Defend Against Bear Attack

Several bear hunting safety tips will protect hunters from being mauled in a surprise attack. To avoid surprise attacks hunters need to keep bear repellent where they can grab it, and press the nozzle in less than five seconds. Manufacturers sell inert spray cans at half price so hunters can practice in the off-season. The best offense is to watch for signs of bear activity. Wrap all food in plastic freezer bags. Avoid dead animal carcasses. The most important hunting safety tip is to never travel alone. One hunting safety tip that should be common sense is simply to give the bear whatever it wants, even your trophy elk.

The Science of Camouflage Clothing

Camouflage clothing and jackets are designed with patterns that follow the laws of Nature. Good camo jackets and clothing combine the colors of sticks, leaves, shadows, moss, and lichen. Good camo clothing patterns do not look like sticks or shadows. There are no sharp lines, or clearly defined patterns. Instead, camo clothing tries to blend in with the color combinations that make up the landscape.

Camouflage jackets should not have straight lines around the collars, sippers, or hem lines. The camo pattern should break up the human outline. Hunters need several sets of hunting clothing to match the different environments they hunt in. Buy camo clothing, jackets, hats, gloves, packs, straps, and masks with the same pattern.

Advantage of Spinning Wing Duck Decoys

There is controversy in the duck hunt industry over the use of spinning wing duck decoys. They give hunters a major advantage. There are a few good conservation advantages of using these duck decoys.

Spinning wing decoys lure ducks closer, allowing hunters to shoot ducks at 15 – 17 yards. This increases the opportunity for a clean kill, resulting in fewer cripples and ducks lost and never recovered. It also allows for better identification of sex and species. This reduces the waste in the duck hunt industry and has a positive impact on conservation efforts.

Anti-scent Hunting Clothing for Big Game Hunters

Hunting clothing is made from fabrics that combine moisture-wicking fabric and an anti-bacterial agent that eliminates odor causing microbes. Hunting clothing is dipped into mycosan, an anti-bacterial agent. Today’s anti-scent clothes outperform the old carbon-layered clothing, and is far superior to the old method of soaking clothing in baking soda. Whitetail hunters swear that anti-scent fabrics bring deer closer. Whitetail deer judge distance from a threat by the strength of their odor. Reducing an odor by half can bring a whitetail ten yards closer. Big game hunters should cover every inch of their body with anti-scent hunting clothing.

Types of Hunting Knives

There are a variety of hunting knives and each is designed for specific tasks.

• The Bowie hunting knives are heavy-duty all round knives with a blood groove for field dressing game. 
• The drop-point knife is designed for small game and birds.
  
• A Skinning knife has a wide blade and fine dge. 
• Boning knives can do double duty as a skinning knife, but only if the blade is kept sharp. 
• Gutting knives have a second blade at the tip with a hook to prevent snagging.
  

Hunting knives should never be used as multi-purpose knives. This will dull and damage the blades.  

Enroll in a Hunters Safety Class

Before taking any hunters safety class contact the local department of wildlife. Some states demand that hunters pass an approved hunters safety class before applying for a hunting license. Not all local hunt clubs offer approved hunters safety classes. All hunters should enroll in hunters safety classes at least once every 10 years. Familiarity with firearms can relax a hunter’s caution. Carelessness kills hundreds of hunters every year.
Hunt clubs hold hunters safety classes that teach more than firearm safety. These courses teach hunters how to deal with wounded animals, how to stay safe in the wilderness. They even hold handy courses on topics like mounting treestands safely, what to do when lost, how to survive if wounded, and how to survive an animal attack.

Hunting Safety Rules

There are a few hunting safety rules that apply to all types of hunting:.

• Never remove your orange hunting vest.
  
• Never lever leave a loaded fire arm leaning against a tree or hanging on a branch.
  
• It is illegal to hunt on private property.
  
• Always sight a firearm before pulling the trigger. A brown thing moving in the underbrush may be an outfitter’s packhorse, a farmer’s cow, or a lost person.

Hunting safety rules apply to more than firearm safety. Small game hunters need to carry a Bowie knife for protection. A duck hunter may come face to face with a wild boar. An elk hunter may meet a bear or mountain lion. It is better to be prepared for emergencies. Hunters should also remember the moral rules. Do not kill small game to pass the time. Do not drink in the field, and do not play pranks while in the field.

Hunting Snow Geese

Hunters do not have time to scout marshes off season and find the best places to erect blinds. Few hunters can follow the migration patterns, learning where different species of ducks stop, at different times of the year. This is why hunters hire duck hunting guides. Hunters should carefully select a guide based on their references. Good duck hunting guides help hunters go home with a full quota of ducks. If the trophy is as important as the hunting trip, then guided duck hunts are worth the fees charged.

Professional duck hunting guides should supply transport, blinds, and a boat for retrieving the ducks. They may even call the ducks in. Ask the duck hunting guides how many kills they had in the previous year. Hundreds of thousands of snow geese travel through the mid States on their migration. Snow geese hunting offers a challenge. Snow geese hunters attempts to lure geese into field using decoys.

Black Bear Hunting Tips

Here are some hunting tips to make black bear hunting in Canada a great experience:

• Never head into the bush without a good black fly bug paint and netting.
  
• Bait and lure hunting works well in the untouched wilderness.
• A game monitor located near the burns or lures will indicate whether the lure is being hit.
  
• The best burn is made with bacon and honey. They create a sweet smoke that penetrates deep into the woods.
• Never use new equipment when black bear hunting in Canada. Boots, treestands, and packs must be comfortable.
  
• Remain quiet, still, and scent free.
  
• Never travel without a compass and topographical map.
  
• Tie a string tracker to the lure and unravel it while following a bear. It saves disorientation when heading back to camp.