John Cholin I've been watching this channel for a few months now and I have come to realize I have been screwing-up for the past 50 years! I bought the books. They are great. I bought and did the course. Worth every cent I paid and more. Now I have a plan. It will take me all winter to implement the improvements but I think I am on my way! Thank you, Jeff! JMC
Man you are the goat when it comes to deer hunting and land plotting. My wife and I both watch you often. In addition when you add the different videos where you see the parcels it actually creates a very peaceful evening for my wife and I to watch. You are a an example of being the best in your business.
Man, I have to say. I turned my little 18 acre parcel into a mega buck spot in a year. Bought the raw land. Watched 2600 of your videos. Did what I could from 1200 miles away. Had action all season and shot a pot belly big racker. I’m only about half way done implementing your principles but man it is working. Thanks for not being selfish with your experience.
I feel like Jeff is hearing me talk and think. I’m talking about things... boom here’s a video... something else... boom here is a video. Awesome videos guys. Love the information.
I had all but given up seeing and getting a shot at the big one on the trail camera. But I kept at it. You’ve been preaching about the 2nd rut and the HuntWise app said today was a good day. Well, I got him at the last minute of the evening. By Texas standards, he’s a beauty. You and the guys at The Hunting Public have kept me motivated and it paid off. Keep up the good work!
I put my first food plot in back in 1997 Jeff and I've put everything in from corn to clover ,chicory ,alfalfa ect and I feel I'm pretty knowledgeable but my success has increased since watching you the last few years Jeff , my winter rye plots have been amazing low pressure getting in and out clean and I can literally shoot deer every night just tonight my daughter and I could have shot 1 buck and 5 doe tonight last week every night 10-15 deer I've had great success with brassicas ,winter rye ,good cover and corn .this has been my best late season I've ever had .
One of your best videos...and you have many great ones. Solid excellent advice here. We’ve been managing our personal 35 acres like this for over 10 years. High hunting pressure area and the deer just pour in as the season progresses. Hunters across the road will say they have not seen a deer for days and we are absolutely loaded up every night behind the house. It’s very true tho...a lot of work and patience...but very rewarding. Great work Jeff.
Amazing channel! Took 20 years to get this house on 25 acres. Perfect property. First time hunting in a long time, and I spent the season spooking every deer making every mistake, haha! So much to learn, stuff I didn't know I didn't know.
I wish i could post here all the bucks I've takin with my bow since following Jeffs advice. I had a good amount of experience under my belt. I had done fairly well but as we all know its the extra things that put you over the top on anything. I arrow a nice buck every year nowdays. And i do it using tried and true tactics most of the the ones that put me over the top i learned from Jeff. If your a young hunter or new hunter cut thru the bs and follow this guy. You'll be doing well in no time.
Thanks for all the tips and sharing of knowledge Jeff. I have to hunt from the ground (lack of equipment), and the areas I hunt are very, very small parcels (20 to 40 acres). Both areas have bedding/travel corridors & access to fields (recently harvested beans & crp). I'm hoping this knowledge for late season can not only help me nab a second doe this year...but my first ever buck too. Thanks for all you do!
Jeff me and you talked about the ATV subject years ago, and i told you i was using a electric golf cart. This is my second year of totally not using ATV during hunting season and i have literally tripled my buck count on this piece of property. And i have actually drove up to one of my cameras with the electric cart replaced card and a mature buck walked by 15 mins after i drove off. And if you remember my land is in a urban setting with lots different types of noise, but like we discuss bucks can recognize a intruding noise that is different. stealth is key to big bucks..
Appreciate you telling the truth from your years of personal experiences! Regardless of what people think or what certain brands do to try and persuade you to use products you don’t fully believe in!! Some folks just aren’t open minded enough to admit their tactics they learned from Old Uncle John or Grandpa Tom just aren’t proven and have been less than par for years now.
Thank you so much for the hunting tips!! I’m from Pennsylvania and I hunt both Maryland and Pennsylvania; hunting is my favorite sport by far. Your tips are always very helpful and I’ve been using your past tips for this years hunt and have seen some really nice bucks this year on public land, which might I add, I’ve never seen a buck bigger than the 10 point basket I shot. This year I saw not one but four or five 8 point + bucks on public land. Love your channel man never stop producing content!
U r absolutely right....I have 40 acres and have every deer in a mile section eating on my property every dec jan Feb.....I have 20 acres of post oaks and blackjack and hickory....and 20 acres of grass and ever greens open and a big pond... 1 feeder at break....in the middle...
Trying to hit what I can on these topics with SE WI public land. My first year hunting so I figure at least I’m learning a little bit even if I don’t see anything or get a tag. Thanks for the info though, I’m planning on getting back out in a couple days when we’re in the single digits to work an area again
Watching your video's helped me go out late season & enjoy the second rut last year for the first time, December 21- it was awesome, result was had the woods to myself and arrowed a good buck. Thanks brother.
Seems this year we are the night time hour zone for the big heavy guys in the area. Decent 6s and a few 4s and spikes during the daytime but the bigger guys only show on cam at night. Will be spending more time next year on land and food plot management but at least we are seeing more bucks then the last few years thanks to the lessons taught in your vids, Jeff!
Stumbled upon your channel.. subscribed and hit the notification Bell. Love the content! I hunt La Qui Parle county MN on border of SD. I'm a bow hunter looking to get my first deer.
Got my first deer with a bow yesterday. Thought it was a doe I've been seeing but sad to say it was a button buck with almost non existent buttons. Very thankful regardless. Your advice certainly helped my wife and I get meat for the winter. Thanks, Jeff! Now using this video to help me fill my last tag.
@@Tryingyourbestatwhateveryoudo I hunt impenetrable hemlock swamp. Deer pop out with no warning into a 5 ft wide shooting lane, so that would've done me no good. Have fun ignorantly critiquing two year old comments though!
