Learn to Hunt: Whitetail Deer Hunting - Session 2- Augusta

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When you are lucky enough to harvest your first deer, you’ll need the skills and confidence to track and field-dress your deer, and to know what to do next to ensure that your hard work results in high-quality meat for your table.

Topics covered in this session:

-safe and ethical shot placement with 3-D targets in the field

-how to “read the shot”

-when to start tracking

-tracking with and without blood

-proper tagging requirements

-field dressing

-getting your deer out of the woods

-skinning

-basic butchering

Host or Publisher Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife