1 00:00:02,880 --> 00:00:06,440 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Wired to Hunt podcast, your home for 2 00:00:06,519 --> 00:00:11,479 Speaker 1: deer hunting news, stories and strategies, and now your host, 3 00:00:11,880 --> 00:00:16,320 Speaker 1: Mark Kenyon. Welcome to the Wired to Hunt podcast. I'm 4 00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:19,040 Speaker 1: your host, Mark Kenyan, and this is episode number three 5 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:22,400 Speaker 1: eighty nine, and today we're back for another rut Fresh 6 00:00:22,520 --> 00:00:25,280 Speaker 1: Radio episode in which we're getting from the field updates 7 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 1: from all the country on current dear activity, dear behavior, 8 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:38,040 Speaker 1: and the tactics that are working right now. Welcome to 9 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:42,640 Speaker 1: the Wired to Hunt podcast. This is episode three eighty nine. 10 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:46,320 Speaker 1: This is rout Fresh Radio. But this is not Mark Kenyon. 11 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:49,400 Speaker 1: Mark can't join us tonight. He is out helping further 12 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:53,640 Speaker 1: track deer. But Mark did tell me to tell you 13 00:00:53,880 --> 00:00:56,640 Speaker 1: that you're not gonna want to miss tomorrow's episode of 14 00:00:56,720 --> 00:01:00,160 Speaker 1: the podcast. He has an update for us on is 15 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:03,960 Speaker 1: target buck Tran, but I'm not going to say any 16 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:07,039 Speaker 1: more than that. If Mark were joining me, um, we 17 00:01:07,080 --> 00:01:10,680 Speaker 1: would certainly discuss how late November is still a good 18 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:13,039 Speaker 1: time to be in the woods. Mark would have something 19 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:16,440 Speaker 1: motivational for you about how you shouldn't give up and 20 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:19,200 Speaker 1: the rut is still happening, so you're just gonna have 21 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:22,280 Speaker 1: to use your imagination on what he would say, if 22 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:24,480 Speaker 1: you don't want to use your imagination, go over to 23 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:27,040 Speaker 1: the media dot com and type in how to kill 24 00:01:27,120 --> 00:01:30,480 Speaker 1: a white tail buck in late November. Mark wrote that 25 00:01:30,600 --> 00:01:34,559 Speaker 1: article last November, but it applies to this year as well, 26 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 1: and it talks about how you can get it done 27 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:39,479 Speaker 1: during the second half of the rut and why some 28 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:43,080 Speaker 1: big buck hunters actually prefer this to any other part 29 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:47,720 Speaker 1: of the season. Another article is publishing tomorrow, November nineteen 30 00:01:47,880 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 1: on the media dot Com from Tony Peterson, and that 31 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:53,640 Speaker 1: is called how to kill a white tailed buck during 32 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:56,560 Speaker 1: the second half of the Rut. In it, Tony talks 33 00:01:56,600 --> 00:01:59,000 Speaker 1: about how you need to change two things to be 34 00:01:59,120 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 1: successful this time of year. One of them is your 35 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:05,920 Speaker 1: expectations and the other is your strategy. So check out 36 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:09,840 Speaker 1: that article tomorrow afternoon and you're gonna learn whatever you 37 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:11,919 Speaker 1: would have picked up from hearing me and Mark talk 38 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:14,560 Speaker 1: about in this intro. All right now, I'm gonna get 39 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:18,240 Speaker 1: back to the regularly scheduled programming and the hunters that 40 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:21,519 Speaker 1: we talked to you this week are Bryce Lamley from Nebraska, 41 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:25,960 Speaker 1: Brett Joy from New Hampshire, Josh Rooker from Illinois, and 42 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:29,880 Speaker 1: Cadence Starns in Mississippi. These guys are full of good 43 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:34,120 Speaker 1: information and optimism, which is really key for killing a 44 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:37,519 Speaker 1: buck in late November. So let's get to our interviews. 45 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:40,799 Speaker 1: Our interviews this week are presented by Trophy Ridge. Head 46 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:43,400 Speaker 1: over to trophy ridge dot com to check out their 47 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:47,760 Speaker 1: new lineup of top of the line releases from t 48 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:51,000 Speaker 1: handles to risk releases. They have a premium option for 49 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:56,240 Speaker 1: everyone that's trophy ridge dot com. Alright, and joining us 50 00:02:56,280 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 1: on the line first is Bryce Lamley from Nebraska. Now 51 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:01,960 Speaker 1: Bryce in Asca, what would you say the bucket activity 52 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:05,240 Speaker 1: has been lately on a scale of one to ten? Honestly, 53 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:08,000 Speaker 1: and you know, I'm usually conservative about this, but I 54 