July 2010

Time to Get Serious

Bucks like this Minnesota eight-pointer need plenty of essential minerals and vitamins to reach their full potential. Record Rack® Super Premium Mineral Supplement is a perfect choice for hunters that wish to provide their deer with the best chance to optimize antler growth and overall deer health.

July sits smack-dab in the middle of the summer. In the midst of fishing trips, yard work and family vacations is an opportunity to for hunters to stay on top of their deer herd. The bucks will truly start to show their antler character in July and there is no better time to give them a boost than right now. I prefer to utilize Record Rack® Super Premium Mineral to give them all of the essentials they need to bulk up their racks and body size at this time of year.

The middle of the summer provides a perfect opportunity to see as many deer as possible. Their reddish coats and propensity toward feeding in the daytime offer hunters the chance to watch deer from a distance and to get a good idea of the quality and quantity of deer that are roaming their hunting grounds. While it’s obvious that serious deer hunters should be sneaking through the developing crops and thick woods with optics in hand, other aspects of the hunt need to be taken care of as well.

In the end, the seventh month of the year is a great time to offer the deer some premium minerals and food sources, and to start to truly prepare for the season. Successful whitetail hunters leave as little to chance as possible and there is no better time than now to start sewing up loose ends.

Practice!

Typically, bowhunters will start to get the fever and begin to shoot more frequently during July in anticipation of the upcoming season. There’s nothing wrong with this, but archery hunters should remember to shake up practice sessions and practice methods to prepare for hard-earned shot opportunities. Each hunter should spend time shooting broadhead-tipped arrows each week, instead of shooting only field tips. 

In addition, although it’s often written and talked about, hunters should practice with some of their gear on. There’s no need to throw on a pair of insulated bibs to shoot at the range, but rain gear or lighter jackets and facemasks should be worn. The most expensive piece of hunting apparel I own is a $500 rainsuit that does a wonderful job of keeping me dry even in a downpour, but I can’t shoot a bow with the jacket on unless I wrap rubber bands around my forearms to rein in the sleeves. Had I not practiced in the rain with that suit on I might have ended up taking a shot at a game animal only to hear the “thwap” of my string hitting the sleeve.