When stalking or stillhunting, don't follow deer or elk, head them off. They have a sixth sense about being trailed. In fact don't do anything directly. Don't turn your face directly at them. Don't crawl on your belly directly at them. Do everything obliquely.

You can learn a lot about stalking and stillhunting by watching cats hunt mice.

Get out of your camo the minute you get back to camp and store it in plastic bags away from fire. Don't wear it in town unless it's no good any more to hunt in. (It's most effective new and washed as little as possible.)

Hunt small game every chance you get will help your stalking and shooting , always something to hunt builds solid skills if you treat it like a big game hunt and its fun.,,,,,,Sam,,,,,,

Use your eyes more than your feet

Bring toilet paper!

I don't know if this is a tip or common sense,but it's good to know your hunting partners well, and to be compatible. It can make for a long day or week if you don't see eye to eye or get along well!

You cannot use too much flagging tape when following a bloodtrail. And for god's sake, take it down when you find your animal.

Boiled sweets (hard candy) really do stop you getting bored in a stand.

Always carry 3 or 4 small screw-in hooks (99c each from Wally's) in your pack or climber. Perfect for hanging your bow or pack. (And makes building an emergency shelter a LOT easier.)

Plot the Cardinal Compass points, whilst sitting in your stand. That way, you'll have a rough idea what the weather man is talking about!

Carry a knife & cigarette lighter in your pants pockets as well as your pack. You can lose a pack, you can't lose your pants!

No matter where you're hunting, how close to home, always, always tell someone where you're going to be. Tell them what time to expect you home, at the very latest & make sure they know who to call if you're not back on time. Just bcause you're late, doesn't mean you're injured, dead or lost, you may just be trailing & lost track of time! Call a friend BEFORE you call the Emergency Services!

When stalking bedded or feeding animals go sloooow.
Three hours is not to long to spend on a stalk.

John

QuoteOriginally posted by levibear:
Hunt at mid day please believe me on this one

I plan on doin a lot more of that this year

QuoteOriginally posted by Outwest:
When stalking bedded or feeding animals go sloooow.
Three hours is not to long to spend on a stalk.

John

x2!

This one is especially useful for all the elk hunters. Take note of any shady creeks and/or springs while you hunt, as well as the fastest route back from wherever you go. Those areas will be a good 10 to 15 degrees cooler at mid day, enough to save your meat from spoiling if you kill in hot weather.

Moss grows on the north side of the tree.

Wind in your face you dont gotta chase.

Skunk = Tamato juice

When hunting in the big country, I carry two compasses (as one can get lost or broken) and a GPS.  As others have said, batteries die and sometimes you can't get a decent GPS signal.  I always carry spare batteries with me.  I always carry multiple zip-ties, they're great for putting on tags or attaching your safety tarp in a pouring rain.  Listen, smell and look constantly.  Never forget to enjoy yourself and to take in all what the good lord has provided for us.

Don't over hunt a stand. Don't hunt a stand when the wind is wrong for it.

Do not eat grilled wings smothered with "Stubbs, Wicked" hot wing sauce the night before a hunt.  

If you are are lost but still walking without purpose.  Chances are 359 out of 360 you are going the wrong way.

Mark your spot now while you are only "a little turned around" and make a plan.  Part of that plan needs to include the way back to the place where you are only "a little turned around".

Robtattoo, you CAN lose your pants! Look at Biggie's avatar.      

Sputterman, moss also grows on the east, west, and south side of trees.    

Steel wool one of the best for a fire starter, even when wet it will still burn. Also a 9 volt battery can be used to cause a spark on the steel wool. Don't pack together!!!    

For those who shoot instinctive, shoot don't think.

Patiance, i should know, I learn that lesson every year.

don't overlook the value of a cedar arrow in fire making, shave for dry tender, shaft when using a fire bow.

your boots are the best place to spend your money.

Start field dressing with the head of the animal down hill, when you get your work in the back down, then put the head up hill.

Don't put off your dream hunt. It's always easy to say I'll do it next year or in a couple of years or it's in my bucket list. Sometimes tomarrow never comes and all that your left with at the end of the day is regret. Where there is a will - there is a way!

When still hunting or stalking always stalk to a tree or cover before stopping.  Stay put for aleast 5 minutes and watch.  Then proceed another 10 or 15 feet.

When back pack hunting by yourself always show someone where you are going to be hunting on a map and mark it for them, let them know when you will be back, leave a note on your truck with the general direction you are hunting in from the parking spot of your vehicle.

Never leave without some type of water purification, be it tablets, straws, or pumps.

If backpacking in Colorado never leave without your hunting license even if it's not hunting season, this will save you a lot of money if the search and rescue has to get you.