The Best Advice you've been given?

[janesy]

I mentioned this in another thread, what's the best hunting advice you've ever been given?

For Wild Turkey, the guy who got me into turkey hunting, and got me my first two birds back to back opener and second day. Once told me, and I'm paraphrasing, " If your first instinct is to do option A, do option B instead".

How many times have you sat when you should have walked, or crawled when you should have sat. If you think the bird is going to do something, do the opposite and it'll likely work out for you.

So what's the best little tidbit that helped you out over the years?

[xcaliber]

The best I ever got was this from an old man that became a great friend. He's gone now for many years but he smoked in his stand, cigars that is, and didn't give a crap about his clothes smelling. He said "learn the land and you'll always now where to hunt". I'm no turkey hunter, but many times I planned a deer hunt for the following morning only to switch it up successfully because it felt right for the place i was hunting. I imagine that goes with several species being hunted, and fished as well.

[Carnivorous]

I read to hunt where the deer are not where you wish they would be!

[Timbrhuntr]

An old guy I met in Alabama one spring many years ago told me to stop calling to them on the roost .

[DuckHunt]

You won't kill anything if you don't shoot at it.

Meaning: If you're always waiting for the perfect shot opportunity, you may never get one. Slightly quartering away or broadside is preferred, but there are plenty of other effective and lethal shots. You just have to be aware of your limitations and that of your equipment. Shot placement is always key.

[onebigskittle]

Always check your safety and don't walk around with it off and ready to shoot because if you trip up you could shoot your eye out But for real always check it

[one shot scott]

*Listen to your gut. How much wildlife ive taken when i have it set in my mind to sit in a certain stand only to have a change of heart at the last second walking in. Ive shot deer when ive decided the hunt was done but something told me to sit back down for another ten minutes

*blue jays are good luck

*after gutting a deer, the next day your farts smell like deer guts.

[xcaliber]

Always check your safety and don't walk around with it off and ready to shoot because if you trip up you could shoot your eye out But for real always check it

Very good advice!!

[Robinsons Rebel]

Can't kill em if you're sitting at the camp.

[Species8472]

Ignore the naysayers.

[Species8472]

Bring a compass. It's awkward when the GPS batteries die and you have to eat to eat your friends.

[AJ01]

Invest well in a really good pair of boots!!

[grouse]

"Keep both hands on your gun and put in the time"

[robertyb]

Patience kills turkeys.

[TPM]

You learn a lot more about hunting from the ones you don't get than the ones you do.