Hunting Glossary
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The hunting world is filled with a variety of different terms and phrases that may mean one thing to a seasoned veteran but make no sense whatsoever to someone who is just starting out.


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Vane Search: |
A soft plastic sheathing used to go over the shaft of an arrow. This causes rotation of the arrow for greater speed and accuracy. It usually is 4-5 inches long.

Velvet Search: |
Velvet is the protective covering encasing the growing antler. It is a layer of soft skin that nourishes the growing bone by supplying blood to it.

Venison Search: |
The meat of a deer.

Vomeronasal gland Search: |
The gland where vomolfaction occurs.

Vomolfaction Search: |
Volmolfaction is a deer’s sixth sense, in addition to the other five senses common to mammals. It is a process by which a buck sucks a doe’s urine, analyzes it using the vomeronasal gland, and then discards it. This helps the buck determine if the doe is approaching breeding season.

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