I have learned a lot from watching your videos. I find them indispensable for tips vs. myths, and I appreciate how you confirm what I have thought a long time about all the gadgets and superstitious products that simply create hype and spending $ rather than time spent developing skill. Your advice about scent control in/out of stands, ATVs, etc, are hard to argue with. However, I can't help thinking that some aspects of your Method apply mostly to landowners who have a lot of time and money (more than the average hunter) to spend all year perfecting food plottery and all the minutiae involved in habitat grooming -- though I am certain you correct about all that. It just seems to me that your channel is really aimed at 1 narrow audience of hunters -- the kind of wealthy guys who hire you to design an intensive year-long program of constant maintenance, which as you say, is really the norm for successful deer hunting OF THIS TYPE. You seem to say there are 2 types of hunting: private (your type) and public. But aren't there many different types of property out there, and types that you don't really address? I talk to lots of successful hunters who take monsters year after year, and multiple monster bucks annually. And they tell me the same thing -- they don't "hunt the wind." Why? Because we are mountaineers, hunting mountain deer in the Ozarks. We own or hunt on private land as well as public, but our terrain only swirls the wind -- I have basically 70 acres of drainage with N and S slopes converging in the middle of a creek, with only a couple of small benches but no flat areas or pastures. My friends hunt similar terrain, yet I am striving to learn their secrets of bagging huge bucks. Our work commitments demand that we hunt simply when we can get time off, not when optimal conditions prevail. I agree with all your advice about trying to set up your career so that you can hunt during the most propitious times of the season and so on, but a lot of us do not have the leverage to do that at work. I am lucky to own any property at all, extremely fortunate, but I could only afford a parcel like this which is less than ideal, and in windows of opportunity from work that are less than ideal. If you wait until everything is perfect, or at least optimal in my case, then you will be waiting forever (you will simply not hunt at all), because lining up all those factors and moving parts is not possible for the average hunter. So why should I complain? Your channel does an excellent job of addressing the factors for a certain Land Lord type of hunting (and even certain types of public land). I still get lots of useful tips from you, and I thank you heartily for it. It just seems that you are talking as if your advice applies to every income and every type of terrain, which in reality there are so many different types of hunting besides meticulous (obsessive and expensive) habitat maintenance. Surely this is not the only way to hunt, though I guess if you have the money and the time, your Method would be the proper way. I would just like to see an occasional departure episode on your channel, and maybe a wider acknowledgment, about different types of hunting, different types of land and terrain, and different factors that demand different techniques. But again, I admit that you are the Master of your own Method presented here. I just won't ever be the wealthy type of guy (money- or time- wise) who can conform to all your standards. It's not a 1-size fits all. And my friends who routinely take monsters in my Ozarks region can testify to that. (Okay, you say, then go watch channels about that. I do! And I watch yours. It's great. I just think you might broaden out a bit sometimes along these lines.)
Jeff-Thank you so much for your information and willingness to share with us. Just a thought, would you do a video on your top five natural food sources? Especially for large woods. Thanks in advance!
Trying to key in on low impact public land areas for the rest of the month. I love the challenge of late season bowhunting. Hardly anybody in the woods and deer are walking on eggshells. I will definitely put your advice into practice for the remainder of the season.
It's been great being apart of WHS. I'm using your suggestions, I'm developing plots, screening and mock scrapes. I'm ready for plots again!! Thank you Sir.
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge, Jeff! I've learned a lot over the last few years and have been successful in the woods as a result. Congrats on a great 2020 hunting season as well!
I’ve watched so many of your videos. I’m a hunter from southern Wisconsin and I only have public land at my disposal. How to I hunt pressured public land with and luck. I’ve found the spots where the least people go. Identified food sources, Bedding, and water, but still seems very though to get even a look at a deer. If you read this thanks for making me a better hunter
Great advice Jeff. Haven’t had much time to hunt since I’m moving into a new house as well over the holidays do my area has seen no pressure. Plan on late season hunts. Continued success.
First of all thank you for your knowledge and these videos...next, a question. I live in Northern Ohio where there is 1. A lot of ag. 2. Farmers won’t come off an acre for a food plot. 3. Farmers won’t leave standing crops for late season. My question is: will your buckwheat/food plot method work inside of the woods? If not...is there an “in woods” method for me on my lease for late season? Thanks so much.
Hello Jeff, first off thanks again for your time and knowledge. I'm sure it's not easy with the busy lifestyle we lead. I have a small parcel behind my house that I hunt which recently this year I took my bait pile and moved it from my grass field into the thicket / low growth about 20 yards and cleared a 10yrd by 10yrd circle. Since I did that and didn't put bait out until September all that was coming into my bait was small bucks and NO does? Normally it was all does and some bucks at night. Just thought it was a coincidence since I seen your video? Now I'm seeing more does and one core buck that comes in faithfully right at dark. I call him half rack cause one side broke off around rut time, he's around 2 year old. We only hunted it about 4 times and taken 2 does but my son spooked a doe when he shot the other doe. So that was a month ago and we haven't been in there since only to replenish the bait. Sorry so long but this video kinda answered a couple questions I had and gave me some pointers. Thanks again!
Received snow in n. Pa. last week. Scouted an area with lot of movement. Area is similar to a saddle. Found an entrance from road where I can access up hill in the morning. Your opinion.
Great content. In a year I want to purchase hunting property in pa. What are some of the items I should consider in my purchase. What would be the minimum amount of acreage and how far should I consider in travel time from my residence.
The ATV thing has been interesting for us. Last couple years not much success by walking in to our stands. This summer and fall we used an ATV to bait the stands regularly. Now it seems that the deer recognize the sound because within hours of passing through they will come out. I harvested a nice 8 pointer two days ago while my Polaris Ranger was parked 30 yards from him. Also harvested a large doe while an ATV was parked about 60 yards away. I'm on the fence overall, I can't see how ATVs help but I'm also not sure that they are hurting. We had our best season so far, almost tagged out on 5 tags. We're on 100 acres of big timber in the Muskoka region of Ontario.
All great info. Couple questions, Jeff. One is what if your only access is through a field....what do you do? I know I've heard of some guys that go in super, super early....or they'll wait till first light and stalk their way in. Secondly, this has to do with recovering deer. If you shoot a deer right at first light, are you still waiting till dark for retrieval? Thanks and keep up the great work!
Hey Jeff! Watching another old video! Awesome, quick question, deer are not ony property, but they are right next to it by the corn fields. My bedding still needs work, and my food plots didn't do very well, everything in it is dead right now. Is that the reason there not on my property? And will the come back in the spring and summer?
I just watched episode 7 of Mississippi State University deer University. They talk about a concept called the mineral stump that I thought you might find useful in regards to hardwood regeneration.
Question Jeff. For a person who hunts only permission property and is not able to do food plots. Can scattered corn serve as the daily afternoon feeding if left completely un pressured? It’s what I’ve done for the last few years with pretty good success. But I’m assuming a green food source would be much better for the afternoon feeding. But would you place more importance on me leaving the corn completely un pressured and waiting on those high percentage whether days to hunt? Rather than having the perfect green food source? This is NC where baiting is legal of course.
