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 --> 00:00:16,120 Speaker 1: Mark Kenyon. Welcome to the Wired to Hunt podcast. I'm 4 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:18,680 Speaker 1: your host, Mark kenyans this episode number two hundred and 5 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 1: thirty four, and today in the show, we're back again 6 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:24,880 Speaker 1: with our radio mini series in which we are getting 7 00:00:24,920 --> 00:00:27,640 Speaker 1: our weekly from the field reports on the latest in 8 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:31,840 Speaker 1: dear activity, behavior, current conditions, and the tactics that are 9 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:51,240 Speaker 1: working right now. All right, welcome to the Wired Hunt Podcast, 10 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:54,280 Speaker 1: brought to you by Onyx, and we're back again for 11 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 1: another week of our radio mini series. With me to 12 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:03,280 Speaker 1: help do that is Spencer New Hearth. Spencer, have you 13 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:07,080 Speaker 1: killed Lieutenant Danielte? I have not, but that would be 14 00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 1: from a lack of effort. I what are you doing 15 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:16,160 Speaker 1: with your time? I am saving up my time until November, basically, 16 00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:18,480 Speaker 1: like you have vacation days at work, and like you 17 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:21,640 Speaker 1: have vacation days with your wife kind of, I'm not 18 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 1: going to burn all of those wife vacation days in 19 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:29,040 Speaker 1: mid September when it's ninety four degrees, so fair enough. 20 00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:34,839 Speaker 1: I am, yeah, stockpiling them until we hit November. Well, 21 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 1: like I see your logic, So I'm gonna give you 22 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:39,480 Speaker 1: a fair path. I'm gonna give you a free pass 23 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:43,080 Speaker 1: on that. But yeah, I'm a little jealous that you 24 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:45,360 Speaker 1: can be white tail hunting though, because I'm home in 25 00:01:45,440 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 1: Michigan and our white tail season is is like two 26 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 1: weeks out still, so I kind of went from being 27 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:53,720 Speaker 1: able to hunt. Now I'm back in this like purgatory 28 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 1: where I'm stuck waiting, but I've already kind of got started, 29 00:01:57,760 --> 00:02:01,360 Speaker 1: so I've got like the fever, you know. Now I'm struggling. 30 00:02:01,480 --> 00:02:05,880 Speaker 1: So I'm ready to get going again. And there's a 31 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 1: lot of folks that have been hunting. Huh. The season's 32 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:13,640 Speaker 1: opening in where Wisconsin, Minnesota, Missouri, all over the place, right, Yeah, 33 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 1: and then some localized openings in some southern states as well, 34 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 1: So it's giving that point within these next few weeks 35 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:24,960 Speaker 1: we should see like all the white tail states open up. Yeah. Yeah. 36 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 1: So who then do you have on the show? First? Today? 37 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:31,440 Speaker 1: Talking we start off with Tony Peterson from bow Hunter 38 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:34,760 Speaker 1: Magazine in Minnesota. Then we talked to t J Unger 39 00:02:34,760 --> 00:02:37,680 Speaker 1: in Montana from the Virtue TV. Then we go to 40 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 1: New Jersey and we have Patrick Cutter from Red Hand Outdoors, 41 00:02:40,880 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 1: and then we talked to Michael hans Sucker and Missouri 42 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:46,519 Speaker 1: from Heartland bow Hunter Excellent. Do we have any kind 43 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:50,560 Speaker 1: of consensus or it seems like from what I've been hearing, 44 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 1: it's been kind of hot and slow, at least around 45 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:55,040 Speaker 1: the places I've been talking to. Is that what we're 46 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:58,240 Speaker 1: hearing across the board? Yeah? That would that hits snail 47 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 1: on the head when you say