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8 Tips for Hunting Whitetail in Winter

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 Late-season hunting requires slightly different tactics than you are used to when hunting deer. It’s often easier to move around, target specific areas, and wait until the weather is bad to get the best chance of spotting a deer. Get your Redfield scopes ready and pull on your snow boots, and get ready for winter hunting. Find Forbs and Carbs Forbs are a significant part of a whitetail’s diet, and they need the carbs to make it through the winter. Crop grains such as soybeans and corn, as well as the forbs, are what they will be eating in the winter. Target these areas first. Find Unfrozen Water While water sources are popular for early season hunting, a good tactic for winter is finding the unfrozen water sources. Because water is scarce, there are fewer places for deer to get water, making them easier to hunt. Creek bottoms make great still-hunting areas, and water can hide your sound and smell if you follow a creek. Know Your Scope Still-hunting means quite a bit of movement. ...