Probably every connoisseur will agree that hunting forRoe deer is a serious test for a real hunter. It may not be as dangerous as a bear, an elk or a boar, but roe deer is distinguished by caution.
Get close to her at a direct shotnot every experienced hunter will succeed, let alone beginners. To make the trip successful, you need to know certain secrets of roe deer hunting, and also to prepare well. An important advantage is the fact that you can go on this beast alone or with a large company.
Choice of equipment and ammunition
In many ways, the success of hunting roe depends on how well the equipment is chosen, what cartridges you will use.
Let's start with what you're going to getvery sensitive and cautious beast. Any rustling or unusual sound will frighten him. And for a roe to run for a few minutes a few kilometers is worth nothing. You will then have to go on its trail for an hour, and, possibly, completely unsuccessfully.
Therefore, much attention should be paid to shoes.If the hunt is in the warm season, it is better to wear well-worn berets or lightweight sneakers. In the cold season, boots or high fur boots will be an excellent choice. Wearing new leather berets on such a hunt is definitely not worth it - they can creak when walking, and such a sound will surely attract the attention of roe deer, like a stranger.
Attention should be paid and clothing.She should hide you in the forest as well as possible. Therefore, many experienced hunters choose army camouflage. For most forests, the domestic “birch” and “flora”, the Ukrainian “oak” or the German “flektarn” are well suited. These colors allow you to literally dissolve in the forest - standing behind a bush, the hunter becomes almost invisible from a distance of 3-5 meters.
In winter, the best choice would be white clothes - you can also use an army camouflage robe.
It is also very important to choose the right ammunition.Most hunters use smooth-bore weapons of domestic and foreign manufacturers. In this case, it is desirable to use a large canister - from 6 and above. A bullet to hit the target over a long distance is problematic. A smaller canister, not to mention the fraction, often seriously injures the prey, but at the same time gives it the opportunity to go a great distance before dying.
More hunters, complaining of poor qualitypurchased cartridges, prefer to equip them at home. In this case, you can load into the cartridge one bullet of a smaller caliber (for example, 20 for a 12-caliber rifle) and several large cartridges. This increases the chances of a successful shot.
Choose the best weather
If you have to hunt, do not be superfluous to find out the weather forecast.
In summer, the weather is less important.The constant rustling of grass and foliage hides sounds well, blurs them. Yes, and hide in the dense undergrowth and green bushes is much easier than in the December forest, where the trees are bare.
But if you have to roe deer in the winter,Then be sure to find out more about the upcoming weather. The ideal option would be fair weather and gentle wind. Thanks to the cloudless sky, prey will be visible from afar. The wind will dampen the hunter’s footsteps and, more importantly, demolish its smell. Of course, this can help both man and prey. After all, the roe has a very sharp sense of smell. It is necessary to skillfully use the wind, coming from the leeward side, so that the beast does not smell anything as long as possible.
Where and when to shoot?
One of the prerequisites for successful fishingis knowing at what point and at what distance to shoot - there are certain rules for roe hunting. If you have a smooth-bore rifle in your hands, loaded with large grape-shot, then the optimum shooting distance will be 30-40 m. You almost never get closer. Moreover, at a distance of 15–20 m, the range of the canister is usually small. As a result, it is much more difficult to get into the roe, and if the shot is successful, the carcass will be literally stuffed and turned upside down.
Стрелять же с большей дистанции бессмысленно.It is likely that the canister, breaking through the skin of the animal, simply will not get to the vital organs. Because of this, the hunter will not be able to boast a trophy, and the roe deer will receive very painful wounds, which will hardly kill her, but will cause a lot of torment. Of course, a true nature lover will never want to hurt an innocent animal.
It is very important to know where to aim. The most successful places are:
- head;
- neck;
- chest:
- front shoulder blade.
Headshot lets you instantly putRoe deer is an ideal option for an experienced shooter. Getting into the neck, you can be sure - the animal will quickly bleed out and die. You do not have to run after him for a long time, and it will not be tormented for long.
Contact with the chest and under the anterior scapula almost always results in damage to the heart or lungs. The roe perishes rather quickly.
