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ON BUCKS
Other Advantages of Buddy Hunting
EDITOR’S NOTE: What would you do if you discovered
where a trophy buck lived? Would you bet that this older-age-class
deer wouldn't die or get killed before the next hunting
season? And, if you didn't bag this big buck yourself,
would you willingly share  him
with a buddy? Many hunters face these questions each
season when they hunt big bucks. Before you answer,
consider some of the reasons buddy hunting is better
than hunting alone.
Buddy hunting bucks has many other advantages. Consider
the following. If you...
* shoot a deer, and you need or want help blood trailing,
your buddy can help you.
* bag a buck, your buddy can help you drag the deer
out of the woods.
* get sick or have a tree-stand accident, your buddy
can come to your aid.
* compare notes with your buddy, you'll learn twice
as much about the places you and your buddy have hunted.
* use grunting and rattling techniques, your buddy may
can see the way deer react to your calling – even
if he doesn't get a shot.
* carry two-way radios,  your
buddy can notify you about another approaching hunter.
* find a small patch of cover that possibly may hold
a bedding buck, your buddy can approach that cover from
upwind while you take a stand downwind.
Often if a buck holds in that cover, simply smelling
an approaching hunter will cause that buck to stand
up and try to sneak out of that cover where you can
get a shot. Although buddy hunting does increase the
incidents of human odor and often the amount of sound
in the woods, buddy hunting also doubles your ability
to hear and see bucks.
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