Jeff, I've watched a lot of your videos. Your confidence is great, but it brings a deal if arrogance with it. I'm from eastern PA and I truly can't name a single property where your methods would work. The properties just aren't setup that way here. You can't have morning/evening stands. You can't have different access points. The property I hunt has 1 access point, and you will spook deer every single morning or every evening when you leave. Believe me, I wish it was different. But any large tract of land that could possibly follow your techniques has been completely cleared for farmland.
Been out every day in NY, most were ALL DAY and saw nothing but 1st year does. Finally popped a fat doe yesterday an hour after I was about to give up on the season!
ive been out so much...public land where i hunt is so over pressured by this time of year i did get lucky on thanksgiving morning and got a 6 point buck...not a monster but an average state land buck...first deer since 2014 lol with any luck i can fill my doe tag this final weekend......im about to say the most confusing sentence....im so completely over this season but i cant wait until next season
Jeff, thanks for the content, I have followed you for some time and truly appreciate all you info and knowledge. Quick question for you or any of your subs.....access is a bit of a challenge on our parcel. To get to stands, we have to access thru the heart of the woods, pretty deep in. Depending on the stand choice, our hike in is 1-1.5 miles, and a good 40 min+ walk. Unless the ground is wet, it sounds like I’m walking in, on bags of potato chips. We’ve learned many of the bedding areas, and try to avoid as best as possible, but entry and exits occasionally involve bumping a deer or two, we never use ATV’s after Sept. 1st. Lots of walking. With that said, I really like your electric bike, however I think an E-side by side will probably be my route. I am curious if I use it to get close to my stands, will it spook any more deer than me walking in. I am thinking it may even be less stressful on the herd. Just not sure, and would like to get some feedback. The E-side by sides are super quite, but still will crunch leaves just like walking...?
I was wondering if you could do a video on finding deer on public land in places like New York, I've seen some videos but they don't really apply to NY because finding food source and bedding is hard in these woods that don't generally have a lot of food sources.
Smog I grew up in Upstate. There are many types of food near state land in CNY. Check out Highland forest and Shackham state forest (SW of Fabius) Many farms located near these areas along with many other vegetation the deer feed on. I have seen so many deer feed on brier bush leaves. It’s funny to watch one get a thorn in their mouth. I feel many of his videos apply across the nation.
See i live in Pa outside Philly heavy pressured small 10 15 acher patches and this hunting the wind is tough it seems like deer are everywhere except the buck there nowhere to be found even doing deer drives havnt been seeing any buck even by corn idk this is tuff I just like to get out there and sit and maybe thats my problem lol
Great video can’t wait to fist seed switch grass this winter Jeff can u do a video on cutting timber for deer my hard woods are opening up now what steps do I need to do do a video on that
I hunt shotgun area in West Central MN which is highly agricultural land. We grow some sweet corn for the family and rotate it on some land. I’m wondering what would be a good fall food source crop that I could rotate with the sweet corn that would be a late season food for deer?
Looking for opinions I hunt the piedmont of nc . This year is my first year on a new property I have a couple of things I am trying to figure out. My buck to doe ratio is 2 to 1 bucks to doe . And most of my movement is at night. When I do see them it in the morning time. I am planning on planting a plot next year and thoughts. Thanks
HibJeff, now isn't a bad time but you may not get immediate results? Really depends on where the bucks are at right now. Not a bad time either because you really shouldn't spook much...or at least it isn't a critical time. Good luck and you are very welcome...I really hope it helps you out on public land 👍
I watched Jeff’s mock scrape videos last year for late after rifle season December hunts. Even had my 8 year old son create one. They came in at night but had several 2-3 year old bucks add to the scrape. I think it’s a slim chance late in the season, but still possible in the right conditions. Best of luck!!
@@redheadhunter4525 Thanks...I'm definitely going to give it a shot. I'm going to have limited opportunities to hunt the rest of the season due to work so I'm just going to try to experiment a little and get a better understanding of the geography in this piece I'm hunting. I just about had it to myself until gun season which was nice!
Wish i could send screen shot of the 60 acres i hunt up here in MAINE i am only one allowed to hunt last year i saw LOTS of deer an sigh this not seen any deer an only few tracks only difference i know of is stream that ran through was dried up an someone had been in through tagging wet lands wanted to send screen shot an get your advice of where on the 60acres would be best hunting
Jeff, you are one of the best! I'm in Yazoo County, MS. I have lots of mature sweet gum what should I do with them. I assume I should cut and hit with Imazapyr.
Hi Jeff. I put in 2 acres of the whs blend from north woods. I have not had much deer activity there. The oats grew to almost waist high and they seem to only pick at the beans and peas. What should I do differently if the deer really don’t eat the oats? I am in a big ag area and I see them in cut beans and corn more than the green fields. I did cover with rye as well
Can you make a video reviewing what to do when you get a non-lethal shot on a deer. Just shot my target buck with the slug in NJ and was unable to recover him due to poor shot placement on my part. Tracked him 2 miles and 12 hours after backing out but blood was very minimal and all signs pointed to a muscle shot. Any suggestions on trying to get back on that deer or info on how deer behave after an injury like that? I am feeling terrible about losing the deer and holding onto a hope that i will get a second chance at him. Any advice would be huge.
Thank you Jeff for all the advice I’ve been watching your channel a couple years now and making steady progress on our 40 acres. Question: if I’ve got all the food and cover and do everything you say, will a mature buck stay on my property if the neighbor drives his atv to his stand less than 150 yards from our property line? He spooked a mature buck opening morning of rifle that hung around all fall and I haven’t seen him since.
Hey Jeff! I have watched your videos of the past two hunting seasons, you have definitely made me a better and understand the intricacies that go into having a successful hunt. I just wanted to know if you would try a product called scent thief. I used it this year and last and have never gotten blown. Even when the conditions have been terrible. Just wanted to know if you could try it and see what you think. Thank you for all the videos and the vast knowledge you have to help make hunters like me more successful. Keep up the amazing work.
Hey Jeff, my girlfriend was watching Newsmax, and she hollered "that Jeff Sturgis hunting guy you watch is on Newsmax" it was Sean Spicer! Ha ha. You do kinda resemble and sound a little alike.
You mentioned getting deer after dark even if you shoot it in the morning. I'm down here in Houston Tx where our highs right now are in the 60's, will the meat still be good? What is the longest I can let the deer sit in upper 50's low 60's before retrieving?
