I would add one thing, if you can, walk from tree/bush to tree/bush to break up your silhouette. Since a deer’s eyes gather 18 times more blue light, they can see us in the dark, so don’t stop out in the open. This may mean you have to walk 4 steps, then 7 steps, it’s ok because now you’re sounding and thinking about being like a deer. Great video and advice.
I wanted to play w smoking. Ultimately went w a couple cover scent options that have been working spectacular. But will revisit smoking eventually and will not rule it out
I always try to sound like a deer. I take 4, 5, 6 or so steps, trying to vary the amount and stop. I also try and walk toe to heel. It helps with stick breaks and helps me to sound a little like a deer.
@@joecatman5377 I mean toe to heel. Put your toe down first and progressively put weight on your foot. This way, you aren't stomping and sounding human. It also helps identify potential twigs to avoid snapping them.
Great advice, I had a stand off a hiking trail that was heavily used by hikers in the fall. The deer were used to humans moving through. Starting from the trail I raked a path clear of leaves to my stand a few weeks before the season. I can’t prove it but I feel it helped as deer would walk by shortly after I got to my stand.
I found that during the off-season getting deer used to human activity and human smells really helps out specially in the early season. That way they’re not as spooked by your presence in the woods.
@ I’ve been out on my shooting range and actually seen deer grazing not even bothered by what I was even doing of course that’s during the off-season during early season. They’re not spooked much by human activity but as hunting and pressure increases, they start to get more alarmed. That’s why I don’t deer hunt every day. I will mix match what days I’m hunting on like I went hunting this morning, but I’m not going to go hunting tomorrow morning. People are more worried about whether or not they’re blending in or not so they’ll buy a bunch of high price camo and a bunch of cover sense actually the number one thing you should be worried about is the amount of hunting pressure and your scent if there’s too much hunting pressure in one area deer pay attention to human sents in the area. But if the hunting pressure is minimum, they tend to be a little more relaxed. That’s just from my observation.
Last year I tried pausing for 30 seconds after about 10 steps on my way out of the woods. My theory is when the deer freeze they’re trying to wait for you to move first to see what you are. By waiting for 30 seconds you wait longer than the deer. It was amazing home many deer I saw.
I go in after most leaves drop with a backpack leaf blower and make a 5 foot wide trail to my stands . Then I walk it and remove the sticks. I enter and leave pretty silent,guests can find the stands I send them to without any issue . I do this after a morning bow hunt, and the next hunt I’ll find deer tracks walking right down it . This year I did it while there were several pieces of farm equipment working in nearby fields , so lots of noise anyways .
Thanks for the video. This is my first year going hunting on my new land and only second time going for deer ever. I don’t have a lot of time to go out so the other day I went and sat behind a fallen log for the hour or two that remained in the day after my wife got home from work. About 20 minute before close I spotted a deer walking towards me and I made myself as small as I could waiting for it to get to the little clearing so I could get a clean shot. It stopped about 10 yards short with a tree between the two of us. After a minute or two it starts stomping it hoofs and blowing. I did my damndest to stay as small and quiet as I could. It blew a few more times and then decided to book it. My first time ever getting smelled out by a deer. It had the favorable wind on its side and got to within 50 yards without me doing anything for smell. I’m up this morning to go out all day and just hopped out of the shower. Trying my damndest to take care of my smell before I go out today. Wish me luck!
@ thanks brother. Your video definitely helped. I walked in and got in my spot without disturbing a button buck that was bedded down 75 yards away. I noticed him when he woke up and now he’s hanging in the yard. One antlerless tag down so far!
Pretty good video. Metal sounds and sticks breaking are your worst enemy and you do hear deer running off, hitting the doe bleat might relax them … as long as they didn’t smell you. Its helped me a lot over the years
Last weekend had 6 deer at different times go right under my stand and never knew I was there. This was the first time, I ditched the scent spray and stored my hunting clothes in a cedar chest all year and put cut up cedar pieces in my bag. Did shoot two really nice 8 pointers and they never nosed me. Watched a doe for 45 minutes around the feeder and she never nosed me. The wind was not in my favor one morning and still didn't get busted. My stand is very camouflage and make no noise and walk in very quietly. Will see how this weekend goes.
That’s what I do I rake paths to all my blinds and tree stands. Another little thing I do when I’m hunting in a shooting house that’s off the ground looking over a field I’ll put some camo netting or a sheet of plywood that covers from platform to the ground and I walk in on the raked trial on the backside of house so when I get to ladder or steps to get in shooting house deer want see me. I cut a hole in the sheet of plywood so I can peak through to see if anything out there in the field before I climb up. I have shot quite a few bucks that was already out in the field from behind that netting or plywood. Of course you got to have the wind right.
100% on the scent factors. Cover scents are important. Rub hands in dirt and leaves. Rub yourself in pine. Get commercial cover scents. 6x6 method is new concept to me.. thx for the info
I know this is a lot of work but what I did was rake a trail straight to my stand on private property all the way through the woods.The ground itself is so quiet that I could hear every other sound in the woods as I walked in the dark with a red lens on my flashlight. I would rake the trails 2 weeks before bow season started to give things time to quiet back down before season started.I hunted on a particular private property in Indiana for 10 years and I took 44 deer.This was also in the 90s when deer populations had boomed in Indiana and we were allowed as many as 5 deer in a season. 1 buck and 4 does at one point. It was common to see 20 to 25 Does in one large group there.I also put doe in heat on my boots to keep my human scent even more hidden.I have years of video footage to enjoy the rest of my life.
Great content and presentation. All awesome tips every good hunter should impanelment. One thing I'd suggest is sometimes hitting one light grunt ever so often depending on the situation and/or reason. Works great during the rut or if you jump deer but can't see. Liked and subbed just bc,
Your knowledge & technique is helpful and appreciated. The only thing I'd recommend changing is that instead of making big heel-toe steps, tippy-toe six steps at a time. If it's pre-rut, everything 12 sets of 6 steps act like a buck and make and make a scrape. I've had my target buck hear my approach and think I'm a rival buck. By the time you climb your stand, get an arrow and your release ready for a shot. I've had my target bucks walk right in range while curiously looking for that intruding upstart buck.
As long as you're not yelling or dropping everything you're fine. My buddy smokes a pack a day and just plays the wind, tags out every year. I bought a new climber and made a lot more noise than I would like to admit, less than 10 min after I finally made it into the stand, two walked by. I know old timers that plop down on a bucket in a Colts sweater and orange hat just to come dragging out a monster.
I too use a turkey call and drag a small leafy branch behind me which creates a rustle sound. Similar to a turkey walking or squirrel going through the leaves.
I read an article once where the fellah suggested shuffling occasionally when walking, like a squirrel or turkey (if they're in your area) as opposed to the rhythmic walking patterns humans use.
You gotta use the dark to your advantage, deer aint as skeerd in the dark as they are during they day.. Get in early and leave late, I've had deer come up to the stand within 20 min of getting into the stand to investigate the noise, numerous times. You cant shoot them of course, cause its too dark. But there not scared, and usually return during shooting hours while browsing.
timing works where I am okay, sometimes I can go to a different spot other than a stand that I like but 2 am in the morning I may want to scare them off somewhat and place myself somewhere wind doesn't cause a problem and wait for them to return about twighlight time, the scent change I may use at times is if I see left over apples on any wild trees and cover my clothes with a rotten apple
I have shot many deer in woods I have never been in before and for the most part it's not that far into the woods . I take my time .I walk super slow and do the 6 step and stop .and I try to stay to edges and not go out into the open . .. I have also had good success driving around and seeing where deer cross the Rd .and parking near there the next evening . And only going in the woods a few hundred yards .and trying to sit where the wind is in my favor . I have shot many deer this way and can usually almost see my vehicle . . Last year I shot two deer in two different places that I have never hunted hunting with a friend . Who didn't see any deer . Lol and I also believe you have to become one with the woods .kinda like meditation . Relaxing and melting into your surroundings.. I believe deer can sense your energy . Call me crazy if you want but it works for me ..
I have also thought about that the deer can sense your energy. Because very often when taking a walk and making a lot of noise you see deer but when hunting and very quiet you see nothing.
Absolutely hilarious. Alternative facts! Why overthink this? I think you should go into your stand at the beginning of the season and leave at the end. Hilarious!
Dad taught me to step slowly with the front of your feet. Deer know the difference if you're walking and placing the heal first then the front or ball of the foot because it makes two noises instead of 1. Nothing else walks like we do.
It is what it is. On x is saying the wind is blowing NW when you get there, it's blowing S, E, W, etc. There are so many vallys and high ridges the wind is going every which direction at times. I use two screw in's, then 4 carbon sticks with aiders 27-30 feet I've found helps a lot. My scent cone is blowing over the closer ones. That 9 point in my cover photo shot 2nd day of bow season.
I always stop every few steps and then and scratch the ground with my foot to imitate a feeding turkey, deer, or squirrel. I usually have a turkey mouth call in my mouth when entering and exiting the woods and even when stalking.
Get into the woods an hour before sunrise, take a nap. At sunrise you’ll see deer. Works for me every year, on public land. I fill my tags every year. Got a nice eight point and a doe so far this firearms season.
Good advice....I don't hunt from stands anymore...I hunt National Forest just find a good spot with sign, rub lines, scrapes, position myself in a good spot...you can get recon serious with hunting like you but to me takes some of the fun out.....but im 59 years old and use to take it very serious like you do but now I just find a good spot and hunt...I always shoot nice deer not trying to be a trophy hunter ....
Never once used any scents to cover myself or clothing, but I never rush to my stands either. I use nature to try to dim my own human scents, rub dirt on it and other simple things. I start out from camp in full darkness using a shaded colored light source. My camp is a long way from the stand.
I know scent killer and dead downwind are decent scent covers because I have sat with a south breeze blowing into the trees and the deer still can't find me. And yes, I learned about the six step method. Watch deer walk, they do this too. Best of all is when you have a blanket of soft snow to muffle your footsteps.
Awesome video. I realized you cant beat them. Watch mark rober on dogs nose. Hes a nasa engineer and can't beat a dog. Id love know how a deer compares. Thanks for the video. Best thing i found is slow walking. Or turkey calling like a guy said. Awesome video thanks man
Thank you for the video. This is my first year heading out hunting. I've been a hobby archer for decades, but never taken it I to the field before now. I will be 100 archery this year, but I'll add shotgun and rifle next year. I live in British Columbia, in the Okanagan mountain valley. So, that means we have Elk, Deer, Moose, Wolves, Cougars, Wolverines, Bobcats, and Black Bears and Grizzly bears. We also have Bison and Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep and Mountain Goats, especially further north. But we definitely have bears and Cougars. We have a backyard black bear right now this week, and at least one Cougar in the area. I definitely see the value in having even a simple over/under to fall back on, when out with my bow or even my Xbow. Something that can end a bad conflict. Anyway. I appreciate any advice you have for an archer starting out in the forest this winter.
That's awesome! I live in Indiana. I don't have all those big game options. You are truly blessed my friend. I hope you enjoy applying your bow skills with hunting. Good luck this season!
Best advice i received years ago from Chuck Adam's... when hunting from elevated stand, draw the bow and get on target - NOT by lowering arms! You always BEND AT WAIST. The same plane is created as when practicing on the ground. Combine that with a pendulum sight and my deer kill rate went skyhigh.
I have a bit of a walk getting to my stand and what's worked for me is getting in before daybreak and using a headlamp, the deer just stand there (like deer in headlights) and can usually walk right by them and they just keep eating. I take a few heel to toe steps then lightly move a foot back and forth making it sound like a squirrel then I wait a few seconds and do it over. I will say I use Dead Down Wind scent eliminator and put a couple drops of doe pee on my boots when I walk in.
It’s always possible to spook a deer. But entering through or at a time where deer aren’t present is first step. Making sure your wind isn’t blowing into the area the deer are. Most of enter the stand in the easiest way possible. You might have to turn a 5 minute walk into a 45 minute walk. Most of us don’t want to that. Most of us walk through open fields in the dark. We think we have to get into the stand in the dark. That often isn’t the case. Waiting for the fields to clear is often better
We always Clear paths to our stands .. private property & take our time .. they travel as usual as they get used to the work around the property . It all takes time 2 learn .
An old cedar chest works mint for storage of your most used hunting clothes . Also when I still hunt on breezy days I prefer walking into a crosswind when I can because most deer bed with the wind at their back
Most all animals use all their senses to survive. They use hearing site sounds smells all together and take no chances. They can smell long and hear long before you see them and escape.
