ATTENTION WISCONSIN HUNTERS!

 

 

 

Early Gun Season: Oct. 16-19, 2008

Check your desired hunting units to see if they qualify for this years early gun deer season opening on October 16-19, 2008. Keep in mind that this is a call to harvest ANTLERLESS DEER ONLY! Click here for quick link to a map of the 2008 Wisconsin Deer Management Units. Again, use this to determine which units are eligible for the early gun deer season this year. Now, get out there and kill some does to make our buck population stronger!

2008 Wisconsin Deer Management Units

Hunters Make Mistakes During the Rut (4 of 8)

Mistake: Hunting One Spot for Too Long

I know the feeling when you find obvious signs of buck activity, but there is one thing that hunters seem to forget. More than likely when a hunter sees an active scrape or a concentrated grouping of rubs they get it in their heads that this is the place to set up a stand, but be careful. Don’t hunt this area for more than two days in a row.

If you overextend your stay in one of these areas chances are you’ll potentially contaminate the area with human scent just by walking in and out of your stand location forcing the deer to become nocturnal or avoid the area all together.

Try to have a few stand locations picked out for the upcoming season. This will allow the other areas to regenerate deer activity. Remember, after two days you should be packed up and moved to another location.