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:10,240 Speaker 1: would say a nine, and I would say it's been 55 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:14,400 Speaker 1: a nine since about November three. I averaged over uh 56 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 1: six point I think at six point five deer per 57 00:03:17,560 --> 00:03:21,079 Speaker 1: day six point five bucks per day um during that 58 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:24,880 Speaker 1: time period hunting morning and evening. But that's still a 59 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 1: lot of bucks for me to see in an area 60 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 1: that doesn't have much visibility at all. What would you 61 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 1: label this phase of the run in late November in Nebraska? Um, 62 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 1: late November. It's just seems to me like we're on 63 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:42,360 Speaker 1: the tail end of the lockdown, and uh, you know 64 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 1: it's I think some of the bucks are just recouping 65 00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:48,720 Speaker 1: their energy and laying low, and others are popping back 66 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:51,520 Speaker 1: up and still anxious for more. I still think we're 67 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 1: going to be seeing some deer in this this time period. 68 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 1: I like to get closer to some food sources and 69 00:03:59,400 --> 00:04:02,040 Speaker 1: where do they're going to food sources and bucks are 70 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:05,600 Speaker 1: trying to cut them off. You mentioned food sources. What 71 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:08,480 Speaker 1: food sources do you think are relevant right now in 72 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:12,680 Speaker 1: the Great Plains? Well, I think obviously your corn and 73 00:04:13,200 --> 00:04:16,520 Speaker 1: if there's still some beans left. Um, we've also got 74 00:04:16,520 --> 00:04:19,000 Speaker 1: some mouthfouth and milet, but not in my area. I 75 00:04:19,040 --> 00:04:22,560 Speaker 1: wish we had that. If the corn and beans are 76 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:25,479 Speaker 1: are harvest at and if the corn is dis under, 77 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:28,599 Speaker 1: there's not much cover out there, and so it seems 78 00:04:28,640 --> 00:04:30,920 Speaker 1: to me like a lot of the feeding is done nocturnally, 79 00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:33,680 Speaker 1: and so you know, the sun sets and there's nothing 80 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:36,200 Speaker 1: out in the field. Sunrises, there's nothing out in the field, 81 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:40,160 Speaker 1: but they've been there overnight. That said, you might find 82 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:44,120 Speaker 1: some interesting food sources back in the timber and one 83 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:46,800 Speaker 1: of them that I kind of found by accident near 84 00:04:46,839 --> 00:04:49,960 Speaker 1: one of my really good stands this fall was a 85 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:53,240 Speaker 1: locust tree that had dropped a ton of seed pods, 86 00:04:53,279 --> 00:04:56,880 Speaker 1: and every deer though and buck that came by stopped 87 00:04:56,920 --> 00:04:59,360 Speaker 1: for a minute, two minutes, and sometimes even an hour 88 00:04:59,760 --> 00:05:02,800 Speaker 1: to gobblowing up seed pods from those locusts. And I think, 89 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:05,920 Speaker 1: if you've got you know, it's a situation like that 90 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:09,480 Speaker 1: where maybe deer are hungry during the day but not 91 00:05:09,560 --> 00:05:13,600 Speaker 1: a lot of egg type food or acorns left, they 92 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:17,000 Speaker 1: might be gravitating towards something like a locust tree, or 93 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:19,239 Speaker 1: maybe like if you do still have acorns left something 94 00:05:19,279 --> 00:05:22,320 Speaker 1: like that, what do you expect to see for signmaking 95 00:05:22,440 --> 00:05:25,720 Speaker 1: during the week of Thanksgiving. Well, it seems to me 96 00:05:25,800 --> 00:05:27,880 Speaker 1: like that's kind of the time when maybe bucks will 97 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:31,000 Speaker 1: start coming back to the scrapes. Uh, My trail camras 98 00:05:31,080 --> 00:05:33,800 Speaker 1: over scrapes didn't show much in the last couple of weeks, 99 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:37,520 Speaker 1: and I think deer were busy chasing the real thing. Um, 100 00:05:37,560 --> 00:05:39,839 Speaker 1: if they did, they walked right through them. They didn't 101 00:05:39,839 --> 00:05:42,039 Speaker 1: really stop and for the most part, and so I 102 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:44,719 Speaker 1: think it's kind of a time where they start revisiting scrapes. 103 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:48,240 Speaker 1: It's also a good place to maybe take inventory and 104 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:51,200 Speaker 1: if you're trying to figure out what has survived thus far. 105 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:53,200 Speaker 1: We're in the middle of our gun season here in 106 00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:56,919 Speaker 1: Nebraska right now, and so I'm always curious about Thanksgiving 107 00:05:56,920 --> 00:05:59,680 Speaker 1: time to try to start taking inventory and seeing which 108 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:02,080 Speaker 1: bucks made it and which bucks I still have to 109 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 1: hunt in into late November and through the month of December. 