While using milkweed cotton to show me how the wind is blowing my scent away from me while in the stand, I'm not sure how an Ozonic could capture all your scent if used in the stand. I can see that it would be effective in a closed container with your clothes or one for your vehicle, but remain skeptical for the tree stand one.
I also tested deer lures and I will say this..only 3 actually worked without any doubt and I physically saw them work..they didn't scare any does the one was an apple scent I got wen I was 12 and not made anymore but omg deer loved it nd even I wanted to drink it the two others were prime line dominant buck tarsal and single doe estrous by still steaming all other lures ended up being tossed in the garbage along with grunt tunes I called more deer in fact huge bucks in with a coyote howler than any grunt tube and btw I put that tarsal gland and doe scent in scrapes and everytime I went back those scopes were huge and I've had bucks too far for any shot with a bow go by and hit that scent and come right to the wick hanging in tree and literally had thier nose on it and I mean all bucks from little spikes to 14pters with over 20 inch spreads but believe me or don't if you don't want to buy stuff that more than likely is a scam try passing in a scrape yourself you will be amazed how that works money saved guaranteed
Thanks for the information. I can conquer that urinating on a scrape does help bring in the attention. That apple spray sounds interesting. Too bad not available anymore. Thanks for watching.
If you walking to a woodlot with the wind in your face and a mature buck is there. He will lay on the edge with the wind to his back so he can smell the woods behind him and see what he can't smell. So your waking right into his trap. Try to go in from the side just off wind . Still hard to fool them. But that's your best chance at an older buck. Just saying thats what I've learned.
This is probably a stupid question. If it's pitch black dark? Flash light or no flash light? Because it's hard to avoid some sticks if you cant see them.
This dude sounds EXACTLY like AwakenWithJP, especially in his older videos when he talked about things like being a vegan. Voice is dead on. It was bothering me for awhile before I pinpointed it. 😂
I ride my atv all the way to my stand and I have filled my tags almost every year if i walk where i hunt i'll be completely bath in sweat I have seen deer bedding near my stand and they never run away till daylight they get up and walk away slowly not everyone hunts in the same environment so this tips might help some people but not everyone
So if you have to go through a fairly open canopy portion of woods to get to your stand, and your choices are put a headlamp on red light so you don't step on sticks and stumble or crack the occasional stick, which is the least worst way to go? Give off a red glow to any deer with an eye shot, or snap a few sticks on your way to the stand and stay completely dark?
I hear ya. One thing that I have learned to do is create a log or fallen timber path to my stand from the field's edge. That way I can see the lined up timber on the forest floor to the stand. I keep this fallen timber line on my left (or right) as I make my way through the woods. I then remove any sticks, branches along that path that way I don't need a light to see obstacles or branches nor do I need the light to see my way with reflectors or marking tape. I know it takes extra steps when setting up, but it will pay off.
From lots of predator hunting, red light doesn't seem to bother deer at all. I've also seen good bucks not react to white light though, especially during the rut. One of the biggest bucks I ever killed was after I used a ridiculously bright white light to find my way into a tree I had prepped before (without bright eyes and still had to hang the actual stand - public). A key thing people don't think about is "timing". I was in the bedding area, so the "trick" is, I was sitting in the tree at 3am. Sunrise was 6. I killed him at 830am. So he probably wasn't anywhere near me when I made entry. Getting in a long time before daylight can definitely help with mornings. If the deer are feeding 1/2 mile away, you can be as loud as you want with the brightest light ever. Bonus is: Your ground scent will have dissipated quite a bit after an hour or more. That being said, I also go in at grey light, or just before shooting light, etc. All depends on the situation.
I would recommend walking to sound like a squirrel. Two quick steps a short pause and two quick steps and repeat. Walking and even pace alerts as unnatural.
@@mandovapehater6988 Oh, so you hunting those Urban deer? Lol, those deer can get pretty big. Used to people around them a lot more. Nothing wrong with that, in fact, I'm a bit jealous. 😁
Thats impossible for me, my peak hunting days in the woods is as the leaves are falling. I would rake them, just for the patch to be covered again a few days later. I do remove sticks though
Get in, get up, let the ground settle, there’s a fine line between taking your time moving slow and having all the deer standing there watching you make your way for an hour before nervously trotting off at first light.
If you hunt where I hunt all this wind stuff is impossible. I literally have never had a solid wind in one direction. I hunt in an area between two mountains and the wind literally does circles. One hour it will blow out of the north then the next out of the southwest and then east. I have given up on trying to hunt the wind. I just go out and try to enjoy my time and if I get a nice buck then great. If not o well.
ive been trying to teach my son that for 20yrs he still goes to his stand like hes in a race,i told him to watch your video, he cant figure out why i go to my stand 2hrs before him........
when I go in in the afternoon I move along slowly and I'll kick the leaves around a little bit and I carry a turkey call and I just make easy calls and purrs and try to sound like turkeys walking. and there are times I'll make sounds like a deer. easy contact calls and bleats. some people say you could attract deer to you when you use a deer call and that might not be a good thing if you're just trying to get to a stand. well I'd rather sound like a deer and take that chance then sound like a human and have no chance. and when I am rifle hunting having deer come to me is what my object is anyway. but the most important thing is having the wind in your face. if you don't have the wind in your face you could float in mid-air and your deer will still leave the area if it gets any whiff of human scent. it's important to try not to spook other game that would tip deer off to danger in the woods.
So I get traveling with the wind in your face and 6x6 walk but...if you have a property that is boarded by other properties you aren't allowed to access and there is not a way to keep the wind in your face walking to the stand on your property. Also I can't 6x6 for 3/4 mile to the stand... My choices are to choose my setup based on the wind and hope that when I'm walking where I don't have the wind, they aren't bedded there..or I can blow through the area I'm not hunting and do my best for the last 100 yards. Any ideas? Thx!
I hear ya on the property being surrounded by private property limiting your access. One thing to do is to know where the bedding area is within your property. I'm sure that if you have been hunting it a while, you have an idea where the bedding area would be. With that said, I would avoid afternoon hunts where the wind is blowing your scent right into the bedding area. So you have 3/4 mile walk through woods? That's insane! But I understand if you have limited access points and you got to get where it's good. The only thing I can suggest for that is, When you set up your deer stand or someday in the near future, walk the path to your stand and move sticks and branches out of the way. This will reduce the sticks breaking. Pray that a rain comes through, it's raining here today so my crunchy leaf approach isn't a factor for a while. Obviously a 6x6 will take too much time, but the closer you get, you can try it. Best of luck to you and have a good deer season.
