great rifle and been taking game for over a 100 years, anything short of the great bears and maybe Bison it will get it done.