110 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:08,799 Speaker 1: I know you've had a lot of success bow hunting 111 00:06:08,839 --> 00:06:11,680 Speaker 1: from the ground. What do those setups look like during 112 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:14,920 Speaker 1: the second half of the rut? Well, I, I would 113 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:18,080 Speaker 1: say from the ground and from low tree stands. I 114 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:21,920 Speaker 1: have three stands six eight ten ft probably the majority 115 00:06:21,920 --> 00:06:24,520 Speaker 1: of my stands or eight to ten ft. And um 116 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:27,120 Speaker 1: also a lot of grounds set ups too, And I 117 00:06:27,160 --> 00:06:29,880 Speaker 1: think again you need to be if you're hunting from 118 00:06:29,880 --> 00:06:33,080 Speaker 1: the ground, you might want to consider places that don't 119 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:36,120 Speaker 1: have a ton of dough traffic because eventually you may 120 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:39,279 Speaker 1: get picked off, or if you do, it's it's passing through, 121 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 1: it's not loitering around. It gives you a better chance 122 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:46,400 Speaker 1: of remaining undetected. I also like, um, those areas maybe 123 00:06:46,400 --> 00:06:50,440 Speaker 1: where um either where were those areas where does like 124 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:54,080 Speaker 1: to hide from bucks? And maybe that might be the 125 00:06:54,080 --> 00:06:56,200 Speaker 1: heaviest cover And on one of my timbers. It's a 126 00:06:56,240 --> 00:06:58,760 Speaker 1: patch of feeders that you can barely crawl through, and 127 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:00,960 Speaker 1: so I like to be down wind does something like that. 128 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:03,880 Speaker 1: So a buck cruising by might come through on the 129 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:06,960 Speaker 1: down wind side of of that cover using his nose 130 00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:09,520 Speaker 1: to check what he can't hardly see. And if I'm 131 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:12,280 Speaker 1: downwind of him, I've got a chance, and he's probably 132 00:07:12,320 --> 00:07:14,560 Speaker 1: not paying a whole lot of attention to me. We 133 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:17,520 Speaker 1: had an ice storm here in Nebraska that took a 134 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:20,960 Speaker 1: lot of trees and branches down, and it is totally 135 00:07:20,960 --> 00:07:24,680 Speaker 1: remade the forest where I hunt, and I think that's 136 00:07:24,680 --> 00:07:28,520 Speaker 1: going to offer actually some more opportunity for places to hide, 137 00:07:29,080 --> 00:07:30,880 Speaker 1: um when the guys wanting to try to hunt from 138 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:33,640 Speaker 1: the ground. When you're hunting in late November, do you 139 00:07:33,760 --> 00:07:36,760 Speaker 1: historically expect to see better movement in the morning or 140 00:07:36,800 --> 00:07:41,160 Speaker 1: the evening. Well, it's interesting in in the November one 141 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:44,480 Speaker 1: through about November fourteen period, I was seeing a little 142 00:07:44,480 --> 00:07:46,920 Speaker 1: bit better option the first two hours of morning and 143 00:07:46,960 --> 00:07:49,960 Speaker 1: then the very last hour of the evening, and then 144 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:52,400 Speaker 1: of course any time in between tween. But those were 145 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:55,040 Speaker 1: the best time praises, the very first two hours, in 146 00:07:55,040 --> 00:07:58,640 Speaker 1: the last hour, it seems like after the rug that 147 00:07:58,760 --> 00:08:02,000 Speaker 1: doesn't really change a whole for me. I guess I 148 00:08:02,080 --> 00:08:06,080 Speaker 1: look at uh seeing less daytime activity the middle of 149 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:08,880 Speaker 1: the day, and so I'm able to hunt, cut my 150 00:08:08,920 --> 00:08:11,480 Speaker 1: hunts a little bit shorter. I don't have to stay 151 00:08:11,520 --> 00:08:13,960 Speaker 1: out all day and that type of thing. If you 152 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:16,640 Speaker 1: have a good food source and it gets cold boats, 153 00:08:17,360 --> 00:08:19,600 Speaker 1: then I think the evenings are better because then I 154 00:08:19,640 --> 00:08:22,560 Speaker 1: think that they're more anxious to, you know, replenish their 155 00:08:22,600 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 1: stores and and get out there and try to put 156 00:08:25,360 --> 00:08:27,600 Speaker 1: the weight back on. And if you've got a good 157 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:31,120 Speaker 1: food source like a standing cornfield or maybe a cornfield 158 00:08:31,120 --> 00:08:33,920 Speaker 1: that's not been just under or some standing beans, I 159 00:08:33,960 --> 00:08:36,040 Speaker 1: think that would be a gold mine, especially in the 160 00:08:36,080 --> 00:08:38,920 Speaker 1: evening going forward. Then in this next week or so, 161 00:08:39,120 --> 00:08:40,920 Speaker 1: what do you think that bucke activity is going to 162 00:08:40,960 --> 00:08:43,439 Speaker 1: be on a scale of one to ten in Nebraska? 