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Hunt near water sources. During hot weather it will be a lot more easier to find birds near water ponds, creeks and any other water source, so place your hunting ground near water to increase your odds; but don't do it before scouting since it's mandatory to set up your hunting plan on an area with pheasant activity signs.

With the above in mind it's obvious you need to go out before hunting looking forPheasant Hunting Tips signs of pheasants activities such as roosters crowing or some birds crossing roads very fast, especially at dusk. 

Search near corn. Corn plantations are irresistible for pheasants, so the perfect area to look for them will be a corn plantation near water sources. If you are able to locate an area like it, your chances will increase 100%.

Use a dog. Even when many successful hunters are able to take down many pheasants by themselves, a good bird dog will increase your odds drastically. Many hunters prefer Labs but Pointers also do a great job not only finding pheasant but also helping hunters to ambush them and finally retrieving your catch.

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1. Experience

Even when each year many people go out for their first hunting trip, all of themHunting Safety are accompanied by experienced guides and hunters, thus information about safety and safe hunting is always at everyone's reach, this way a sort of "safety culture" is built among hunters season after season, making of safe procedures something normal and natural.

2. Hunting Safety Courses

Training on Hunting Safety is mandatory on most of U.S. states to obtain a hunting license, furthermore, in some instances this training must be updated time to time in order to ensure proper accomplishment.

Then everyone who has a hunting license is obligated not only to go through proper training on safety during hunting but also to fulfill the minimum approval requirements for the course, otherwise a valid hunting license is not issued.

This way proper training and awareness about safety among hunters is guaranteed.

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Once you have set up all the paperwork, it's time to lure a big black bear. The following tips will increase your success odds and will facilitate your task:Bear baiting

1. Scouting is vital to choose a proper area to set the bait

As in any other hunting activity, information is the key. You won't win nothing leaving bait on the first place you find, instead preliminary scouting will allow to find areas plenty of bears activity as well feeding areas and trails.

Once you have identified the places with the highest level of bear activity, it's time to proceed with the bait set up.

2. Choose the bait location properly

No matter if you find a place plenty of bear activity signs, if you don't set bait on the proper location all your scouting hard work will be lost.

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Mosto of hunting knives combine a curved section on the tip with a straight blade design on the back; this way the tip may be used to skin a game while the blade body is useful to slice and cut.Hunting knife

In some models even a serrated blade section may be found near the handle, something useful to cut through ribs and small bones.

Blade tip is also a distinctive feature. Hunting knives may have clip point or drop point. Clip point blades are more versatile and may be used to tasks other than field dressing, so cutting ropes, small tree branches is possible with this type, so it will be a great choice to combine on the same tool a hunting and camping knife.

Meanwhile drop point blades are designed for a more specific task and rarely may be used to something else than skinning and field dress a game.

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Most of these tips are not related to major changes on hunting strategy but on small details which make the difference and give you an edge on the key moment, so let's see how old school hunters increase their success rates and what we can learn from them.

1. Use waterproof pants below an external clothe layer

Natural way to use waterproof pants is as the external layer of all your clothes, however fabric used for this type of pants is very noisy when you walk around andOld school hunting one leg shear over the other. Using waterproof pants as the most external pants layer will alert all games around about your presence.

To avoid it, wear waterproof pants inside and cover them with regular pants; this way noise will be eliminated. If you don't feel comfortable with waterproof fabric on direct skin contact, add a layer of thin, cotton fabric pants to avoid this contact; additionally you will have more insulation, something useful on cold, wet environments.

2. Not too much oil

Cleaning your guns is vital for hunting success, however you must perform maintenance properly, otherwise your guns might fail because of you!

The main mistake when cleaning your guns is to use too much oil. On the warm, clean home environment this does not represent any problem but later, when you are out on cold weather, the oil excess may become dense and sticky leading to mechanical failures which may put you out of the game; on the other hand, excess oil will catch dirt which might block your gun.

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