The Working Hunter Journal and Deerlessness.

By Jason Reid

By Jason Reid

November 11, 2016 (Rochester, NY)-Going from seeing deer on every sit to seeing near nothing for two weeks while your social media feed blows up with giant bucks hitting the dirt by the minute messes with your psyche. Ok, yes, it is really a trivial matter, but for the amount of effort one can put in for very little return drains on patience and energy.

If you hunt long enough, you will hit a dry spell that no matter where you go, how strategic or hard you hunt, the animal (in this case my target is whitetail deer) doesn’t want to seem to cooperate. After going 14 sits and seeing four deer-I was questioning my sanity. When this happens, here are a few things to do to turn the momentum.

Wind: In desperation it is easy to throw caution to the wind. In this case, don’t throw caution to the wind as you might be throwing your success chances out along with it. Double down on wind direction and your approach to the stand. You might be …Read the Rest

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