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| White Tail Deer Hunting | Deer are hunted with a rifle, shotgun, or bow and
arrows. Bow hunting has a separate season than gun
hunting. Still other hunters choose to hunt with
primitive weapons, such as a musket and black powder.
Depending on the type of weapon you are using, and
your particular taste in deer hunting, there are
several different styles of deer hunting.
One of the more common ways to hunt deer is to set up
a tree stand in an area that is known to have deer in
it and wait. Another way is to run a team of dogs
through the woods, and chase the deer towards the area
where hunters have set up, and are waiting for them.
Another way is to walk through the woods actively
looking for deer. This type of deer hunting can be
seen portrayed in the Robert Deniro movie: "The Deer
Slayer."
Camouflage is critically important when hunting white
tailed deer. A hunter must make certain that his
camouflage is appropriate for the region and terrain
that he is hunting in. For instance, the camouflage
necessary for hunting deer in the rockies would stand
out like a sore thumb in the southwest. In addition to
comprehensive camouflage, some white-tailed deer
hunters have begun to employ ghillie suit of the same
variety used by Marine snipers. This is the last word
in camouflage, and makes the hunter nearly invisible,
even at very short distances.
Hunters of white-tailed deer have to take into account
the strong sense of smell of their quarry. A deer that
smells a human in an area will be very skittish, as a
result they will be less likely to stop and feed,
giving the hunter very little chance to get a good
shot. There are several scent masking agents available
at hunting goods and military surplus stores. These
come in a variety of scents that are all successful at
hiding the hunter's smell from the quarry.
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