Deer hunting can be dated back to the early 7000 B.C, deers are hunted for their meat and fur but how did it turn up as a sport? Yes, it is a sport for the royalty and nobles and for some royalty and nobles they bring their sons along so they can hunt or kill a deer to prove themselves as a man worthy of the family. Back then an expedition for a deer hunt consist of a group of men consisting of ten or so but today, two or three man are already enough for the hunt. Does this means that deer hunting is easier than before? The answer is definitely a no, deer hunting requires much skill and patience, without the proper equipment hunting a deer is utterly impossible.
Specific guns are sold just for this sport such as the famous hunting rifle armed with a scope, the magnum and the shotgun. But all that matters is the first shot you take because it determined everything. If you missed the first shot, the next few shots that you are going to fire is going to end up in trees and causing holes in leaves but not on the deer. A deer is a very agile creature and an alert one, the shot from the gun itself might even scare off all the deer within the area too. Apart from the guns you will need a basic survival kit and a proper outdoor suit to withstand nature and for camouflage. License and passes are also required to participate in the hunt.
Aside for the equipments required for the hunt, there are certain methods that every hunter must keep in mind to get a kill. The famous few of these methods consist of stalking, scouting, stand hunting, still hunting and deer driving where the hunters make use dogs to hunt them down and draw them out from their habitat and the hunter will plant himself in a spot and wait for the deer to pass by them.
There is more method to be learn of course, some of the most experienced and seasoned hunters might have a few tricks up their sleeves to get the perfect kill. If you want to learn more, it’s best you seek the answers from these veterans themselves. Plenty of websites and books can be found anywhere, online or in stores regarding deer hunting. Websites nowadays provided excellent information and hunters share their trophies and experiences through them.
Deer hunting are often practiced in the United States, United Kingdom and Norway and Ireland. Recently it has become quite a popular sport in Canada where reindeer are hunted, and yes reindeer are those deers that appear as Santa’s steed for his chariot. Moreover there are even specific areas for hunters to go for their hunt, and some entrepreneurs are even establishing hunting grounds for this bloodthirsty sport.
In Asian`s countries there is rarely a word about this sport. Illegal possession of weapons such as gun in Asia might be the red light for this sport in Asia. And in some Asian countries deer hunting is not a sport but an occupation. Deer are hunted and their antlers are used as remedies, the meat and internal organs are sold to be serve in a meal. The furs of the deer make good blankets and clothing too.
So how do you become a good hunter? As we known experience is always the best teacher, there is no such thing as a good hunter because even a very good one might not get what they are looking for when they go for a hunt. Although we can find some information and maybe learn a trick or two from the book but the rest still rely on raw experiences, practice makes perfect.
Deer hunting is not just a sport but it is also a tradition where it has a place in many culture, some cultures take view it as a test for manhood and some as an initiating event for a festival. This might be a bloody sport but then there are also rules that protect the deers from being over-hunted and the deers population are constantly at check.
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