HuntWise Field Guide
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How to Scout for Deer: Bedding, Food Sources, Movement Patterns
To scout for deer, focus on locating bedding areas, food sources, and travel corridors, then identify deer sign such as tracks, rubs, scrapes, and droppings. Scouting during the offseason improves visibility and reduces pressure, allowing hunters to ...Read More
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How to Find Mule Deer in Colorado (An e-Scouting Guide)
E-scouting mule deer in Colorado involves targeting high-altitude, south-facing slopes, basins, and alpine areas in summer/early fall, and shifting focus to lower-elevation sagebrush, oak brush, and pinyon-juniper benches during late-season migration...Read More
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It's Time to Plan Your Guided Elk Hunt for 2027
To plan your guided elk hunt, start by choosing a reputable outfitter 1-2 years in advance, determining your ideal hunt style (e.g., backcountry horseback vs. private-land lodge), and organizing tags. To start, carefully vet outfitters via references...Read More
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ElkCan You Buy Over-the-Counter Elk Tags in Colorado?
Over-the-counter (OTC) elk tags are available in Colorado, but eligibility and availability depend on factors such as residency status, weapon type, hunting unit, and season.Read More
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How to Scout for Deer: Bedding, Food Sources, Movement Patterns
To scout for deer, focus on locating bedding areas, food sources, and travel corridors, then identify deer sign such as tracks, rubs, scrapes, and droppings. Scouting during the offseason improves visibility and reduces pressure, allowing hunters to ...Read More
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How to Find Mule Deer in Colorado (An e-Scouting Guide)
E-scouting mule deer in Colorado involves targeting high-altitude, south-facing slopes, basins, and alpine areas in summer/early fall, and shifting focus to lower-elevation sagebrush, oak brush, and pinyon-juniper benches during late-season migration...Read More
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It's Time to Plan Your Guided Elk Hunt for 2027
To plan your guided elk hunt, start by choosing a reputable outfitter 1-2 years in advance, determining your ideal hunt style (e.g., backcountry horseback vs. private-land lodge), and organizing tags. To start, carefully vet outfitters via references...Read More
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When is the Best Time to Hunt Elk?
It's time to plan your elk hunt! The HuntWise hunting app is here to help. Check out our insights into the best times to hunt elk.
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Hunting TipsHow to Use HuntCast: Read Your Hunt Predictor
HuntWise’s HuntCast feature is a daily hunt-prediction engine that helps you make the most of your time in the woods. HuntCast combines barometric pressure trends, wind direction and speed, temperature swings, moon phases, and historical animal movem...Read More
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Hunting TipsHow to Use a Hunting App: A Complete Beginner's Guide
Hunting apps are multi-use tools that assist hunters with three critical phases of the hunt: e-scouting and research from home, preparing offline maps for the field, and actively using live tools while hunting. Read More
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Hunting TipsHow to Find Public Hunting Land Near You
To find public hunting land, start by identifying federal and state-owned lands like WMAs, BLM land, and national forests. Then use mapping tools to analyze terrain, access points, and hunting pressure. Read More
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How to Find Mule Deer in Colorado (An e-Scouting Guide)
E-scouting mule deer in Colorado involves targeting high-altitude, south-facing slopes, basins, and alpine areas in summer/early fall, and shifting focus to lower-elevation sagebrush, oak brush, and pinyon-juniper benches during late-season migration...Read More
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Hunting TipsHow to Use WindCast for Better Hunting
The best wind direction keeps your scent away from animals and aligns with movement. Read More
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Hunting TipsHow to Use a Hunting App for Better Hunts on Public Land
Use a hunting app (like HuntWise) to find public land by turning on Government Lands or Public Hunting map layers. Zoom out to see regional tracts (e.g., WMAs or National Forests), zoom in to check boundaries, and download offline maps before you hik...Read More
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Hunting TipsWhere Can I Hunt Near Me? Find Public & Private Hunting Land
You can hunt near you on public land such as wildlife management areas, national forests, and other state or federally managed lands, or by gaining permission to hunt private property. The fastest way to find nearby hunting spots is to use a hunting ...Read More
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Hunting TipsHow to Use the HuntWise App: 5 Tips for New Users
New HuntWise users should start by learning how to use HuntCast, WindCast, Hunt Areas, pins, and LiDAR map layers to plan hunts more effectively. These tools help hunters predict movement, manage wind, mark important locations, understand terrain, an...Read More
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DeerHow HuntCast Helps You Plan a Better Whitetail Hunt
Can you get by and still be a successful hunter without HuntWise? Of course, you can. In my opinion, HuntWise is an amazing tool for the sport of hunting and something that I wish I had access to when I first started hunting. Read More
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