I have done a lot of the things you’ve suggested and saw a huge increase in deer traffic over the last couple of years. However, I must not have good hunting techniques. I’ve over hunted my property again, mainly because I was so excited to see the fruits of my labor. Still, there are holes in my knowledge base, like what makes a stand a morning versus an evening stand. Where do you learn that? I’ve read several of your books but I don’t know that I haven’t missed one or two covering some key details. Getting frustrated
Thank you Jeff can you please help me out how to get big bucks on my camera I have doe and young bucks but no big bucks any tips you can give me will help in my stand am seeing a lot of deer no big bucks
Main would you listen to him What a genius. He is really unbelievable. I hope I can take two thing from this and implement it on my property and hunting practice.
I have videos concerning trespassers and you have to come down on them hard. Report to the police, sheriff, CO...they have to be prosecuted. I'd hunt them like I hunt a mature target buck...get them on film, video, etc.
@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 that is actually how ive spent this season. Game warden and I are close now. Its my first year bow hunting, I spent all year preparing, and rumors got out of my buck and people started flocking. Ill go check for those videos, thank you!
How would you recommend hunting a piece of private land that is mainly horse pasture with about 60 acres of pasture and a little over 8 acres of woods, mid oct- late November we see a lot of deer and are pretty successful, once December hits our deer numbers drop and we see very few, with it being horse pasture we don’t have the ability to put in food plots, any advice?
Jeff, thanks for all the tips. In regards to you wearing ,1600 gram lacrosse boots. Since you are walking up hills , etc. Do you wear your actual size or size up for extra socks ?
How do you get into state land with crunchy snow? My bait gets hit at night, so I give them a few days. Sometimes I go in the morning, sometimes go out for an afternoon, somedays for dark to dark sit. See nothing but fresh tracks. This is for late archery
What should I do about a monster 8 point that everyday we see him he’s full on sprinting with a group a doe an there’s no promise or known spot where he’s gonna be. Also I took a shot at him yesterday but my barrel was loose on the stock an I missed is he gone forever or nocturnal cause this morning I found FRESH piles an piles of scat
Jeff Im thinking of looking into the public land around our property for the 2nd rut in Southern Wisconsin. What would you recommend I look for without snow on the ground to help me find the deer? There's about 3000 acres of public land so I dont even know where to begin scouting wise.
There sure is! But you have to designate the full whitetail plan first, and then fit the timber plan within the deer plan 2nd. Keep in mind the higher the timber value the lower the wildlife value as a pretty definitive rule...
I'd love to know how much you would charge to come check out my 300 acres in NY and see what habitat management that can be done! Your very informative!
Hi Chris, thanks a lot for asking! I will not be in NY this year...BUT, Dylan who works with me has been designing client lands since 2017...this will be his 5th season and he has several fly-in trips already booked. We can help you get on his schedule and get you the details if you contact Diane at ddefran70@gmail.com
Jeff, is rye my best option for a north facing slope? Worried about limited sun, even with trees removed. I did a 1000sqft test plot this year. One bag of lime but no fert. 50 pounds of cereal rye grain seed layered from mid September to mid November. Got only 4-6” high and not thick. No weeds. Deer not hitting regularly.
That's really tough, even rye has to have 4-6 of sun per day or it will not grow thick enough. BUT...that is a really small plot...that doesn't help either. It is worth a try to go much larger! At least a 1/2 acre if you can so that you can establish a consistent pattern of use
@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 yes. Next year I will add a half acre to this area. Need to clear a few more trees and shading branches after hunting season to expand. Thanks!
I use my hay ground as food plots Alfalfa, and clover and then we leave a few swaths of beans left, is that a good idea? I’ve had a bit of success but this is my third year hunting I have killed one buck.
I own 16 acres right next to public land what can I do about 5 acres woods and 10 acres alfalfa field there a couple bimbos that pressure the land but its not terrible
My comment made the video!!!! Wish I could send you a pic of a mountain. Their is a difference in an incline and grabbing trees to pull yourself up a true mountain. Come to Eastern Kentucky and see how many days you hunt without an ATV and I have a great deer herd on only a 140 acres that is very steep and hold multiple mature deer on my property during the season due to many of your methods. Cmon don't be so narrow with your recommendations just as different plot mixes must be prescribed so must different access techniques, but you have to be smart about it. As I said come down next season I'll give you an opportunity to hunt a 190 inch deer that I have multiple daylight pics of and you will be begging for an AtV to access where he is after the first day when you don't make it to the stand.
@@jacobneill5711 He has a method that works for him which is obvious. There are other people who are as good using other methods like scents and scrape hunting. It helps that he hunts some good areas. Take it all in and pick through what can work for you. No reason to be spiteful ......probably jealous.
John Cholin
I've been watching this channel for a few months now and I have come to realize I have been screwing-up for the past 50 years! I bought the books. They are great. I bought and did the course. Worth every cent I paid and more. Now I have a plan. It will take me all winter to implement the improvements but I think I am on my way!
Thank you, Jeff!
JMC
I want to take the time and say thank you Jeff for all the tips. Ever since I found your channel, I've been watching all the good stuff!!!
Thanks...I really appreciate you watching and I hope that it all helps! You are very welcome 👍
@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 think you
I've used his techniques all the way down here in Florida and they work here to. Great information.
Totally agree. I shot a deer of a lifetime this year using Jeff's techniques. Scored 163 gross. 2020 - best season of my life!
Man you are the goat when it comes to deer hunting and land plotting. My wife and I both watch you often. In addition when you add the different videos where you see the parcels it actually creates a very peaceful evening for my wife and I to watch. You are a an example of being the best in your business.
Man, I have to say. I turned my little 18 acre parcel into a mega buck spot in a year. Bought the raw land. Watched 2600 of your videos. Did what I could from 1200 miles away. Had action all season and shot a pot belly big racker. I’m only about half way done implementing your principles but man it is working. Thanks for not being selfish with your experience.
This guys videos got me on a big buck 11am. 🇨🇦 late season 10 point
I feel like Jeff is hearing me talk and think. I’m talking about things... boom here’s a video... something else... boom here is a video.
Awesome videos guys. Love the information.
I had all but given up seeing and getting a shot at the big one on the trail camera. But I kept at it. You’ve been preaching about the 2nd rut and the HuntWise app said today was a good day. Well, I got him at the last minute of the evening. By Texas standards, he’s a beauty. You and the guys at The Hunting Public have kept me motivated and it paid off. Keep up the good work!
I put my first food plot in back in 1997 Jeff and I've put everything in from corn to clover ,chicory ,alfalfa ect and I feel I'm pretty knowledgeable but my success has increased since watching you the last few years Jeff , my winter rye plots have been amazing low pressure getting in and out clean and I can literally shoot deer every night just tonight my daughter and I could have shot 1 buck and 5 doe tonight last week every night 10-15 deer I've had great success with brassicas ,winter rye ,good cover and corn .this has been my best late season I've ever had .
