I've taken many big deer over the years, but Gnarles Barkley was the biggest—at 300+ lbs. on the hoof, he was a true monster. This meek, elusive behemoth had been on my mind for three years, ever since the day I saw what looked like an elk horn laying in the snow.
Some of the top deer hunting states in America don't allow rifle hunting for deer, including monster buck hotspots like Iowa, Illinois and Ohio.
The last five years have seen an absolute explosion in trail camera popularity and for good reason. They are not only cool and fun to use but when used correctly, they can dramatically increase your chances of scoring in the field.
The warm sunshine of a late September afternoon had faded away. Cool air settled into the hillside flat where my ground blind stood. After scanning the area around my blind, I slowly stretched to pull on a heavy shirt. "Whew, whew," echoed through the woods. I had been busted by the dominant doe of a small herd of deer which regularly used my small food plot.
In this episode the team puts together a plan for hunting whitetails using MRI (Most Recent Information). Watch this video for tips on how to know when to hunt food plots vs. acorns as well as tips for fall seeding of clover. There are more whitetail kills to share but unfortunately, they are not the result of the bow (see time marker 6:39). In SE Indiana pro-staffer Kable McAlpine discovers several deer dead as a result of EHD.
The rut can be feast or famine. Here’s how to ensure a successful harvest year after year
Article by Scott Bestul.
Ever wonder why so many big bucks are killed the first few days of the early season? It's simple if you understand that in most parts of whitetail country deer are in the "feeding phase" of the "feed-breed-feed" cycle when the season opens and deer possessed by the "need to feed" are some of the most huntable deer of the season.
The Need to Feed
A crucial step for success during deer season is to know where does bed in your hunting territory. Bucks will be visiting these locations more and more as the rut approaches.
It's our 200th episode and a great start to the 2013 deer season with the early bow season in Kentucky! Watch this episode as Grant and Adam have to make some hard calls when a nice buck comes in close along with several mature does. Watch this video to find out which ones Grant tags and why he made those choices. See the kill shots at time markers 2:50, 3:38, and 10:15.
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