163 00:08:44,040 --> 00:08:46,160 Speaker 1: I still give it in nine. I'm seeing a lot 164 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:48,840 Speaker 1: of bucks showing up on social media. They're getting killed 165 00:08:48,880 --> 00:08:52,680 Speaker 1: gun ambo and uh. I've always liked that Thanksgiving time 166 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:55,360 Speaker 1: prade all the way through about December tenth or twelfth 167 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:58,640 Speaker 1: or fifteen. It just seems like that the bucks that 168 00:08:58,760 --> 00:09:01,400 Speaker 1: survive our gun seas and they're still active and still 169 00:09:01,400 --> 00:09:04,120 Speaker 1: trying to find some more of them. All right, Bryce, 170 00:09:04,200 --> 00:09:06,480 Speaker 1: great information, good luck with the rest of your season, 171 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:09,320 Speaker 1: and thanks for joining me. Oh, thank you, thank you 172 00:09:09,400 --> 00:09:12,320 Speaker 1: very much, all right and joining us on the line. 173 00:09:12,320 --> 00:09:16,240 Speaker 1: Next is Cadence Stars from Rugged Whitetail in Mississippi, now 174 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:19,040 Speaker 1: Caden in Mississippi. What would you say the Buck activities 175 00:09:19,080 --> 00:09:22,520 Speaker 1: been lately on the scale of one to ten? Lately, 176 00:09:22,520 --> 00:09:25,439 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say it's been around a four. It's been 177 00:09:25,440 --> 00:09:29,640 Speaker 1: pretty pretty warm weather here in Mississippi. Um, they have 178 00:09:29,800 --> 00:09:31,840 Speaker 1: been on their feet a whole lot. I have been 179 00:09:31,840 --> 00:09:34,920 Speaker 1: seeing some get up kind of early. It depends on 180 00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:37,960 Speaker 1: how close you are the betting. Um not seeing any 181 00:09:37,960 --> 00:09:41,559 Speaker 1: on the food sources until well after dark. But I'm 182 00:09:41,559 --> 00:09:43,439 Speaker 1: gonna I'm gonna put it out as a four. Uh, 183 00:09:43,559 --> 00:09:45,120 Speaker 1: I just haven't there was a whole lot because of 184 00:09:45,120 --> 00:09:48,080 Speaker 1: the weather. But hopefully that picks up because a little 185 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:50,440 Speaker 1: bit of a cool weather coming in. Are you still 186 00:09:50,480 --> 00:09:54,200 Speaker 1: seeing bachelor groups together? Then? Yeah, I actually have. The 187 00:09:54,240 --> 00:09:57,520 Speaker 1: other day I saw a few Bucks grouped together, and um, 188 00:09:57,760 --> 00:09:59,319 Speaker 1: me and me and Dad both have been to you 189 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:03,640 Speaker 1: up still together. Haven't really seen them separating yet. Are 190 00:10:03,640 --> 00:10:07,520 Speaker 1: you seeing any signmaking right now in Mississippi, actually seen 191 00:10:07,960 --> 00:10:10,400 Speaker 1: a lot of scrapes opening up. Um, I've been seen 192 00:10:10,440 --> 00:10:12,319 Speaker 1: a lot of rubs, but here in the past week, 193 00:10:12,360 --> 00:10:16,480 Speaker 1: I've seen a lot of scrapes been opening up, and um, 194 00:10:16,760 --> 00:10:18,959 Speaker 1: a lot of rubs getting laid down. A lot of 195 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:22,800 Speaker 1: big tracks are starting to get laid down. Two during 196 00:10:22,840 --> 00:10:26,319 Speaker 1: this very early pre rut in Mississippi, are you primarily 197 00:10:26,400 --> 00:10:30,679 Speaker 1: hunting evenings? Are you hunting mornings as well? I'm hunting both. 198 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:33,559 Speaker 1: I tend to scout a lot in the morning. I've 199 00:10:33,600 --> 00:10:35,280 Speaker 1: got a lot of public so I've messed outing a 200 00:10:35,280 --> 00:10:37,160 Speaker 1: lot of publics in the morning, and I'll hunt the 201 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:39,839 Speaker 1: evening more just because it's been kind of warm and 202 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:41,480 Speaker 1: i haven't seen them on the street a whole lot 203 00:10:41,559 --> 00:10:44,560 Speaker 1: right now. But I'm gonna start hunting mornings here pretty soon. 204 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:49,160 Speaker 1: When you're scouting on public land in Mississippi in season, 205 00:10:49,360 --> 00:10:51,360 Speaker 1: what sorts of things are you looking for right now? 206 00:10:52,120 --> 00:10:54,120 Speaker 1: Right now? I'm I'm looking for the sign. I'm looking 207 00:10:54,120 --> 00:10:58,400 Speaker 1: for fresh sign of scrapes right now, rubs and fresh rubs, 208 00:10:58,920 --> 00:11:02,280 Speaker 1: looking for big tracks. I usually try to stick to 209 00:11:02,320 --> 00:11:04,880 Speaker 1: the transitions and then I'll follow the sign back from 210 00:11:04,880 --> 00:11:07,720 Speaker 1: there to betting. Um, if I find then a country 211 00:11:07,760 --> 00:11:10,560 Speaker 1: that that there's a lot of you know, sign under 212 00:11:11,040 --> 00:11:13,280 Speaker 1: might get that. But I just try to get close 213 00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:17,520 Speaker 1: to betting. What does an ideal betting location look like 214 00:11:17,720 --> 00:11:21,800 Speaker 1: in Mississippi? Well, it all depends on where you're at, 215 00:11:21,840 --> 00:11:25,880 Speaker 1: you know, um some some places. It varies across the 216 00:11:25,920 --> 00:11:29,440 Speaker 1: states that I'm trying to get out. Um. I try 217 00:11:29,480 --> 00:11:31,800 Speaker 1: to get pretty close to thick areas. I said, I 218 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:34,240 Speaker 1: found the bucks that they like really thick areas or 219 00:11:34,360 --> 00:11:38,120 Speaker 1: places far away from hunters, tend where they came to be. 220 00:11:38,720 --> 00:11:41,719 Speaker 1: Where are your trail cameras placed right now? I've got 221 00:11:41,760 --> 00:11:45,400 Speaker 1: a few cameras placed on scrapes. Um, I have a 222 00:11:45,440 --> 00:11:49,839 Speaker 1: few on the trail that exiting betting. I don't really 223 00:11:49,840 --> 00:11:52,000 Speaker 1: don't learn a lot of cameras, but when I do, 224 00:11:52,080 --> 00:11:53,520 Speaker 1: I used to keep them on the scrapes. I try 225 00:11:53,559 --> 00:11:55,640 Speaker 1: to keep them far away so I don't, you know, 226 00:11:55,679 --> 00:11:58,959 Speaker 1: bump any deer out. You mentioned that you're not really 227 00:11:58,960 --> 00:12:02,199 Speaker 1: focused on food sources. Yet when does that change for you? 228 00:12:02,800 --> 00:12:06,480 Speaker 1: It will change as we get into January. Really, Um, 229 00:12:06,720 --> 00:12:08,960 Speaker 1: I just I don't stick close to food. I found 230 00:12:08,960 --> 00:12:11,559 Speaker 1: that the bucks, and it all depends on where you're at. 231 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:15,040 Speaker 1: Some places do good, but I found that the bucks 232 00:12:15,040 --> 00:12:17,880 Speaker 1: don't usually come out to right at dark and you 