If you are serious about deer hunting and would like the experience of taking two deer on the same outing, here are some tips.
• Patience. You must be in control of your nerves. Impatience is a “deal killer.” Staying put after downing a deer is vital if you want to take a second animal. Waiting up to an hour after taking the first animal allows others using the same trail to approach your stand. This applies to gun hunters as well as archers. Deer often don’t pinpoint the source of gunfire, especially if only one shot is fired.
• Stand selection. An ideal set-up should be at a “pinch point” or funnel where several trails converge. By knowing the layout of the trails and the deer’s travel patterns, it is often possible, after dropping an animal, to look ahead to where the deer will likely pass through another shooting lane.
• Travel direction. After the initial shot, be aware of the direction that other deer might have travelled. It is not uncommon for deer to double back and try to see what caused the disturbance. If deer can’t identify the source of a disturbance, they often exhibit great curiosity.
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