One time i plant beans in my back yard.and one night i was relaxing out there .and 3 deers came so close like 20 foots and don't smell me.until i move one of the deer saw me..i think it's just natural.some time deer in my back yard eating in day time we walk close to them they not even panic..just looking at us .like they don't care..some deers are used to humans and other don't that's the difference
Was this video based on a scientific study? I guess he knows more than chemists and biologists who create scent blockers? Glad i found this video of anecdotes.
Based off my experiences and me using those scent blockers and still getting busted. Also, I'm a police K9 Handler who played with the "scent control" while training and it not making a difference. Deer's nose is more sensitive than dog's. I just don't advertise my police career on my channel as much.
If dry leaves like in the vid I will scratch like a turkey and glass with binos. I have also just hopped and skipped with a grunt call right up to the tree in the dark and come daylight deer just thought I was another deer. Of course always with wind in your face. You absolutely have to hunt the wind. No hunting on light/variable wind days. Just don’t hunt. And, I wouldn’t recommend the hopping/skipping in the dark or daylight on public land 😂
I still hunt its the only way I can hunt after my back injury so I take my time. Sometimes I'll lightly slid my step and try to sound like a armadillo works pretty good. I've copied the sounds of other animals to and it seems to work more times than not. I also use the wind not only in my face but also the sound of a gust of wind with leaves falling creates a bunch of noise that I'd timed right will cover some of your sound from steps. All kinda tricks to it
I would add one thing, if you can, walk from tree/bush to tree/bush to break up your silhouette. Since a deer’s eyes gather 18 times more blue light, they can see us in the dark, so don’t stop out in the open. This may mean you have to walk 4 steps, then 7 steps, it’s ok because now you’re sounding and thinking about being like a deer. Great video and advice.
Awesome! Thanks for the insight!
I like that idea good thinking!
@@chrisslays7373 Thank You!
Cherokee native here,i smoke myself to cover human scent,walk in wearing my moccasins, harvest several deer every year
Love this! Thanks for share!
I wanted to play w smoking. Ultimately went w a couple cover scent options that have been working spectacular. But will revisit smoking eventually and will not rule it out
They have already smelled you
I'm Cherokee as well. I just walk in like the turkey and other animals. Don't really try to be quite, just walk like the animals.
@soulessvalleys8404 thank you for the share
I always try to sound like a deer. I take 4, 5, 6 or so steps, trying to vary the amount and stop. I also try and walk toe to heel. It helps with stick breaks and helps me to sound a little like a deer.
Love it! Thanks for watching
Do you mean heal to toe
@@joecatman5377 I mean toe to heel. Put your toe down first and progressively put weight on your foot. This way, you aren't stomping and sounding human. It also helps identify potential twigs to avoid snapping them.
@@brianstansfield4367 I know what you mean here. You can feel the stick or twig before applying all your wait on it causing it to break.
I do the same
Great advice, I had a stand off a hiking trail that was heavily used by hikers in the fall. The deer were used to humans moving through. Starting from the trail I raked a path clear of leaves to my stand a few weeks before the season. I can’t prove it but I feel it helped as deer would walk by shortly after I got to my stand.
Nice! Thanks for the share! Good luck this season
I've been hunting for years, but I am really trying to step up my game this year. These tips are helpful, thanks!
Thank you! Good luck this season
I found that during the off-season getting deer used to human activity and human smells really helps out specially in the early season. That way they’re not as spooked by your presence in the woods.
Interesting. Thanks for the watch! Good luck this season
@ thank you same to you too.
the shooting range on my property has about as much deer tracks as our pond. Human scent doesnt bother them at all...until opening day of course.
@ I’ve been out on my shooting range and actually seen deer grazing not even bothered by what I was even doing of course that’s during the off-season during early season. They’re not spooked much by human activity but as hunting and pressure increases, they start to get more alarmed. That’s why I don’t deer hunt every day. I will mix match what days I’m hunting on like I went hunting this morning, but I’m not going to go hunting tomorrow morning. People are more worried about whether or not they’re blending in or not so they’ll buy a bunch of high price camo and a bunch of cover sense actually the number one thing you should be worried about is the amount of hunting pressure and your scent if there’s too much hunting pressure in one area deer pay attention to human sents in the area. But if the hunting pressure is minimum, they tend to be a little more relaxed. That’s just from my observation.
@jeffreyburney6161 Good Observation! I agree with that
Last year I tried pausing for 30 seconds after about 10 steps on my way out of the woods. My theory is when the deer freeze they’re trying to wait for you to move first to see what you are. By waiting for 30 seconds you wait longer than the deer. It was amazing home many deer I saw.
Love this theory! Thanks for the share. Good luck this season!
I go in after most leaves drop with a backpack leaf blower and make a 5 foot wide trail to my stands . Then I walk it and remove the sticks. I enter and leave pretty silent,guests can find the stands I send them to without any issue . I do this after a morning bow hunt, and the next hunt I’ll find deer tracks walking right down it . This year I did it while there were several pieces of farm equipment working in nearby fields , so lots of noise anyways .
Nice! I find it amusing that deer are such curious animals to walk that path.
So you blow a path 2 1/2 mi long
@@williamhartzelljr.9080 I couldn't imagine, but, to each their own.
Thanks for the video. This is my first year going hunting on my new land and only second time going for deer ever. I don’t have a lot of time to go out so the other day I went and sat behind a fallen log for the hour or two that remained in the day after my wife got home from work. About 20 minute before close I spotted a deer walking towards me and I made myself as small as I could waiting for it to get to the little clearing so I could get a clean shot. It stopped about 10 yards short with a tree between the two of us. After a minute or two it starts stomping it hoofs and blowing. I did my damndest to stay as small and quiet as I could. It blew a few more times and then decided to book it. My first time ever getting smelled out by a deer. It had the favorable wind on its side and got to within 50 yards without me doing anything for smell. I’m up this morning to go out all day and just hopped out of the shower. Trying my damndest to take care of my smell before I go out today. Wish me luck!
