Welcome to deer hunting Guide
Deer Hunting Article
. For a permanent link to this article, or to bookmark it for further reading, click here.
You may also listen to this article by using the following controls.
What to Know About Whitetail Deer Hunting
from:You’ve probably heard a lot about whitetail deer hunting and are curious as to what is so popular about it. For the most part, it is simply one of the most common species of deer, especially in the United States, making it a popular target for deer hunters. However, before you can go whitetail deer hunting, you should know a little about them and their habitat so that you can target them correctly.
The first thing you’ll notice when whitetail deer hunting is the reason these deer are referred to by such a name. They have a relatively long, broad tail for deer that is white on the underside (which is usually visible, due to the fact that the tail sticks up in the air). These deer are relatively small and generally have short ears. Females do not have antlers, and the antlers on bucks have all major points coming off the main beam. On average, males weigh between 30 and 70 kilograms when full grown (60-160 pounds), with females being slightly smaller.
It is most important in whitetail deer hunting to know where to find your target. You’ll do best searching hardwood areas in the south, with Texas being one of the major home states of this breed. In southeastern Texas, this is slightly adjusted due to the more mixed vegetation including or almost exclusively pines, in which whitetail can also make their homes. If you trek over to the Chisos Mountains of Texas, you’ll find that, while mule deer inhabit much of the lower foothills and bases of the mountains, whitetail deer hunting is best within the upper mountains themselves. However, in most other places, such as the Guadalupe Mountains, this is completely vice versa, with whitetails preferring the foothills.
You’ll notice in whitetail deer hunting that these animals are dainty eaters and can be quite choosey in their meal tickets. In the Chisos Mountains, you would do best to target them in areas where they can feed extensively on mountain mahogany and low shrubs, while specimens in the Edwards Plateau area are more likely to graze on forbs and grass. You’ll also find that whitetail deer hunting can occur in a very concentrated area, since these deer have a small home range and won’t stray far from it, especially where food is abundant. In fact, some marked whitetails have been noted to spend at least three years inhabiting less 600 acres.
Once you’ve determined what you are looking for and where you are going to be able to find it, you can make a success of your whitetail deer hunting trip with ease. Following these guidelines will make your trip enjoyable and fruitful.
Other Deer Hunting related Articles
Free Deer Hunting Game
Deer Hunting Stand Plans
Trophy Deer Hunting
Mule Deer Hunting
Deer Hunting Magazine
Do you want to contribute to our site : submit your articles HERE
Deer Hunting News
Deer killed after disease discovered at Kent Co. facility - Detroit News
GRAND RAPIDS -- Federal wildlife officials have killed about 50 whitetail deer at a private Kent County breeding facility where Michigan's first case of chronic wasting disease in a deer was found. The animals were killed by U.S. Department of ...
Read more...Hunters must take baiting ban seriously - Detroit Free Press
If you care about deer hunting, you will heed the Department of Natural Resources' ban on baiting in the Lower Peninsula following the recent discovery of chronic wasting disease at a captive deer facility in Kent County. If you're one of the slugs ...
Read more...Michigan deer hunting season is fast approaching. - WNDU
Bow season is still a month away, but if you hunt near Grand Rapids, you'll need to have deer you kill tested by the DNR. Last week, a privately owned deer in Kent County tested positive for chronic wasting disease. The neurological disease kills ...
Read more...City deer hunting orientation sessions to be held Thursday - Columbia Missourian
COLUMBIA - People interested in archery hunting for deer within the city limits can attend one of two orientation and registration sessions on Thursday. The sessions are at 3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. at the Activity and Recreation Center, 1701 W. Ash St ...
Read more...Griffin: State responds quickly to CWD - Midland Daily News
Well, here we go. For years, Michigan deer hunters have eyed the troubles out west, where Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been killing deer and changing the sport of deer hunting. Michigan resource managers have erected modest barriers to the ...
Read more...