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The problem begins just arriving to the place you are planning to hunt on. Truck engine, supplies bags and doors slams are all abnormal sounds for animal, so once you arrive all those sounds are announcing your visit, one that animals don't wish.

That's why you need to be as silent as possible since the very beginning, otherwise you'll be detected even before leaving your car.

To do try to park as far as possible from the hunting ground, if there's a chance far from other people and dogs. Once you park, remain as silent as possible; close your truck doors easy and avoid any chat with your hunting fellows.

Try to pack everything the night before, that way you just need to grab your stuff and start to hike towards your destination, but the game is just beginning!

Once out in the bushes you need not only to be quiet but also to move without noise. Your steps on the forest are like a loud speaker screaming about your presence, so you need to think about every single step and move quietly.

On the other hand doing your own scent killer is to recreate old practices and traditions, after all ancient men didn't have scent killer at the local store and became great hunters anyway! Otherwise we would not be here right now.

So it's time to go back to the basics and begin to prepare scent killer at home, after all if it does not work your survival won't be in danger and there's always chance to buy a new bottle at the store the day after if everything goes wrong with your own recipe.

However you will never know if it works before trying, so keep the recipe as simple as possible and choose formulas which have worked for others before. There are many blends available so you may choose the one that better matches your preferences.

Here a simple, easy to prepare, cheap formula. You will only need ...

On this regard the most effective but also the most challenging shot is to the head. 

Even smaller than the heart-lungs area, a turkey head is not an easy target, however if you are able to hit the bird on the head, results will be devastating for that turkey, but missing will leave you with almost no chance to catch that bird again.

In order to facilitate things, if you are planning a head shot the best thing you can do is to get proper cover, make calls and wait patiently until the bird gets close enough to have a shot you can never miss.

Certainly that's a good choice but you won't have a chance for an accurate, close range shot everyday, thus you need to know were to place an arrow to kill a turkey on longer ranges.

There's not an ideal stand, thus what works for a hunter might not be good for other, so you need to be completely aware of your own capabilities and requirements in order to choose from the below tree stands.

Fixed Stands: These are platforms intended to be fixed against a tree trunk using straps. They are light and portable and their designs may vary from a simple, small platform to step on, up to larger ones where a hunter may be even sit. 

If you choose a fixed stand it's very important to check it before each use and install the apparel at low altitude to evaluate if there's any crack or fail; furthermore, you must be sure it may handle your wedith and the most important thing: it must be silent!

Permanent Stands: This type of stand is a fixed stand variety intended to be left in place for long periods. Instead of being light, portable and fast to install, permanent stands are bulky, heavy and need some time to get installed.

Once done, they are thought to be left on place all year long and be used season after season, thus the right spot is vital for success.

Permanent stands models vary according to hunters budgets and skills, from just a simple, plain, large wooden platform attached to one or more trees, up to a complete covered shelter where a hunter might spend the whole day, something like a tree house.

Probably it's something more impersonal and with less adrenaline levels than chasing a game, aim and shoot, but certainly trapping is a great way for long range hunting, especially when you are looking for elusive animals with large living territory.

But trapping is not just to set up a device and wait; instead it's about knowledge and strategy not only to cover as much terrain as possible, but also to succeed, otherwise it will be only an energy waste with poor results.

To avoid such undesirable situation keep in mind the following tips, especially if you are a rookie hunter.

 1. Know your game

Before trying to trap an animal you need to know where it lives, its eating habits as well typical signs of their presence out on the field. The most you know about the animal you will hunt, the better.