One of your best videos...and you have many great ones. Solid excellent advice here. We’ve been managing our personal 35 acres like this for over 10 years. High hunting pressure area and the deer just pour in as the season progresses. Hunters across the road will say they have not seen a deer for days and we are absolutely loaded up every night behind the house. It’s very true tho...a lot of work and patience...but very rewarding. Great work Jeff.
Amazing channel! Took 20 years to get this house on 25 acres. Perfect property. First time hunting in a long time, and I spent the season spooking every deer making every mistake, haha! So much to learn, stuff I didn't know I didn't know.
I wish i could post here all the bucks I've takin with my bow since following Jeffs advice. I had a good amount of experience under my belt. I had done fairly well but as we all know its the extra things that put you over the top on anything. I arrow a nice buck every year nowdays. And i do it using tried and true tactics most of the the ones that put me over the top i learned from Jeff. If your a young hunter or new hunter cut thru the bs and follow this guy. You'll be doing well in no time.
Hunting public this week in the snow here in VA. You’ve helped change my hunting! Thanks for the great advice!
Jeff said Texas! Finally on the map, baby!!!
Ja, I knew I could stick TX in there at some point 😁 Good luck during the next several weeks!
Thanks for all the tips and sharing of knowledge Jeff. I have to hunt from the ground (lack of equipment), and the areas I hunt are very, very small parcels (20 to 40 acres). Both areas have bedding/travel corridors & access to fields (recently harvested beans & crp). I'm hoping this knowledge for late season can not only help me nab a second doe this year...but my first ever buck too.
Thanks for all you do!
Jeff me and you talked about the ATV subject years ago, and i told you i was using a electric golf cart. This is my second year of totally not using ATV during hunting season and i have literally tripled
my buck count on this piece of property. And i have actually drove up to one of my cameras with the electric cart replaced card and a mature buck walked by 15 mins after i drove off. And if you remember my land is in a urban setting with lots different types of noise, but like we discuss bucks can recognize a intruding noise that is different. stealth is key to big bucks..
Appreciate you telling the truth from your years of personal experiences! Regardless of what people think or what certain brands do to try and persuade you to use products you don’t fully believe in!! Some folks just aren’t open minded enough to admit their tactics they learned from Old Uncle John or Grandpa Tom just aren’t proven and have been less than par for years now.
Thank you so much for the hunting tips!! I’m from Pennsylvania and I hunt both Maryland and Pennsylvania; hunting is my favorite sport by far. Your tips are always very helpful and I’ve been using your past tips for this years hunt and have seen some really nice bucks this year on public land, which might I add, I’ve never seen a buck bigger than the 10 point basket I shot. This year I saw not one but four or five 8 point + bucks on public land. Love your channel man never stop producing content!
U r absolutely right....I have 40 acres and have every deer in a mile section eating on my property every dec jan Feb.....I have 20 acres of post oaks and blackjack and hickory....and 20 acres of grass and ever greens open and a big pond... 1 feeder at break....in the middle...
I must say Thank you for all the knowledge you share with us. God bless you and your family!
Congratulations on what appears to be your most successful year ever "wow!"
Hi Cris thank you very much! It sure is up there 🙂 Definitely as a family with no doubt. And we are still hunting 😁
Trying to hit what I can on these topics with SE WI public land. My first year hunting so I figure at least I’m learning a little bit even if I don’t see anything or get a tag. Thanks for the info though, I’m planning on getting back out in a couple days when we’re in the single digits to work an area again
Thanks Jeff! Appreciate your tips being so timely👍
You are very welcome Mike!! Hope they work for you...soon!! 🙂
Watching your video's helped me go out late season & enjoy the second rut last year for the first time, December 21- it was awesome, result was had the woods to myself and arrowed a good buck. Thanks brother.
Seems this year we are the night time hour zone for the big heavy guys in the area. Decent 6s and a few 4s and spikes during the daytime but the bigger guys only show on cam at night. Will be spending more time next year on land and food plot management but at least we are seeing more bucks then the last few years thanks to the lessons taught in your vids, Jeff!
Another great learning video for me !
And you finally mentioned North Carolina ! Amen
Western NC native myself sounded good
Stumbled upon your channel.. subscribed and hit the notification Bell. Love the content! I hunt La Qui Parle county MN on border of SD. I'm a bow hunter looking to get my first deer.
Got my first deer with a bow yesterday. Thought it was a doe I've been seeing but sad to say it was a button buck with almost non existent buttons. Very thankful regardless. Your advice certainly helped my wife and I get meat for the winter. Thanks, Jeff! Now using this video to help me fill my last tag.
Thats awesome Ryan, my first deer ever was a button buck! Congrats and I hope a lot more deer are in your future with a bow!!
No excuse get binoculars I can't stand to hear someone say well I couldn't tell well yes you can no matter what no excuse
@@Tryingyourbestatwhateveryoudo I hunt impenetrable hemlock swamp. Deer pop out with no warning into a 5 ft wide shooting lane, so that would've done me no good. Have fun ignorantly critiquing two year old comments though!
Pop out...well whatever man. He'll I was just saying. Oh yeah fuck you very much.
I have learned a lot from watching your videos. I find them indispensable for tips vs. myths, and I appreciate how you confirm what I have thought a long time about all the gadgets and superstitious products that simply create hype and spending $ rather than time spent developing skill. Your advice about scent control in/out of stands, ATVs, etc, are hard to argue with. However, I can't help thinking that some aspects of your Method apply mostly to landowners who have a lot of time and money (more than the average hunter) to spend all year perfecting food plottery and all the minutiae involved in habitat grooming -- though I am certain you correct about all that.
It just seems to me that your channel is really aimed at 1 narrow audience of hunters -- the kind of wealthy guys who hire you to design an intensive year-long program of constant maintenance, which as you say, is really the norm for successful deer hunting OF THIS TYPE. You seem to say there are 2 types of hunting: private (your type) and public. But aren't there many different types of property out there, and types that you don't really address? I talk to lots of successful hunters who take monsters year after year, and multiple monster bucks annually. And they tell me the same thing -- they don't "hunt the wind." Why? Because we are mountaineers, hunting mountain deer in the Ozarks. We own or hunt on private land as well as public, but our terrain only swirls the wind -- I have basically 70 acres of drainage with N and S slopes converging in the middle of a creek, with only a couple of small benches but no flat areas or pastures. My friends hunt similar terrain, yet I am striving to learn their secrets of bagging huge bucks.
