Deer Hunting: Hunting Humor & Whitetail Deer

Good News from the CDC, the feared Avian Bird Flu does not appear to be a threat to this year Deer Hunting Season.

“It’s just a stroke of good luck”, say local hunterEarl Bilkowski, “Me and Mah have been scouting the swamps since May looking for signs of that darn bird Flu, I guess it’s now official ( tearful pause) we missed the big one.” Several other area residents showed visible signs of relief as they read the announcement.

” We’ve been preparing for the worst; diggin bunkers, gathering supplies.” Earl continued. ” I have over 400 cases of High Life stored out in my stand.”

AVIAN BIRD FLU

A highly pathogenic form of avian influenza (bird flu), also known as H5N1, is killing both wild birds and domestic poultry in southeast Asia. Thankfully, this type of bird flu has not been found in any deer in North America, including the beloved Whitetails. While some people in southeast Asia have developed avian influenza after close contact with domestic poultry, there are no known cases of humans contracting avian flu from contact with Whitetail Deer anywhere in the world.

Given the latest information, there is there is no reason for Whitetail Deer hunters to be overly concerned about avian influenza when handling their kills. Basic hygiene, primarily hand-washing and use of latex gloves when handling any wild animals or carcasses is always recommended, and venison should be cooked thoroughly (165F) to kill disease organisms and parasites that might be present.

Similarly, stand side deer feeding is not currently a concern, however, routine care and cleaning of deer feeders and deer baths are recommended for preventing the spread of other diseases among the herd.

Ole

Over the past few years, several people have asked me” Where do you hunt for Deer?” Where do I hunt? They might as well have asked, where do you keep your extra stash of $100, do you leave your fish house unlocked, or if they could borrow my toothbrush. I mean seriously, how could I possibly sell out my bearded brethren by revealing our secret location? Deer Hunting is a sport that requires 100’s of hours of scouting and years of dedication.

A man doesn’t so much hunt for deer, but he lives as a deer, follows the sacred deer customs, slowly earns their trust and is finally accepted into the mighty herd as a friend, not a foe. It is only after this ancient process happens do we brain them for jerky.

After much consideration, the Holy Order of the DeerBeards has decided to share their secret location in the spirit of true sportsmanship.

HUNTING for HILLMAN

Hillman is a city in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States.

Hillman is in the middle of Minnesota, right off the road to the left. You go down about 5 miles and take a right on the dirt road. If you go past the green pole barn, you’ve gone to far. Trust me, you can’t miss it.

Hillman, Minnesota

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 29 people, 14 households, and 11 families residing in the city. The population density was 20.7/km² (53.8/mi²). There were 20 housing units at an average density of 14.3/km² (37.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 100.00% White.

There were 14 households out of which 14.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.4% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-families. 21.4% of all households are made up of individuals; none have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.07 and the average family size was 2.36.

In the city the population was spread out with 13.8% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 13.8% from 25 to 44, 48.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 58 years. For every 100 females there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,250, and the median income for a family was $26,250. Males had a median income of $0 versus $15,417 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,126. There were no families and 7.4% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

The amount of land area in Hillman is 1.394 Kilometers.Amountount of surface water is 0kilometers.The distance from Hillman to Washington DC is 1017 miles. The distance to the Minnesota state capital is 78 miles. (as the crow flies) Hillman is positioned 46.00 degrees north of the equator and 93.88 degrees west of the prime meridian.

Happy Hunting. I hope this helps.

Ole

Summer’s officially over even though you can’t tell because it’s still so hot and sticky outside. Most of us have finished pre-season scouting, and have hung our tree stands along well-traveled deer trails, hopefully next to a mature white oak that will begin dropping acorns soon. Finally, the time of year we’ve been waiting for is here, the beginning of football and better yet, Archery and rifle deer hunting season.

If hunters held a popularity contest for wild animals, the white-tailed deer would probably win. Admired for its speed and jumping ability, a deer can run 40 miles per hour and leap over a fence 8 feet tall. Even from a standstill, a deer could jump straight up and over your orange covered heads. People like the beauty and graceful movements of the white-tailed deer. The buck’s antlers look like an ivory crown. When it walks, a deer seems almost to float. It moves silently into the woods, sometimes disappearing from sight in the blink of an eye.

Whitetails also make a fine dinner entree, are good for you and taste great.

(Personally, I like Jerky, but any of these cuts wil do)

Archery season provides a great opportunity to take a trophy whitetail and hunting the rut is arguably one of the best times to do so. If you’re stealthy enough and have done your homework, you’ve got a good chance of having a nice one walk out in front of you.

As a matter of fact, a lot of the rutting goes on until right before the start of rifle season. During rut doe scent works great. Post rut, these guys are beat, smelling like dirt might be better than trying to sex up your stand. Remember, those little buggers have been rutting for weeks so come November, they are tired and could go for some acorns and a nap.After rifle season starts and the pressure to rut has passed, a lot of your mature bucks go nocturnal. Since their not chasing ruting mates, you might not see that big buck again for the rest of the season, except for maybe a picture taken from your game-cam sometime during the middle of the night.

Note: Only bows may be used during archery season. No bows, crossbows, spears, daggers, Medieval pole arms, battle axes, tomahawks, Pikes, Lances, fauchard, Glavie, Guisarme, Wu Jian or Shuriken Daggers, may be used to harvest deer during rifle season. Other things you can’t use during rifle season include explosives or drug-injecting arrows, a machete or bows equipped with electronic computational or laser sights.

This behavior is not allowed!

You also can’t use dogs to hunt deer, but you can use bird-dogs if you are hunting birds. Otherwise, the only time you can have a dog in the woods while hunting is if you have one on a leash, or if you are trying to make it look like an accident.

Towards the end of rifle season, if you still haven’t seen anything and you’re quite the marksman, rabbits and gray squirrels make good substitutes to shooting the real thing. In a pinch, Raccoons, opossums, coyotes, nutrias, skunks and beavers also may be used to satisfy your craving for hunting glory.

As far as legal shooting hours are concerned, you’re allowed to let your bullets fly one half-hour before sunrise and one half-hour after sunset

Well, I hope I’ve helped answer any questions you might have had regarding the rules and regulations of deer hunting as some of these rules can be a bit confusing. ( See Note:)

Here’s hoping all your preparation and persistence pays off and wishing you luck on taking that monster buck.

As always, have fun, hunt safely and we’ll see you soon!
Ole Grey