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 --> 00:00:15,640 Speaker 1: Mark Kenyon. Welcome to the Wired to Hunt Podcast. I'm 4 00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:19,400 Speaker 1: your host, Mark Kenyan. This episode number two and today 5 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:21,880 Speaker 1: on the show, we are back for another episode of 6 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:24,599 Speaker 1: RUT Radio, in which we're getting from the field reports 7 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 1: from hunters all across the country about the latest deer activity, 8 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:31,200 Speaker 1: the progress of the RUT, and the tactics working right now. 9 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:50,160 Speaker 1: All right, and welcome Hugh the Wired Hunts Podcast, brought 10 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 1: to you by As you can tell, this is an 11 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:56,720 Speaker 1: on the road edition. I am driving to a new 12 00:00:56,760 --> 00:00:59,640 Speaker 1: spot to hunt, but we are still here for RUT Radio. 13 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:02,480 Speaker 1: We're talking to a bunch of honors across the country 14 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:04,680 Speaker 1: to find out what's happening in the white tail, what's 15 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:07,640 Speaker 1: right now and holding down the fort in our South Dakota, 16 00:01:07,959 --> 00:01:12,160 Speaker 1: South Dakota not South Dakota, South Dakota studio. Spencer is 17 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 1: over there. How are you man? I'm doing good, Mark. 18 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:19,080 Speaker 1: I am very excited that it is now November November six, 19 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:24,760 Speaker 1: as Brety cord this and tomorrow November seven, the hunting 20 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 1: will be even better than this today. And I'm going 21 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:29,040 Speaker 1: to reference an article that's gonna be coming out on 22 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 1: Meat Either tomorrow, UM that I wrote called the Best 23 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 1: Day of the white Tail wrote where I talked to 24 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 1: ten big buck experts and the date that was picked 25 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:41,400 Speaker 1: by the majority of them is the favorite is November seven. 26 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:45,840 Speaker 1: So when this episode drops, uh, the hunting is going 27 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:49,560 Speaker 1: to be great, as they all predict, and the majority 28 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:52,560 Speaker 1: of them pick a date between November seven and November ten, 29 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:55,480 Speaker 1: And so we are absolutely in the best time of 30 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:59,440 Speaker 1: year here for a white tail archery hunter. I will 31 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 1: not just agree with that. It is that, man, It's 32 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:04,920 Speaker 1: what we've been waiting for. Me last week, I know 33 00:02:04,960 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 1: we were talking about it being on our doorstep, and 34 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:10,520 Speaker 1: now it is actually here. And Um, from everything I'm 35 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:12,520 Speaker 1: hearing across the country, there's been a lot of action. 36 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:17,000 Speaker 1: I've been seeing some action. UM. So this is my 37 00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:20,200 Speaker 1: kind of report week. I like it so on a 38 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:23,720 Speaker 1: one to ten scale, I'm gonna give it like a 39 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:28,079 Speaker 1: seven or eight probably. UM. Maybe a few days ago 40 00:02:28,080 --> 00:02:30,399 Speaker 1: I were told you eight. Maybe by today I would 41 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:34,320 Speaker 1: tell you it's dropped down to a seventh. UM. Earlier 42 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:38,200 Speaker 1: this week in over the weekend was seeing a lot 43 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:42,079 Speaker 1: of chasing. UM. A lot of young young bucks all 44 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 1: over the place chasing. And then um, I did see 45 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:48,840 Speaker 1: there's one mature bubble several three year olds, so in Michigan, 46 00:02:48,919 --> 00:02:51,920 Speaker 1: that's a kind of mature box. Um, so three year 47 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:53,919 Speaker 1: olds running all over the place. And then one five 48 00:02:53,919 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 1: and a half year odbluck that I've been seeing that 49 00:02:56,720 --> 00:03:00,280 Speaker 1: has been chasing does too. But the biggest thing has 50 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:02,520 Speaker 1: been doing over the last six days, he's been most 51 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 1: of that time been locked onto a dough. So I 52 00:03:06,680 --> 00:03:11,800 Speaker 1: actually saw this buck breed dough right in front of me. So, um, 53 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:14,120 Speaker 1: there's definitely some of that happening in the woods here 54 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:16,799 Speaker 1: in Michigan. And the last day or two a lot 55 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:18,919 Speaker 1: of my friends have been kind of experiencing the same thing, 56 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:21,920 Speaker 1: almost locked down type of conditions, and that they're not 57 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:26,000 Speaker 1: seeing the many deer just today and yesterday. Um. Now, 58 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 1: of course, this is just based on anecdotal, you know, 59 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:31,200 Speaker 1: observations and a few people. So I'm sure there's other 60 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:33,800 Speaker 1: people that are seeing all sorts of seeking and chasing 61 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 1: and craziness like that. Um, But just me and a 62 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:39,400 Speaker 1: handful of folks, it seemed like I was seeing that 63 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:43,160 Speaker 1: on the second, third, fourth, and the last couple of 64 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:46,320 Speaker 1: days of slow just a bit, but um, but still 65 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 1: it's it's exciting stuff. Are you seeing anything similar to that? Yeah, 66 00:03:51,720 --> 00:03:56,960 Speaker 1: I was seeing really great movement like starting in the October, 67 00:03:57,320 --> 00:04:00,680 Speaker 1: like late October twenties through a few days ago. Now 68 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:02,640 Speaker 1: the movement has still been solid these last few days, 69 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:05,560 Speaker 1: but I don't think it was has been as good 70 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:09,120 Speaker 1: as what it was like five days ago, seven days ago. 71 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 1: Now I'm hesitant to say that's like the best hunting 72 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:16,600 Speaker 1: is behind us, or that this is an early rutt. 73 00:04:16,760 --> 00:04:19,440 Speaker 1: We do need to acknowledge that the rutting moon was 74 00:04:19,520 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 1: October twenty four this year, which calls for an earlier ruts. Um. 75 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:26,640 Speaker 1: And I think that's something will take a look at 76 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:28,440 Speaker 1: at the end of the season here Mark when we 77 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:32,400 Speaker 1: do our recap episode, because um, some early signs here 78 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:35,240 Speaker 1: are showing that maybe the rut was a little bit 79 00:04:35,279 --> 00:04:38,039 Speaker 1: sooner this year, or the maybe not the rut, but 80 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:42,600 Speaker 1: the best rutting movement, uh has been taking place a 81 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:47,360 Speaker 1: little bit earlier than maybe normal. Yeah. I mean, like 82 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:50,000 Speaker 1: you said that around that time frame of the quote 83 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:54,800 Speaker 1: unquote rutting moon, a lot of big gear we're getting shot. 84 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:58,120 Speaker 1: I mean a ton so I don't know if there's 85 00:04:58,160 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 1: anything to it. You know, we we've kind of talked 86 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:03,760 Speaker 1: about in the past. Interesting theory and you can't argue 87 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:06,479 Speaker 1: with the activity that focus all this year, So it'll 88 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:08,479 Speaker 1: be interesting to see how the rest of the rut progresses. 89 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:12,240 Speaker 1: You know. Another another kind of moon related theory. UM, 90 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:15,960 Speaker 1: the Drewies like to talk about how the moon exposes 91 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:19,640 Speaker 1: some of the running activity, daylight ruting activity, and this year, 92 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:23,039 Speaker 1: based off the timing of the moon, they were thinking 93 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:24,360 Speaker 1: that it was going to be more of a trickle 94 00:05:24,440 --> 00:05:29,400 Speaker 1: run um, so kind of scattered running movement and UM, 95 00:05:29,560 --> 00:05:33,440 Speaker 1: more kind of based around fronts and then slightly better 96 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 1: early time period kind of like what we saw, and 97 00:05:35,800 --> 00:05:38,559 Speaker 1: then a little bit slower during the typical best time period, 98 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:42,160 Speaker 1: so let's say the first week of November UM, and 99 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:44,560 Speaker 1: then they were predicting maybe a little bit better than 100 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:47,520 Speaker 1: usual later in the month. UM. So that's another one 101 00:05:47,560 --> 00:05:50,960 Speaker 1: those moon ideas that I don't know what to think 102 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:53,080 Speaker 1: about it, but it's kind of interesting. UM. So be 103 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:55,120 Speaker 1: interested to hear with the reports that we get to 104 00:05:55,240 --> 00:05:57,600 Speaker 1: this week, so that if they're all seeing something kind 105 00:05:57,600 --> 00:06:01,000 Speaker 1: of similar to you and me UM or not. Yeah, 106 00:06:01,120 --> 00:06:03,800 Speaker 1: definitely something that, like I said, I think we'll revisit 107 00:06:03,880 --> 00:06:07,320 Speaker 1: at the end of the year when we recap season. 108 00:06:07,480 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 1: But on this week's episode we have Michael hans Sucker 109 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:12,400 Speaker 1: from Heartland bow Hunter in Missouri and then in South 110 00:06:12,440 --> 00:06:15,440 Speaker 1: Dakota from the Outdoor Forum is Dylan Tramp. Then we 111 00:06:15,440 --> 00:06:18,840 Speaker 1: talked to Andrew Maxwell in Alabama from The Southern Outdoorsman, 112 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:21,360 Speaker 1: and then Byron Horton in Ohio from the White Tail 113 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:27,400 Speaker 1: Experience Excellence and anything else we have to cover between 114 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:28,839 Speaker 1: you and me or do you think we should just 115 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:32,120 Speaker 1: get to those uh folks from cross Country? Well, one 116 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:33,599 Speaker 1: thing I want to ask you, Mark and is a 117 00:06:33,680 --> 00:06:37,240 Speaker 1: question that on this week's episode I ask all of 118 00:06:37,279 --> 00:06:42,000 Speaker 1: our guests, is that what is your ideal ruts set up? Like? 119 00:06:42,040 --> 00:06:46,520 Speaker 1: Paint us that picture of this time of year November seven, 120 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:49,600 Speaker 1: where you want to be sitting uh to catch a 121 00:06:49,720 --> 00:06:54,960 Speaker 1: mature buck moving moving. So usually my favorite place to 122 00:06:55,000 --> 00:06:57,600 Speaker 1: be at this time of year is on the downwind 123 00:06:57,720 --> 00:07:01,120 Speaker 1: side of a perfect betting doe betting air, perfect doll 124 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:04,400 Speaker 1: betting area. Um if that downwind side of a doe 125 00:07:04,440 --> 00:07:07,720 Speaker 1: betting year, it also happens to be where habitat and 126 00:07:07,880 --> 00:07:11,760 Speaker 1: terrain kind of pinch movement into a slightly smaller area too. 127 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:14,440 Speaker 1: That's even better because, like again I think you know, 128 00:07:14,520 --> 00:07:16,480 Speaker 1: it's at the simplest level, when you're hunting the rut, 129 00:07:16,520 --> 00:07:19,760 Speaker 1: it's either doe betting areas or pinch points, you know, 130 00:07:19,840 --> 00:07:23,040 Speaker 1: connecting betting years or betting defeating years, because we're just 131 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:26,360 Speaker 1: trying to catch those bucks moving between those dough hotspots. UM. 132 00:07:26,520 --> 00:07:29,200 Speaker 1: So if I were to elaborate a little more, let's 133 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:32,600 Speaker 1: say we got a let's say it's like a big 134 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:36,360 Speaker 1: brushy field. I really love spots where you can see 135 00:07:36,520 --> 00:07:38,400 Speaker 1: during the rut as well. And this is very dependent 136 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:40,280 Speaker 1: on the areas you're at. But if you've got kind 137 00:07:40,280 --> 00:07:42,160 Speaker 1: of betting here, that's like, let's call it the big 138 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:46,280 Speaker 1: crp field, maybe scattered feeders around it, um, some scrubby 139 00:07:46,360 --> 00:07:49,080 Speaker 1: brush it's it's a doe betting area, but it's also 140 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:50,760 Speaker 1: the kind of area that you can sit on the 141 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:53,320 Speaker 1: edge of it and see a bunch of it. That's 142 00:07:53,360 --> 00:07:55,600 Speaker 1: awesome to me because you get the benefit of being 143 00:07:55,600 --> 00:07:57,320 Speaker 1: on the downloads of a doe betting area, but then 144 00:07:57,360 --> 00:07:59,360 Speaker 1: you also get the added benefit of being able to 145 00:07:59,440 --> 00:08:01,960 Speaker 1: see bucks moving in and around it, and then you 146 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:04,360 Speaker 1: can call, and at this time of year, calling works 147 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:06,400 Speaker 1: better than any other time in the year in my opinion. 