warm weather and lack 48 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 1: of movement. We're also getting a lot of acorns dropping 49 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 1: around the country. That's kind of started recently, and you know, 50 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:13,720 Speaker 1: people talk about them literally raining down from gusts of wind. 51 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 1: So I think that's gonna be another big theme in 52 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:19,760 Speaker 1: last year. In the episode in January where we kind 53 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 1: of wrapped up the season, we hit on some of 54 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:25,400 Speaker 1: the um you know, talking points of RUT Radio. That 55 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:27,680 Speaker 1: was one of them on almost every episode, and it 56 00:03:27,760 --> 00:03:30,520 Speaker 1: sounds like a lot of states are dealing with big 57 00:03:31,320 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 1: acorn crops again. So I have feeling that's something we're 58 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 1: gonna hear about a lot over this next month. And 59 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 1: I think this next month is also kind of the 60 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:42,760 Speaker 1: most exciting time of RUT Radio. It's sort of the 61 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:48,120 Speaker 1: most nuanced hunting for white tail archery guys. Um, it's 62 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 1: not like it was, you know, for the last two 63 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:53,880 Speaker 1: weeks where you're catching deer on summer patterns and and 64 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:56,240 Speaker 1: finding bachelor groups and stuff like that. And it's not 65 00:03:56,320 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 1: like what it will be in November either, when the 66 00:03:59,440 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 1: rut kind of trumps all. This next month or so 67 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 1: is when you really have to work for those years. 68 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:07,160 Speaker 1: So I think these are gonna be some of our 69 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:11,480 Speaker 1: best episodes of radio. And like last season, when we 70 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 1: would hit October, you talk to some people um in 71 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:18,000 Speaker 1: in the same very same episode, you'd hear movement that 72 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:20,640 Speaker 1: was a two out of ten for them, uh, And 73 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:23,200 Speaker 1: then someone else just a couple of states away, felt 74 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:25,360 Speaker 1: like they were experiencing something like a nine out of ten. 75 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:30,520 Speaker 1: So it'll be some unique hunts and unique reports going 76 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:33,120 Speaker 1: all the way through the end of October. Yeah, it's 77 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:36,359 Speaker 1: interesting you brought up last year's episodes and those interviews 78 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:38,040 Speaker 1: throughout the year, and I was just thinking the other night, 79 00:04:38,080 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 1: I was actually laying in bed, you know, thinking about 80 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:43,800 Speaker 1: all sorts of stuff, and I thought to myself that 81 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:45,280 Speaker 1: it would be a good idea to go back and 82 00:04:45,320 --> 00:04:47,680 Speaker 1: listen to all of last year's or maybe even the 83 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:51,680 Speaker 1: year before all of those radio episodes, because I think 84 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:56,120 Speaker 1: you can start to notice trends or different correlations and 85 00:04:56,160 --> 00:04:58,320 Speaker 1: then look for those things in the future and apply 86 00:04:58,440 --> 00:05:02,880 Speaker 1: what we learned from those guys. So, for example, if 87 00:05:02,920 --> 00:05:05,120 Speaker 1: you've got a hunt the beginning of October, go back 88 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:08,039 Speaker 1: and listen to those episodes around that time frame last 89 00:05:08,120 --> 00:05:10,479 Speaker 1: year and around that time frame the year before, and 90 00:05:10,480 --> 00:05:12,720 Speaker 1: you're gonna hear from Joe Blow and Missouri and you're 91 00:05:12,760 --> 00:05:15,320 Speaker 1: here from Ben in Michigan. You're gonna hear from Steve 92 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:18,240 Speaker 1: and Georgia, and they're gonna talk about what we had 93 00:05:18,279 --> 00:05:20,599 Speaker 1: this condition coming in, we had this front coming in, 