PLOT YOUR WAY TO A BUCK
Why You Hunt More Effectively With GPS
 Editor’s
Note: You can blueprint a deer's movements and accurately
predict when, where and from what direction you can
expect a deer to show up. But to have a successful deer
hunt, you must get to your stand without spooking the
buck you hope to take. Although most deer hunters know
this fact, few sportsmen understand how to accomplish
this feat. This week we'll look at ways to plot your
way to a buck.
 Using
a GPS receiver and plotting your hunt will allow you
to hunt much more effectively in areas where you more
than likely will see a buck at times that the buck may
appear. With a GPS receiver you can ...
* scout more effectively by logging potential stand
sites as waypoints to return to them by the shortest
route,
* log in stand sites as waypoints and include the wind
direction needed to hunt each spot.
* go to your stand before daylight regardless of how
far your stand is from your vehicle without getting
lost,
* hunt until the last minute of legal hunting time and
still return to your car without becoming lost,
* move to another stand site at any time of the day
if the direction of the wind alters and blows your human
odor into your hunting area,
* change stand sites when hunting pressure increases
or decreases at
any time of the day,
* know the positions of all your stand sites, the distance
you are from them, the direction you have to travel
to get to them, and how far each stand site is away
from your vehicle,
* leave all your gear at your stand site as you blood
trail your buck and come back to your stand and pick
up your gear at any time,
* use your GPS to mark the blood trail as you follow
your deer and still pick the trail back up at any time,
* utilize the GPS receiver to draw a straight line  from
one side of a thick-cover or a flooded-timber area to
try and determine the direction of flight the deer has
taken through the water or the cover,
* use the GPS to keep you from getting lost when you
hunt deep in the woods,
* know where your vehicle is, your distance from your
vehicle, and the direction you should walk for the shortest
route to get back to your car,
* understand how much time will pass before you get
from where you are to where you want to go.
Using a GPS receiver to plot your deer hunt means you'll
hunt more efficiently and increase your odds for bagging
a buck each season.
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