Our work commitments demand that we hunt simply when we can get time off, not when optimal conditions prevail. I agree with all your advice about trying to set up your career so that you can hunt during the most propitious times of the season and so on, but a lot of us do not have the leverage to do that at work. I am lucky to own any property at all, extremely fortunate, but I could only afford a parcel like this which is less than ideal, and in windows of opportunity from work that are less than ideal. If you wait until everything is perfect, or at least optimal in my case, then you will be waiting forever (you will simply not hunt at all), because lining up all those factors and moving parts is not possible for the average hunter.
So why should I complain? Your channel does an excellent job of addressing the factors for a certain Land Lord type of hunting (and even certain types of public land). I still get lots of useful tips from you, and I thank you heartily for it. It just seems that you are talking as if your advice applies to every income and every type of terrain, which in reality there are so many different types of hunting besides meticulous (obsessive and expensive) habitat maintenance. Surely this is not the only way to hunt, though I guess if you have the money and the time, your Method would be the proper way. I would just like to see an occasional departure episode on your channel, and maybe a wider acknowledgment, about different types of hunting, different types of land and terrain, and different factors that demand different techniques. But again, I admit that you are the Master of your own Method presented here. I just won't ever be the wealthy type of guy (money- or time- wise) who can conform to all your standards. It's not a 1-size fits all. And my friends who routinely take monsters in my Ozarks region can testify to that. (Okay, you say, then go watch channels about that. I do! And I watch yours. It's great. I just think you might broaden out a bit sometimes along these lines.)
Thanks for sharing Jeff. I’ll be back at it for the last day of rifle this Saturday here in Pa.
Good luck Steve...wish I was in the PA woods this weekend too 👍
Jeff-Thank you so much for your information and willingness to share with us. Just a thought, would you do a video on your top five natural food sources? Especially for large woods. Thanks in advance!
I've been in contact with Dylan for an on site visit and I cant wait. Thank you for letting us all in on your hunting management techniques.
Trying to key in on low impact public land areas for the rest of the month. I love the challenge of late season bowhunting. Hardly anybody in the woods and deer are walking on eggshells. I will definitely put your advice into practice for the remainder of the season.
It's been great being apart of WHS. I'm using your suggestions, I'm developing plots, screening and mock scrapes. I'm ready for plots again!! Thank you Sir.
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge, Jeff! I've learned a lot over the last few years and have been successful in the woods as a result. Congrats on a great 2020 hunting season as well!
You are so welcome Stu! Really appreciate you watching! And thank you...it has been an incredible season for sure 👍
I’ve watched so many of your videos. I’m a hunter from southern Wisconsin and I only have public land at my disposal. How to I hunt pressured public land with and luck. I’ve found the spots where the least people go. Identified food sources, Bedding, and water, but still seems very though to get even a look at a deer. If you read this thanks for making me a better hunter
Great advice Jeff. Haven’t had much time to hunt since I’m moving into a new house as well over the holidays do my area has seen no pressure. Plan on late season hunts. Continued success.
Yes!!! You shouted out N. Carolina, thanks for the content
NC shout out!🙂 my problem is trespassing poachers on my land. Can’t keep them out!
First of all thank you for your knowledge and these videos...next, a question. I live in Northern Ohio where there is 1. A lot of ag. 2. Farmers won’t come off an acre for a food plot. 3. Farmers won’t leave standing crops for late season. My question is: will your buckwheat/food plot method work inside of the woods? If not...is there an “in woods” method for me on my lease for late season? Thanks so much.
Can you make videos for us that are not as fortunate to own property? Cover some public land tactics, for late season... TIA
Great buck Dante’ congrats on a real toad!
Hello Jeff, first off thanks again for your time and knowledge. I'm sure it's not easy with the busy lifestyle we lead. I have a small parcel behind my house that I hunt which recently this year I took my bait pile and moved it from my grass field into the thicket / low growth about 20 yards and cleared a 10yrd by 10yrd circle. Since I did that and didn't put bait out until September all that was coming into my bait was small bucks and NO does? Normally it was all does and some bucks at night. Just thought it was a coincidence since I seen your video? Now I'm seeing more does and one core buck that comes in faithfully right at dark. I call him half rack cause one side broke off around rut time, he's around 2 year old. We only hunted it about 4 times and taken 2 does but my son spooked a doe when he shot the other doe. So that was a month ago and we haven't been in there since only to replenish the bait. Sorry so long but this video kinda answered a couple questions I had and gave me some pointers. Thanks again!
Received snow in n. Pa. last week. Scouted an area with lot of movement. Area is similar to a saddle. Found an entrance from road where I can access up hill in the morning. Your opinion.
Thanks for the video Jeff. How do you climb out of that tower blind without blowing out the deer?
Great content. In a year I want to purchase hunting property in pa. What are some of the items I should consider in my purchase. What would be the minimum amount of acreage and how far should I consider in travel time from my residence.
The ATV thing has been interesting for us. Last couple years not much success by walking in to our stands. This summer and fall we used an ATV to bait the stands regularly. Now it seems that the deer recognize the sound because within hours of passing through they will come out. I harvested a nice 8 pointer two days ago while my Polaris Ranger was parked 30 yards from him. Also harvested a large doe while an ATV was parked about 60 yards away.
I'm on the fence overall, I can't see how ATVs help but I'm also not sure that they are hurting. We had our best season so far, almost tagged out on 5 tags. We're on 100 acres of big timber in the Muskoka region of Ontario.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge
Thank you for watching I really appreciate it!
All great info. Couple questions, Jeff. One is what if your only access is through a field....what do you do? I know I've heard of some guys that go in super, super early....or they'll wait till first light and stalk their way in.
Secondly, this has to do with recovering deer. If you shoot a deer right at first light, are you still waiting till dark for retrieval?
Thanks and keep up the great work!
Hey Jeff! Watching another old video! Awesome, quick question, deer are not ony property, but they are right next to it by the corn fields. My bedding still needs work, and my food plots didn't do very well, everything in it is dead right now. Is that the reason there not on my property? And will the come back in the spring and summer?
All easier said then done it's good advise for a place not pressured
I just watched episode 7 of Mississippi State University deer University. They talk about a concept called the mineral stump that I thought you might find useful in regards to hardwood regeneration.
Question Jeff. For a person who hunts only permission property and is not able to do food plots. Can scattered corn serve as the daily afternoon feeding if left completely un pressured? It’s what I’ve done for the last few years with pretty good success. But I’m assuming a green food source would be much better for the afternoon feeding. But would you place more importance on me leaving the corn completely un pressured and waiting on those high percentage whether days to hunt? Rather than having the perfect green food source? This is NC where baiting is legal of course.