94 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:23,000 Speaker 1: we had this thing happening, and this is what we 95 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:24,760 Speaker 1: saw or this is how I worked on it, or 96 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:26,560 Speaker 1: this is what I tried to do because of that, 97 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 1: And I'm betting that there will be things you hear 98 00:05:29,560 --> 00:05:32,560 Speaker 1: about from those past years that would be applicable to 99 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:35,280 Speaker 1: what you have coming up. Um. So I think even 100 00:05:35,320 --> 00:05:38,080 Speaker 1: though it's you know, speaking to specific things happening in 101 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:41,080 Speaker 1: the year two sixteen and the year two thousand and seventeen, right, 102 00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:44,039 Speaker 1: there's these patterns that repeat every year where this front 103 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:46,880 Speaker 1: moved in on October one and this is what happened, 104 00:05:46,920 --> 00:05:49,560 Speaker 1: and four guys saw similar things. So this year, if 105 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:51,440 Speaker 1: a similar front rules in at the same kind of 106 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:55,240 Speaker 1: time frame, or if the similar situation with the hard 107 00:05:55,279 --> 00:05:57,760 Speaker 1: mass crop or something, you can apply that to what's 108 00:05:57,800 --> 00:06:01,080 Speaker 1: coming up. Um, At least in my head, I was 109 00:06:01,120 --> 00:06:04,440 Speaker 1: thinking that might be helpful even for me, UM, since 110 00:06:04,480 --> 00:06:06,840 Speaker 1: I haven't heard those in so long. I'm thinking that 111 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:09,799 Speaker 1: I might do that on my upcoming drive home from Montana, 112 00:06:10,120 --> 00:06:12,760 Speaker 1: I might go binge listen radio episodes and see if 113 00:06:12,800 --> 00:06:15,159 Speaker 1: I can't pick something new out of that. Yeah, And 114 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:18,039 Speaker 1: a good example of that is this week we're talking 115 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:21,160 Speaker 1: to Mike con Sucker Missouri. Well, last year in Missouri, 116 00:06:21,320 --> 00:06:24,400 Speaker 1: he tagged a really big buck at the end of September, 117 00:06:24,480 --> 00:06:26,440 Speaker 1: and I asked him in our interview, is said, is 118 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:28,440 Speaker 1: there anything that you can take away from last year's 119 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:32,760 Speaker 1: hunt and apply to And he said, yeah, there's there's 120 00:06:32,760 --> 00:06:36,680 Speaker 1: a cold front that is timed very similar from this 121 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:39,240 Speaker 1: year to last year, and that's when it's going to 122 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:41,200 Speaker 1: be his first hunt of the year coming up here 123 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:44,440 Speaker 1: at the end of the week. So, just like you said, 124 00:06:44,960 --> 00:06:47,000 Speaker 1: you know, there are things from years past you can 125 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:50,440 Speaker 1: apply to this year. And uh going back and touching 126 00:06:50,480 --> 00:06:53,200 Speaker 1: on like that acorn crop thing. Tony had told me 127 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:57,719 Speaker 1: off air that a good indicator in Minnesota for them 128 00:06:57,760 --> 00:07:03,680 Speaker 1: regarding like the mass crap available is the number of deers. 129 00:07:03,680 --> 00:07:06,679 Speaker 1: Excuse me, the number of bear harvested in this season. 130 00:07:07,160 --> 00:07:09,720 Speaker 1: They're down thirty percent right now, and that would be 131 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:13,160 Speaker 1: due to many of the deer. Excuse me, many of 132 00:07:13,200 --> 00:07:16,280 Speaker 1: the bear killed in Minnesota are killed on bait piles. 133 00:07:16,320 --> 00:07:19,280 Speaker 1: But if there are a bunch of acorns and other 134 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:23,640 Speaker 1: natural food sources available, those hunters can't find those bear 135 00:07:23,760 --> 00:07:25,960 Speaker 1: on the bait piles because they have no reason to 136 00:07:26,040 --> 00:07:29,720 Speaker 1: come into them. And bear and deer largely eat the 137 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:33,640 Speaker 1: same things. And so with that harvest being way down 138 00:07:33,680 --> 00:07:36,160 Speaker 1: this year, you know, that's a good indicator that these 139 00:07:36,160 --> 00:07:38,440 Speaker 1: deer have a lot of food sources available as well. 140 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:42,960 Speaker 1: So those northern states, uh, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, it's something 141 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:46,040 Speaker 1: you're probably gonna be battling, uh, you know all season 142 00:07:46,280 --> 