RECOMMENDED METHODS OF HUNT AND DEFINITION:

   Stand - Stationing yourself in a promising area and staying there
   Tree Stand - Same as Stand except you climb tree to gain vantage
   Drive - Walking through woods en mass to push deer to waiting
           standers positioned strategically      
   Stillhunt - Walking very, very slowly step by step through an area
   Tracking - Following fresh deer trail to find deer
   Rattle - Rattling deer horns to bring deer to you

   Rattling is similar to a 'Calling' method where deer calls are
   used to bring deer to you.


    THE VARIABLES AND THEIR POSSIBLE CHOICES ARE:

    Size of Deer Sought: big buck, other bucks and doe, wounded deer.
    Time of Day: morning (6-10am), midday (10-1pm), afternoon (1-4:30pm).
    Type of Snow Falling: none, lightly snowing, heavily snowing.
    Type of Rain Falling: none, light or medium rain, heavy rain.
    Rain Characteristics: fog, rain falling for extended period.
    Rut: yes, no.
    Terrain: farmland (open with woodlots), flat, hilly, wooded, swamp.
    Day of Season: opening day, rest of season.
    Ground Cover: noisy snow and/or leaves, soft snow, no snow.
    Wind: calm or light wind, high wind.
    Temperature: very cold (below 12 degrees).
    Miscellaneous: number of people in party, skill at finding way in woods.

    ***NOTE: FROM EACH VARIABLE CLASS ANSWER YES TO ONLY ONE OF 
             CHOICES FOR THE VARIABLE.  THE QUESTIONS ASKED IN
             THE CONSULTATION MAY ASK YOU ABOUT MORE THAN ONE OF
             THE VARIABLE CHOICES.  WHEN YOU ANSWER YES TO ONE CHOICE
             THEN YOU MUST ANSWER NO TO THE REST FOR THAT VARIABLE
             FOR THE ANSWER TO HAVE MEANING.  YOU DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE A
             YES ANSWER FOR EVERY VARIABLE UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED.

      For example, answering yes to morning requires answering no to
      mid day and afternoon (if asked).  Similarly, answering yes to
      heavy rain requires answering no to light or medium rain. 
      
      We know the above rule may seem awkward at times but it allows us to
      keep the size of the data base workable.  Without it the data base
      could take up a whole hard drive!  We feel the present size makes
      optimum use of your computer and its resources and the program
      runs on many types of systems.


  
   FINDING WOUNDED DEER CONDITIONS:
   
   When you answer no to the first two questions (After doe, After big
   bucks), an added section follows for 'After wounded deer'.  Here
   we refresh your memory about some basics you can use to determine
   where you shot the deer, whether it is a probable kill shot, and
   subsequent actions to take.  It is a useful training or planning 
   tool prior to the actual hunt.
  
   Variables included are: Type of Blood sign; Type of hair sign
    
    Variable values are:
    
         find bright red, frothy blood
         find medium red, uniform blood
         find dark red blood
         see blood spurting to both sides
         blood contains yellow or green matter
         see large clumps of hair where hit
         see small bits of hair where hit
         enough time in day left to track
         darkness approaching
         hear gurgling noises
         no blood present near hit