Jeff, I've watched a lot of your videos. Your confidence is great, but it brings a deal if arrogance with it. I'm from eastern PA and I truly can't name a single property where your methods would work. The properties just aren't setup that way here. You can't have morning/evening stands. You can't have different access points. The property I hunt has 1 access point, and you will spook deer every single morning or every evening when you leave. Believe me, I wish it was different. But any large tract of land that could possibly follow your techniques has been completely cleared for farmland.
I am having a hard time not giving up after the WI gun season. Still empty tags to fill though...
Amen to that! Us too...still hammering away!
Been out every day in NY, most were ALL DAY and saw nothing but 1st year does. Finally popped a fat doe yesterday an hour after I was about to give up on the season!
Would you recommend using a grunt call this time of year?
good information,we have great hunting in Alabama
ive been out so much...public land where i hunt is so over pressured by this time of year i did get lucky on thanksgiving morning and got a 6 point buck...not a monster but an average state land buck...first deer since 2014 lol with any luck i can fill my doe tag this final weekend......im about to say the most confusing sentence....im so completely over this season but i cant wait until next season
Jeff, thanks for the content, I have followed you for some time and truly appreciate all you info and knowledge. Quick question for you or any of your subs.....access is a bit of a challenge on our parcel. To get to stands, we have to access thru the heart of the woods, pretty deep in. Depending on the stand choice, our hike in is 1-1.5 miles, and a good 40 min+ walk. Unless the ground is wet, it sounds like I’m walking in, on bags of potato chips. We’ve learned many of the bedding areas, and try to avoid as best as possible, but entry and exits occasionally involve bumping a deer or two, we never use ATV’s after Sept. 1st. Lots of walking. With that said, I really like your electric bike, however I think an E-side by side will probably be my route. I am curious if I use it to get close to my stands, will it spook any more deer than me walking in. I am thinking it may even be less stressful on the herd. Just not sure, and would like to get some feedback. The E-side by sides are super quite, but still will crunch leaves just like walking...?
I was wondering if you could do a video on finding deer on public land in places like New York, I've seen some videos but they don't really apply to NY because finding food source and bedding is hard in these woods that don't generally have a lot of food sources.
Smog I grew up in Upstate. There are many types of food near state land in CNY. Check out Highland forest and Shackham state forest (SW of Fabius) Many farms located near these areas along with many other vegetation the deer feed on. I have seen so many deer feed on brier bush leaves. It’s funny to watch one get a thorn in their mouth. I feel many of his videos apply across the nation.
@@dieseldavo3866 I live in southern NY those places are really far for me.
Great video. I am hunting public land for muzzleloader, probably this weekend.
See i live in Pa outside Philly heavy pressured small 10 15 acher patches and this hunting the wind is tough it seems like deer are everywhere except the buck there nowhere to be found even doing deer drives havnt been seeing any buck even by corn idk this is tuff I just like to get out there and sit and maybe thats my problem lol
Great video can’t wait to fist seed switch grass this winter Jeff can u do a video on cutting timber for deer my hard woods are opening up now what steps do I need to do do a video on that
I hunt shotgun area in West Central MN which is highly agricultural land. We grow some sweet corn for the family and rotate it on some land. I’m wondering what would be a good fall food source crop that I could rotate with the sweet corn that would be a late season food for deer?
Looking for opinions I hunt the piedmont of nc . This year is my first year on a new property I have a couple of things I am trying to figure out. My buck to doe ratio is 2 to 1 bucks to doe . And most of my movement is at night. When I do see them it in the morning time. I am planning on planting a plot next year and thoughts. Thanks
Jeff is it ever “too late” to set up mock scrapes? I’m trying to get better at hunting public land and you are helping a lot thank you!
HibJeff, now isn't a bad time but you may not get immediate results? Really depends on where the bucks are at right now. Not a bad time either because you really shouldn't spook much...or at least it isn't a critical time.
Good luck and you are very welcome...I really hope it helps you out on public land 👍
I watched Jeff’s mock scrape videos last year for late after rifle season December hunts. Even had my 8 year old son create one. They came in at night but had several 2-3 year old bucks add to the scrape. I think it’s a slim chance late in the season, but still possible in the right conditions. Best of luck!!
@@redheadhunter4525 Thanks...I'm definitely going to give it a shot. I'm going to have limited opportunities to hunt the rest of the season due to work so I'm just going to try to experiment a little and get a better understanding of the geography in this piece I'm hunting. I just about had it to myself until gun season which was nice!
@@jeffs9920 I had better luck on public land a year later after I made scrape. It became a spot every deer hit the following year
Wish i could send screen shot of the 60 acres i hunt up here in MAINE i am only one allowed to hunt last year i saw LOTS of deer an sigh this not seen any deer an only few tracks only difference i know of is stream that ran through was dried up an someone had been in through tagging wet lands wanted to send screen shot an get your advice of where on the 60acres would be best hunting
Jeff, you are one of the best! I'm in Yazoo County, MS. I have lots of mature sweet gum what should I do with them. I assume I should cut and hit with Imazapyr.
Hey appreciate your videos can you make one pandering to public land more during this second December rut
I have many deer. Stand management I've learned from you.
Hi Jeff. I put in 2 acres of the whs blend from north woods. I have not had much deer activity there. The oats grew to almost waist high and they seem to only pick at the beans and peas. What should I do differently if the deer really don’t eat the oats? I am in a big ag area and I see them in cut beans and corn more than the green fields. I did cover with rye as well
Can you make a video reviewing what to do when you get a non-lethal shot on a deer. Just shot my target buck with the slug in NJ and was unable to recover him due to poor shot placement on my part. Tracked him 2 miles and 12 hours after backing out but blood was very minimal and all signs pointed to a muscle shot. Any suggestions on trying to get back on that deer or info on how deer behave after an injury like that? I am feeling terrible about losing the deer and holding onto a hope that i will get a second chance at him. Any advice would be huge.
Thank you Jeff for all the advice I’ve been watching your channel a couple years now and making steady progress on our 40 acres. Question: if I’ve got all the food and cover and do everything you say, will a mature buck stay on my property if the neighbor drives his atv to his stand less than 150 yards from our property line? He spooked a mature buck opening morning of rifle that hung around all fall and I haven’t seen him since.
Very good video,do you ever sit all day,if so what do you feel is the best spot or do you wait for rut.I’m going to try it a couple times next season.
I guess I didn’t ask the right question this time
Love your Channel, what about big timber hunting. I hunt off the ground because i had a few strokes. And hunt public lands any advice.
