Chapter 4 Basic Hunting Skills

Territorial Sounds

A deer "rattle, " elk "bugle, " or a turkey "gobble"

Feeding Sound

A duck's feeding "chuckle"

large mammals

Big game, such as deer, elk, and bear

Group Behavior

Flock patterns, such as familiar "V" shape of certain migratory birds: various types of herds behavior

Three Factors Contributes to bacteria growth

Heat, Moisture, and Dirt

Distress Sounds

Inviting coyotes, bobcats, or foxes to feed

rear end

SHOT SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN by hunters using firearms or bows

small mammals

Small game, such as rabbits, squirrels, and raccoons

head-on

The animal will certainly detect your movement with a head-on shot angle

distinctive markings

The black cheek patch on male pronghorns; the "flags" of the white-tailed deer; the face pattern on a gray fox; the green head on a mallard drake; the red, white, and blue on the head of a male turkey

Movement

The bounce of mule deer, the fast or slow wing beats of some waterfowl, the zigzag in-flight patterns of the common snipe when flushed

sounds

The wild call of the sandhill crane, the familiar honk of the goose, the gobble of strutting "tom," the grunt of the deer, the howl of the coyote.

upland birds

Turkey, grouse, quail, and dove

broadside

a shot angle is preferred shot angle for both firearm and bow hunters for large game animals, such as elk, deer, and bear

Retrievers

are large, hearty dogs used primarily to retrieve waterfowl; they also can be trained to hunt other game birds

Spaniels

are used mainly as flushers

hunting hounds

are used to hunt raccoons and rabbits in the southeast, lions and bears in the west, and deer in some states

waterfowl

ducks and geese

Pointers

used primarily for upland game birds

quartering toward

when animal is facing toward you but an angle

quartering away

when your target is facing away from you but at an angle