233 00:12:17,920 --> 00:12:20,480 Speaker 1: need to be close to that bedding and um. But 234 00:12:20,600 --> 00:12:23,960 Speaker 1: into January, I will get closer to food and stay 235 00:12:24,000 --> 00:12:26,559 Speaker 1: on food or even early season, uh like right out 236 00:12:26,559 --> 00:12:29,000 Speaker 1: of the gate the first the first week in October, 237 00:12:29,200 --> 00:12:31,480 Speaker 1: I'll hunt for sendage or I'll haunt the A country 238 00:12:31,640 --> 00:12:34,400 Speaker 1: is chopping. Do you do any calling during this phase 239 00:12:34,440 --> 00:12:40,120 Speaker 1: of the rut in Mississippi? Not really, I found dear here, 240 00:12:40,200 --> 00:12:42,400 Speaker 1: they really don't react. I mean they do react a 241 00:12:42,440 --> 00:12:44,439 Speaker 1: little bit to Colin. So right now I'm not doing 242 00:12:44,440 --> 00:12:46,559 Speaker 1: any column. But once you get into the peak lut, 243 00:12:47,120 --> 00:12:48,960 Speaker 1: I will do a little bit of column, but mostly 244 00:12:49,160 --> 00:12:53,000 Speaker 1: just grunts or even a doe that's just bleep, But 245 00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:56,160 Speaker 1: but nothing the rattling or anything like that. Going forward, 246 00:12:56,160 --> 00:12:58,000 Speaker 1: then this sex week or so, what do you think 247 00:12:58,000 --> 00:12:59,920 Speaker 1: that bucket activity is going to be on the skill 248 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:03,240 Speaker 1: of one to ten in Mississippi, I'm gonna put it 249 00:13:03,240 --> 00:13:05,920 Speaker 1: on a seven. Uh. The tool of weather came in 250 00:13:05,960 --> 00:13:08,120 Speaker 1: a little bit, so I'm thinking they're gonna get on 251 00:13:08,120 --> 00:13:10,640 Speaker 1: the feet a little bit earlier and as we get 252 00:13:10,679 --> 00:13:12,640 Speaker 1: closer to the rut. I think they're gonna start cruising 253 00:13:12,640 --> 00:13:16,400 Speaker 1: around a little bit more looking for those early days. Alright, Caden, 254 00:13:16,400 --> 00:13:18,520 Speaker 1: a lot of season for you to go in Mississippi. 255 00:13:18,559 --> 00:13:21,920 Speaker 1: Good luck and thanks for joining me. Thank you alright 256 00:13:21,960 --> 00:13:24,280 Speaker 1: and joining us on the line. Next is Josh Rooker 257 00:13:24,360 --> 00:13:27,880 Speaker 1: from Advantage White Tail in Illinois. Now, Josh in Illinois, 258 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:30,079 Speaker 1: what would you say the bucket activity has been lately 259 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:33,000 Speaker 1: on a scale of one to ten. Right now, I 260 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:34,920 Speaker 1: would see on the scale one of ten, it's probably 261 00:13:34,920 --> 00:13:39,120 Speaker 1: about a seven. We've seen some really good activity in 262 00:13:39,240 --> 00:13:42,440 Speaker 1: some parts of the state, um Our teaching Advantage right 263 00:13:42,520 --> 00:13:45,320 Speaker 1: til team actually hunts different couple parts of the state. 264 00:13:46,080 --> 00:13:48,559 Speaker 1: The west central part has been a little bit slower 265 00:13:49,280 --> 00:13:52,160 Speaker 1: the last week are so here um and then but 266 00:13:52,280 --> 00:13:55,640 Speaker 1: the northwest corner and Joe Davis County were the other 267 00:13:55,679 --> 00:13:58,640 Speaker 1: half our team hunts activity has been really good. We've 268 00:13:58,640 --> 00:14:01,800 Speaker 1: been seeing a lot of deer. Majority of the bucks 269 00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:05,600 Speaker 1: we've been seeing have been cruising looking for you know, 270 00:14:05,679 --> 00:14:08,240 Speaker 1: these last doors of the of the rut season here 271 00:14:08,960 --> 00:14:11,600 Speaker 1: um and we've been seeing all age class A box, 272 00:14:11,679 --> 00:14:13,920 Speaker 1: a year and a halfs, two and a half, three 273 00:14:13,960 --> 00:14:15,480 Speaker 1: and a half, four and a halfs and an older 274 00:14:15,520 --> 00:14:19,240 Speaker 1: deer as well. UM. More recently, some of the more 275 00:14:19,280 --> 00:14:23,400 Speaker 1: mature deer have been with those UM. So they've been 276 00:14:23,440 --> 00:14:26,840 Speaker 1: a little bit difficult, uh, I guess the call apt 277 00:14:26,880 --> 00:14:30,040 Speaker 1: They haven't really been responding much to calling, But most 278 00:14:30,080 --> 00:14:34,440 Speaker 1: of the younger deer have been very very receptive to calling, 279 00:14:34,920 --> 00:14:37,760 Speaker 1: whether it be a dobe bleat or a buck grunt 280 00:14:38,600 --> 00:14:41,640 Speaker 1: or even rattling for that matter. If you were to 281 00:14:41,720 --> 00:14:44,360 Speaker 1: label this phase of the rod Danny Illinois, what would 282 00:14:44,360 --> 00:14:47,320 Speaker 1: you call it? I hate to use the word lockdown 283 00:14:47,680 --> 00:14:50,760 Speaker 1: because it's not something we really believe in. But I 284 00:14:50,840 --> 00:14:54,760 Speaker 1: will say that the most mature bucks that we've seen 285 00:14:55,560 --> 00:14:58,640 Speaker 1: recently have been with those. Again, they have not been 286 00:14:58,800 --> 00:15:02,800 Speaker 1: very receptive to to calling. UM. In more or less, 287 00:15:02,800 --> 00:15:06,600 Speaker 1: they're to skilling those doos wherever they're going. You mentioned 288 00:15:06,600 --> 00:15:08,880 Speaker 1: before that you're doing some calling right now. Do you 289 00:15:08,920 --> 00:15:13,640 Speaker 1: do any decoying as well? We haven't tried decoying. UM. 290 00:15:13,800 --> 00:15:17,880 Speaker 1: Actually are the stands that have produced I guess the 291 00:15:17,960 --> 00:15:23,600 Speaker 1: most UM most activity recently have actually been more in 292 00:15:23,640 --> 00:15:26,000 Speaker 1: the timber. We haven't had as much activity on on 293 00:15:26,040 --> 00:15:28,720 Speaker 1: the edges, which is a little bit strange, a little 294 00:15:28,760 --> 00:15:32,120 Speaker 1: bit different for us be compared to last year's, but 295 00:15:32,200 --> 00:15:36,320 Speaker 1: I think crops and being an versus out vice versa 296 00:15:36,440 --> 00:15:39,400 Speaker 1: this year also the crop reclation has affected that a 297 00:15:39,400 --> 00:15:42,240 Speaker 1: little bit. Um. The majority of the deer movement we've 298 00:15:42,280 --> 00:15:45,000 Speaker 1: been seeing has