148 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:09,400 Speaker 1: So that's kind of an ideal setup. I'd love to be, 149 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:12,200 Speaker 1: you know, maybe on the edge of that CRP seater 150 00:08:12,320 --> 00:08:15,720 Speaker 1: brushy field. Um. Let's say in a perfect world that 151 00:08:15,840 --> 00:08:19,360 Speaker 1: I also have like a steep ravine behind me, or 152 00:08:19,480 --> 00:08:21,480 Speaker 1: a creek or a river behind me, so my wind 153 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:25,200 Speaker 1: is blowing back over a barrier that the deer aren't 154 00:08:25,240 --> 00:08:27,440 Speaker 1: gonna be crossing, so they're not gonna win me. I 155 00:08:27,440 --> 00:08:30,240 Speaker 1: can see this whole area, but any buck that wants 156 00:08:30,280 --> 00:08:33,080 Speaker 1: to smell that still betting area is going to come 157 00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:36,440 Speaker 1: in between me and that you know, betting area, but 158 00:08:36,520 --> 00:08:37,960 Speaker 1: that river is going to force them to be in 159 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:41,040 Speaker 1: front of me. Um, that would be a perfect scenario. 160 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:43,440 Speaker 1: I can't tell you I've found that perfect scenario all 161 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:46,480 Speaker 1: that many times. Um, but that's the kind of thing 162 00:08:46,480 --> 00:08:49,400 Speaker 1: I'm looking for at least. Yeah, I would agree with 163 00:08:49,480 --> 00:08:52,839 Speaker 1: you that betting is key to look for and having 164 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:56,280 Speaker 1: those funnels or pinch points. Uh. You know, largely, if 165 00:08:56,320 --> 00:08:59,600 Speaker 1: I was picking out a place to hunt for this 166 00:08:59,640 --> 00:09:02,720 Speaker 1: week with a bow, I'd be looking for someplace that's 167 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:06,720 Speaker 1: been unpressured uh, you know, unpressured from yourself making sure 168 00:09:06,760 --> 00:09:08,920 Speaker 1: others haven't been in there. If you were on public 169 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:11,360 Speaker 1: land looking for those places that people have not been, 170 00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:15,720 Speaker 1: so those deer are as comfortable as possible. Hopefully you know, 171 00:09:15,800 --> 00:09:19,720 Speaker 1: you've been saving a spot for early November like this, 172 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:23,280 Speaker 1: and that's something you could take advantage of right now. Yeah, 173 00:09:23,440 --> 00:09:25,840 Speaker 1: and then to go with that, just pinch points and 174 00:09:26,040 --> 00:09:31,840 Speaker 1: funnels and probably worrying less about food sources. You know, 175 00:09:32,200 --> 00:09:35,880 Speaker 1: maybe traveling to food but not actually sitting on food. 176 00:09:36,559 --> 00:09:38,959 Speaker 1: And then uh, you know, you can look for sign, 177 00:09:39,080 --> 00:09:40,679 Speaker 1: but I think at this point a lot of this 178 00:09:40,800 --> 00:09:45,040 Speaker 1: sign has gone cold, so that's not necessarily something that 179 00:09:45,880 --> 00:09:47,520 Speaker 1: you need to be like, oh I have to find 180 00:09:47,559 --> 00:09:51,040 Speaker 1: a scrape line to sit on. Yeah. Yeah, at this point, 181 00:09:51,120 --> 00:09:53,079 Speaker 1: it's just fine. I mean, if you really want to 182 00:09:53,120 --> 00:09:56,040 Speaker 1: keep it simple, find the does. That's kind of the 183 00:09:56,080 --> 00:09:59,200 Speaker 1: name of the game. Everything revolves around that. And then 184 00:09:59,280 --> 00:10:01,600 Speaker 1: just putting in the time. I mean, if if you're 185 00:10:01,880 --> 00:10:04,000 Speaker 1: if you're in those areas, a bucks gonna be checking 186 00:10:04,040 --> 00:10:07,320 Speaker 1: for does. If you spend enough time there and make 187 00:10:07,360 --> 00:10:10,680 Speaker 1: sure you're hunting it smart, something's gonna happen. It's just 188 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:14,280 Speaker 1: a matter of being able to grind it out absolutely, 189 00:10:14,800 --> 00:10:18,120 Speaker 1: all right, Mark, well, good luck with your rutcation here 190 00:10:18,120 --> 00:10:20,400 Speaker 1: coming up in Michigan. But let's get to our verse color. 191 00:10:20,880 --> 00:10:22,720 Speaker 1: I'm good man, thank you, and good luck you too. 192 00:10:23,320 --> 00:10:25,280 Speaker 1: Before we get to our first update, though, let's pause 193 00:10:25,320 --> 00:10:27,960 Speaker 1: for a word from our sponsors at white Tail Properties. 194 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:31,520 Speaker 1: This week with white Tail Properties, we are joined by 195 00:10:31,640 --> 00:10:35,040 Speaker 1: Dave Skinner, a land specialist out of Kentucky, and Davey 196 00:10:35,120 --> 00:10:36,880 Speaker 1: is going to be telling us about what to look 197 00:10:36,920 --> 00:10:40,120 Speaker 1: for when buying a property with intentions of early season 198 00:10:40,160 --> 00:10:43,760 Speaker 1: white tail hunting. Yeah. Like Kentucky, our season comes in 199 00:10:43,800 --> 00:10:47,480 Speaker 1: on September. And if you're looking specifically for that early 200 00:10:47,520 --> 00:10:50,160 Speaker 1: season hunt, there's a couple of things. Keep them on one. 201 00:10:50,360 --> 00:10:53,880 Speaker 1: Just like late season food sources are keen um. And 202 00:10:53,880 --> 00:10:56,840 Speaker 1: there's two food sources in Kentucky that trump everything else 203 00:10:56,840 --> 00:11:01,520 Speaker 1: in September, soy beans and acorns. Um. If I'm looking 204 00:11:01,559 --> 00:11:03,720 Speaker 1: to hunt specifically that early season, I want to make 205 00:11:03,760 --> 00:11:06,080 Speaker 1: certain I either have slay things on the property or 206 00:11:06,200 --> 00:11:09,480 Speaker 1: Jason to the property. More than anything, though ecorns are 207 00:11:09,480 --> 00:11:11,800 Speaker 1: always number one, I want to know that there's white 208 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:15,120 Speaker 1: oak trees on the property. Um. We those one of 209 00:11:15,120 --> 00:11:17,880 Speaker 1: those eight wards are following. That's where the zeal will be. 210 00:11:19,080 --> 00:11:20,840 Speaker 1: If you'd like to learn more and to see the 211 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:24,320 Speaker 1: properties that Dave currently has listed for sale, visit whitetail 212 00:11:24,360 --> 00:11:29,080 Speaker 1: properties dot com. Backslash skinner that's s K I N 213 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:32,360 Speaker 1: N E R alright and Enjoining us on the line 214 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:36,160 Speaker 1: next is Mike han Sucker from Heartland bow Hunter in Missouri. Now, 215 00:11:36,200 --> 00:11:38,400 Speaker 1: Mike in Missouri. What would you say the Buck activities 216 00:11:38,400 --> 00:11:42,000 Speaker 1: been lately? On a scale of one to ten, it's 217 00:11:42,040 --> 00:11:46,240 Speaker 1: been pretty good. Um Man, I'm probably I say eight, uh, yeah, 218 00:11:46,280 --> 00:11:49,240 Speaker 1: something the ruts obviously just you know, I'm getting kicking 219 00:11:49,280 --> 00:11:52,880 Speaker 1: and going and um. The past you know, several days, 220 00:11:53,440 --> 00:11:56,800 Speaker 1: four or five, six days, we've seen uh several of 221 00:11:56,840 --> 00:11:59,080 Speaker 1: our target bucks five and a half year old bucks, 222 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:01,720 Speaker 1: and um, you know, we just haven't had the luck 223 00:12:01,760 --> 00:12:04,160 Speaker 1: on our side they come together. But we've been seeing 224 00:12:04,200 --> 00:12:07,960 Speaker 1: them and have a lot of close closing couters, close calls. Um, 225 00:12:08,160 --> 00:12:11,080 Speaker 1: you know, they're out chasing looking, you know, trying to 226 00:12:11,080 --> 00:12:14,199 Speaker 1: find those first dose coming in the heat. Mike, tell 227 00:12:14,240 --> 00:12:17,679 Speaker 1: me a little bit about what your ideal rot setup is, 228 00:12:18,480 --> 00:12:20,160 Speaker 1: a little bit about what the kind of things you're 229 00:12:20,160 --> 00:12:22,480 Speaker 1: looking for this time of year and where your tree 230 00:12:22,559 --> 00:12:25,840 Speaker 1: Stanny's place, hoping to catch them with your buck. Honestly, 231 00:12:25,880 --> 00:12:28,920 Speaker 1: I kind of bounced around. Um, I love honey with 232 00:12:28,920 --> 00:12:31,880 Speaker 1: the decoy, and especially this this time of year when 233 00:12:31,960 --> 00:12:34,440 Speaker 1: you know the bucks are getting real territorial and like 234 00:12:34,760 --> 00:12:36,560 Speaker 1: you know, looking for that first though coming in the heat. 235 00:12:36,640 --> 00:12:39,160 Speaker 1: Like I love being in a position to where you 236 00:12:39,160 --> 00:12:41,760 Speaker 1: can see a long way, you can call and you 237 00:12:41,800 --> 00:12:44,680 Speaker 1: can have a decoy out. Um. If I can't do that, 238 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:47,360 Speaker 1: my my, you next best thing is going to be, 239 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:51,360 Speaker 1: you know, somewhere tight in Noptember, close to bedding to 240 00:12:51,440 --> 00:12:53,920 Speaker 1: where um, you know you're you're gonna be in the 241 00:12:53,960 --> 00:12:58,280 Speaker 1: action because you know, food plots and you know feeders 242 00:12:58,320 --> 00:13:00,640 Speaker 1: and that type of stuff, like that's all dead this 243 00:13:00,720 --> 00:13:03,160 Speaker 1: time of year. Like the deer aren't. They don't care 244 00:13:03,160 --> 00:13:05,480 Speaker 1: about the food. They're not they're not focused on that. 245 00:13:05,559 --> 00:13:08,520 Speaker 1: But dose are getting harassed that are in the food plots, 246 00:13:08,520 --> 00:13:10,960 Speaker 1: that are you know, at the feeders, they're getting messed with, 247 00:13:11,040 --> 00:13:13,800 Speaker 1: so they're in hiding and so um, you know, it 248 00:13:13,880 --> 00:13:16,800 Speaker 1: kind of just takes all that off the table. Tell 249 00:13:16,800 --> 00:13:19,240 Speaker 1: me a little bit about your decoy strategy. If it's 250 00:13:19,240 --> 00:13:23,160 Speaker 1: a bucker dough and what their posture is. Like I've 251 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:27,160 Speaker 1: actually only really done a buck decoy, um, and you 252 00:13:27,160 --> 00:13:29,679 Speaker 1: know I've I've literally like this. The other day, I 253 00:13:29,760 --> 00:13:31,120 Speaker 1: was like, you know, what a doughty quo would be 254 00:13:31,160 --> 00:13:34,559 Speaker 1: great because one of our uh bucks that we were 255 00:13:34,760 --> 00:13:38,520 Speaker 1: you know, targeting, actually came out and we called to 256 00:13:38,559 --> 00:13:40,240 Speaker 1: him and he was on a string coming to us, 257 00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:42,360 Speaker 1: and he looks over to the right and all of 258 00:13:42,400 --> 00:13:44,800 Speaker 1: a sudden, dough over to the right and he sees 259 00:13:44,800 --> 00:13:46,760 Speaker 1: her in his bolts right to her. And so I 260 00:13:46,840 --> 00:13:49,160 Speaker 1: was like, man, like, you know, maybe a doughty coy 261 00:13:49,200 --> 00:13:52,000 Speaker 1: would work working actually, but I haven't messed them too much. 262 00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:55,560 Speaker 1: But the buck decoy, you know, like it works. Have 263 00:13:55,600 --> 00:13:58,280 Speaker 1: I found it to work with? You know, all sorts 264 00:13:58,280 --> 00:14:00,760 Speaker 1: of ages hate class of bucks, and so you know, 265 00:14:00,800 --> 00:14:04,160 Speaker 1: typically we're gonna, um, you know, set it depending on 266 00:14:04,160 --> 00:14:06,360 Speaker 1: the win and how things go. And we put it 267 00:14:06,360 --> 00:14:09,079 Speaker 1: out twenty third yards in front of us and um 268 00:14:09,120 --> 00:14:11,520 Speaker 1: in a high visibility areas where you gonna see you know, 269 00:14:11,640 --> 00:14:13,160 Speaker 1: deer and be able to call to them get their 270 00:14:13,160 --> 00:14:15,880 Speaker 1: attention in the lock m dego in I've got some 271 00:14:15,920 --> 00:14:18,840 Speaker 1: pretty good luck over the past few years, and um, 272 00:14:18,840 --> 00:14:20,840 Speaker 1: it's I mean, I'm telling you there's no more exciting 273 00:14:20,880 --> 00:14:23,880 Speaker 1: way to hunting white tales and with a pego. And 274 00:14:23,920 --> 00:14:26,720 Speaker 1: are you doing one antler or two antlers? And are 275 00:14:26,760 --> 00:14:30,240 Speaker 1: you changing the years at all to uh maybe adjust 276 00:14:30,280 --> 00:14:35,160 Speaker 1: their posture. Yeah, so we I'm using the DFD buck decoy, 277 00:14:35,240 --> 00:14:38,920 Speaker 1: which is UM by design aggressive postures years laid back. 278 00:14:39,480 --> 00:14:41,600 Speaker 1: One or two antlers, just depends on if one falls 279 00:14:41,600 --> 00:14:45,000 Speaker 1: out when I'm walking in and out. But uh, you 280 00:14:45,000 --> 00:14:49,720 Speaker 1: know it's, UM, it's a respectable hunter five inch eight pointer, 281 00:14:49,880 --> 00:14:52,720 Speaker 1: so you know, nice buck, and UM I've done in 282 00:14:52,760 --> 00:14:54,320 Speaker 1: both ways. You know, I'm like, if I lose an 283 00:14:54,320 --> 00:14:56,720 Speaker 1: antler or whatever falls off, or I don't have both 284 00:14:56,720 --> 00:14:58,400 Speaker 1: of them, I'm like, yeah, whatever, it's you know, a 285 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:01,920 Speaker 1: in the matter too much. I mean, some of the 286 00:15:01,920 --> 00:15:05,040 Speaker 1: smaller bucks obviously maybe not get super aggressive with it. 287 00:15:05,120 --> 00:15:07,720 Speaker 1: But you know, when you get a big, dominent, mature 288 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:10,080 Speaker 1: deer that seem a degal, it doesn't matter if he's 289 00:15:10,680 --> 00:15:12,880 Speaker 1: got both sides and not, he's coming after him. I 290 00:15:12,920 --> 00:15:15,040 Speaker 1: know you run a lot of trail cameras on your farm. 291 00:15:15,560 --> 00:15:18,560 Speaker 1: Do those give you any valuable until this time of year? 292 00:15:18,680 --> 00:15:21,080 Speaker 1: Or are you hunting the areas you're gonna be haunting 293 00:15:21,400 --> 00:15:24,720 Speaker 1: regardless of what those are telling you. Yeah, they actually do. 294 00:15:24,840 --> 00:15:26,920 Speaker 1: And it's funny, I kind of I don't know. I 295 00:15:26,960 --> 00:15:29,520 Speaker 1: I try to put too much weight their effort into 296 00:15:29,600 --> 00:15:34,240 Speaker 1: the trail camera situation this time of year, but um, 297 00:15:34,280 --> 00:15:36,640 Speaker 1: I don't know. I feel like this year and in 298 00:15:36,720 --> 00:15:39,280 Speaker 1: the past couple of years, like you know, you get 299 00:15:39,360 --> 00:15:42,360 Speaker 1: to the intel on when a buck is is not 300 00:15:42,440 --> 00:15:44,920 Speaker 1: with a dough, and like they get with the dough 301 00:15:44,960 --> 00:15:47,480 Speaker 1: and they it seems like on the areas that we're hunting, 302 00:15:47,640 --> 00:15:51,200 Speaker 1: you know, high density are high density areas, you know, 303 00:15:51,280 --> 00:15:53,240 Speaker 1: the deer are when they get a dough and they 304 00:15:53,280 --> 00:15:55,280 Speaker 1: kind of isolate themselves. They kind of locked down and 305 00:15:55,280 --> 00:15:57,360 Speaker 1: they try to get, you know, away from everything else. 306 00:15:57,880 --> 00:15:59,800 Speaker 1: And when they don't have a dough, they just are 307 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:02,080 Speaker 1: cruising on the loose. And just the other day we 308 00:16:02,120 --> 00:16:04,840 Speaker 1: had a hunt where we had I saw two different 309 00:16:04,840 --> 00:16:06,560 Speaker 1: five and a half ye old bucks in the same hunt, 310 00:16:06,840 --> 00:16:09,840 Speaker 1: both of them literally running around like what a check 311 00:16:09,920 --> 00:16:12,320 Speaker 1: with their head cut off, like looking for that next dough. 