00:07:48,120 Speaker 1: this year when I had when I was out in 143 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:52,400 Speaker 1: late August doing some work, just loaded the oaks are 144 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:55,080 Speaker 1: just loaded with acorns and dropping them. And I can 145 00:07:55,120 --> 00:07:57,720 Speaker 1: see where on my some of my trail cameras that 146 00:07:57,760 --> 00:07:59,720 Speaker 1: I've got. I've got some cameras pointing out into a 147 00:07:59,760 --> 00:08:02,240 Speaker 1: food plot, but then there's also oaks on the back 148 00:08:02,280 --> 00:08:04,040 Speaker 1: side of the food plot. And in one of these 149 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:06,880 Speaker 1: cameras specifically that checked a couple of weeks ago, I 150 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 1: had it pointed at the plot. These deer were coming through. 151 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:10,720 Speaker 1: It didn't even seem like they were stopping in the 152 00:08:10,720 --> 00:08:13,080 Speaker 1: food plot. All they were heading right to that oak tree. 153 00:08:13,120 --> 00:08:15,160 Speaker 1: And then there will be five six deer all right 154 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:18,360 Speaker 1: underneath that oak, eating the acorns, not touching the plots. 155 00:08:18,440 --> 00:08:20,800 Speaker 1: So I think that if you're trying to focus on 156 00:08:21,160 --> 00:08:23,400 Speaker 1: a green food source or some little food plot or 157 00:08:23,440 --> 00:08:25,400 Speaker 1: something here in the next few weeks or early October, 158 00:08:26,280 --> 00:08:28,880 Speaker 1: to your point spencer, you might not see the number 159 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:31,080 Speaker 1: of deer you would hope because they're gonna be back 160 00:08:31,120 --> 00:08:33,520 Speaker 1: in that timber. So I'll be interested to hear what 161 00:08:33,559 --> 00:08:35,760 Speaker 1: everybody has to say, and especially in the coming weeks. 162 00:08:35,760 --> 00:08:38,000 Speaker 1: Once I start hunting in October, I know it's going 163 00:08:38,040 --> 00:08:40,520 Speaker 1: to impact me because I have some spots set up 164 00:08:40,559 --> 00:08:42,880 Speaker 1: for the early season trying to get them on these 165 00:08:42,880 --> 00:08:45,960 Speaker 1: little food sources. But it's probably not gonna work out. 166 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:48,120 Speaker 1: I think it's either you're you're gonna have to wait, 167 00:08:48,520 --> 00:08:50,440 Speaker 1: or you're gonna have to dive in there. If you've 168 00:08:50,480 --> 00:08:52,760 Speaker 1: got a safe way to hunt into that timber when 169 00:08:52,760 --> 00:08:55,520 Speaker 1: they're on those oaks, UM, that's gonna change things up 170 00:08:55,559 --> 00:08:58,640 Speaker 1: for people. One final thing regarding food sources that I 171 00:08:58,720 --> 00:09:00,760 Speaker 1: want to touch on and lug a little bit is 172 00:09:01,160 --> 00:09:04,040 Speaker 1: on my blog rout fresh, I just wrote about, um, 173 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:07,800 Speaker 1: whether or not it's true that deer won't eat yellow soybeans. 174 00:09:07,840 --> 00:09:10,440 Speaker 1: I think that's something we've heard a ton of people say. 175 00:09:10,440 --> 00:09:12,640 Speaker 1: And you talk to hunters and they say, oh, you know, 176 00:09:13,080 --> 00:09:15,400 Speaker 1: not seeing much right now the beans are turning. But 177 00:09:15,679 --> 00:09:18,880 Speaker 1: I think that there's a lot of misconceptions around um, 178 00:09:19,240 --> 00:09:22,120 Speaker 1: that statement that deer won't eat yellow soybeans. So so 179 00:09:22,280 --> 00:09:25,000 Speaker 1: go check out rut fresh. You'll find that as the 180 00:09:25,080 --> 00:09:27,760 Speaker 1: latest blog where I kind of talk about, UM, what 181 00:09:27,920 --> 00:09:31,199 Speaker 1: I think is actually going on there with the phenomenon 182 00:09:31,360 --> 00:09:34,559 Speaker 1: that people think that dear will hammer soybeans when they're 183 00:09:34,600 --> 00:09:37,720 Speaker 1: green or brown but not yellow. And with that, I 184 00:09:37,760 --> 00:09:39,560 Speaker 1: think we go into the episode and get to our 185 00:09:39,559 --> 00:09:42,480 Speaker 1: first caller, tell me sounds good. Before we get to 186 00:09:42,480 --> 00:09:44,679 Speaker 1: our first update, let's pause for a word from our 187 00:09:44,679 --> 00:09:49,280 Speaker 1: sponsors at White Tail Properties. This week with white Tail Properties, 188 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:52,520 Speaker 1: we are drawned by Tony Hansen, a land specialists out 189 00:09:52,559 --> 00:09:55,240 Speaker 1: of Michigan, and Tony is gonna be telling us about 190 00:09:55,320 --> 00:09:59,120 Speaker 1: what factors matter most on a property in high pressure 191 00:09:59,200 --> 00:10:03,120 Speaker 1: areas well. To me, it's it's a variety. So even 192 00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:06,440 Speaker 1: though I mean I own and kind of hunt a 193 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:10,200 Speaker 1: lot of small properties, you got to look forward a 194 00:10:10,280 --> 00:10:13,680 Speaker 1: mix of things you need. You need food for sure, 195 00:10:13,800 --> 00:10:17,400 Speaker 1: but you need cover probably even more. So, you know, 196 00:10:17,480 --> 00:10:20,200 Speaker 1: I need to have all of the pieces that the 197 00:10:20,240 --> 00:10:22,640 Speaker 1: deer needs because I don't want them traveling very far, 198 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:24,080 Speaker 1: and I don't want them to feel like they have 199 00:10:24,240 --> 00:10:28,560 Speaker 1: to travel very far because you know, especially during our 200 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:31,280 Speaker 1: gun season when there's you know, nearly a million guys 201 00:10:31,320 --> 00:10:35,440 Speaker 1: out there, if a deer moves, it's it's got a 202 00:10:35,440 --> 00:10:37,520 Speaker 1: real good jance of getting shot. So I try to 203 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:41,360 Speaker 1: find properties that have everything you need right there. And yes, 204 00:10:41,440 --> 00:10:45,080 Speaker 1: neighborhood matters, but it doesn't matter quite as much as 205 00:10:45,280 --> 00:10:46,880 Speaker 1: what you can, you know, do right there on your 206 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:48,680 Speaker 1: own property. So you want to make sure that you 207 00:10:48,720 --> 00:10:52,240 Speaker 1: have food and cover and um, you know, betting areas, 208 00:10:52,280 --> 00:10:56,440 Speaker 1: security places and actuaries are a big thing with me too. 209 00:10:56,480 --> 00:10:58,520 Speaker 1: So I look for a lot of variety and that's 210 00:10:58,559 --> 00:11:02,560 Speaker 1: in the properties. If you'd like to learn more and 211 00:11:02,600 --> 00:11:06,000 Speaker 1: to see the properties that Tony currently has listed for sale, 212 00:11:06,559 --> 00:11:11,960 Speaker 1: visit white Tail properties dot com. Backslash Hansen that's h 213 00:11:12,080 --> 00:11:16,000 Speaker 1: A N S E n Are And joining us on 214 00:11:16,040 --> 00:11:19,360 Speaker 1: the line first is Tony Peterson from bow Hunter Magazine 215 00:11:19,400 --> 00:11:22,839 Speaker 1: in Minnesota. Tony in Minnesota, what would you say the 216 00:11:22,840 --> 00:11:25,000 Speaker 1: buck activity has been lately on a scale of one 217 00:11:25,040 --> 00:11:29,720 Speaker 1: to ten, um, I would say, you know, we're probably 218 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:33,400 Speaker 1: sitting at about five. Say we're right in the middle 219 00:11:33,520 --> 00:11:35,920 Speaker 1: right now, you know, I mean it's it's been real hot. 220 00:11:36,040 --> 00:11:37,439 Speaker 1: We gotta we got a cold front coming in that 221 00:11:37,440 --> 00:11:40,520 Speaker 1: will help. But you know, right around the opener, there's 222 00:11:40,520 --> 00:11:42,559 Speaker 1: always some movement you've ben find, if you know, if 223 00:11:42,559 --> 00:11:44,760 Speaker 1: you know where to sit, and even if it's hot 224 00:11:44,800 --> 00:11:48,240 Speaker 1: like it's been, you can find something a real green 225 00:11:48,320 --> 00:11:50,600 Speaker 1: field or or a little water source to sit over 226 00:11:50,600 --> 00:11:53,560 Speaker 1: where you'll see some box if you're doing it right well. 227 00:11:53,559 --> 00:11:57,280 Speaker 1: In Tony Peterson fashion, you filled your tag in Minnesota 228 00:11:57,880 --> 00:11:59,760 Speaker 1: very quickly. Tell us a little bit about that haunted, 229 00:11:59,760 --> 00:12:02,600 Speaker 1: a little bit about that setup. Um, yeah, you know 230 00:12:02,679 --> 00:12:04,839 Speaker 1: opening night it was it was eight eight degrees when 231 00:12:04,840 --> 00:12:06,320 Speaker 1: I got out of the truck, and I intended to 232 00:12:06,360 --> 00:12:10,840 Speaker 1: go sit a a little staging area and playoffs some acorns. 233 00:12:10,880 --> 00:12:13,560 Speaker 1: Is deer moved down to the fields. But on the 234 00:12:13,600 --> 00:12:17,080 Speaker 1: way in I had had a different stand I had 235 00:12:17,120 --> 00:12:19,920 Speaker 1: to walk past, and it was on this on the 236 00:12:19,960 --> 00:12:21,800 Speaker 1: south southa field, you know that I put up for 237 00:12:21,840 --> 00:12:24,480 Speaker 1: a gimme hoping I can kill one early season and 238 00:12:25,120 --> 00:12:28,240 Speaker 1: there's so much deer sign getting in there that I 239 00:12:28,320 --> 00:12:29,959 Speaker 1: was like, I don't I don't really think I should 240 00:12:29,960 --> 00:12:33,640 Speaker 1: be walking past this stand. And it was hot. I 241 00:12:33,720 --> 00:12:35,840 Speaker 1: knew the wind was right, and I knew there would 242 00:12:35,880 --> 00:12:37,880 Speaker 1: be some deer coming into that green field at out 243 00:12:37,920 --> 00:12:40,880 Speaker 1: Southall Field, and so I sat up there and had 244 00:12:40,920 --> 00:12:42,760 Speaker 1: a couple of bucks, and some does come out, and 245 00:12:43,120 --> 00:12:45,040 Speaker 1: the biggest buck in the group offered me a shot 246 00:12:45,080 --> 00:12:48,240 Speaker 1: and I was out, you know, at seven o'clock at 247 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:51,440 Speaker 1: night on opening night. So that's how that shook out. 248 00:12:52,520 --> 00:12:56,400 Speaker 1: That was a well executed han Tony. I assumed you 249 00:12:56,400 --> 00:12:58,080 Speaker 1: would get it done opening weekend and you did. So 250 00:12:58,360 --> 00:12:59,880 Speaker 1: tell us a little