60 Nebraskaland • November 2019
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To experience the most from this
year's firearm deer season, here are the
five things you have to do.
1) Find the does. The bucks are
doing just that and so should you.
Being 100 yards or so downwind of
several travel routes to/from bedding
areas can mean success in seeing the
deer you have been thinking about.
Just be cautious not to hunt in or too
near the bedding area, which could
send all deer out of the area.
2) Rattle, rattle and rattle some
more. It's surprising how few rifle
hunters take the rattling antlers to the
woods. Just be ready to shoot when
deer do sneak in looking to tussle.
3) Hunt longer. Arrive early and stay
as long as you can. To do that you have
to be warm and comfortable. Bring
hand and foot warmers, a thermos
of coffee/hot chocolate
and never forget plenty
of snacks. If you don't
have a permanent
blind, use a pop-up with
some extra orange on
it. Then you can even
add a portable propane
heater.
4) Share your
passion. Take someone
with you, even if it's
just to observe. Hunts
are meant to be fun,
and spending time with
those you care about ensures there will
be memories beyond the shots fired.
5) Get pictures, or better yet, some
video. Living in the digital age you
are never far from your picture-taking,
film-making device, so capture these
events while you can. The 2019 firearm
deer season only happens once.
Aaron Hershberger is an outdoor
education specialist with the Nebraska
Game and Parks Commission.
FIVE MUST-DOS FOR DEER SEASON
By Aaron Hershberger