312 00:16:12,920 --> 00:16:15,480 Speaker 1: And so trail cameras can be sued in that aspects. 313 00:16:15,560 --> 00:16:17,440 Speaker 1: Is like when you know a buck breaks from a 314 00:16:17,480 --> 00:16:20,280 Speaker 1: dough and it's on the loose looking for one, um, 315 00:16:20,400 --> 00:16:22,160 Speaker 1: and that's time to get after it. And that's where 316 00:16:22,600 --> 00:16:24,960 Speaker 1: you know, the use of cellular technology and the cell 317 00:16:25,040 --> 00:16:28,920 Speaker 1: cameras has changed things because we don't like to tromp 318 00:16:28,920 --> 00:16:30,560 Speaker 1: around this time of year and like check camp and 319 00:16:30,640 --> 00:16:32,520 Speaker 1: check a bunch of cameras start to figure stuff out, 320 00:16:32,560 --> 00:16:34,840 Speaker 1: you know. But if you're getting on your phone, getting 321 00:16:34,880 --> 00:16:37,840 Speaker 1: on your computer and you know, get the intel right there, 322 00:16:38,280 --> 00:16:40,480 Speaker 1: then it helps you know when when you're gonna be 323 00:16:40,480 --> 00:16:43,960 Speaker 1: freeing up and on the loose. I imagine every fall 324 00:16:44,040 --> 00:16:46,480 Speaker 1: you're getting bucks this time of year that you have 325 00:16:46,600 --> 00:16:49,440 Speaker 1: never seen before. Has that happened yet this season where 326 00:16:49,440 --> 00:16:52,080 Speaker 1: you're finding some mature bucks moving that you've never seen 327 00:16:52,240 --> 00:16:57,120 Speaker 1: or maybe have been seen since the summer. Yeah, yeah, definitely. 328 00:16:57,320 --> 00:17:00,280 Speaker 1: Um it kind of throughout the year there's this you know, 329 00:17:00,600 --> 00:17:02,480 Speaker 1: deer moving in, deer moving out kind of deal. And 330 00:17:02,880 --> 00:17:05,359 Speaker 1: it's funny that you know, you really sort of notice 331 00:17:05,359 --> 00:17:07,119 Speaker 1: that the morning we running cameras and we gotta keep 332 00:17:07,160 --> 00:17:09,359 Speaker 1: tabs on things. You know, some of the deer that 333 00:17:09,440 --> 00:17:12,359 Speaker 1: show up like late October every year are are going 334 00:17:12,440 --> 00:17:16,040 Speaker 1: up the same you know, four or five days were year, 335 00:17:16,560 --> 00:17:19,160 Speaker 1: and so we gotta keep keep taving on and kind 336 00:17:19,160 --> 00:17:22,000 Speaker 1: of understand, you know what when deer moving in, when 337 00:17:22,080 --> 00:17:25,200 Speaker 1: they're moving out, and we just are you know, strategies 338 00:17:25,200 --> 00:17:27,760 Speaker 1: based off of that, because especially if we're gonna have 339 00:17:27,800 --> 00:17:30,520 Speaker 1: a deer that usually leaves us and go somewhere else 340 00:17:30,600 --> 00:17:32,480 Speaker 1: and then we're gonna target him early season, and or 341 00:17:32,840 --> 00:17:35,040 Speaker 1: if we have a deer that's coming in you know, 342 00:17:35,160 --> 00:17:36,880 Speaker 1: this time of year, then well we'll kind of hold 343 00:17:36,920 --> 00:17:39,200 Speaker 1: off and wait and see what happens. And so, yeah, 344 00:17:39,240 --> 00:17:41,399 Speaker 1: it's definitely changed things the way we look at it 345 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:44,000 Speaker 1: going forward. Then in the sixt week or so, what 346 00:17:44,040 --> 00:17:45,800 Speaker 1: do you think that bug activity is going to be 347 00:17:45,880 --> 00:17:49,360 Speaker 1: on a scale of one to tending Missouri. I don't 348 00:17:49,359 --> 00:17:51,920 Speaker 1: know about that the whole next week, but a little 349 00:17:51,920 --> 00:17:55,600 Speaker 1: bit tomorrow, Like tomorrow is I'm so excited about tomorrow. 350 00:17:55,640 --> 00:18:00,480 Speaker 1: Like we've had just raining, nasty weather and today was good, 351 00:18:00,600 --> 00:18:04,000 Speaker 1: but it's super windy, windy, windy all day. So tomorrow 352 00:18:04,000 --> 00:18:06,439 Speaker 1: it's gonna be a little calm, cold front coming in. 353 00:18:06,520 --> 00:18:09,720 Speaker 1: It's gonna be the cold morning in the past week 354 00:18:09,960 --> 00:18:13,360 Speaker 1: or so, it's not more. And uh, I think tomorrow 355 00:18:13,400 --> 00:18:16,840 Speaker 1: is gonna be the best day of of the November 356 00:18:17,240 --> 00:18:19,399 Speaker 1: and so I don't know how that'll pay out the 357 00:18:19,480 --> 00:18:21,280 Speaker 1: rest of the week. Obviously later in the week, I'm 358 00:18:21,359 --> 00:18:23,400 Speaker 1: sure that you know, a lot of people are gonna 359 00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:27,320 Speaker 1: experience you know, what they call luckdown and um, so 360 00:18:27,600 --> 00:18:30,800 Speaker 1: you know you're gonna hit her miss necessarily, but tomorrow 361 00:18:30,840 --> 00:18:33,840 Speaker 1: should be awesome. Alright, Mike, I like your optimism and 362 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:37,000 Speaker 1: good luck in Missouri. Thanks for joining me, all right, 363 00:18:37,040 --> 00:18:39,679 Speaker 1: thanks alright and joining us on the line. Next is 364 00:18:39,760 --> 00:18:42,639 Speaker 1: Dylan Tramp from the Outdoor Forum in South Dakota. Now 365 00:18:42,720 --> 00:18:44,800 Speaker 1: Dylan in South Dakota. What would you say the buck 366 00:18:44,840 --> 00:18:48,920 Speaker 1: activity has been lately on a scale of one to ten, Man, 367 00:18:48,960 --> 00:18:52,679 Speaker 1: I'd have to say it's probably a solid nine. Bucks 368 00:18:52,680 --> 00:18:55,240 Speaker 1: have been on their feet pretty much all throughout the 369 00:18:55,320 --> 00:18:58,080 Speaker 1: day and things are starting to happen, that's for sure. 370 00:18:59,119 --> 00:19:01,800 Speaker 1: And so this time of year, what would be your 371 00:19:01,960 --> 00:19:05,760 Speaker 1: ideal set up? Um, what's the kind of area you're 372 00:19:05,800 --> 00:19:11,320 Speaker 1: looking forward to kill a mature buck in early November? Well, 373 00:19:11,760 --> 00:19:14,399 Speaker 1: I spent most of my time hunting public land, so 374 00:19:14,560 --> 00:19:17,760 Speaker 1: key that I will look for is and an unpressured area, 375 00:19:18,080 --> 00:19:20,680 Speaker 1: place where I don't expect to see hunters, and then 376 00:19:20,720 --> 00:19:24,200 Speaker 1: within that area find a find a good funnel where 377 00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:27,000 Speaker 1: it just is naturally going to funnel the movement. If 378 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:30,919 Speaker 1: they're signed any robber scrapes, more the better, But mainly 379 00:19:30,960 --> 00:19:33,280 Speaker 1: that funnel is what you're looking for to or from 380 00:19:33,680 --> 00:19:36,760 Speaker 1: different betting areas and in just a gateway that you 381 00:19:36,800 --> 00:19:40,560 Speaker 1: can most likely intercept the cruise and buck. You mentioned 382 00:19:40,560 --> 00:19:42,720 Speaker 1: before that you've been seeing some midday movement. Tell me 383 