Sit hunting
The most calm, but, as it seems to some hunters, a boring kind of fishing.
Необходимо ждать, пока добыча подойдет, сидя в specially equipped tower. It is installed in close proximity to the paths of animals, on which they pass at least several times a day. Often, the inside of the tower is upholstered with felt, a bench is installed there. We have to wait a long time, so the opportunity to sit will be very useful. And thanks to the felt used as sound insulation, the likelihood that the animal will hear the hunter is reduced - it can sneeze, turn awkwardly or something else.
Perseverance and patience are very important here. It is really difficult - to sit for several hours, practically not moving, not talking, not being distracted by extraneous activities.
A plus is the fact that roe deer hunting is not very active - the prey itself will go to the desired distance. You just have to wait for the right moment and shoot accurately.
Hunting from the approach
This method is much more complicated than the one described above.Sometimes you have to go many miles before you can find prey. Usually hunting roe from the approach is arranged in the winter. It is desirable to have not a smooth-bore weapon, but a rifled, at least with a weak, for example double, optics.
The hunter has to look for places to feed.animals, determine the direction of the wind (some experts specifically carry a few light feathers from a pillow or a handful of talc in their pocket in such a case) and be selected from the leeward side. Also here, complete noiselessness is especially important. But to go through the crisp snow, under which branches and dry grass are hidden, without attracting the attention of roe deer, is very difficult. It is unlikely that she would allow the hunter to approach her at a distance of 40 m (the distance of a faithful shot from a smooth-bore weapon). If you have a rifle or a carbine (SVD, Tiger, SKS, Saiga-M), the likelihood that the hunting of a roe from the approach will be successful will sharply increase.
Hunting raid
Pretty simple, but at the same time productive and very exciting kind of hunting. It requires the participation of several, and better than a few dozen fans of this truly masculine hobby.
Hunting roe deer is conducted in two groups.The first one stands up in a well-swept area. The second, having gone a few kilometers, goes to meet them, making an active noise - talking, whistling, shouting, knocking on trees with a stick. Scared deer run to the first group and fall under the shot.
It is worth noting that such roe huntingpretty dangerous. Shooters must fully trust each other and have strong nerves. Otherwise, there is a great risk that an inexperienced hunter, seized by passion, will shoot at the noise and injure his fellow.
Follow the trail
Most often it is roe deer hunting in the winter. And here a rifle is also useful - it is often necessary to shoot at a distance of 100-150 m and even more.
The hunter wanders through the habitats of the beast to thoseuntil it finds fresh snow. Therefore, it is best to leave after a little snowfall - it will dust the old path, after that you have to follow the trail. This requires perseverance and serious physical training, a weak person who is not accustomed to the forest will not survive.
From afar, seeing the prey (in such a case it will be useful to have 4-8-fold binoculars), the hunter chooses a suitable route and, moving very carefully, approaches the distance of the shot.
We use a decoy
Quality decoy in experienced hands can dramatically increase the chances of a successful hunt. Suitable for both single and group departure.
There are certain, well-definedThe dates for hunting roe deer with mancoe - from mid-July until the end of August. This device imitates the sound of females, the males, in which a rut occurs at that time, having heard the draft cry, will rush straight to the hunter. This is especially true at the end of the summer. By this time, the chase ends, and the females ready for mating become smaller, the males pay maximum attention to each of them, which plays into the hands of the hunter.
Should I take a dog?
This is a very good question - not alwaysThe dog is able to help its owner in hunting roe deer. Still, this is a very careful prey, and many dogs are not able to sit in silence for a long time, the risk of scaring off the beast increases significantly. Greyhound is usually not able to catch up with him.
But the hunt for roe with husky acquired considerablepopularity. True, it is usually used only for pursuit, as it follows the trail for a long time and stubbornly, helping the owner navigate the dense forest. The presence of a well-trained dog makes it easy to find a wounded roe, even if it managed to escape for several kilometers - to overcome such a distance on its own, without getting off the track, only by very experienced hunters.
Conclusion
Now you know everything you need, about hunting roe in different ways, as well as the correct equipment. Because of this, your chances of returning home with a rich trophy are seriously increasing.
