Minnesota early deer season can be tough but if hunters know these tips, more deer will be seen.
Deer season is here and many hunters are getting into the woods as soon as they can. Early season can be tough; deer change their patterns as they lose their velvet and can seem like they completely disappeared. This can be discouraging but most times the deer have just moved to the outside of the property, and will often times start moving the first hour of light and the last half hour of light.
Tip One:
Sitting in their bed to food transition would be a start, deer will often go to a nearby food source at night and go back to bed during the day. Sitting closer to their bedding increases the chances of seeing a deer.
Tip Two:
Another tip would be to hunt evenings more than mornings. Unless getting into the stand in the morning isn’t too loud, hunting in the evening would be better. When hunting in the evenings, sit closer to the food than their bedding area. Sitting on the food can be good but deer won’t go into the food until after dark.
Tip Three:
When sitting in the morning sit closer to their bedding area than the food. Deer go out and eat at night and in the morning can be seen walking back to the bedding area where they will bed throughout the day.
These tips and more can be found on The Element podcast which is posted on The Element website.