been in the in the thicker betting 299 00:15:45,040 --> 00:15:48,280 Speaker 1: areas where bucks are cruising. You know, it's kind of 300 00:15:48,320 --> 00:15:52,120 Speaker 1: decent checking looking for those those What are the hottest 301 00:15:52,160 --> 00:15:56,200 Speaker 1: food sources right now in Illinois? Right now by us 302 00:15:56,240 --> 00:15:58,760 Speaker 1: it's it's definitely corn um. There are a couple of 303 00:15:58,760 --> 00:16:02,840 Speaker 1: fields actually NF friend that still have standard CORNU and 304 00:16:02,880 --> 00:16:06,840 Speaker 1: the deer numbers in those areas are very high. Uh, 305 00:16:07,280 --> 00:16:09,760 Speaker 1: you're not only using that for cover, but it's very 306 00:16:09,760 --> 00:16:12,640 Speaker 1: clear that they're using, um, the head rolls that have 307 00:16:12,760 --> 00:16:16,080 Speaker 1: been picked as their main food source at this point 308 00:16:16,080 --> 00:16:19,360 Speaker 1: in time. As we get into late November, what do 309 00:16:19,400 --> 00:16:23,040 Speaker 1: you expect to see for signmaking as we move on 310 00:16:23,120 --> 00:16:25,680 Speaker 1: in the in the month of November here, UM, I 311 00:16:25,760 --> 00:16:30,160 Speaker 1: anticipate that the scrape activity, um, the robs, those things 312 00:16:30,200 --> 00:16:33,560 Speaker 1: to kind of decrease. Again. We're going to see a 313 00:16:33,560 --> 00:16:37,080 Speaker 1: lot of the bucks checking out the major food sources, 314 00:16:37,840 --> 00:16:41,360 Speaker 1: whether that's you know, acorns in your area of beans, UM, 315 00:16:41,440 --> 00:16:44,880 Speaker 1: pet corn could be alfalfa depending on the specific location. 316 00:16:44,920 --> 00:16:47,480 Speaker 1: I just happens to be corn here. But really in 317 00:16:47,520 --> 00:16:49,160 Speaker 1: the next couple of weeks where it's going to be 318 00:16:49,280 --> 00:16:52,760 Speaker 1: really focused on those food sources. That's where the doors 319 00:16:52,760 --> 00:16:54,400 Speaker 1: are going to be in the box are sure to 320 00:16:54,480 --> 00:16:57,760 Speaker 1: follow during the week of Thanksgiving. Where do you want 321 00:16:57,800 --> 00:17:00,800 Speaker 1: to be running your trail cameras doing that? We could 322 00:17:00,840 --> 00:17:03,560 Speaker 1: Thanksgiving and still cameras that are going to be light 323 00:17:03,680 --> 00:17:08,080 Speaker 1: on those food source edges. UM, pretty close to our 324 00:17:08,119 --> 00:17:11,320 Speaker 1: our stands, because obviously we want to see the activity 325 00:17:11,400 --> 00:17:13,600 Speaker 1: directly in front of our stand Some of these food 326 00:17:13,600 --> 00:17:17,399 Speaker 1: sources are rather large at times, can be m a 327 00:17:17,440 --> 00:17:21,160 Speaker 1: struggle to chat at pinpoint where the deer coming out, UM, 328 00:17:21,240 --> 00:17:24,200 Speaker 1: where they're betting different things of that nature because as 329 00:17:24,200 --> 00:17:28,400 Speaker 1: the crops come off, those things transition throughout the year. UM. 330 00:17:28,440 --> 00:17:31,399 Speaker 1: But again, really trying to get holding on those food 331 00:17:31,400 --> 00:17:34,480 Speaker 1: sources on those edges where you can see a pretty 332 00:17:34,880 --> 00:17:38,879 Speaker 1: large view of what's in front of the camera going forward. 333 00:17:38,920 --> 00:17:40,600 Speaker 1: Then in the next week or so, what do you 334 00:17:40,600 --> 00:17:42,600 Speaker 1: think that book activity is going to be On the 335 00:17:42,640 --> 00:17:46,199 Speaker 1: scale of one to ten In Illinois, it's still like 336 00:17:46,280 --> 00:17:47,880 Speaker 1: one to ten for the next week here. I think 337 00:17:47,920 --> 00:17:49,920 Speaker 1: it's gonna be continue to be a seven. I think 338 00:17:49,920 --> 00:17:52,919 Speaker 1: it's gonna be really solid. Um, it's gonna you know, 339 00:17:52,960 --> 00:17:56,160 Speaker 1: the weather is looking good, shaping up to be um 340 00:17:56,520 --> 00:17:59,200 Speaker 1: nice and cool. I think it's going to continue to 341 00:17:59,240 --> 00:18:02,000 Speaker 1: be good in our areas and and throughout the Midwest 342 00:18:02,080 --> 00:18:05,160 Speaker 1: for that matter. Um, it's a it's a good time 343 00:18:05,200 --> 00:18:07,720 Speaker 1: to be in the woods and in Advantage. Wait until 344 00:18:07,720 --> 00:18:10,280 Speaker 1: as a group, the more time we spend in the woods, 345 00:18:11,200 --> 00:18:14,719 Speaker 1: we're really starting to lean towards this, you know, middle 346 00:18:14,760 --> 00:18:18,320 Speaker 1: tip to later and November being just as good or 347 00:18:18,359 --> 00:18:22,320 Speaker 1: even better than what the earlier part of November can be. Right, Josh, 348 00:18:22,400 --> 00:18:24,399 Speaker 1: I like your optimism. Good luck to you and the 349 00:18:24,440 --> 00:18:29,000 Speaker 1: team from Advantage Whitetail. Thanks for joining me, Thank you much, Spencer, 350 00:18:29,040 --> 00:18:32,320 Speaker 1: appreciate it alright and joining us on the line. Next 351 00:18:32,440 --> 00:18:35,560 Speaker 1: is Brett Joy in New Hampshire. Now Brett in New Hampshire. 352 00:18:35,680 --> 00:18:37,720 Speaker 1: What would you say the bucket t has been lately? 353 00:18:37,800 --> 00:18:42,760 Speaker 1: On a scale of one to ten, I would say that, Um, 354 00:18:42,800 --> 00:18:45,960 Speaker 1: it's the best that's been all year. Um, the weather 355 00:18:46,000 --> 00:18:50,879 Speaker 1: has been excellent. It's been very cold, which is vastly 356 00:18:50,880 --> 00:18:53,480 Speaker 1: different from the week before last. Or last week, I 357 00:18:53,520 --> 00:18:56,400 Speaker 1: should say, um, which was very warm, So I'd say 358 00:18:56,400 --> 00:18:58,040 Speaker 1: it's pretty much in the tent. It doesn't get much 359 00:18:58,080 --> 00:19:02,159 Speaker 1: better than than it is right now. Um. The bucks 360 00:19:02,160 --> 00:19:06,439 Speaker 1: are moving, mature bucks are moving. Um, they're looking for 361 00:19:06,480 --> 00:19:10,359 Speaker 1: the next extra stow um, and they're covering a lot 362 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:14,400 Speaker 1: of ground in daylight. So it's basically all you could 363 00:19:14,400 --> 00:19:15,960 Speaker 1: ask for. The only thing we don't have is tracking 364 00:19:15,960 --> 00:19:19,240 Speaker 1: snow yet. But if you're a stand hunter in the northeast, 