Steady Ready Gun Tips

The Knight & Hale "Steady Ready" Steady Rest (see source) is a fully mobile, convenient way to keep your hunting weapon of choice ready for a longer period of time. This well-constructed unit allow hunters to shoot off-hand nearly as steady as with a rest. The "Steady Ready" can be used as a monopod rest or position the telescopic brace against your stomach and set your sites on your prey with confidence and superb accuracy.Consistency in your hold helps. Your grip on the fore-end and your cheek weld need shot-to-shot consistency.

Also, use a rest whenever possible, and the more bony contacts that don't require muscle to keep you steady, the less wobble you'll have. Kneeling is steadier than off-hand, sitting is steadier than kneeling and prone is steadier still. Also, it'll help if you learn the proper use of a sling. These days, it seems youngsters think the sling is nothing more than a carrying strap, and that robs you of a useful toolThere are many variables affecting steadiness.

Excitement,anticipation of noise or kickback causing a flinch, an overly heavy or ill fitted rifle .Are you standing, sitting or prone. If you are standing try a more steady position.If you can't try bracing your arm against your body instead of elbow up. Alternatively, you can use a tree or natural object or shooting stick.

How Do You Start Deer Hunting??

Deer hunting is very dependent on terrain, hunting in Alabama or Illinois is different than hunting in Idaho, Wyoming... 

Best resource you'll have is your State Fish & Game Dept,especially if you have access to a local office. They have harvest information, regulations and maps; some states also have mentoring programs for novice hunters. Scouting is what you want to do before season opens, it makes little sense to hunt in areas where there aren't deer and you don't know the area. Whitetail stay in a home range that usually isn't that large and you can "pattern" some behaviors; looking for rubs and scrapes during rut for example can help in that regard. Mule deer are a different animal to hunt and normally need to spot-stalk into range.

Field craft is important, you don't want to scent up the actual game trails, so learn to read topographic maps (if the terrain requires it) and see where choke points might be. In some areas you might be working a fence line or other barrier where deer have to cross. A lot depends on if you're hunting public or private land too; that also can impact your use of tree/ground stands. Might investigate the use of cover and/or attractant scents too. It varies from state to state if you can "bait" for deer (not in most western states). There are numerous hunting books out there, they can give you some basic ideas, but nothing beats being in the woods and getting the feel for it.