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As the winter approaches and the temperature drops, its time for America’s sportsmen to head to the woods. Deep in the woods hides the
prize catch, the American Whitetail Deer. Deer hunting is the pursuit of deer for sport or food. Numerous different species of deer live
throughout the country, with white-tailed deer being the most common in the country. The whitetail deer is by far the most popular species for
hunters in America.
There are four common methods of hunting deer…
- Stalking, which consists of following signs and trails of deer,
- Stand Hunting, waiting where deer are likely to travel,
- Still Hunting, walking silently and waiting concealed in the pursuit of game,
- Line Drives, which consists of flushing deer toward a line of hunters.
Hunters often look for rubs, scrapes, and tracks, this practice is called scouting or stalking the deer. Common marks of deer include
markings on the ground of urination and rubbing of antlers on tree bark. These signs help dictate size, age, and species of the deer the
hunter is tracking.
Dogs are sometimes used in the hunt for deer, despite being illegal in most states. The hunter lets a dog loose and scares the deer out into
the open. The trip being that deer usually live in a small area called their home range, when the winter weather hits, or they are scared out,
they are forced to move.
There are many different weapons used in the hunt for the prize deer. Some examples include…
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