In North America, the white-tailed deer is among the most widely hunted game animals. Initially, widespread and unchecked hunting of whitetailed deer allowed their population to sink very low.

The continental U.S. is now home to some 30 million white-tailed deer, however, their populations recovering as a result of regulation and conservation. Hunting enthusiasts are able to hunt whitetailed deer due to the success of regulated hunting.

You will find different ways white-tailed deer are hunted. The most common method used by hunters is by using a hunting rifle; shots with this weapon are usually from long range. Bow hunters take their shots at closer range, using modern recurve or compound bows; this is one other popular option. A less popular method employs cameras to take pictures of white-tailed deer, a successful hunt contingent on excellent photos. This is not usually recognised as “true” hunting.

While specific strategies will be different from hunter to hunter, though most employ either a stand or blind, or will elect to stalk a deer. Blinds are typically low on the ground and meant to hide the hunter, while a stand raises him up above a deer’s line of sight. Both generally protects against the hunter’s detection by the deer. Both cases will also need the hunter to find a good spot to set up a blind or stand, where the hunter will wait or call for a deer.

Actively locating and drawing near white-tailed deer is called stalking, with the hunter exercising discipline in order to move silently while following the target animal.

It is common for hunters to go in groups, and to be helped by a guide or more veteran hunter. Several lodges provide hunting trips, providing maps, gear and a guide to assist novice hunters through their first few hunts. Cost varies from lodge to lodge, and from state to state, often reflecting both the caliber of the white-tailed deer to be found during the hunt, and the relative privacy of the hunt itself. Public hunting grounds are visited by more hunters, and so some will prefer such privacy, allowing a better chance for a successful hunt.

Hunting a white-tailed deer is often for sport, but many hunters also bring home the meat of the animal for consumption. Field dressing the harvested deer is usual practice, and is regarded part of the hunt, though some hunters consider it a chore, in comparison to actually stalking and hunting a deer.

Hunting whitetail deer is very popular, and both veteran and novice hunters can be found searching for new tips and techniques to hunt them. Whether you are a veteran hunter or a novice, Deer-HuntingTips. Com can offer you a wealth of knowledge and more deer hunting tips to help you get better results during your hunt.

FOOD PLOTS-Blacktail Deer

One of the more commonly hunted deer species is the blacktail deer.Their name comes from the black tip found on their tails. They are smaller than their cousins the whitetail deer, but blacktail deer do grow to trophy sizes.There are hunters that do not believe blacktail deer can produce trophy size racks, but there have been blacktail spreads that reach up to thirty inches – easily the size of a trophy deer.

Blacktail deer were first classified as a subspecies of mule deer, though experts have recently declared them an entirely different species.As relatives of whitetail and mule deer, there are some similarities, but also definite differences.

One such difference is that blacktail horn size doesn’t appear to directly relate with the body mass of the blacktail deer, whereas mule deer and whitetail deer’s horns are usually found to be related to their body size. Additionally, larger whitetail and mule deer are found further north, whereas larger blacktail deer are found by travelling south.

British Columbia, Western Oregon, Washington and Northern California are home to the blacktail deer, with a few found north in the Alaskan panhandle.Boone and Crockett limits the boundaries of the Columbian blacktail however, with its territory extending from central British Columbia, south to Monterey Bay in California.Blacktails have obviously been found elsewhere, but Boone and Crockett applied the limitations to recognize the possibilities of cross breeding of blacktails with mule deer in the places that they overlap.

Blacktail hunters all agree that hunting blacktail deer can be quite difficult. Blacktails are even considered by some hunters to be more challenging to hunt when compared to whitetails; this is usually not regarded as because blacktail are inherently more intelligent.

The problem most veteran hunters commonly state is that the hunting season for blacktails occurs through the hotter months of July to October. Because it is so hot, blacktail deer won’t usually be found during the day; instead they hide where it is cool. They also prefer to move during the night, which makes them harder to detect.

The heat will also affect the hunters, and you have to be pretty determined to take down a blacktail deer.

Blacktail deer are one of the more commonly hunted game animals in North America. If you require more tips about hunting blacktailed deer, have a look at Deer-HuntingTips.com. You will find free tips and guides available there, suitable for deer hunting novice and veteran alike, for all species of deer as well as other game animals.

The Cheapest Deer Food Plot-Acorns

Nowadays everyone is so interested in building and developing their own food plot to funnel deer unto an area that they desire. The name of the site is Cheap Deer Food Plots, so I am all ways looking for ways that hunters can achieve their goals as inexpensively as possible. I was doing a piece on the importance of scouting for deer signs when I stumbled upon a video that reminded me of a very important aspect to whitetail behavior. Whitetails love acorns! So, in my mind, if you can find a natural honey hole of acorns near to where deer live, you have just found the cheapest deer food plot their is. As long as you own the land or have permission to hunt it, it doesn’t cost you a dime to maintain. I am from the Northeastern part of the US and we have all known about acorns, since the beginning of deer hunting in this region. This is especially true if you can find a nice group of White Oaks which the deer seem to prefer. Whitetails will walk right past corn, alfalfa, legumes, you name it, to get to acorns. The primary idea here is that instead of building it and they will come, go to where god has all ready built it and wait for them to show up.

The guy in the video is incredible. Not that he is that unique, there are tons of guys just like him spread out across this land however, you never seem to see guys like this on TV. He is the real McCoy and with his passion and energy for scouting, one can tell that he has harvested many deer and he knows what he is talking about.  And he has done it the real way, not on a deer farm or ranch where a monkey could do it. Just remember the key to this video, to me, is if you can find a natural food source along with any deer signs what so ever, you have got yourself the cheapest deer food plot.

Acorns Preferred Food of Whitetail Deer: Mast Crops Attract Deer

Deer hunters know that White Oak acorns attract foraging deer.

Publish Date: 11/06/2009 19:01

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Acorns Preferred Food of Whitetail Deer: Mast Crops Attract Deer

Deer hunters know that White Oak acorns attract foraging deer.

Publish Date: 11/06/2009 19:01

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The whitetail tally

“There’s just too many hunters that take advantage of farm fields and corn piles, and these deer were taking advantage of higher quality foods, the acorns,” said Joe Folta, the state wildlife biologist responsible for counties in the …

Publish Date: 05/18/2010 13:15

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Whitetail Woods: White Oak Acorns, A Deer’s favorite food

Acorns from the White Oak Tree are one of the preferred foods on a whitetails grocery list. If you can find an area where the acorns are dropping than you have a very good chance at seeing deer. This year I think just happens to be a …

Publish Date: 10/12/2009 0:01

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Deer Food Plots-Easy Trails

This is video for a product that you can buy for very simple and easy food plots. These guys are knuckle heads and you don’t need to buy their expensive seeds and fertilizer but they do have a nice little system to throw up a food plot very quickly and easily. This is especially true if you have a dirt road or trial that runs through some fields that you all ready know deer come into on a regular basis. In other words you are not so much starting a food plot to draw deer into a general area but you are setting up tiny food plots in a kill zone which can be very beneficial.

Also notice that they are recommending to this in late summer before archery season. I can’t stress enough how important late summer and early fall plots can be. Many of the plants that came up in the spring, at this point have run through their cycles and the deer will stop eating them. By planting something in late summer, it will come up right when the deer are starting to search for new foods and locations to eat. So, this can be a very effective, cheap and easy way to get started with a simple food plot. Like I mentioned earlier, you can buy any fertilizer and mix and match any seed that you desire, just check the pH before buy anything to make sure it will grow.

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