Posted By: klx677
New to hunting - Public land questions - 11/17/11 04:37 PM
I went hunting last week for the first time and loved it. I was hunting with relatives who own property in Missouri and took my first deer so now I'm hooked. With that said, I'm interested in hunting public land in Texas. I've read the rules and understand where to go but I have questions about what to do when I get there and was hoping to get a little help...
Do you have to check in somewhere or get a reservation if you plan to camp?
I'm assuming you can't go rolling around in an ATV, but is it safe to go wondering around on foot during deer season while scouting for hunting locations...even while wearing orange? I don't want to be downrange when someone starts shooting.
I'm aware that you can't build a stand, so do you carry one in and shimmy up a tree?
How do you know your position relative to others so you aren't shooting toward someone?
Is is a bad idea to use a ground blind if you don't want to hunt from a portable tree stand? this seems a little more dangerous when bullets are flying around.
If you take a deer, do you gut it there in the woods and then carry it out? is there a place at the camp to hang, quarter, and discard the carcass?
Any other basic procedures for public land hunting?
Thanks very much for the help!!
Do you have to check in somewhere or get a reservation if you plan to camp?
I'm assuming you can't go rolling around in an ATV, but is it safe to go wondering around on foot during deer season while scouting for hunting locations...even while wearing orange? I don't want to be downrange when someone starts shooting.
I'm aware that you can't build a stand, so do you carry one in and shimmy up a tree?
How do you know your position relative to others so you aren't shooting toward someone?
Is is a bad idea to use a ground blind if you don't want to hunt from a portable tree stand? this seems a little more dangerous when bullets are flying around.
If you take a deer, do you gut it there in the woods and then carry it out? is there a place at the camp to hang, quarter, and discard the carcass?
Any other basic procedures for public land hunting?
Thanks very much for the help!!