1) Read the Hunting Regs. for your state...ie. season dates and fireams and clothing rules... The Rules are sometimes odd.
2)Private Land or Public - try to scout out where you'll be hunting well before you go hunting... Get to know the land and talk to people who know the area...
3)Read about deer and their behavior...and match it to the land where you'll be hunting. When you scout the land - look for signs and form a strategy...
4)Leave a small footprint when you scout and hunt(make the scouting as fun/adventurous as the hunt itself - maybe even use a remote camera !)
5) COMFORT - Sitting or walking out in the cold woods is not any fun if you are too cold or too tired, hungry...it's not fun. The right clothes do make a difference. Gloves ! Beef Jerky ! A nice pipe with some sweet virginia tobacco! , )
6) Do you know how to clean a deer ? Where/how are you going to process it - haul it of the woods? Meat or Trophy?
7)Get a lot of practice at the range - and talk to people!
8) Knowing the area well...before you hunt it...will give you confidence ie.it will help you feel a lot more focused... Try to imagine where you are going to see the deer appear.
9)If every week-end between now and deer season - you scout the area and practice at the range...you'll be that much better...
10) GPS & Cell Phone !
11) Remember to listen to your wife and do what she tells you !
