Catalog: Basic Hunting
Company/Brand: Kentucky's Western Waterland
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preface the purpose of this publication is to ... families to begin or continue hunting as a time-honored family tradition the ... is intended to get a hunter started the species are presented in the order ... hunters would typically hunt them through the calendar year a few hunted ... honor those who came before us for their conservation ethic · deer populations ... into southeast kentucky and the number of hunting permits is going up ... on private lands for dove hunts · the habitat improvement and conservation ... would not have been possible without the help of hunter education instructors or ... many staff members of the kentucky department of fish and ... were contributed from every region of the state i thank each contributor ... artwork and john boone for his computer assistance in preparing this document written by ...
safety respect the number one reason that parents do not ... encourage their children to hunt is a perception that ... fatal incidents in hunting each year on the average only one in five of the ... death most fatalities occur when the hunter falls from a stand or cliff ... 1 1975 since it has been mandatory the number of incidents and fatalities has ... decreased most families attend the class together and thereby lessons are ... learned side by side when the family hunts together they are actually ... reinforcing the safety issues identified in the course ... books have been written to emphasize the importance of fair chase in hunting ... a prime reason landowners are closing their land to hunting · do not take shots at ...
deer hunting habitat white-tailed deer find all their life needs closely ... associated with the forest as with many animals they are known as ... creatures of the edge with a love for green plants ... waste grain and tender shoots that they often find in the edge of cultivated ... fields therefore in early season the knowing hunter looks for heavily used ... trails within 50 yards or so of the edge late in the season however it is ... the forested land that provides their hiding cover much of their food and ... secluded areas if you choose to hunt on the side of a ridgeline within the forest ... look for trails that lead to the lowest point on the ridge deer moving ... for a trail at a low point that costs them the least amount of energy to get from ...
waterways offer another place to ambush deer one person relates that deer use ... use interstates to get somewhere fast the biological need for water can be ... satisfied in many ways early in the season daily trips to ponds or streams ... may be expected but late in the season a small hidden spring will give ... a big buck all the water he will need deer normally stay within a home range of ... square mile or 640 acres however during the rut all bets are off during this ... may be found several miles from where they were seen yesterday it is the time of ... year when they simply don t care if hunters or cars ... are in the vicinity they are only intent on breeding tips ... scouting before season starts this is the time to discover numbers and quality of ...
thought was an easy shot a trip back to the target range is preferable to more ... area of shot placement when shooting at deer the hunter should plan for a quick and ... or she should look for openings through the vegetation where they can place a shot ... into heart-lung area the heartlung area of a deer is reasonably ... with either an arrow or a bullet and the shock of the bullet will normally drop ... the animal within a few feet there are other vital areas on deer but ... will normally give you a shot at the larger area if a killing shot is not ... available enjoy watching the deer escape unharmed scent control wind ... entrance path read hunting guide deer have a very sensitive sense of smell ... and deer hunters practice three methods of scent ...
20 yard pin just behind the shoulder release and follow through ... know tagging and reporting procedures as in all hunting the hunter is ... responsible for knowing the appropriate rules and regulations this ... information is available on the department web site or in a hunting ... license reporting all kills provides the most accurate information for the ... can continue to provide a quality deer hunting experience for all hunters ... cleaning there are many books videos and websites on ... how to field dress a deer one example is the missouri website at ... www.conservation.state.mo .us/hunt/deer/deer_huntin g/dress.htm rather than ... time do not start field dressing until the animal is still · many hunters cut ... themselves during the field dressing process wait until you ...
cooler · in colder weather skinning the animal will be much easier if done ... before the animal is thoroughly cold when cutting ... up the meat three hints are offered · remove ... meat that you can hair clings to the meat and can be removed with a damp ... followed by careful search much of the taste that people associate with deer ... is held in the fat fat and sinew can be sliced away ... from the muscles with the aid of a sharp fillet knife meat around ... steaks by leaving it in larger chunks there will be less freezer burn · when you ... in clear plastic wrap that is sealed as you wrap next cut pieces of freezer ... wrap and place the meat at one corner roll the meat and ... wrap together from one corner to the other folding in the edges the package ...
habitat when hunting most animals the hunter is concerned with the habitat ... animals or small groups with elk the hunter needs to think in terms of the ... herd this may be one bull and four to as many as 25 cows these are much larger ... species that are hunted in kentucky the food and water requirements therefore ... more than those required by deer for example elk are known as a grazing ... animal most of their food will be grass but they do include ... some tender shoots from woody plants in their diet to use feeding habits in hunting ... an elk herd plenty of water however they will not be able to use a small source ... such as a spring like individual deer may hunters can use this to their ... advantage by knowing the primary watering hole for the herd in ...
wise the brow tines two tines closest to the ... base of the antlers are also equal to the length of the mature bull s face or ... sure kill if you are hunting elk with the same gun you use to hunt deer you ... cartridges with heavier loads while the lighter load may kill the elk you may ... be tracking the animal a greater distance the desire is ... a heavier bullet will do more damage at the point of impact think of travel routes ... elk do not migrate in kentucky as they do in western states however they do ... a hunter can establish points on the travel routes where he or she can ... intercept the herd the travel route will include the primary ... and late evening hours is one of the best ways to locate bulls during the ...
the final stage of an exciting kentucky elk ... to field dress an elk in addition to the tips on deer the hazards a hunter faces ... three people several hours depending on the time of year you will want to get the ... meat cooled as quickly as possible while most deer can be ... several coolers with ice for an elk the same methods described for deer will ... it yourself plan time according to the amount of meat you have to work on ... there is approximately three times more meat ... on an elk than a deer so the time planned should be at least three ... times what it takes you for a deer as with deer that area on the body where ... the animal was shot can be discarded this ... can be done before it is removed from the field decreasing the amount to be ...
