Fact #2 Whitetail deer walk at crosswind angles

Written by Bob J. Mercier  ©2014

Whitetails walk at angles that cross the wind. When deer walk they make trails. They do not make trails when they run, or when they trot. A trotting deer is slowing down from a gallop. All deer trails start where a deer galloped to a stop or trotted to a walk. Trails are places where deer walk. They are safe there or they would not walk there. Deer gallop to get away from something that disturbed them, threatened their life by attacking them, or could put their life at risk. At times deer gallop to play, but monster bucks do not do that.

If you hunt where there are lots of trails you are going into the house of the deer and hunting them there. In my opinion, hunting a deer in its house and expecting to see a monster buck (the smartest deer in the household) are two things that do not mix. Dominant bucks do not bed inside doe bedding areas on a regular basis, although they are allowed to do so if they wish. Other bucks cannot bed with does unless they are a mated pair. Those two deer can bed within a few yards (5-15 yards) of each other, and it is common to see them doing so during the rut.

If you want a monster buck you should never go into the core bedding area of does to sit and wait for him to come along. You will find out the hard way that monster bucks are a lot smarter than you, and me put together.

Monster bucks live secluded lives and most of them bed downwind or crosswind of doe bedding areas. To find them you must scout, or hunt, where they bed. Buck trails and doe trails are different trails. Dominant bucks have their own trails. All deer trails are used by deer when the wind blows across the trail.

Hunting on a trail that goes NW and SE when the wind is from the NW or SE will result in you seeing zero deer using that trail. Deer are very smart, not all deer, only the ones that live to be 3 or older.

When you hunt deer you should choose to set your stand upwind of a deer trail that moves between bedding and some other destination point. Deer move from bedding to food, to water and back to bedding. Bucks and does also go to the breeding zones, when the rut is on. Those are different topics.

You will see the biggest bucks if you hunt upwind and crosswind of doe bedding areas about 120 to 250 yards away from the nearest doe beds. That is the place where intruder bucks (2-1/2 and older bucks from other herds) enter and leave the territory of the king. It is wise to stay upwind of deer, no matter what you were taught before you read my words. Hunting downwind of bedded deer allows them to watch you come and go from your stand. They are not as dumb as many people think.

Use a powder bottle and find out where the wind is blowing at all times, walk crosswind and deer will think you are one of them. Doing so will enhance the experiences you will have with big bucks and mature does in the future.

Fact #1 Whitetail deer cannot see depth

January 13, 2014
written by Bob J. Mercier   ©2014

This photograph of Bob J. Mercier was taken by Scott Anderson 

The photo (above) is of me 'walking like a deer', while remaining invisible to deer. Deer cannot see depth. The can see width and height, but not depth. They can only estimate your body weight by hearing you walk or by viewing your body at different angles, and in the deer world knowing the body mass of every object that moves in the direction of deer, is an important detail, that cannot be overlooked. Deer need to know what is coming, in order to evade it. All whitetail deer walk around each other in order to see the other side. I call it profiling. Standing broadside with their head turned at 90 degrees to their chest. While walking around the chest side of another deer to see how big it is, in body weight.

I am sure you have witnessed this behavior that deer exhibit on a daily basis. Deer behave as if they are always discovering things, as if they are seeking knowledge all the time. That is because their world is ever changing and they have to keep themselves safe from predators by never assuming the land, is the same way they saw it the last time they were in that particular area. Every time a deer travels, it discovers its territory again, and again, and he or she has to take interest in what has changed in order to keep from being killed by a predator, or a risky situation, which includes human beings.

Deer walk around trees, not just past them. That is because they do not know that trees are round. They see them as eight sided objects of varying height. But that is a different topic, and it is one that I am including in my next publication, which I am working on now. If you want to know what I think then buy my book and catch up with the 2200 other people who already own a copy. It is the only way you can ever be on the same page as I am.

Deer do not see the distance between me and the brush behind my body. They only see the pattern of the fabric I wear, and the motion I make when I am moving.

Bob J. Mercier - Biography

Updated by Bob 01/10/2014

My Actions & Words – Speak the truth about whitetail deer.

If you do not know me, and have not heard of the NEW WAY TO HUNT DEER that I invented, I would like to introduce myself. I am Bob J. Mercier originally from New Berlin Wisconsin. I now reside in Eau Claire Wisconsin. I am a whitetail deer behavior specialist, who taught himself how to think like a deer. I can teach anyone 9 years old or older how to get within 35 yards or less of any whitetail deer on the planet.

The biggest problem I am faced with is that the majority of people who have hunted deer for years and who have never met me in person, or have not read my book, do not believe that anyone can do what D.I.E. Hunters can do. I do not let that get to me, because I am no longer on a mission to share what I know with everyone. I only wish to share it with those who wish to believe in the truth.

 You can believe me, or disregard my claims. I welcome you to read my book and see for yourself that I am telling you the absolute truth about deer. There are hundreds of facts about deer, which deer have kept secret from humans for centuries. If you allow me to teach you, in the same way that college educated professors (of other subjects) teach, you will see that I have personally discovered hundreds of amazing facts about whitetail deer that no one before me has ever published or written about. Moreover, knowing those facts changes the way you choose to hunt big-racked bucks and mature does in the future. The changes you will want to make after reading my book, and agreeing with my findings will make the deer in the herds you hunt, become less aware that humans are hunting them. That is a good thing. I hope you would agree.

I am a Wisconsin deer hunter, and since September 2013, I have been a Wisconsin deer-hunting guide. I teach deer hunters how to hunt their own property the D.I.E. Way, and make the king of the herd come to their tree stand, believing they are a deer, and not ever a human. I invented my own tactics that you can use, my way, to make kings of herds fight monster bucks off, just to retain the right to breed inside their own territory boundaries. Whichever buck wins the fights, is the one that will then pursue you. I named this NEW WAY TO HUNT DEER - The DOMINANCE IS EVERYTHING® Deer Hunting System. I own Mindful Of Nature LLC and I do business under that name. Dominance Is Everything is a product I sell you the rights to use for the rest of your life. You can buy the rights by purchasing my book, attending a D.I.E. Training Seminar, or hiring me to guide your next hunt, or provide you a private lesson wherever your hunting land is. I draw out deer herds on paper, and I advise my clients on the best ways I know how to keep big bucks on your land or how to bring them to it while you are there in daylight, in deer season. Close encounters with monster bucks are frequent for D.I.E. Hunters. Those who do not know how it works generally believe that my claims are too good to be true. It is unfortunate for those people, that they are dead wrong about me.

I have discovered over 400 facts about deer that no one else on earth knows. I see the deer world from the perspective of deer.