Thanks for the share. Good luck this season
@ thanks brother. Your video definitely helped. I walked in and got in my spot without disturbing a button buck that was bedded down 75 yards away. I noticed him when he woke up and now he’s hanging in the yard. One antlerless tag down so far!
@TheShalomstead THATS FANTASTIC! Thanks for sharing!
Pretty good video. Metal sounds and sticks breaking are your worst enemy and you do hear deer running off, hitting the doe bleat might relax them … as long as they didn’t smell you. Its helped me a lot over the years
Nice! Thanks for advice
Last weekend had 6 deer at different times go right under my stand and never knew I was there.
This was the first time, I ditched the scent spray and stored my hunting clothes in a cedar chest all year and put cut up cedar pieces in my bag.
Did shoot two really nice 8 pointers and they never nosed me. Watched a doe for 45 minutes around the feeder and she never nosed me.
The wind was not in my favor one morning and still didn't get busted.
My stand is very camouflage and make no noise and walk in very quietly.
Will see how this weekend goes.
Good luck! Thanks for the idea
Putting your clothes in a cedar chest is genius l o l I love how you're thinking out of the box
i used to put some spruce in with my hunting cloths when stored.
@@coreylarocque7437 Cedar chest is a good idea
@@toneleudy I like this idea as well.
I hunt from a blind and rake a path to my blind. Doesn’t bother the deer at all. In the past I have used a turkey mouth call. Helps a lot. Calms deer.
That is awesome!
That’s what I do I rake paths to all my blinds and tree stands. Another little thing I do when I’m hunting in a shooting house that’s off the ground looking over a field I’ll put some camo netting or a sheet of plywood that covers from platform to the ground and I walk in on the raked trial on the backside of house so when I get to ladder or steps to get in shooting house deer want see me. I cut a hole in the sheet of plywood so I can peak through to see if anything out there in the field before I climb up. I have shot quite a few bucks that was already out in the field from behind that netting or plywood. Of course you got to have the wind right.
@@langbolary6127 Nice! Good idea on the camo netting! How often do you have re-rake with the falling leaves?
Turkey mouth call is the best!
@foxf6 that's great!
100% on the scent factors. Cover scents are important. Rub hands in dirt and leaves. Rub yourself in pine. Get commercial cover scents.
6x6 method is new concept to me.. thx for the info
Thanks. Good luck this season
I know this is a lot of work but what I did was rake a trail straight to my stand on private property all the way through the woods.The ground itself is so quiet that I could hear every other sound in the woods as I walked in the dark with a red lens on my flashlight. I would rake the trails 2 weeks before bow season started to give things time to quiet back down before season started.I hunted on a particular private property in Indiana for 10 years and I took 44 deer.This was also in the 90s when deer populations had boomed in Indiana and we were allowed as many as 5 deer in a season. 1 buck and 4 does at one point. It was common to see 20 to 25 Does in one large group there.I also put doe in heat on my boots to keep my human scent even more hidden.I have years of video footage to enjoy the rest of my life.
Thats great! Did you ever have to re-rake the trail?
@@Get-2-ItOutdoors for the most part no..I did this when most leaves had already fell from the tree's
@dalegentry8044 thank you
Thanks for the tips! Good video
Thank You!
Great content and presentation. All awesome tips every good hunter should impanelment. One thing I'd suggest is sometimes hitting one light grunt ever so often depending on the situation and/or reason. Works great during the rut or if you jump deer but can't see. Liked and subbed just bc,
Thank you and thanks for added advice. Good luck this season
Your knowledge & technique is helpful and appreciated.
The only thing I'd recommend changing is that instead of making big heel-toe steps, tippy-toe six steps at a time.
If it's pre-rut, everything 12 sets of 6 steps act like a buck and make and make a scrape.
I've had my target buck hear my approach and think I'm a rival buck. By the time you climb your stand, get an arrow and your release ready for a shot.
I've had my target bucks walk right in range while curiously looking for that intruding upstart buck.
Nice! Thanks for idea!
As long as you're not yelling or dropping everything you're fine. My buddy smokes a pack a day and just plays the wind, tags out every year. I bought a new climber and made a lot more noise than I would like to admit, less than 10 min after I finally made it into the stand, two walked by. I know old timers that plop down on a bucket in a Colts sweater and orange hat just to come dragging out a monster.
😅 Good for them. I'm not that lucky. Have a good season
Nice job. Will try the 6x6. Thanks!
Good luck this deer season!
I too use a turkey call and drag a small leafy branch behind me which creates a rustle sound. Similar to a turkey walking or squirrel going through the leaves.
Nice! Thanks for Watching. Good luck this deer season
I read an article once where the fellah suggested shuffling occasionally when walking, like a squirrel or turkey (if they're in your area) as opposed to the rhythmic walking patterns humans use.
I can see that, of course when daylight. If going to stand before daylight it wouldn't make sense as turkey and squirrels aren't on the ground yet
@@Get-2-ItOutdoors Good point!
@diabsoul 🙂
You gotta use the dark to your advantage, deer aint as skeerd in the dark as they are during they day.. Get in early and leave late, I've had deer come up to the stand within 20 min of getting into the stand to investigate the noise, numerous times. You cant shoot them of course, cause its too dark. But there not scared, and usually return during shooting hours while browsing.
True, thanks for sharing
you explained it very well thanks!
Glad it was helpful! Thank You!
Just because you asked brother it payed off new subscriber an l a like
Lol, thank you!
Thanks for thoughts. I was given a new unit from a friend. I mostly hunt from the ground in self built hides. I have to try the damn thing! 😁
Might be more effective in a enclosed ground blind
timing works where I am okay, sometimes I can go to a different spot other than a stand that I like but 2 am in the morning I may want to scare them off somewhat and place myself somewhere wind doesn't cause a problem and wait for them to return about twighlight time, the scent change I may use at times is if I see left over apples on any wild trees and cover my clothes with a rotten apple
Interesting, thanks for share
Very good info Thankyou brother. I like the 6x6 step
Thank You! Good luck this season
Your right on sir if I use ATV I park it about 200 yards away I use natural cover sent and camo to break up my out line.
Perfect! Thanks for watching
Thanks and God bless.
Thank you!
Thanks for the tips worth subscribing
Thanks for watching and subscribing
Excellent information here. I play the wind,but also learned a few things. 👍!