bit more about the food so 251 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:02,080 Speaker 1: versus in Minnesota right now. What are those white tail 252 00:13:02,120 --> 00:13:06,640 Speaker 1: focusing on here in mid September. Um. You know, in Minnesota, 253 00:13:06,679 --> 00:13:08,280 Speaker 1: it's like a lot of places, a lot of states 254 00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:10,679 Speaker 1: around here right now, there's an abundance of food, and 255 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:12,520 Speaker 1: you know, if you could get on the right apple 256 00:13:12,559 --> 00:13:14,760 Speaker 1: tree or the you know, the right white oak, you'd 257 00:13:14,760 --> 00:13:19,000 Speaker 1: be you'd probably be on fire. But generally when it's 258 00:13:19,080 --> 00:13:22,040 Speaker 1: this hot, I just I like something green. If if 259 00:13:22,080 --> 00:13:24,480 Speaker 1: I'm not hunting water, I like the off or something nice. 260 00:13:24,520 --> 00:13:27,160 Speaker 1: If you could get like maybe a late planted soybean 261 00:13:27,240 --> 00:13:30,400 Speaker 1: field where they're still eating some of the leaves, that 262 00:13:30,400 --> 00:13:32,600 Speaker 1: that can be a good thing. But just something nice 263 00:13:32,640 --> 00:13:34,880 Speaker 1: and green that isn't dried out because they're looking for 264 00:13:34,920 --> 00:13:38,120 Speaker 1: some moisture. I mean that that's my fish in anyway, 265 00:13:38,559 --> 00:13:40,480 Speaker 1: it seemed like most of the country had a large 266 00:13:40,760 --> 00:13:43,280 Speaker 1: mass crop last year. Did Minnesota have that as well? 267 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:47,200 Speaker 1: With plenty of acorns on the sure they did. You know, 268 00:13:47,880 --> 00:13:50,360 Speaker 1: it changes every year, it feels like, but last year 269 00:13:50,400 --> 00:13:52,319 Speaker 1: felt like we had a lot of acorns. In this year, 270 00:13:52,360 --> 00:13:55,720 Speaker 1: we definitely have a ton of acorns. So how do 271 00:13:55,760 --> 00:13:57,640 Speaker 1: you think that will affect things going into the end 272 00:13:57,640 --> 00:14:00,040 Speaker 1: of September in the beginning of October for deer of 273 00:14:00,160 --> 00:14:03,120 Speaker 1: me um. I think you'll be dealing with some some 274 00:14:03,160 --> 00:14:05,400 Speaker 1: staging area stuff. You know. That's the way that the 275 00:14:05,440 --> 00:14:07,280 Speaker 1: acorns set up in a lot of places, or the 276 00:14:07,280 --> 00:14:10,760 Speaker 1: oak trees I should say is you know if if 277 00:14:11,559 --> 00:14:15,800 Speaker 1: as as there's fewer courses out there, they become even 278 00:14:15,880 --> 00:14:18,440 Speaker 1: more important and they can they can get a lot 279 00:14:18,480 --> 00:14:22,000 Speaker 1: of good nutrition feed under one tree. And so it's 280 00:14:22,080 --> 00:14:25,320 Speaker 1: kind of a kind of a deal where you might 281 00:14:25,360 --> 00:14:26,960 Speaker 1: not kill that field edge buck in a couple of 282 00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:28,960 Speaker 1: weeks because it's you know, there's been a lot of 283 00:14:28,960 --> 00:14:32,760 Speaker 1: pressure already or whatever your your specific situation is. But 284 00:14:32,800 --> 00:14:35,640 Speaker 1: if you can find those acorns where they're where they're 285 00:14:35,680 --> 00:14:37,680 Speaker 1: hitting them right now, you know, if you can get 286 00:14:37,680 --> 00:14:40,560 Speaker 1: in and scout right now and hanging a hunt or 287 00:14:40,680 --> 00:14:43,040 Speaker 1: for the next two weeks or so, that's that's going 288 00:14:43,080 --> 00:14:45,880 Speaker 1: to be important. Um. Those those acorns definitely will play 289 00:14:45,920 --> 00:14:49,080 Speaker 1: into the play into most strategies, I would think. And 290 00:14:49,120 --> 00:14:51,800 Speaker 1: do you think that abundance of acorns would make it 291 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:55,760 Speaker 1: easier or harder to kill an early season buck in 292 00:14:55,800 --> 00:14:59,320 Speaker 1: the morning. Uh, I don't know if it makes it 293 00:14:59,360 --> 00:15:01,920 Speaker 1: any easier, right. I don't like when they have lots 294 00:15:01,920 --> 00:15:04,120 Speaker 1: and lots of options. I would rather have them only 295 00:15:04,160 --> 00:15:05,720 Speaker 1: have a couple of trees that they could go hit. 296 00:15:06,160 --> 00:15:10,040 Speaker 1: But it's you know, it's just all about your specific situation. 297 00:15:10,080 --> 00:15:11,680 Speaker 1: If you can get in and find the one that 298 00:15:11,720 --> 00:15:14,360 Speaker 1: they're hitting, and it's not gonna be you know, run 299 00:15:14,360 --> 00:15:16,240 Speaker 1: a trail camera because by the time you're running a 300 00:15:16,280 --> 00:15:18,800 Speaker 1: camera and checking the pictures and seeing what's going on, 301 00:15:18,880 --> 00:15:21,560 Speaker 1: that might be old. It's gonna be you know, hike 302 00:15:21,600 --> 00:15:23,200 Speaker 1: in with a stand on your back, or going into 303 00:15:23,200 --> 00:15:25,120 Speaker 1: a nice little rain shower and take a look around 304 00:15:25,120 --> 00:15:28,040 Speaker 1: and where they're feeding, because it's it's pretty obvious when 305 00:15:28,040 --> 00:15:30,280 Speaker 1: you find a