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And when things go wrong and someone got wounded, all the efforts must be focused on providing first aids, and evacuate the injured one if necessary.First aids for hunters

On the field there will not be too many options for medical attention, thus only minor situations will be handled.

Minor cuts, lacerations or abrasions must be profusely cleaned with water, disinfected using proper antiseptics and covered with sterile gauze.

If required and there's proper trained personnel available on the field even some stitches might be applied if required, however it's highly recommended to seek medical advise as soon as possible when deep injuries required stitches are seen.

In those cases with active hemorrhage, digital compression or compressive bandages should be used, if it's not possible to stop bleeding, evacuation is required.

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But you are there not for the landscapes but sheeps, so let's see a few tips whichWild sheep hunting will make your life easier out in the wilderness when you are trying to catch such a magnificent trophy as a wild sheep.

First of all, be ready to hike a lot. This is not a few hours hunting, but a long standing one, thus you must count with enough water and supplies to expend a couple of days out there. Perhaps you are lucky and a sheep cross your way before, but usually it takes several hours to reach the places where they inhabit.

Once there, be prepared to find a good spotting place. Wild sheeps will see you coming and will fly like the wind before you are able to make anything, thus you need a good spotting point and very good optics to have a good view of a wide area where sheeps will be pasturing.

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Bears tracks are among the biggest on their territory, so just to see a big sized footprint is enough to guess their presence.Signs of bears presence

2. Tree Marks

Bears are territorial, especially males, so they mark their zone with visible tree scratches to alert other bears about their presence.

It's usual to find deeply scratched trees because of year after year marking; furthermore, the same tree may be scratched by several bears infringing permanent damage to the cortex.

So when you see that kind of damage on tree trunks, be careful, a bear might be near you. 

In addition, the higher the marks, bigger the bear, so marks above 5 feet tells you a big, male bear is wandering around there.

3. Stools

Bears feces are easy to distinguish because of their size (1-2,5 inches diameter and 5 to 12 inches long) and their piles distribution.

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1. Spread decoys properly

Geese don't like to land on wide open spaces, instead they prefer to do it among other birds, but with a wind span between 4 to 6 feet, they need to have enough room.

So, place your decoys close enough to simulate a geese bulk but leaving enough space for geese to land, that may be accomplished setting decoys around fiveGeese hunting long steps one from another.

Try to give geese a group of fellow decoys with enough room among them to lan and you will see how birds begin to land near you.

2. Movement is better than quantity

A crowded decoy setup will not work as good as one with less birds but more movement.

Geese are looking for something familiar, and usually birds are not standing as statues waiting for their friends, instead they move around, looking for food or just socializing.

Thus including decoys with movement will replicate natural geese behavior rendering your decoy setup more realistic; in consequence you will attract more birds.

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But if you are hunting from a fixed position like a blind or three stand, there's not too much to do to keep the wind in your favor and then is when odor killers remain the most valuable choice.Wild boars hunting

Once you have dealt with odor, it's time to know when to hunt. Feral hogs tend to be nocturnal, so the will be more active after dusk, when most of hunters are away. During night hogs will be moving looking for food and water, so if you previously scouted the area and identified feeding trails and bedding areas, success is almost guaranteed. 

A special word is required about feeding. Even when in some states might be legal to lure  wild pigs, this is not the most ethical way to hunt any animal and might result on undesirable consequences such as hogs looking for human food on rural areas.

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