You have a passion for hunting. There are few places you’d rather be than deep in the woods, stalking that elusive trophy game that has your name on it.

But no matter how good of a hunter you are, there are always ways to improve. In this article, we’ll cover six simple resources that will help you become an even better hunter than you already are.

Let’s take a look.

1. Add a Pair of Snips to Your Gear

Snips come in handy for a couple of reasons: first, you can help make your path through the woods quieter by snipping branches out of your path rather than plowing through them. This will help you quickly and quietly remove twigs and small branches that are in your way while walking through the woods.

Secondly, you can use snips to clear a possible shooting lane between yourself and where your game will be.

2. Plant a Self-Sustaining Food Plot

This idea works best in an area where deer feel most comfortable, such as thin pines. Plant an apple tree or one of these other plants to help attract deer and other game to your stand or blind area.

3. Stock Up on Tic Tacs

No, these aren’t to help keep your breath fresh if you end up within a few feet of your game. Buy a pack of Tic Tacs and carry it around with you in a pocket while you’re walking through the woods. If you can hear the Tic Tacs rattling away, you’re moving too fast and could easily be scaring away the very animals you’re hunting for.

4. Partner Up

A hunting partner is one of the best resources you can have in the woods that will help ensure your success on the hunt. This is especially true if you keep in close communication with each other during the hunt.

By working with a partner, you can organize a “false drive” wherein one of you walks an area away from the other, slowly working toward them while the other hunter is lying in wait for game to be driven out of the woods towards them.

Using this method is a great way of ensuring a successful hunt.

5. Create Your Own Cover Scent

Head out to the hunting site and gather twigs, leaves, pine needles and other items laying around. Bring them home with you and boil them in water using an old pot.

After they boil for several minutes and the water cools, drain the water and pour it into a spray bottle. Cover yourself in the mist before heading back out to the same area to hunt. Your smell will be masked by the same scent as the environment.

6. Keep Your Clothes and Other Hunting Gear in the Woods

This idea will help keep gear smelling like the area you hunt in. Instead of bringing your gear home with you, build (or buy) a simple container and leave it out in the hunting area to store all your gear in.

Becoming a Better Hunter is Easy

With these six resources, you’ll improve your hunt and get better results the next time you head out into the woods.

Check back on this blog often, and good luck on the hunt!