Thank you! Good luck this season
You too!👍@@Get-2-ItOutdoors
I have shot many deer in woods I have never been in before and for the most part it's not that far into the woods . I take my time .I walk super slow and do the 6 step and stop .and I try to stay to edges and not go out into the open . .. I have also had good success driving around and seeing where deer cross the Rd .and parking near there the next evening . And only going in the woods a few hundred yards .and trying to sit where the wind is in my favor . I have shot many deer this way and can usually almost see my vehicle . . Last year I shot two deer in two different places that I have never hunted hunting with a friend . Who didn't see any deer . Lol and I also believe you have to become one with the woods .kinda like meditation . Relaxing and melting into your surroundings.. I believe deer can sense your energy . Call me crazy if you want but it works for me ..
Not gonna call ya crazy because I can relate. Thanks for the share
I have also thought about that the deer can sense your energy. Because very often when taking a walk and making a lot of noise you see deer but when hunting and very quiet you see nothing.
@@will7572 Animal instincts, lol
Ontario Rifle season usually leaves are down Bow season Here Oct 1st to Dec 14
Yeah, about the same as well.
Absolutely hilarious. Alternative facts! Why overthink this? I think you should go into your stand at the beginning of the season and leave at the end. Hilarious!
Interesting! Well, good luck this season regardless.
Dad taught me to step slowly with the front of your feet. Deer know the difference if you're walking and placing the heal first then the front or ball of the foot because it makes two noises instead of 1. Nothing else walks like we do.
Thanks for the insight
It is what it is. On x is saying the wind is blowing NW when you get there, it's blowing S, E, W, etc. There are so many vallys and high ridges the wind is going every which direction at times. I use two screw in's, then 4 carbon sticks with aiders 27-30 feet I've found helps a lot. My scent cone is blowing over the closer ones. That 9 point in my cover photo shot 2nd day of bow season.
Nice! Yeah, hills and valleys can play with the wind for sure. Thank you
I always stop every few steps and then and scratch the ground with my foot to imitate a feeding turkey, deer, or squirrel. I usually have a turkey mouth call in my mouth when entering and exiting the woods and even when stalking.
That Works! Thanks for sharing. Good luck this season
Get into the woods an hour before sunrise, take a nap. At sunrise you’ll see deer. Works for me every year, on public land. I fill my tags every year. Got a nice eight point and a doe so far this firearms season.
Awesome! Thanks for share
Good advice....I don't hunt from stands anymore...I hunt National Forest just find a good spot with sign, rub lines, scrapes, position myself in a good spot...you can get recon serious with hunting like you but to me takes some of the fun out.....but im 59 years old and use to take it very serious like you do but now I just find a good spot and hunt...I always shoot nice deer not trying to be a trophy hunter ....
Sounds like you're doing everything right! Still getting deer. Love it! Happy Hunting!
Never once used any scents to cover myself or clothing, but I never rush to my stands either.
I use nature to try to dim my own human scents, rub dirt on it and other simple things.
I start out from camp in full darkness using a shaded colored light source.
My camp is a long way from the stand.
Thanks for the share! Good luck this season
All good advise that I use.
Thank You!
Ty. Should help with my bow season. Only have a few days and a few hrs over a few months.
Good luck this season!
I bumped a doe the other day doing the armadillo shuffle to my stand. Theres few animals louder then an armadillo in the leaves.
Lol, I swore a deer was coming my way the other day and it turned out to be an opossum
Great way of explaining things
Thank You!
I didn't know JD Vance was a Deer Hunter.
That's hilarious! Thanks for watching
Well who knows...........😂😂😂
@@maximilianescobar3564 🤣True
I heard JD Vance was already planting food plots on the west lawn
@jonathanechols9985 😅
I know scent is a big giveaway for deer. What do you think about suburban deer. Deer that live around people. That human scent is everywhere.
True, probably different scenario
I know scent killer and dead downwind are decent scent covers because I have sat with a south breeze blowing into the trees and the deer still can't find me.
And yes, I learned about the six step method. Watch deer walk, they do this too.
Best of all is when you have a blanket of soft snow to muffle your footsteps.
Love it when it snows, you can see them coming a lot easier
@@Get-2-ItOutdoors And tracking blood is a cake walk! :D
@@diaryofagoat-lass1023 absolutely
Good stuff bro !!!
Thanks for watching
Still good information, thanks
Thank you!
Awesome video. I realized you cant beat them. Watch mark rober on dogs nose. Hes a nasa engineer and can't beat a dog. Id love know how a deer compares. Thanks for the video. Best thing i found is slow walking. Or turkey calling like a guy said. Awesome video thanks man
Thank you! Good luck this season
@Get-2-ItOutdoors thank you. You too buddy.
Thank you for the video.
This is my first year heading out hunting.
I've been a hobby archer for decades, but never taken it I to the field before now.
I will be 100 archery this year, but I'll add shotgun and rifle next year.
I live in British Columbia, in the Okanagan mountain valley.
So, that means we have Elk, Deer, Moose, Wolves, Cougars, Wolverines, Bobcats, and Black Bears and Grizzly bears.
We also have Bison and Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep and Mountain Goats, especially further north.
But we definitely have bears and Cougars.
We have a backyard black bear right now this week, and at least one Cougar in the area.
I definitely see the value in having even a simple over/under to fall back on, when out with my bow or even my Xbow.
Something that can end a bad conflict.
Anyway.
I appreciate any advice you have for an archer starting out in the forest this winter.
That's awesome! I live in Indiana. I don't have all those big game options. You are truly blessed my friend. I hope you enjoy applying your bow skills with hunting. Good luck this season!
Best advice i received years ago from Chuck Adam's... when hunting from elevated stand, draw the bow and get on target - NOT by lowering arms! You always BEND AT WAIST. The same plane is created as when practicing on the ground. Combine that with a pendulum sight and my deer kill rate went skyhigh.
@@solocam1962 That's very interesting. Thank You!
@@solocam1962 indeed.
A pendulum sight is next year for me I think.
I have a bit of a walk getting to my stand and what's worked for me is getting in before daybreak and using a headlamp, the deer just stand there (like deer in headlights) and can usually walk right by them and they just keep eating. I take a few heel to toe steps then lightly move a foot back and forth making it sound like a squirrel then I wait a few seconds and do it over. I will say I use Dead Down Wind scent eliminator and put a couple drops of doe pee on my boots when I walk in.
You must hunt an area not too pressured. Good for you. That would not work around here
It’s always possible to spook a deer. But entering through or at a time where deer aren’t present is first step. Making sure your wind isn’t blowing into the area the deer are. Most of enter the stand in the easiest way possible. You might have to turn a 5 minute walk into a 45 minute walk. Most of us don’t want to that. Most of us walk through open fields in the dark. We think we have to get into the stand in the dark. That often isn’t the case. Waiting for the fields to clear is often better
Nice advice! Good hunting
Not me yesterday walking back to my boat with the wind at my back and coming across a 13pt laying down looking right at me 60 yards in. He's down
Nice!!
Good advice. Thanks.
Thanks for watching!
A lot of hunters don’t realize how important getting to your stand as undetected as possible is to being successful.
Truth! Thanks for watching
We always Clear paths to our stands .. private property & take our time .. they travel as usual as they get used to the work around the property . It all takes time 2 learn .
Nice!
I just found you, and I like it. Good luck to you
You as well!
Can only try to control what you bring in to the woods i use everything ozone soap spray i use bins
And you'll still get busted
An old cedar chest works mint for storage of your most used hunting clothes . Also when I still hunt on breezy days I prefer walking into a crosswind when I can because most deer bed with the wind at their back
Thank you. Have a good season
good advice
Thanks! Have a good season
good video. thanks!
Glad you liked it! Thank you!
Most all animals use all their senses to survive. They use hearing site sounds smells all together and take no chances. They can smell long and hear long before you see them and escape.
Thanks for watching! Merry Christmas
Cool video! What's your thoughts regarding the Ozonics unit?
While using milkweed cotton to show me how the wind is blowing my scent away from me while in the stand, I'm not sure how an Ozonic could capture all your scent if used in the stand. I can see that it would be effective in a closed container with your clothes or one for your vehicle, but remain skeptical for the tree stand one.
Smoking your clothes is the answer
I also tested deer lures and I will say this..only 3 actually worked without any doubt and I physically saw them work..they didn't scare any does the one was an apple scent I got wen I was 12 and not made anymore but omg deer loved it nd even I wanted to drink it the two others were prime line dominant buck tarsal and single doe estrous by still steaming all other lures ended up being tossed in the garbage along with grunt tunes I called more deer in fact huge bucks in with a coyote howler than any grunt tube and btw I put that tarsal gland and doe scent in scrapes and everytime I went back those scopes were huge and I've had bucks too far for any shot with a bow go by and hit that scent and come right to the wick hanging in tree and literally had thier nose on it and I mean all bucks from little spikes to 14pters with over 20 inch spreads but believe me or don't if you don't want to buy stuff that more than likely is a scam try passing in a scrape yourself you will be amazed how that works money saved guaranteed
Thanks for the information. I can conquer that urinating on a scrape does help bring in the attention. That apple spray sounds interesting. Too bad not available anymore. Thanks for watching.
Cool 😎👍
Thank you
Good basic info!
Thanks for watching!
Walking in poking the ground with a stick as you walk trying to mimic the sound of a deer walking seema to actually help quite a bit.
Interesting! Thank you for share
Very true .and if your bowhuntong pigs they can smell you up to 8km away ,so good luck.
Interesting! Thank you for share
If you walking to a woodlot with the wind in your face and a mature buck is there. He will lay on the edge with the wind to his back so he can smell the woods behind him and see what he can't smell. So your waking right into his trap. Try to go in from the side just off wind . Still hard to fool them. But that's your best chance at an older buck. Just saying thats what I've learned.
Nice! Thanks for the insight!
This is probably a stupid question. If it's pitch black dark? Flash light or no flash light? Because it's hard to avoid some sticks if you cant see them.
That seems to be debatable by who you talk to. I use the red light sparingly myself
Deer always look down wind for predators so approaching from down wind isn't always best I have found personally
Thanks for the insight. Have a good season
This dude sounds EXACTLY like AwakenWithJP, especially in his older videos when he talked about things like being a vegan.
Voice is dead on. It was bothering me for awhile before I pinpointed it. 😂
Lol, thats funny!
Never thought about your scent scaring a deer away is worse than bumping one away. It does make "sense" 😀
Especially older, wiser deer
Stepping on a stick night be a dead give away, but six steps in crunchy leaves spooked him out before that !
Squirrels, raccoons, turkeys, and other forest critters walk in the leaves. By taking your time, you're mimicking some non threatening forest critter.
Idk it might mistake you for a squirrel. If the wind is right.
@@Sureshots. That's the plan, lol
thanks for the info
No Problem. Thanks for watching
I ride my atv all the way to my stand and I have filled my tags almost every year if i walk where i hunt i'll be completely bath in sweat I have seen deer bedding near my stand and they never run away till daylight they get up and walk away slowly not everyone hunts in the same environment so this tips might help some people but not everyone
Very true. Good point
Thx
Thanks for watching
So if you have to go through a fairly open canopy portion of woods to get to your stand, and your choices are put a headlamp on red light so you don't step on sticks and stumble or crack the occasional stick, which is the least worst way to go? Give off a red glow to any deer with an eye shot, or snap a few sticks on your way to the stand and stay completely dark?
I hear ya. One thing that I have learned to do is create a log or fallen timber path to my stand from the field's edge. That way I can see the lined up timber on the forest floor to the stand. I keep this fallen timber line on my left (or right) as I make my way through the woods. I then remove any sticks, branches along that path that way I don't need a light to see obstacles or branches nor do I need the light to see my way with reflectors or marking tape. I know it takes extra steps when setting up, but it will pay off.
From lots of predator hunting, red light doesn't seem to bother deer at all. I've also seen good bucks not react to white light though, especially during the rut.
One of the biggest bucks I ever killed was after I used a ridiculously bright white light to find my way into a tree I had prepped before (without bright eyes and still had to hang the actual stand - public).
A key thing people don't think about is "timing".
I was in the bedding area, so the "trick" is, I was sitting in the tree at 3am. Sunrise was 6. I killed him at 830am. So he probably wasn't anywhere near me when I made entry.
Getting in a long time before daylight can definitely help with mornings. If the deer are feeding 1/2 mile away, you can be as loud as you want with the brightest light ever.
Bonus is: Your ground scent will have dissipated quite a bit after an hour or more.
That being said, I also go in at grey light, or just before shooting light, etc. All depends on the situation.
@@mrd4865Good points! Thanks for sharing
Green light works great.
I don’t use one when going to my stand in the morning.
I also don’t use a four wheeler or atv.
Walk.
@@Seriously-m1p Yes Sir (ma'am, can't tell by the handle)! I agree! Thanks for watching
Spending a lot of time studying deer behavior in your blind will teach how to mimic the deer. Deer make a lot of noise unless its raining heavily.
Thanks for the observation. Good luck this season
I would recommend walking to sound like a squirrel. Two quick steps a short pause and two quick steps and repeat. Walking and even pace alerts as unnatural.
Thanks for thoughts. Good luck this season
Ive went as far as blowing my trail out with a leaf blower at certain times. Doesn't seem to hurt.
Lol, love that!
@Get-2-ItOutdoors I wouldn't do it on public land or somewhere that had real wild deer but it works on these dumb deer around the house. 😂
@@mandovapehater6988 Oh, so you hunting those Urban deer? Lol, those deer can get pretty big. Used to people around them a lot more. Nothing wrong with that, in fact, I'm a bit jealous. 😁
Wind does not always need to be in your face- in a lot of cases I prefer the wind to my back if it's blowing over a dead space !
True, good point
I usually rake my trail pick up sticks and stones no noise and no twisted ankles to ruin the hunt
Thats impossible for me, my peak hunting days in the woods is as the leaves are falling. I would rake them, just for the patch to be covered again a few days later. I do remove sticks though
Do you do the six step thing when it’s dark?
Yes I do
Cool!Thanks
You bet!
thank you
👍, good luck this season
Well deer are prolly so damn confused when they smell me they dont know what to think 😂
Lol
thanks
Glad you enjoyed it
Get in, get up, let the ground settle, there’s a fine line between taking your time moving slow and having all the deer standing there watching you make your way for an hour before nervously trotting off at first light.
True Jimmy 2 Toes. Love the name
Anyone ever tell you that you sound like JP from “awaken with JP”
Lol, nope. That's funny though
If you hunt where I hunt all this wind stuff is impossible. I literally have never had a solid wind in one direction. I hunt in an area between two mountains and the wind literally does circles. One hour it will blow out of the north then the next out of the southwest and then east. I have given up on trying to hunt the wind. I just go out and try to enjoy my time and if I get a nice buck then great. If not o well.
That sucks really bad! So try targeting lower wind days and then play the thermals to your advantage
ive been trying to teach my son that for 20yrs he still goes to his stand like hes in a race,i told him to watch your video, he cant figure out why i go to my stand 2hrs before him........
Nice!, thank you
when I go in in the afternoon I move along slowly and I'll kick the leaves around a little bit and I carry a turkey call and I just make easy calls and purrs and try to sound like turkeys walking. and there are times I'll make sounds like a deer. easy contact calls and bleats. some people say you could attract deer to you when you use a deer call and that might not be a good thing if you're just trying to get to a stand. well I'd rather sound like a deer and take that chance then sound like a human and have no chance. and when I am rifle hunting having deer come to me is what my object is anyway. but the most important thing is having the wind in your face. if you don't have the wind in your face you could float in mid-air and your deer will still leave the area if it gets any whiff of human scent. it's important to try not to spook other game that would tip deer off to danger in the woods.
Amen! Thank you
So I get traveling with the wind in your face and 6x6 walk but...if you have a property that is boarded by other properties you aren't allowed to access and there is not a way to keep the wind in your face walking to the stand on your property. Also I can't 6x6 for 3/4 mile to the stand... My choices are to choose my setup based on the wind and hope that when I'm walking where I don't have the wind, they aren't bedded there..or I can blow through the area I'm not hunting and do my best for the last 100 yards. Any ideas? Thx!
I hear ya on the property being surrounded by private property limiting your access. One thing to do is to know where the bedding area is within your property. I'm sure that if you have been hunting it a while, you have an idea where the bedding area would be. With that said, I would avoid afternoon hunts where the wind is blowing your scent right into the bedding area. So you have 3/4 mile walk through woods? That's insane! But I understand if you have limited access points and you got to get where it's good. The only thing I can suggest for that is, When you set up your deer stand or someday in the near future, walk the path to your stand and move sticks and branches out of the way. This will reduce the sticks breaking. Pray that a rain comes through, it's raining here today so my crunchy leaf approach isn't a factor for a while. Obviously a 6x6 will take too much time, but the closer you get, you can try it. Best of luck to you and have a good deer season.
Your approach impact can only be minimized. Lots of variables. Good luck hunters. 🙃
Very true! Good luck this season
Just drive in with your lights on. Around here, deer just stand and stare at cars . Use your vehicle as your blind.
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One time i plant beans in my back yard.and one night i was relaxing out there .and 3 deers came so close like 20 foots and don't smell me.until i move one of the deer saw me..i think it's just natural.some time deer in my back yard eating in day time we walk close to them they not even panic..just looking at us .like they don't care..some deers are used to humans and other don't that's the difference
Thats the truth. Thanks for watching
Was this video based on a scientific study? I guess he knows more than chemists and biologists who create scent blockers? Glad i found this video of anecdotes.
Based off my experiences and me using those scent blockers and still getting busted. Also, I'm a police K9 Handler who played with the "scent control" while training and it not making a difference. Deer's nose is more sensitive than dog's. I just don't advertise my police career on my channel as much.
If dry leaves like in the vid I will scratch like a turkey and glass with binos. I have also just hopped and skipped with a grunt call right up to the tree in the dark and come daylight deer just thought I was another deer. Of course always with wind in your face. You absolutely have to hunt the wind. No hunting on light/variable wind days. Just don’t hunt. And, I wouldn’t recommend the hopping/skipping in the dark or daylight on public land 😂
LOL, That's true!
I still hunt its the only way I can hunt after my back injury so I take my time. Sometimes I'll lightly slid my step and try to sound like a armadillo works pretty good. I've copied the sounds of other animals to and it seems to work more times than not. I also use the wind not only in my face but also the sound of a gust of wind with leaves falling creates a bunch of noise that I'd timed right will cover some of your sound from steps. All kinda tricks to it
@@brandonstrickland1685 Love this Brandon! Thanks for the added tips.
@@Get-2-ItOutdoors no problem