365 00:19:20,800 --> 00:19:23,000 Speaker 1: this is what you look, what you wait for, these dates, 366 00:19:23,040 --> 00:19:26,239 Speaker 1: this weather. Yeah, it's it's going down. So are you 367 00:19:26,280 --> 00:19:30,080 Speaker 1: seeing some midday movement right now? Yet? We are, um, 368 00:19:30,119 --> 00:19:33,360 Speaker 1: not not a ton yet. I think that the next 369 00:19:33,880 --> 00:19:40,520 Speaker 1: historically um, today's um, you know eight two is when 370 00:19:40,520 --> 00:19:43,000 Speaker 1: we see the most midday activities. So I bet we're 371 00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:45,280 Speaker 1: gonna see a lot of noon walkers in the next 372 00:19:45,320 --> 00:19:47,560 Speaker 1: three or four days. Um. But I'm sure there's been 373 00:19:47,600 --> 00:19:49,240 Speaker 1: some too. Just because we haven't seen it in the 374 00:19:49,280 --> 00:19:52,320 Speaker 1: big Woods doesn't mean that's not happening. We're relying on 375 00:19:52,440 --> 00:19:55,480 Speaker 1: camera data and you know, observation, which usually we can't 376 00:19:55,480 --> 00:19:57,920 Speaker 1: see very far, and we're you know, dealing with tens 377 00:19:57,920 --> 00:20:01,080 Speaker 1: of thousands acres so obviously rational data is tough and 378 00:20:01,240 --> 00:20:04,080 Speaker 1: serial camera's gonna cover so much. So I'm sure it's happening. 379 00:20:04,119 --> 00:20:05,919 Speaker 1: It always does, But I'm sure we'll see some of 380 00:20:05,960 --> 00:20:07,720 Speaker 1: the cameras or you know, a person in the next 381 00:20:07,920 --> 00:20:11,960 Speaker 1: few days. You mentioned trail cameras as we hit peak 382 00:20:12,080 --> 00:20:14,119 Speaker 1: rut in the Northeast. Where do you want to be 383 00:20:14,200 --> 00:20:18,600 Speaker 1: running those? Um? The only differences I may put some 384 00:20:18,760 --> 00:20:22,600 Speaker 1: on major like trails, like travel areas, pinch points, funnels, uh, 385 00:20:22,680 --> 00:20:25,440 Speaker 1: you know, just main travel corders. Where those deer are 386 00:20:26,000 --> 00:20:28,040 Speaker 1: you know, using to get from point A to point B. 387 00:20:28,600 --> 00:20:30,119 Speaker 1: I will say, though, I don't rely a ton of 388 00:20:30,160 --> 00:20:33,399 Speaker 1: trail camera data this time of year, just because you know, 389 00:20:33,720 --> 00:20:35,399 Speaker 1: when bucks are going from A to B, they're not 390 00:20:35,440 --> 00:20:38,000 Speaker 1: moving around, they're not taking their time, and there's this 391 00:20:38,119 --> 00:20:41,720 Speaker 1: less opportunity for them to walk in front of your camera. So, um, 392 00:20:41,760 --> 00:20:44,240 Speaker 1: just because you're not getting pictures of the bucks you 393 00:20:44,240 --> 00:20:46,119 Speaker 1: want to if you've had them in the last couple 394 00:20:46,119 --> 00:20:48,360 Speaker 1: of weeks to three weeks, you can expect that they're 395 00:20:48,359 --> 00:20:50,560 Speaker 1: going to be somewhere close and at any point they 396 00:20:50,560 --> 00:20:52,680 Speaker 1: could cruise by you. So I wouldn't get too down 397 00:20:52,680 --> 00:20:54,439 Speaker 1: if you know the picture or have a picture of 398 00:20:54,480 --> 00:20:57,480 Speaker 1: the buck y're after. You know, in the last few days, um, 399 00:20:57,520 --> 00:20:59,560 Speaker 1: you know, we we have been getting some good pictures. 400 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:02,919 Speaker 1: It's definitely tailed off. Then they're tailed off since you know, 401 00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:05,920 Speaker 1: late October the first week in November. So they're still 402 00:21:05,920 --> 00:21:07,600 Speaker 1: on scrapes, a lot of them. And those bucks are 403 00:21:07,680 --> 00:21:10,040 Speaker 1: hitting scrapes kind of if they're in their way, I 404 00:21:10,080 --> 00:21:11,960 Speaker 1: would say, but it's not like they're going out of 405 00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:13,960 Speaker 1: their way working scrapes, making a bunch of new ones. 406 00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:16,320 Speaker 1: They are to an extent, but the scraping activity is 407 00:21:16,359 --> 00:21:21,240 Speaker 1: definitely declined, um And subsequently the trail camera activity is 408 00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:23,359 Speaker 1: declined as well. But that doesn't mean the deer or 409 00:21:23,359 --> 00:21:27,240 Speaker 1: the buck activities declined. It's actually increased. So that's just 410 00:21:27,280 --> 00:21:29,719 Speaker 1: an important takeaway that I've learned over the year, especially 411 00:21:29,760 --> 00:21:32,520 Speaker 1: in the Big Woods. When you're doing some in seasoned 412 00:21:32,520 --> 00:21:34,879 Speaker 1: scouting in the big Woods, what are you looking for 413 00:21:35,040 --> 00:21:37,600 Speaker 1: when you're trying to find buck betting and doe betting. 414 00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:41,120 Speaker 1: I'd be focused definitely on doe betting. I don't think 415 00:21:41,160 --> 00:21:43,200 Speaker 1: these bucks are betting much, and if they are, they're 416 00:21:43,240 --> 00:21:46,000 Speaker 1: kind of betting where they end up, you know, randomly, 417 00:21:46,080 --> 00:21:47,720 Speaker 1: because they're tired, you need to lay down for an 418 00:21:47,720 --> 00:21:49,440 Speaker 1: hour before they go look for the next dough. So 419 00:21:49,800 --> 00:21:52,760 Speaker 1: I'm focusing on doe betting. You know, that can be anything. 