A Few Tips to Make Your Hunt Easier
Before you get started, here are a few things to make your hunt more successful
each time you go out.
Plan the
hunt. Try to think where the fallow deer or blackbuck antelope would
be and concentrate your efforts on those areas. Look for areas with warm sunny faces
in cold weather, areas with a lot of feed, and cover for you.
Remember to take a good map and compass or a handheld GPS device.
Map out the area and where you will be going. You do not want to get lost when the
sun starts going down.
Know where to hunt for the season. Animals will be in different
places at different times of the year. For example spring and summer are good times
to find deer in the open while the depths of winter the deer are more likely to
be in the brush.
Use the wind to your advantage. Whether stalking or still hunting make sure that
you are hunting into the wind or with still hunting waiting down wind. Fallow deer
and blackbuck antelope have a great sense of smell and if they get your scent they
will be long gone before you even get close.
The early bird catches the worm. Early morning and the evening
tend to be the best times for fallow deer hunting. You want to
be out hunting at first light and out at last light. This especially applies to
hunting tops and clearings. This is when your chances will be the highest. You can
still shoot something during the day, but it will prove to be a little more difficult.
Bush stalking can also be productive throughout the day, but again best early morning
and late evening.
The quieter you are the better. Soft lighter boots
are better for stalking. Try to avoid raincoat fabric and hard canvas type fabrics
that can be loud when scraping through the bush.
When fallow deer hunting from tops, clearings, and river flats make sure you
have a good pair of binoculars. Spend a lot of your time looking from areas that
give you a good vantage point. Also look for pieces of an animal as well as the
whole thing. Sometimes only a small portion of the animal is visible. Sometime you
may only see an ear or tail. Also try to look through the forest rather that at
it.
Be persistent with blackbuck antelope hunting. The longer you are
out, the higher you chances of getting an animal will be. The hunter who is out
for 8 hours will be more successful than the hunter who is out for 1 hour.
No matter whether you are blackbuck antelope hunting or
fallow deer hunting, we have expert hunting guides to help. You will feel right
at home in our luxurious lodge with a billiards table and big screen television.
This coming fallow deer hunting season plan a hunting trip
that you and your family will never forget, give Stone Creek Hunting Ranch a call
at (573) 435-0188 to schedule your next hunt.
ATTENTION:
We accept cash, checks, money orders and credit cards.
A $200.00/ person nonrefundable deposit required for booking. 8 Hunters required
to Reserve the Ranch for your group. Missouri Sales Tax, licenses, tips, gratuity,
alcohol not included.