tree that they're pounding or or a 306 00:15:30,280 --> 00:15:32,520 Speaker 1: set of trees that they're founding. And so it's going 307 00:15:32,560 --> 00:15:34,920 Speaker 1: to be kind of a you know, in the moment 308 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:38,200 Speaker 1: type of hunt. You were headed to Wisconsin here at 309 00:15:38,200 --> 00:15:39,480 Speaker 1: the end of the week, what are you going to 310 00:15:39,560 --> 00:15:42,960 Speaker 1: be focusing on then? Um, I'm gonna be I'm gonna 311 00:15:42,960 --> 00:15:47,360 Speaker 1: be hunting some public land that's got it's bigwood stuff. Um. 312 00:15:47,440 --> 00:15:51,000 Speaker 1: But the place I'm most curious about hunting has a 313 00:15:51,040 --> 00:15:54,600 Speaker 1: soybean field kind of to it. That's private field. But 314 00:15:54,760 --> 00:15:56,640 Speaker 1: I think I can catch them coming and going. And 315 00:15:56,680 --> 00:15:59,960 Speaker 1: I do have one ridge scouted out that's got some 316 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:02,200 Speaker 1: milk trees on it in a specific spots. So I'm 317 00:16:02,240 --> 00:16:04,160 Speaker 1: gonna when I get over there, I'm gonna go take 318 00:16:04,200 --> 00:16:05,800 Speaker 1: a look at the sign and just kind of make 319 00:16:05,800 --> 00:16:08,400 Speaker 1: my decision then see what's see where I think I 320 00:16:08,440 --> 00:16:11,240 Speaker 1: should be going forward. Then this next week or so, 321 00:16:11,560 --> 00:16:13,240 Speaker 1: what do you think that bucket activity is going to 322 00:16:13,280 --> 00:16:15,760 Speaker 1: be on a scale of one to ten in Minnesota? 323 00:16:16,000 --> 00:16:17,880 Speaker 1: I would say we could get to about a seven. 324 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:21,240 Speaker 1: That cold front coming in should should crank things up 325 00:16:21,240 --> 00:16:23,440 Speaker 1: a little bit and get some earlier movement in the evenings, 326 00:16:23,480 --> 00:16:24,920 Speaker 1: and I think I think it's going to get better. 327 00:16:25,360 --> 00:16:26,880 Speaker 1: All right, Tony, Well, good luck on the rest of 328 00:16:26,920 --> 00:16:30,200 Speaker 1: your public land adventures, and thanks for joining me. Awesome, 329 00:16:30,320 --> 00:16:33,800 Speaker 1: thank you alright and joining us on the line. Next 330 00:16:34,000 --> 00:16:37,440 Speaker 1: is t j Unger from the Virtue TV in Montana. Now, 331 00:16:37,520 --> 00:16:39,720 Speaker 1: t J in Montana, what would you say the bucket 332 00:16:39,720 --> 00:16:43,280 Speaker 1: activity has been lately on a scale of one to ten? Spencer, 333 00:16:43,480 --> 00:16:45,920 Speaker 1: So this is day three for us out here at 334 00:16:45,960 --> 00:16:49,200 Speaker 1: Powder River Outfitters in Montana. UM, so we've had a 335 00:16:49,200 --> 00:16:52,880 Speaker 1: few good fits um concentration so far as deer numbers 336 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:55,720 Speaker 1: are very very high, but so far as buck activity, 337 00:16:56,200 --> 00:16:58,200 Speaker 1: I would give it a five out of ten right now. 338 00:16:58,800 --> 00:17:01,160 Speaker 1: We can talk about the variable to you know why 339 00:17:01,200 --> 00:17:03,880 Speaker 1: we think that is. But um, current situation that we've 340 00:17:03,880 --> 00:17:05,640 Speaker 1: seen over the last couple of days probably a five 341 00:17:05,680 --> 00:17:07,800 Speaker 1: out of two. And and so what are some of 342 00:17:07,800 --> 00:17:10,720 Speaker 1: those variables? Is that the weather, some of the food sources. 343 00:17:10,760 --> 00:17:13,800 Speaker 1: What do you think is providing that mediocre deer movement 344 00:17:13,880 --> 00:17:18,240 Speaker 1: right now? Yeah? So, um, you know, there's plenty of 345 00:17:18,280 --> 00:17:22,119 Speaker 1: food out here. There's there's alfalfa all over the stretch 346 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:24,280 Speaker 1: of of you know, the majority of the land that 347 00:17:24,320 --> 00:17:28,440 Speaker 1: we're hunting, but um, we're hitting some pretty dry times. 348 00:17:28,560 --> 00:17:33,200 Speaker 1: And with those dry times, uh, it's it's pretty unseasonably warm. Um. 349 00:17:33,280 --> 00:17:37,400 Speaker 1: So just like anywhere else in the country, I personally 350 00:17:37,440 --> 00:17:40,480 Speaker 1: think that the number one variable to stop you know, 351 00:17:40,560 --> 00:17:43,640 Speaker 1: mature deer movement is heat. So when it's hot hot, 352 00:17:43,680 --> 00:17:47,080 Speaker 1: they're just bedding down. Um. You know. At the same time, 353 00:17:47,080 --> 00:17:49,800 Speaker 1: we've had a couple of encounters. Um, each one of 354 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:51,800 Speaker 1: the groups out here is at least you know, seeing 355 00:17:51,800 --> 00:17:54,760 Speaker 1: a good shooter um on each sit But just numbers, 356 00:17:54,920 --> 00:17:56,800 Speaker 1: you know, we're not seeing the numbers that we typically 357 00:17:56,880 --> 00:17:59,800 Speaker 1: would um at a place like Powder River. But um, 358 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:03,159 Speaker 1: those hot TIMPs um should come to a pretty pretty 359 00:18:03,160 --> 00:18:05,960 Speaker 1: solid stand still. Um. And like I said, we're seeing 360 00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:08,040 