420 00:21:52,800 --> 00:21:56,600 Speaker 1: It can be you know, a thick you know, conifer stand, 421 00:21:56,640 --> 00:21:58,560 Speaker 1: It can be edges of a clear cut. It can 422 00:21:58,560 --> 00:22:02,080 Speaker 1: be topography based on the mount like points on ridges. Um, 423 00:22:02,280 --> 00:22:05,399 Speaker 1: that can be swamps. So looking for a concentration of 424 00:22:05,480 --> 00:22:08,400 Speaker 1: does is really important. And obviously buck sign is gonna 425 00:22:08,440 --> 00:22:12,359 Speaker 1: help as well. But um, if you can find rubs, 426 00:22:12,359 --> 00:22:15,680 Speaker 1: that's great, scrapes all that stuff, but um really does 427 00:22:15,720 --> 00:22:17,920 Speaker 1: that where it's at. And if you can find an 428 00:22:17,960 --> 00:22:21,800 Speaker 1: area that you know, there's a highway between two areas 429 00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:24,560 Speaker 1: that hold good you know, densities of dose, then you're 430 00:22:24,560 --> 00:22:26,399 Speaker 1: gonna be in a good area. Would I would assume 431 00:22:26,760 --> 00:22:29,880 Speaker 1: and have some action, But you know, staying mobiles, if 432 00:22:29,880 --> 00:22:31,919 Speaker 1: you stay mobile, if you haven't found that spot in 433 00:22:31,920 --> 00:22:34,600 Speaker 1: looking forward is good. Um. You know, if you bump 434 00:22:34,640 --> 00:22:36,200 Speaker 1: a bunch of dough, that's probably a good area. And 435 00:22:36,240 --> 00:22:39,960 Speaker 1: that one thing that I've um kind of come to realization, 436 00:22:40,119 --> 00:22:42,359 Speaker 1: comes to the realization over the past few years is 437 00:22:42,560 --> 00:22:44,760 Speaker 1: if you bump dose out of a you know, small 438 00:22:44,800 --> 00:22:46,959 Speaker 1: area where the does live, They're not gonna leave. And 439 00:22:47,000 --> 00:22:49,280 Speaker 1: just because you bump those does, that buck that may 440 00:22:49,359 --> 00:22:51,800 Speaker 1: or may not be in that area doesn't know those 441 00:22:51,800 --> 00:22:54,240 Speaker 1: does got bumped. He's still gonna come through and check 442 00:22:54,320 --> 00:22:56,680 Speaker 1: that area. So just because you bump the dose out 443 00:22:56,680 --> 00:22:58,560 Speaker 1: of there, that buck still knows those does live in 444 00:22:58,600 --> 00:23:01,880 Speaker 1: that area, and he's gonna keep heat continually circling through 445 00:23:01,880 --> 00:23:04,200 Speaker 1: those areas to check them. So I wouldn't be too 446 00:23:04,240 --> 00:23:07,840 Speaker 1: concerned with blowing does out to find the dose. Um, 447 00:23:07,880 --> 00:23:09,480 Speaker 1: and you know, the does aren't gonna really leave either. 448 00:23:09,520 --> 00:23:11,960 Speaker 1: They have relatively small core areas, so if you bump 449 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:13,600 Speaker 1: them a couple of times, you're not going to just 450 00:23:13,600 --> 00:23:16,359 Speaker 1: completely leave the country. So I wouldn't be too concerned 451 00:23:16,400 --> 00:23:19,280 Speaker 1: about that right now. If we got a fresh blanket 452 00:23:19,280 --> 00:23:22,120 Speaker 1: of snow in the Northeast within this next week, how 453 00:23:22,160 --> 00:23:27,359 Speaker 1: would that change things for you on the tactical level, Yeah, Um, 454 00:23:27,400 --> 00:23:30,240 Speaker 1: it would actually change things a lot. Right now, we've 455 00:23:30,280 --> 00:23:33,240 Speaker 1: been sitting on you know, known areas or bucks cruise 456 00:23:33,320 --> 00:23:38,399 Speaker 1: from the past few years for targeting specific animals, but um, 457 00:23:38,440 --> 00:23:41,720 Speaker 1: really it's toughest targeting specific one right now. You're gonna 458 00:23:41,760 --> 00:23:44,600 Speaker 1: have to hope that the one you're looking for walks through, 459 00:23:44,600 --> 00:23:47,480 Speaker 1: but it could be any number of bucks. Um. But 460 00:23:47,600 --> 00:23:49,160 Speaker 1: I do have a couple of deer that I've got 461 00:23:49,160 --> 00:23:52,439 Speaker 1: pictures of recently, UM that I am not familiar with 462 00:23:52,520 --> 00:23:55,000 Speaker 1: the years past, early even earlier in the season. I 463 00:23:55,040 --> 00:23:57,199 Speaker 1: have no idea what they're doing. If they're random, I 464 00:23:57,240 --> 00:23:59,520 Speaker 1: know they're in the area we're hunting, or I'm hunting 465 00:23:59,560 --> 00:24:03,120 Speaker 1: them now, um where I think they may come through. 466 00:24:03,119 --> 00:24:05,000 Speaker 1: But if we get snow and I am able to 467 00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:07,240 Speaker 1: find a big track, that's a you know, a real 468 00:24:07,359 --> 00:24:08,959 Speaker 1: fast way to get on that deer and kill him 469 00:24:08,960 --> 00:24:10,560 Speaker 1: in a day rather than trying to hunt him for 470 00:24:11,080 --> 00:24:13,560 Speaker 1: the rest of the season and hope that he walks by. 471 00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:17,159 Speaker 1: UM with limited information on him going forward. Then, in 472 00:24:17,160 --> 00:24:18,879 Speaker 1: this next week or so, what do you think that 473 00:24:18,880 --> 00:24:21,040 Speaker 1: bucket TV is going to be on a scale of 474 00:24:21,119 --> 00:24:24,399 Speaker 1: one to ten in New Hampshire. I think it's gonna 475 00:24:24,600 --> 00:24:26,680 Speaker 1: remain in a ten for the next three or four 476 00:24:26,760 --> 00:24:28,680 Speaker 1: days and may taper a bit towards the end of 477 00:24:28,680 --> 00:24:32,080 Speaker 1: the week. Um, you know, maybe till an eight or nine. 478 00:24:32,359 --> 00:24:35,320 Speaker 1: But I still think it's gonna be really high. Um. 479 00:24:35,480 --> 00:24:39,280 Speaker 1: Peak breeding is tomorrow essentially in New Hampshire. Um, so 480 00:24:39,560 --> 00:24:42,280 Speaker 1: that's great and just on the other side of peak breeding. 481 00:24:42,320 --> 00:24:47,040 Speaker 1: Maybe the twenty second seven is really good, um really 482 00:24:47,080 --> 00:24:49,879 Speaker 1: good action, a lot of older deer up cruising looking 483 00:24:49,880 --> 00:24:52,199 Speaker 1: for does it's gonna start to taper off, you know 484 00:24:52,320 --> 00:24:54,280 Speaker 1: towards the thirty a little bit. You still gonna have 485 00:24:54,320 --> 00:24:57,560 Speaker 1: good activity, but just maybe not the midday all zombie 486 00:24:57,560 --> 00:24:59,560 Speaker 1: mode cruising as I call it, where those deer just 487 00:25:00,040 --> 00:25:04,399 Speaker 1: us searching and searching. Alright, Brett, I know you guys 488 00:25:04,440 --> 00:25:06,200 Speaker 1: just killed the buck there, so I'm gonna go check 489 00:25:06,200 --> 00:25:09,080 Speaker 1: out that video on the Just Hunt Club on YouTube. 490 00:25:09,320 --> 00:25:11,119 Speaker 1: Good luck with the rest of your season and thanks 491 00:25:11,119 --> 00:25:15,840 Speaker 1: for joining me. And that concludes this week's episode of 492 00:25:15,960 --> 00:25:19,919 Speaker 1: Rutt Fresh Radio. Thanks to Bryce, Brett, Josh, and Caden 493 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:22,520 Speaker 1: for joining me, and thank you guys for listening. 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