David B. Pruet
From choosing a weapon to placing the meat on your plate, this book covers every basic element of deer hunting that you should need to be successful in your endeavors. The author has chosen select portions of his hunting regime to share with the reader so they too will have the tools necessary to partake in the fruits of their labor. This book contains enough essential information to become a permanent fixture in the back pockets of every hunter regardless of their skill level, and as indicated by the men who have endorsed it as just that - should be.
(Book endorsed by David Hale of "Knight and Hale Game Calls" and Jim Shockey of "Jim Shockey's Hunting Adventures")
An Indiana native, author Dave Pruet is definitely an avid hunter, but there is a lot more to him than just that. He is also a Christian, Husband, Father, Son, Friend, Widower, Business Owner, Author, Professional Musician, GriefCare Counselor, Sunday School Teacher, Percussion Instructor, Trap/Skeet competitor, Soccer Referee, Sports Trainer, Youth Group Leader, Licensed Taxidermist, Soccer Dad, Dance Dad, HS Band Booster, Fisherman, MADD lifetime member and spokesperson, Adult Education Leader, and a ‘Green Bay Packers’ NFL football team stockholder.
Dave and his wife Donna, have two teen-aged children, Kayla and Kevin. Dave is one of 3 siblings born to parents from Rushville, Indiana and grew up in the booming college town of Bloomington, Indiana – home of the Indiana University Hurryin’ Hoosiers.
He holds separate degrees in Architecture; Business Management/Marketing, and although he works for a company full-time, he also owns and operates his own Drum Studio where he sells equipment and provides private drum lessons to students of all ages and skill levels.
Dave, as previously mentioned, Co-Founded the Monroe County Chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) after his 26 year old wife Tina, and 5 year old son Eddie, were both senselessly killed by the irresponsible negligence of a drunk driver in August of 1989. Currently, he is completing a book titled, “Standing In The Rain”, which depicts the tragic events he has endured throughout his life. This book is due for release in the Fall of 2010.
Dave has achieved many goals in his own life, but his new-found passion is writing. With his writings, Dave hopes to be able to help those that are unaware of certain areas of life that he has experienced, and alleviate them any unnecessary steps to reach specific goals of their own.
Dave’s books are written for the use of learning; healing; and moving forward in life, and can be found at his online website: www.booksbydave.com where you may purchase them for yourself.
........a primer if you will, that will eliminate the pain of trial-and-error and cut through the fog of hunting rhetoric to provide easy step-by-step instruction. Dave takes the reader by the hand and leads him to the promised land of successful whitetail hunting starting at ground zero.
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.......also, during your scouting, remember to look for deer signs such as rubs, scrapes, droppings, etc. These will help confirm that deer are in the area and by the freshness of these signs, how often they are there. Study these signs often (we will cover ‘deer signs’ a bit........
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........unlike whistling for a trained dog to come to you, deer do not act in the same manner, but you can plant some very enticing sounds and aromas into the air to lure them into your area. This doesn’t always work. They have to be the right smells and the right sounds at the right time to........
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........most common of these are typically precipitation, wind, hunting pressure, and the rut. Deer will usually stay in their bedding areas during times of heavy rain or snow but when the storm stops they will start moving around for a couple of reasons:
- The trees and brush are usually dripping with wetness and this noise will make the deer nervous because they can’t hear any danger that may be approaching, so they will move about and go to ‘visual surveillance’.
- They will also start moving if the storm lasted through their feeding period. This is when their travel patterns are going to be used from their bedding areas to their feeding areas at an unpredictable time, so be awake. Know these and hunt these hard after a long storm.
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........where your shot enters the deer at. If you have done your homework and practiced diligently (there’s that word again), you should have a pretty good idea as it will be close to where you aimed. This is why practice is so important before the hunt itself – it saves you much time during the recovery period of your downed deer because you already have a pretty good idea of what area you hit on the deer and how bad it is hurt. Also, right after the shot, try and........
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........animal lying on the ground you need to make sure it is dead. Approach the animal from behind with your gun or bow aimed at the animal just in case it starts to get up. There is nothing more dangerous than a wounded and scared animal – especially if it has horns. Make sure the animal is completely expired before you get any closer to it. One way to make sure that your deer is in fact deceased is to take a stick and touch the........
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........but NOT ANY DEEPER. You do not want to cut too deep and puncture the........
........ make all of your cuts in an upwards motion as if you were cutting the string on a package. Stabbing into the carcass is not a good idea because you will puncture things you don’t want to puncture and the stench will literally knock you right off of your feet.
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Scouting The time spent in the woods (all year long) locating and charting deer activities to familiarize one’s self as to how the deer act and what they do in all seasons. This information gathered is vital to the hunter if he wants to take a deer during his hunting season.
Scrapes When a buck (male deer) paws at the ground making a bare mark and then continues to........