00:19:42,720 --> 00:19:47,040 Speaker 1: a little bit about that. You have the most mature, 384 00:19:47,160 --> 00:19:49,960 Speaker 1: the biggest book I've seen so far. He was at 385 00:19:49,960 --> 00:19:53,280 Speaker 1: one o'clock and he was already has about well I 386 00:19:53,320 --> 00:19:56,040 Speaker 1: think it was November two. He was already on the move, 387 00:19:56,200 --> 00:19:59,800 Speaker 1: just cruising looking for those. You can tell he was 388 00:19:59,840 --> 00:20:03,520 Speaker 1: on mission. There's been some smaller bucks moving mid day too, 389 00:20:03,520 --> 00:20:06,400 Speaker 1: but it's just starting to heat up that it's an 390 00:20:06,400 --> 00:20:08,159 Speaker 1: exciting time of the year we all look forward to. 391 00:20:08,880 --> 00:20:11,320 Speaker 1: You're talking about signmaking a little bit before. What are 392 00:20:11,320 --> 00:20:13,919 Speaker 1: you seeing for robs and scrapes or those still active 393 00:20:13,960 --> 00:20:17,000 Speaker 1: or do you think maybe those have gone cold? I 394 00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:20,920 Speaker 1: think they're still active. The scrapes that I've sat here 395 00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:23,840 Speaker 1: seems to like the little bucks and yearlings are getting 396 00:20:23,880 --> 00:20:26,439 Speaker 1: them and freshening them up, and the two and three 397 00:20:26,520 --> 00:20:29,240 Speaker 1: year olds that have been walking through. They seem to 398 00:20:29,280 --> 00:20:31,120 Speaker 1: just walk right past the scrapes. I don't think they're 399 00:20:31,160 --> 00:20:33,320 Speaker 1: so concerned with that right now, they're looking for the 400 00:20:33,359 --> 00:20:36,600 Speaker 1: dough and eat. I think, will you do any calling 401 00:20:36,680 --> 00:20:38,480 Speaker 1: this time of year? I know you haunted public lands, 402 00:20:38,520 --> 00:20:42,040 Speaker 1: so maybe that has you hesitant to do any calling. 403 00:20:42,080 --> 00:20:46,040 Speaker 1: But is that something that you use. Yeah, just tonight 404 00:20:46,080 --> 00:20:49,320 Speaker 1: I debated that same thing, like, well, I'm sure they've 405 00:20:49,320 --> 00:20:52,800 Speaker 1: heard every grunt and rattle rattle packing on the market today, 406 00:20:53,359 --> 00:20:55,720 Speaker 1: so I decided not to call the night. But I 407 00:20:55,760 --> 00:20:59,920 Speaker 1: always keep the grunt too handy for rock calling. Scenario 408 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:02,240 Speaker 1: that you've got nothing to lose, then I'll whip it out, 409 00:21:02,280 --> 00:21:04,560 Speaker 1: but I don't rely too heavily on it. You're in 410 00:21:04,640 --> 00:21:08,320 Speaker 1: eastern South Dakota running some trail cameras on public land. 411 00:21:08,359 --> 00:21:11,399 Speaker 1: Does that give you any really valuable intel for this 412 00:21:11,440 --> 00:21:14,160 Speaker 1: time of year? Or regardless of what your trail camps 413 00:21:14,200 --> 00:21:17,080 Speaker 1: tell you, you're gonna be hunting the same areas you'd 414 00:21:17,080 --> 00:21:20,960 Speaker 1: be hunting even if they were lit up with giant bucks. Yeah, 415 00:21:20,960 --> 00:21:22,880 Speaker 1: that's that's a tough one because my true chemists haven't 416 00:21:22,920 --> 00:21:25,960 Speaker 1: been too good this year. But yeah, though, if you've 417 00:21:25,960 --> 00:21:28,000 Speaker 1: got them up in all summer. They'll tell you what's 418 00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:31,400 Speaker 1: in the area, and things definitely change on public land, 419 00:21:31,440 --> 00:21:34,280 Speaker 1: but you can key in on a few good bucks 420 00:21:34,320 --> 00:21:36,640 Speaker 1: in the area, then if you likely to figure out 421 00:21:37,240 --> 00:21:41,000 Speaker 1: travel corridors, you might just intercept them. Definitely a good 422 00:21:41,040 --> 00:21:43,359 Speaker 1: tool even for the public land hunter. But you're gonna 423 00:21:43,359 --> 00:21:45,679 Speaker 1: lose wonder for once in a while, just part of 424 00:21:45,720 --> 00:21:49,560 Speaker 1: the game. This week in South Dakota, we've been dealing 425 00:21:49,560 --> 00:21:52,640 Speaker 1: with a lot of rain, sometimes snow, sometimes freezing rain. 426 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:57,320 Speaker 1: Have you noticed any deer movement being affected by that? Yeah? 427 00:21:57,320 --> 00:22:00,000 Speaker 1: I was. I was pleasantly surprised two days of rain 428 00:22:00,160 --> 00:22:03,359 Speaker 1: that I said in this week, they're they're moving. Didn't 429 00:22:03,359 --> 00:22:06,399 Speaker 1: even I didn't even phase them. I was kind of 430 00:22:06,400 --> 00:22:08,400 Speaker 1: hoping the movement below so I could go home and 431 00:22:08,600 --> 00:22:12,040 Speaker 1: get drying. But it wasn't the case going forward in 432 00:22:12,119 --> 00:22:13,720 Speaker 1: a sixt week or so, what do you think that 433 00:22:13,760 --> 00:22:15,600 Speaker 1: bucket activity is going to be on a scale of 434 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:19,280 Speaker 1: one to ten in South Dakota? Solid ten. I mean, 435 00:22:19,320 --> 00:22:20,760 Speaker 1: this is this is the time of year we all 436 00:22:20,760 --> 00:22:24,200 Speaker 1: wait for. I think the I think everyone talks about 437 00:22:24,280 --> 00:22:28,800 Speaker 1: the Bell curve. I think the rut and all the 438 00:22:28,880 --> 00:22:31,919 Speaker 1: activities heating up up until I don't know, maybe the 439 00:22:31,960 --> 00:22:35,359 Speaker 1: tenth so I think the best is yet to come. Still, 440 00:22:36,560 --> 00:22:38,640 Speaker 1: our Dylan, good luck in South Dakota. I hope you're 441 00:22:38,680 --> 00:22:41,399 Speaker 1: sending me a big buck down text very soon. Thanks 442 00:22:41,400 --> 00:22:45,920 Speaker 1: for joining me, I hope so thanks alright and joining 443 00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:48,880 Speaker 1: us on the line. Next is Andrew Maxwell and Alabama 444 00:22:48,920 --> 00:22:52,160 Speaker 1: from the Southern Outdoorsman. Now, Andrew in Alabama, what would 445 00:22:52,200 --> 00:22:54,119 Speaker 1: you say the bucket activity is bent Lateley on a 446 00:22:54,119 --> 00:22:58,480 Speaker 1: scale of one to ten, um, I would have to 447 00:22:58,760 --> 00:23:03,560 Speaker 1: probably give it a solid five for these last few days. Um. 448 00:23:03,640 --> 00:23:06,840 Speaker 1: We had some pretty decent cold temperatures last week and 449 00:23:07,280 --> 00:23:10,280 Speaker 1: a lot of deer hit the ground, but as of 450 00:23:10,400 --> 00:23:14,480 Speaker 1: last few days, it's been pretty warm, and the activity 451 00:23:14,560 --> 00:23:17,439 Speaker 1: that I've been seeing from myself as well as my 452 00:23:17,480 --> 00:23:23,520 Speaker 1: buddies and our trail cameras, we're definitely seeing more nighttime movement, um, 453 00:23:23,680 --> 00:23:26,040 Speaker 1: especially on the scrapes and everything. We put a lot 454 00:23:26,040 --> 00:23:28,760 Speaker 1: of trail cameras on scrapes this time of year, and 455 00:23:28,760 --> 00:23:31,720 Speaker 1: pretty much everything has been at night in the last 456 00:23:31,720 --> 00:23:35,080 Speaker 1: few days now. While the rest of the country is 457 00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:38,680 Speaker 1: talking about seeking and chasing and peak road and lockdown, 458 00:23:38,720 --> 00:23:41,320 Speaker 1: that kind of thing. You guys are well behind the schedule. 459 00:23:41,359 --> 00:23:43,520 Speaker 1: When it comes to that, what stage is what would 460 00:23:43,520 --> 00:23:47,720 Speaker 1: you say that you're part of Alabama is in. I 461 00:23:47,760 --> 00:23:49,960 Speaker 1: would definitely say that we're kind of in the later 462 00:23:50,080 --> 00:23:53,840 Speaker 1: part of our early season. For the vast majority of Alabamians. 