Hunting Tips

Shooting With Both Eyes Open – To successfully hit targets with both eyes open your shotgun has to fit you so that it points where your eyes are looking along with the gun be shouldered on the same side of your dominant eye. To determine your dominant eye focus on an object about 20 feet away and with your arm extended point your finger at it. If your finger and object stay aligned with your left eye closed you are right eye dominant. If your finger and object stay aligned with your right eye closed you are left eye dominant.

Always Dress In Layers – Once your clothing is damp from sweat it’s about impossible to stay warm when sitting still on stand or in a duck boat. To prevent this simply dress in layers. This will allow you to add more clothing once your walk is over to your hunting location.

You Can’t Hunt What You Don’t See – Whether your hunting deer or ducks a good pair of binoculars is very important for effective scouting. These binoculars will also save you a lot of walking.

Warm Hands With Finger Dexterity - Try rag wool gloves that are mittens and can be folded back to expose your fingers allowing full use of the trigger finger. These mittens/gloves are also great for cold weather fishing.

Multi-Function Toboggan – A seven-dollar plastic toboggan kids use make pulling a deer through the snow really simple. Another use is to lay in it when hunting ducks in flooded field with a sheet of fast-grass pulled over your self for concealment.

First Snow Tells It All – Whether you’re an upland game hunter or a trapper the first snowfall of the year will give away animals tracks in the fresh snow very clearly. Most pheasants will never miss this event.

Extend The Life Of Your Camo Colors – When washing your camo clothing such as shirts, pants, and jackets you can slow down the fading process by washing inside out. Reducing the amount of soap will also slow down fading.