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Whitetail Deer Hunting Tracking The Deer
The most important things when you are out there in the field and doing your bit is that you should be able to get to know which way the deer has gone and it will mean you should about two main things.
These two things which I am talking about here are the habits of the deer as well as hooves signs of the deer.
The main thing to know here is that the deer always go to sleep at the day time. They are most active during the dusk and the dawn time. That said they are always alert even while dozing off and it is important to know because as you hunt you may think that deer is sleeping and approach it. They will be alert even in sleep and that will cause a lot of trouble when you hunt.
The deer will always move with other male deer. This will mean that the male deer or the buck will go with the doe when mating. This is important to know when you are hunting. The other major thing to know is that female deer or doe and the fawns move in groups together.
Then let us discuss the second part which is how we know which way the deer go. This is done by looking at the deer tracks. That will generally mean that you look at the direction of the footprints or the hooves of the deer. That direction will tell you when the deer passed the place. If the direction is towards the area where the deer sleeps then that means that the deer was at the place in the morning and if the direction is towards the place where the deer goes for the night then it means it passed the area during the afternoon or late afternoon.
The heavier marks mean that it is the big male deer or the buck. If the marks are smaller then it can be the doe and if these are very slow then it means that the fawn was at the place. The male buck has bigger chest and smaller hind and hence his hooves marks will point inwards whereas it will be opposite for the doe or the female deer.
If you keep these things in mind then it will help you close the season in a successful manner. Success needs intense understanding and a very good preparation.
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