Hey Jeff! I have watched your videos of the past two hunting seasons, you have definitely made me a better and understand the intricacies that go into having a successful hunt. I just wanted to know if you would try a product called scent thief. I used it this year and last and have never gotten blown. Even when the conditions have been terrible. Just wanted to know if you could try it and see what you think. Thank you for all the videos and the vast knowledge you have to help make hunters like me more successful. Keep up the amazing work.
Hey Jeff, my girlfriend was watching Newsmax, and she hollered "that Jeff Sturgis hunting guy you watch is on Newsmax" it was Sean Spicer! Ha ha. You do kinda resemble and sound a little alike.
Love Newsmax, but Jeff Sturgis is alot easier listening too.
@@jessemoore7696 lol! Agree
You mentioned getting deer after dark even if you shoot it in the morning. I'm down here in Houston Tx where our highs right now are in the 60's, will the meat still be good? What is the longest I can let the deer sit in upper 50's low 60's before retrieving?
I have done a lot of the things you’ve suggested and saw a huge increase in deer traffic over the last couple of years. However, I must not have good hunting techniques. I’ve over hunted my property again, mainly because I was so excited to see the fruits of my labor. Still, there are holes in my knowledge base, like what makes a stand a morning versus an evening stand. Where do you learn that? I’ve read several of your books but I don’t know that I haven’t missed one or two covering some key details. Getting frustrated
Thank you Jeff can you please help me out how to get big bucks on my camera I have doe and young bucks but no big bucks any tips you can give me will help in my stand am seeing a lot of deer no big bucks
Main would you listen to him What a genius. He is really unbelievable. I hope I can take two thing from this and implement it on my property and hunting practice.
Do you have a video on how to hunt your buck when trespassers have heard of him and keep running off my deer?
I have videos concerning trespassers and you have to come down on them hard. Report to the police, sheriff, CO...they have to be prosecuted. I'd hunt them like I hunt a mature target buck...get them on film, video, etc.
@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 that is actually how ive spent this season. Game warden and I are close now. Its my first year bow hunting, I spent all year preparing, and rumors got out of my buck and people started flocking. Ill go check for those videos, thank you!
How would you recommend hunting a piece of private land that is mainly horse pasture with about 60 acres of pasture and a little over 8 acres of woods, mid oct- late November we see a lot of deer and are pretty successful, once December hits our deer numbers drop and we see very few, with it being horse pasture we don’t have the ability to put in food plots, any advice?
Do you field dress your deer in the woods or should you remove them from your hunting area?
Jeff, thanks for all the tips. In regards to you wearing ,1600 gram lacrosse boots. Since you are walking up hills , etc. Do you wear your actual size or size up for extra socks ?
How do you get into state land with crunchy snow? My bait gets hit at night, so I give them a few days. Sometimes I go in the morning, sometimes go out for an afternoon, somedays for dark to dark sit. See nothing but fresh tracks. This is for late archery
What type of electric bikes do you and your whife ride ??
What should I do about a monster 8 point that everyday we see him he’s full on sprinting with a group a doe an there’s no promise or known spot where he’s gonna be. Also I took a shot at him yesterday but my barrel was loose on the stock an I missed is he gone forever or nocturnal cause this morning I found FRESH piles an piles of scat
Jeff Im thinking of looking into the public land around our property for the 2nd rut in Southern Wisconsin. What would you recommend I look for without snow on the ground to help me find the deer? There's about 3000 acres of public land so I dont even know where to begin scouting wise.
Amen brother. I have 300 acres I work by myself. Easy has nothing to do with it.
Is there a happy medium in timber value and deer value?
There sure is! But you have to designate the full whitetail plan first, and then fit the timber plan within the deer plan 2nd. Keep in mind the higher the timber value the lower the wildlife value as a pretty definitive rule...
I'd love to know how much you would charge to come check out my 300 acres in NY and see what habitat management that can be done! Your very informative!
Hi Chris, thanks a lot for asking! I will not be in NY this year...BUT, Dylan who works with me has been designing client lands since 2017...this will be his 5th season and he has several fly-in trips already booked. We can help you get on his schedule and get you the details if you contact Diane at ddefran70@gmail.com
Tons of awesome bucks we caught on the trail cam early season, are all gone now. I think we pressured them right off the property.
Jeff, is rye my best option for a north facing slope? Worried about limited sun, even with trees removed. I did a 1000sqft test plot this year. One bag of lime but no fert. 50 pounds of cereal rye grain seed layered from mid September to mid November. Got only 4-6” high and not thick. No weeds. Deer not hitting regularly.
That's really tough, even rye has to have 4-6 of sun per day or it will not grow thick enough. BUT...that is a really small plot...that doesn't help either. It is worth a try to go much larger! At least a 1/2 acre if you can so that you can establish a consistent pattern of use
@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 yes. Next year I will add a half acre to this area. Need to clear a few more trees and shading branches after hunting season to expand. Thanks!
I use my hay ground as food plots Alfalfa, and clover and then we leave a few swaths of beans left, is that a good idea? I’ve had a bit of success but this is my third year hunting I have killed one buck.
Are you saying to rarely use an atv on your property or just before and during hunting season ?
we have an opportunity to convert some AG fields to food plots - do we need to turn up the soil to plant the rye ?
I killed an old 196 pound buck December 5th and he was still chasing after them does here in SC
Nice...that's awesome Chandler - CONGRATS!!
I own 16 acres right next to public land what can I do about 5 acres woods and 10 acres alfalfa field there a couple bimbos that pressure the land but its not terrible
My comment made the video!!!! Wish I could send you a pic of a mountain. Their is a difference in an incline and grabbing trees to pull yourself up a true mountain. Come to Eastern Kentucky and see how many days you hunt without an ATV and I have a great deer herd on only a 140 acres that is very steep and hold multiple mature deer on my property during the season due to many of your methods. Cmon don't be so narrow with your recommendations just as different plot mixes must be prescribed so must different access techniques, but you have to be smart about it. As I said come down next season I'll give you an opportunity to hunt a 190 inch deer that I have multiple daylight pics of and you will be begging for an AtV to access where he is after the first day when you don't make it to the stand.
I wish the thumbs down people would man up and say what is on their mind.
People that think they know everything and this guy is proving them wrong I'm taking this guy's advice in like a sponge very intelligent
@@jacobneill5711 He has a method that works for him which is obvious. There are other people who are as good using other methods like scents and scrape hunting. It helps that he hunts some good areas. Take it all in and pick through what can work for you. No reason to be spiteful ......probably jealous.
My opinion on this is he is very consistent and one of the most knowledgeable people on any channel. Very smart. Knows his stuff n