463 00:23:53,960 --> 00:23:57,239 Speaker 1: We're probably roughly two months out from the rut. You're 464 00:23:57,240 --> 00:23:59,000 Speaker 1: gonna have pockets here and there that run a little 465 00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:03,680 Speaker 1: bit earlier than that, but yeah, I mean, we're we're 466 00:24:03,720 --> 00:24:06,359 Speaker 1: still a long ways out for the rut. So everything 467 00:24:06,840 --> 00:24:09,240 Speaker 1: that we're kind of focusing on right now is definitely 468 00:24:09,440 --> 00:24:12,240 Speaker 1: still that like almost like a bed of food pattern. 469 00:24:12,480 --> 00:24:15,640 Speaker 1: And we're even still seeing bucks batcheled up in some places. 470 00:24:16,240 --> 00:24:18,800 Speaker 1: A little bit earlier, you talked about some scrapes. Are 471 00:24:18,800 --> 00:24:20,679 Speaker 1: you seeing a lot of signmaking it or is it 472 00:24:20,720 --> 00:24:24,919 Speaker 1: too early for that. It's still pretty early for it, 473 00:24:25,000 --> 00:24:27,720 Speaker 1: but I am starting to see rubs here and there, 474 00:24:27,960 --> 00:24:31,760 Speaker 1: and once you get in on some good betting, you'll 475 00:24:31,800 --> 00:24:35,720 Speaker 1: find some community scrapes opened up. But the vast majority 476 00:24:35,800 --> 00:24:38,560 Speaker 1: of of sign making that that we're looking for right 477 00:24:38,560 --> 00:24:42,120 Speaker 1: now is definitely just feed sign buck sign. I would 478 00:24:42,160 --> 00:24:46,880 Speaker 1: say it's pretty sporadic and not something to necessarily focusing 479 00:24:46,960 --> 00:24:49,639 Speaker 1: on right now for us, at least, if I can 480 00:24:49,680 --> 00:24:52,760 Speaker 1: find a nice community scrape which I have too located 481 00:24:52,840 --> 00:24:56,959 Speaker 1: right now, that is, you know, in very close proximity 482 00:24:57,000 --> 00:25:01,040 Speaker 1: to a betting area, like within one yards, I'll definitely 483 00:25:01,080 --> 00:25:03,840 Speaker 1: be hunting that. Even though we're way out from the rut. 484 00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:07,200 Speaker 1: I run cameras on those kind of scrapes from basically 485 00:25:07,240 --> 00:25:10,360 Speaker 1: September until whenever I take it out, which is usually December, 486 00:25:10,520 --> 00:25:14,760 Speaker 1: so and they have daylight movement on them pretty much 487 00:25:14,800 --> 00:25:17,840 Speaker 1: all season, even though we're still, you know, well over 488 00:25:17,880 --> 00:25:19,840 Speaker 1: two months away from the rut. Throughout most of the state, 489 00:25:19,840 --> 00:25:23,600 Speaker 1: they're still using those scrapes and communicating. So I'm actually 490 00:25:23,640 --> 00:25:26,600 Speaker 1: gonna sit on one tomorrow and hopefully catch a buck 491 00:25:26,680 --> 00:25:28,520 Speaker 1: you know, poking out of that bedding area a little 492 00:25:28,560 --> 00:25:31,200 Speaker 1: bit before dark check out that scrape before he goes 493 00:25:31,240 --> 00:25:34,720 Speaker 1: to feed. You referenced on focusing on bed to food. 494 00:25:34,800 --> 00:25:37,560 Speaker 1: What are those food sources that you're checking out right now? 495 00:25:39,200 --> 00:25:42,560 Speaker 1: So right now, it's definitely heavily white oaks and red 496 00:25:42,600 --> 00:25:47,320 Speaker 1: oaks um as usual, And as far as greens go, 497 00:25:48,080 --> 00:25:50,520 Speaker 1: we're we've been seeing a lot of deer feeding on clover, 498 00:25:50,680 --> 00:25:53,399 Speaker 1: particularly um. I don't know if asked to do the 499 00:25:53,400 --> 00:25:56,879 Speaker 1: warmer temperatures or what, but it seems like clover is 500 00:25:56,880 --> 00:25:58,600 Speaker 1: doing good right now. So if you've got clover on 501 00:25:58,640 --> 00:26:02,359 Speaker 1: your property, that's probably something good key in on. And 502 00:26:02,359 --> 00:26:05,280 Speaker 1: other than that, just natural brows. Um. If you can 503 00:26:05,280 --> 00:26:08,160 Speaker 1: find some like poke salad or something that's still still 504 00:26:08,240 --> 00:26:10,399 Speaker 1: nice and green, they're eating on that pretty hard as 505 00:26:10,400 --> 00:26:14,800 Speaker 1: well as greenbrier. But acorns definitely trump everything right now 506 00:26:14,840 --> 00:26:17,760 Speaker 1: for us. Will you hunt any mornings this early in 507 00:26:17,760 --> 00:26:22,119 Speaker 1: the season, I've I've found it a few so far. Um, 508 00:26:22,160 --> 00:26:24,480 Speaker 1: I don't necessarily like it that much, which is kind 509 00:26:24,480 --> 00:26:28,159 Speaker 1: of something I've been changing this year. I've definitely seen 510 00:26:28,440 --> 00:26:32,280 Speaker 1: a lot more productivity on my afternoon hunts for sure. 511 00:26:33,280 --> 00:26:37,359 Speaker 1: Pretty much every afternoon I'm seeing deer, and mornings just 512 00:26:37,520 --> 00:26:40,679 Speaker 1: haven't been very productive. And same thing with all the 513 00:26:40,680 --> 00:26:43,080 Speaker 1: guys I know and keep in touch with around the state. 514 00:26:43,640 --> 00:26:47,959 Speaker 1: Most everybody's been killing deer in the evenings, specifically bucks 515 00:26:48,680 --> 00:26:50,840 Speaker 1: Going forward in the sex week or so, what do 516 00:26:50,840 --> 00:26:52,600 Speaker 1: you think that bucket activity is going to be on 517 00:26:52,640 --> 00:26:57,040 Speaker 1: a scale of one attend in Alabama? Honestly, I would 518 00:26:57,119 --> 00:27:00,520 Speaker 1: say that this Saturday will probably be up they're around 519 00:27:00,520 --> 00:27:03,879 Speaker 1: like a nine. We're getting a good rainstorm Friday across 520 00:27:03,960 --> 00:27:06,040 Speaker 1: most of the state with a nice cold front pushing in, 521 00:27:06,680 --> 00:27:10,199 Speaker 1: and conditions couldn't be any better, especially for those scrapes 522 00:27:10,240 --> 00:27:12,800 Speaker 1: that I just mentioned. So I think this weekend will 523 00:27:12,840 --> 00:27:16,439 Speaker 1: be really, really good. All right, Andrew, Well, I'm definitely 524 00:27:16,520 --> 00:27:18,679 Speaker 1: jealous of the weather you guys have down there, but 525 00:27:18,960 --> 00:27:21,560 Speaker 1: I'm happy my part of the country is running, so 526 00:27:21,640 --> 00:27:26,480 Speaker 1: good luck in Alabama. Yeah, I appreciate it, Spencer, alright, 527 00:27:26,520 --> 00:27:28,800 Speaker 1: and joining us on the line next is Byron Horton 528 00:27:28,960 --> 00:27:32,119 Speaker 1: from the White Tail Experience in Ohio. Now, Byron in Ohio, 529 00:27:32,160 --> 00:27:33,960 Speaker 1: what would you say the bucket activity has been lely 530 00:27:34,080 --> 00:27:37,320 Speaker 1: on a scale of one to ten. I would go 531 00:27:37,480 --> 00:27:39,200 Speaker 1: with what we've seen over the last couple of days 532 00:27:39,240 --> 00:27:42,480 Speaker 1: of solid seven so one. I almost hit a basket 533 00:27:42,600 --> 00:27:46,320 Speaker 1: rack driving home from work today, um so so so 534 00:27:46,400 --> 00:27:50,399 Speaker 1: that was interesting. And then on on Saturday, we we 535 00:27:50,480 --> 00:27:52,560 Speaker 1: had a four point come in, grunning and kind of 536 00:27:52,600 --> 00:27:56,320 Speaker 1: pushing around a dough and had two bucks then show up, 537 00:27:57,160 --> 00:27:59,399 Speaker 1: oh roughly an hour later. And I don't know if 538 00:27:59,400 --> 00:28:02,320 Speaker 1: we witnessed maybe the one of the early days coming in, 539 00:28:02,480 --> 00:28:05,320 Speaker 1: so so it was kind of the train of bucks effect, 540 00:28:05,359 --> 00:28:08,600 Speaker 1: and we ended up harvesting um one of the bucks 541 00:28:08,640 --> 00:28:11,920 Speaker 1: that came in later that day. UM. And then obviously 542 00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:14,800 Speaker 1: tonight we we did have a spike bumping some dose 543 00:28:15,480 --> 00:28:19,159 Speaker 1: um around. So so definitely the younger bucks, and then 544 00:28:19,320 --> 00:28:22,120 Speaker 1: then some of the older class are starting to make 545 00:28:22,160 --> 00:28:26,639 Speaker 1: themselves visible and showing their running behavior in a place 546 00:28:26,680 --> 00:28:30,000 Speaker 1: like Ohio and hunting public land. Like you guys do, 547 00:28:30,359 --> 00:28:34,760 Speaker 1: what is your ideal set up for the rut oh Um, 548 00:28:34,920 --> 00:28:38,320 Speaker 1: Sometimes we'll tap into a historically really good spots that 549 00:28:38,400 --> 00:28:42,400 Speaker 1: we've got a little more experience with. Obviously, we got 550 00:28:42,400 --> 00:28:45,480 Speaker 1: to look at the pressure situation heavily. Um. If we're 551 00:28:45,480 --> 00:28:48,160 Speaker 1: seeing how the state guys um coming in, which is 552 00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:50,800 Speaker 1: pretty popular to this time of year, we know that 553 00:28:50,800 --> 00:28:53,080 Speaker 1: that's a little bit higher caliber of hunter and we 554 00:28:53,120 --> 00:28:56,080 Speaker 1: tend to avoid those areas and and maybe either revisit 555 00:28:56,120 --> 00:28:59,600 Speaker 1: those real late in November or just write them off completely. 