| Know Where The Bucks Travel
and When They Travel
If you don't have time to watch the trail you can use a Trail Timer or other timing device to let you know what time the buck comes through the area. But, this won't tell you the size of the buck's rack. If you want to know the size of the rack without being there you can use a PhotoHhunter or one of several other cameras to take the animal's picture as it passes by. If you use a timing device be sure to get one with multiple timing functions, so that you can tell you how many deer came through the area. If you get one of the new cameras that are connected to a timing device, the picture can tell you the sex of the deer, and the size of its rack. If you don't use a timer to find out the buck's travel time, the best strategy is to find its core area and setup as near to it as you possibly can, using different stand sites for morning and evening hunts, and for varying wind conditions. By getting close enough to the buck's core area to watch it, but far enough away from the core area that you don't alert the buck to your presence, you increase the chances of seeing the buck during daylight hours. Hunt safe, hunt ethical and God bless you and yours, T.R. This article is an excerpt from the Deer Addict's Manual: Volume 2, Hunting Techniques ($9.95 + $5.00 S&H), by T.R. Michels.
If you are interested in more whitetail hunting tips, or more whitetail biology and behavior, click on Trinity Mountain Outdoor News and T.R.'s Hunting Tips at www.TRMichels.com. If you have questions about whitetails log on to the T.R.'s Tips message board. To find out when the whitetail rut begins, peaks and ends in your area click on Whitetail Rut Dates Chart.
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If
you have time to observe the rub route trails you can learn where and what
time the buck uses them. Finding the rub route and knowing when the buck
uses it helps you choose the right time and place to hunt.