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