Athelney878
Active Member
Hi everybody, I’ve been looking through other threads but still have some deer hunting questions I’m hoping you can help me with.
This will be my first year hunting deer. I took the hunter safety course, put in some extra range time with the rifle I’ll be using, bought a portable blind, scent control stuff, field dressing gloves, a deer pull, an orange hat and vest, orange squares for the blind, a bipod, camo clothes and backback, and scouted out the woods to find a few potential spots to set up. I already have a buck knife. I’ve been reading the Maryland regs and the safety course materials again, and watching videos on field dressing. I’m a member of BCC- IWLA and will be hunting on that property.
My questions:
1) When my dog and I scouted out the woods a few weeks ago, I ended up pulling several ticks off of him afterwards. Do you still use Deep Woods Off or other bug spray even with the scent control spray/detergent/deodorant?
2) I don’t have a truck, I just have an SUV. If I do harvest a deer, am I going to seriously stink up the SUV by putting it in there or is that no big deal? Will some plastic sheeting be enough to protect the vehicle?
3) I’ll be hunting with a lever gun. When do I chamber a round? At the beginning of the day or not until I see a deer I want to target?
4) How far away should I stay from other hunters for my own safety (and theirs)?
5) Do you bring your rifle with you when you track and field dress a deer you’ve shot, or lock it back up in the car?
6) BCC-IWLA prohibits leaving blinds up overnight, so I’ll need to set it up the day I hunt. Is it realistic to do so before dawn, maybe a half an our before, or will I scare all the deer away with my flashlight in the dark and the noise?
7) My blind says it has “shoot through” mesh, but is that a bad idea when using JSP straight walled ammo?
Thanks!
This will be my first year hunting deer. I took the hunter safety course, put in some extra range time with the rifle I’ll be using, bought a portable blind, scent control stuff, field dressing gloves, a deer pull, an orange hat and vest, orange squares for the blind, a bipod, camo clothes and backback, and scouted out the woods to find a few potential spots to set up. I already have a buck knife. I’ve been reading the Maryland regs and the safety course materials again, and watching videos on field dressing. I’m a member of BCC- IWLA and will be hunting on that property.
My questions:
1) When my dog and I scouted out the woods a few weeks ago, I ended up pulling several ticks off of him afterwards. Do you still use Deep Woods Off or other bug spray even with the scent control spray/detergent/deodorant?
2) I don’t have a truck, I just have an SUV. If I do harvest a deer, am I going to seriously stink up the SUV by putting it in there or is that no big deal? Will some plastic sheeting be enough to protect the vehicle?
3) I’ll be hunting with a lever gun. When do I chamber a round? At the beginning of the day or not until I see a deer I want to target?
4) How far away should I stay from other hunters for my own safety (and theirs)?
5) Do you bring your rifle with you when you track and field dress a deer you’ve shot, or lock it back up in the car?
6) BCC-IWLA prohibits leaving blinds up overnight, so I’ll need to set it up the day I hunt. Is it realistic to do so before dawn, maybe a half an our before, or will I scare all the deer away with my flashlight in the dark and the noise?
7) My blind says it has “shoot through” mesh, but is that a bad idea when using JSP straight walled ammo?
Thanks!