556 00:28:59,640 --> 00:29:01,440 Speaker 1: So yeah, pressure is the name of the game right 557 00:29:01,440 --> 00:29:04,720 Speaker 1: now for us. We are there any food sources that 558 00:29:04,800 --> 00:29:07,360 Speaker 1: you're focusing on specifically or does that kind of go 559 00:29:07,400 --> 00:29:09,800 Speaker 1: out the window this time of year. You know, I'm 560 00:29:09,840 --> 00:29:12,720 Speaker 1: not too concerned with with food sources this time of year. 561 00:29:12,760 --> 00:29:16,800 Speaker 1: I'm I'm keying in a lot more on doe betting, UM, 562 00:29:16,880 --> 00:29:19,680 Speaker 1: and and maybe situations where there's still some private land 563 00:29:19,720 --> 00:29:22,880 Speaker 1: food and public land bettings. How about with signmaking, are 564 00:29:22,920 --> 00:29:28,080 Speaker 1: you still find finding rubs and scrapes that look fresh? Yeah? 565 00:29:28,120 --> 00:29:31,400 Speaker 1: I was bouncing around um this weekend and came across 566 00:29:31,480 --> 00:29:34,040 Speaker 1: scrapes that were still opened up within the last twenty 567 00:29:34,080 --> 00:29:37,959 Speaker 1: four hours easily. UM. I think that's something to watch. 568 00:29:38,000 --> 00:29:40,560 Speaker 1: But I wouldn't. I wouldn't be hitting that near as 569 00:29:40,560 --> 00:29:43,720 Speaker 1: hard as I would have five to six days ago. UM. 570 00:29:44,040 --> 00:29:46,640 Speaker 1: I think you're you're better off to concentrate on those 571 00:29:47,160 --> 00:29:50,640 Speaker 1: and terrain type features that funnel them in. Do you 572 00:29:50,640 --> 00:29:54,040 Speaker 1: guys use any trail cameras on public land? You know? Yeah, 573 00:29:54,080 --> 00:29:57,160 Speaker 1: we currently have some long term soakers. UM. We're also 574 00:29:57,280 --> 00:30:00,520 Speaker 1: some pulling a couple of different trail cams that will 575 00:30:00,560 --> 00:30:03,480 Speaker 1: set out in midsummer knowing we're gonna hunt an area 576 00:30:03,640 --> 00:30:07,720 Speaker 1: and then pull that card and depending on neither number 577 00:30:07,720 --> 00:30:10,600 Speaker 1: of shooters or if one good shooters in there, um, 578 00:30:10,680 --> 00:30:12,640 Speaker 1: we may bounce around a few of the dough betting 579 00:30:12,680 --> 00:30:15,760 Speaker 1: areas we know about in that area. How aggressive are 580 00:30:15,800 --> 00:30:20,120 Speaker 1: you with calling obviously hunting public land, that's something that 581 00:30:20,160 --> 00:30:22,200 Speaker 1: you have to put a little more consideration into. So 582 00:30:22,480 --> 00:30:26,280 Speaker 1: is that a tactic that you'll use. I actually don't 583 00:30:26,320 --> 00:30:30,920 Speaker 1: even carry a grunt tube anymore. I I'll snort weed's occasionally, 584 00:30:30,960 --> 00:30:34,400 Speaker 1: but I want to be in a particular situation that 585 00:30:34,440 --> 00:30:35,800 Speaker 1: I don't need to call it here. I want to 586 00:30:35,840 --> 00:30:38,280 Speaker 1: be in a situation where buck's already going to be 587 00:30:38,680 --> 00:30:42,640 Speaker 1: be passing through. Um, I just don't see. Definitely no 588 00:30:42,840 --> 00:30:45,800 Speaker 1: rattling antlers. Um. But yeah, if I want to make 589 00:30:45,840 --> 00:30:48,080 Speaker 1: a grunting noise, I may do it with just a 590 00:30:48,200 --> 00:30:52,280 Speaker 1: verbal but nothing nothing crazy. And are there any outside 591 00:30:52,320 --> 00:30:56,400 Speaker 1: factors that get you really excited for a specific day 592 00:30:56,680 --> 00:30:59,520 Speaker 1: in early November? For example, if we had a cold front, 593 00:30:59,680 --> 00:31:01,760 Speaker 1: or if it was really windy or raining, or if 594 00:31:01,760 --> 00:31:04,480 Speaker 1: there was a certain moon phase. Is there anything, uh 595 00:31:04,560 --> 00:31:06,640 Speaker 1: that gets you more ramped up this time of year 596 00:31:06,720 --> 00:31:10,040 Speaker 1: or because it's early November, none of that other stuff 597 00:31:10,080 --> 00:31:13,000 Speaker 1: you know? Has you paying any attention to it? Yeah? No, 598 00:31:13,240 --> 00:31:15,920 Speaker 1: it's a it's realistically if if you've got time to 599 00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:19,120 Speaker 1: hunt right now, Um, it's just a matter of time 600 00:31:19,120 --> 00:31:22,960 Speaker 1: and tree at this time of year and weekdays tend 601 00:31:23,040 --> 00:31:24,760 Speaker 1: to be a little better on the public lane. I 602 00:31:24,840 --> 00:31:27,160 Speaker 1: kind of like weekdays just because you have less people 603 00:31:27,200 --> 00:31:30,040 Speaker 1: to compete with going forward. Then this next week or so, 604 00:31:30,320 --> 00:31:31,920 Speaker 1: what do you think that bucket activity is going to 605 00:31:31,960 --> 00:31:34,160 Speaker 1: be on a scale of one to ten in Ohio? 606 00:31:35,240 --> 00:31:38,360 Speaker 1: Oh it's here, man. I think somebody who's gonna put 607 00:31:38,360 --> 00:31:40,440 Speaker 1: a couple of sits in this week, they're gonna catch it. 608 00:31:40,680 --> 00:31:42,800 Speaker 1: And I'm gonna go ahead and predict, you know, nine, 609 00:31:42,840 --> 00:31:46,520 Speaker 1: ten out of ten, because this is what you live for, man. Alright, 610 00:31:46,520 --> 00:31:49,040 Speaker 1: Byron Will, congrats on that great buck from late October, 611 00:31:49,080 --> 00:31:51,120 Speaker 1: and I'm as excited as you are for this week. 612 00:31:51,280 --> 00:31:54,280 Speaker 1: Thanks for joining me. Yeah, thanks a lot of Spenser appreciative. 613 00:31:55,400 --> 00:31:58,600 Speaker 1: And that concludes this week's episode of Wired Hunt's Radio. 614 00:31:59,120 --> 00:32:02,520 Speaker 1: Thanks to Michael, Dylan, Andrew and Broned for joining me, 615 00:32:02,640 --> 00:32:05,280 Speaker 1: and thank you guys for listening. As always, make sure 616 00:32:05,320 --> 00:32:08,560 Speaker 1: you're following Wired Hunt on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube, 617 00:32:08,560 --> 00:32:11,480 Speaker 1: and follow me Spencer new Heart and my blog rut 618 00:32:11,480 --> 00:32:14,960 Speaker 1: Fresh on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram as well. I hope 619 00:32:15,000 --> 00:32:17,160 Speaker 1: as you're listening to this that you are either on 620 00:32:17,200 --> 00:32:19,720 Speaker 1: your way to a tree stand or coming home from 621 00:32:19,720 --> 00:32:21,600 Speaker 1: a tree stand. Because it is that time of year 622 00:32:21,640 --> 00:32:23,960 Speaker 1: that we all wait for. The rut is here. There 623 00:32:24,080 --> 00:32:26,840 Speaker 1: is no better time to kill a mature buck than 624 00:32:26,960 --> 00:32:28,680 Speaker 1: right now. I hope next time that I talked to 625 00:32:28,680 --> 00:32:31,479 Speaker 1: you guys, I have a report that includes me killing 626 00:32:31,720 --> 00:32:34,520 Speaker 1: one of those big bucks. So send some good thoughts 627 00:32:34,680 --> 00:32:37,600 Speaker 1: my way as well, and until then, stay wired to hunt.