Recommendation for Book on Still Hunting

[Booner Sooner]

Just read one by Bill Vaznis and was pretty disappointed. I am looking for recommendations for a good book that provides techniques and strategies for still hunting.

What say you?

[XBowHunter]

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[Phillip Fields]

I like this one.

http://gfredasbell.com/GFA_Books_Videos.php#Stalking_Stillhunting

[Booner Sooner]

I like this one.

http://gfredasbell.com/GFA_Books_Vid...g_Stillhunting

Looks like an interesting read. How long ago did you read it?

What was your biggest takeaway from it, if you don't mind my asking?

Thanks in advance.

[Bill]

Hunting with a Bow and Arrow. By Saxton Pope, written in 1923. Great reading. I'm still amazed he was killing deer with a yew longbow and home made arrows/ broadheads at 90 yards.

[Uncle Saggy]

I like this one.

http://gfredasbell.com/GFA_Books_Vid...g_Stillhunting

That's a good book.

I've preferred still hunting the last 30+ years.
A whole bunch of trial and error mixed with getting busted.... It's fun

My thought process is :
Wind, rain, fog and snow are your friend.... Along with uneven and wooded terrain. Play the shadows and avoid still hunting on trails.

Also, get in the habit of still hunting during the first light deer movement time.

I still hunt with bow, rifle and muzzleloader....... Great way to take in nature and notice more of the little things out in the woods......

My wife's laughs at my box of turtle shells in the shop

Good luck with this, you'll be hooked

[XBowHunter]

I like this one.
http://gfredasbell.com/GFA_Books_Vid...g_Stillhunting

i've read lots of good reviews on this one.

just ordered it, thanks...

[Wits_End]

That's a good book.

I've preferred still hunting the last 30+ years.
A whole bunch of trial and error mixed with getting busted.... It's fun

My thought process is :
Wind, rain, fog and snow are your friend.... Along with uneven and wooded terrain. Play the shadows and avoid still hunting on trails.

Also, get in the habit of still hunting during the first light deer movement time.

I still hunt with bow, rifle and muzzleloader....... Great way to take in nature and notice more of the little things out in the woods......

My wife's laughs at my box of turtle shells in the shop

Good luck with this, you'll be hooked

Is that you on the cover?

[Uncle Saggy]

Is that you on the cover?

That's a pic when I used to trim the stash real short

Lol

[MadHatter]

Just hit the woods. No book, secret stradegy, etc... can replace real world experience. Not even close. Trial and error is the best advice I have. The 3 things that matter the most, is wind, how you move, and your eyesight. The wind is a no brainer. Learning to ghost through woods, like aparition, can be picked up fairly quickly. Spotting a deer, elk, etc.. before he spots you, we'll that's a whole different animal. Especially if it's thick brush, or you are up in some black timber hunting elk. Every step you take changes your perspective, and it's the same for the deer. 6 inches one way or the other and now he can see you, but did you see him? Growing up, we never did anything but still hunt, and I learned something. There are a lot of people, who spend a lot of time hunting, and in the outdoors, but for some reason, they are never going to have the ability to spot a deer before it spots them.
One thing I will say, is learn to not look at the ground. People get caught up trying to avoid stepping on sticks, leaves, etc.. in order to be as quiet as possible. That's a amateur blunder. You should be able to ooze through the woods without ever looking down at your feet. Anytime your eyes aren't up, and looking around, you are begging to be busted. Next time you are trying to sneak through the woods, pay attention to how much time you spend looking down trying to avoid a noisy situation. It will probably suprise you.

[Jspradley]

Hunting with a Bow and Arrow. By Saxton Pope, written in 1923. Great reading. I'm still amazed he was killing deer with a yew longbow and home made arrows/ broadheads at 90 yards.

Well...he was shooting at them at 90 yards... I don't think he ever shot one that far away but I could be remembering wrong...

Fascinating book even if some of the stuff that they did is horrifying by today's stardards

[Booner Sooner]

Excellent suggestions and advice so far!

[doppelganger]

Hunting with a Bow and Arrow. By Saxton Pope, written in 1923. Great reading. I'm still amazed he was killing deer with a yew longbow and home made arrows/ broadheads at 90 yards.

Free on Amazon Kindle

[XBowHunter]

Free on Amazon Kindle

i found it for $4.99.

got a link to the free edition.?

[skeeter]

why is it called still hunting when you are walking around? wouldn't still hunting be sitting in a stand and not moving... like... i dunno... being STILL?