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John's Journal... Entry 71, Day 4 What to Do When You Spook a Deer EDITOR'S NOTE: Will Primos, the founder and president of Primos Hunting Calls, lives in Jackson, Mississippi. His company, which celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2001, has produced "The Truth Video Series" since 1986. Question: What do you do when you think you've
spooked a buck? A couple of years ago, I walked to a stand that had a treetop laying on the ground close by the stand. A buck got out of the treetop and took off. I wasn't close enough for the buck to see me, but it heard me. I had the wind in my favor. As the buck got up, he snorted a little and took off. I waited just 5 seconds, blew back and stomped my foot. What that told the buck was, "Hey, don't run. I'm just a deer." The buck turned around and came back. I didn't make the shot, but I had an amazing testimony that you could spook deer through their eyes or ears and still make something happen. But if deer smell you, your hunt's over. Question:
Can you hunt a stand again once you've spooked a deer there? Tomorrow: Ten Secrets of Hunting Close
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