Speaker 1: a lot of deer activity. I think on our first 361 00:18:08,080 --> 00:18:12,160 Speaker 1: scent sit, Brady and I saw I don't roughly seventy deer, 362 00:18:12,880 --> 00:18:15,080 Speaker 1: but they're all, you know, pretty immature. We're talking to 363 00:18:15,080 --> 00:18:18,199 Speaker 1: those and fawns, uh yearling bucks and maybe some two 364 00:18:18,280 --> 00:18:22,920 Speaker 1: year old bucks. Um. So so activity overall is really 365 00:18:22,920 --> 00:18:26,560 Speaker 1: really high. But we're in a very game rich environment. Um. 366 00:18:26,640 --> 00:18:28,840 Speaker 1: You know, I I don't think that there's been a 367 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:32,280 Speaker 1: day that's gone by where somebody didn't see you know, deer. 368 00:18:32,400 --> 00:18:35,119 Speaker 1: So Um, each of our sits, we're seeing you know, 369 00:18:35,240 --> 00:18:38,560 Speaker 1: high numbers, but just not yielding those mature animals like 370 00:18:38,600 --> 00:18:41,560 Speaker 1: it normally would. So we do have uh some weather 371 00:18:41,640 --> 00:18:44,040 Speaker 1: changes coming in. Actually tonight we're supposed to get a 372 00:18:44,160 --> 00:18:46,840 Speaker 1: front um moving in and change things up. They haven't 373 00:18:46,880 --> 00:18:49,400 Speaker 1: seen rain out here and brought us Montana and over 374 00:18:49,520 --> 00:18:52,560 Speaker 1: three weeks. So, like I said, very dry conditions. Um, 375 00:18:52,600 --> 00:18:56,040 Speaker 1: deer sitting tight at least the mature uh, mature animals. 376 00:18:56,040 --> 00:18:59,280 Speaker 1: They're heading to to water and into those food sources 377 00:18:59,320 --> 00:19:01,760 Speaker 1: after dark. Um, it makes sense the same thing that 378 00:19:01,800 --> 00:19:03,880 Speaker 1: any of us would do. When it's super hot, we're 379 00:19:03,920 --> 00:19:06,240 Speaker 1: staying in the air conditioning and moving out to that 380 00:19:06,280 --> 00:19:09,520 Speaker 1: water hole, you know, after after the sunset. Now, as 381 00:19:09,560 --> 00:19:12,560 Speaker 1: you would on say one of your Midwest properties, you're 382 00:19:12,640 --> 00:19:15,280 Speaker 1: kind of hunting from bed to food. But how is 383 00:19:15,280 --> 00:19:17,679 Speaker 1: it different in eastern Montana than say it would be 384 00:19:17,720 --> 00:19:25,480 Speaker 1: in Indiana. Yeah, so it's it's different very significantly out here. So, uh, 385 00:19:25,520 --> 00:19:27,960 Speaker 1: we primarily are hunting the Midwest. This is the first 386 00:19:27,960 --> 00:19:30,120 Speaker 1: opportunity I've I've had to come out here to Powder River. 387 00:19:30,200 --> 00:19:32,720 Speaker 1: Our group has sounded out here for several years. But 388 00:19:33,080 --> 00:19:36,080 Speaker 1: you know, right off the bat, Uh, it's a clear difference. 389 00:19:36,119 --> 00:19:39,960 Speaker 1: You know, we're hunting farms are ranches that are made 390 00:19:40,040 --> 00:19:43,520 Speaker 1: up of you know, ten sections plus, so a minimum 391 00:19:43,520 --> 00:19:47,199 Speaker 1: of like six thousand acres on each of these ranches 392 00:19:47,280 --> 00:19:50,200 Speaker 1: that that were set and stands on. So and of those, 393 00:19:50,240 --> 00:19:52,919 Speaker 1: we're talking hundreds and hundreds of thousands of acres of 394 00:19:52,920 --> 00:19:56,240 Speaker 1: alf alpha um, whereas in you know, the Midwest and 395 00:19:56,240 --> 00:19:58,760 Speaker 1: in Indiana where we're at, we're hunting you know, maybe 396 00:19:58,840 --> 00:20:02,159 Speaker 1: a couple hundred piece, like couple hundred acre piece um 397 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:05,240 Speaker 1: made up of corn and beans. So you know, at home, 398 00:20:05,280 --> 00:20:08,080 Speaker 1: we're focusing on travel corridors and travel routes this time 399 00:20:08,119 --> 00:20:10,960 Speaker 1: of year. Um, they're stripped in velvet at home pretty 400 00:20:11,040 --> 00:20:14,800 Speaker 1: pretty steadily. So um, we're still looking at those you know, 401 00:20:14,840 --> 00:20:17,359 Speaker 1: those long stretches where they're coming out of the heavy timber, 402 00:20:17,640 --> 00:20:20,720 Speaker 1: going through staging areas and then into the agg fields. 403 00:20:20,720 --> 00:20:23,640 Speaker 1: Whereas here it's it's pretty tight you know, from river 404 00:20:24,280 --> 00:20:27,720 Speaker 1: uh into that that thick, thick batting and then we're 405 00:20:27,840 --> 00:20:30,480 Speaker 1: right on the edge of those alf alpha fields. So 406 00:20:30,520 --> 00:20:33,560 Speaker 1: we're we are hunting that that edge habitat that you know, 407 00:20:33,640 --> 00:20:36,439 Speaker 1: the dear love. But um, it's a much tighter spance 408 00:20:36,520 --> 00:20:41,040 Speaker 1: between betting to their food source. Um. So because that, 409 00:20:41,359 --> 00:20:43,560 Speaker 1: you know, coupled with the conditions that we that we 410 00:20:43,640 --> 00:20:46,320 Speaker 1: have right now, Uh, Brady and I are are hunting 411 00:20:46,400 --> 00:20:51,520 Speaker 1: afternoons only. Um, you know, the morning morning sits. Uh 412 00:20:51,560 --> 00:20:54,160 Speaker 1: it's it's a little too risky. Um. If we were 413 00:20:54,200 --> 00:20:55,800 Speaker 1: trying to slip in there, they'd still be on that 414 00:20:55,840 --> 00:20:58,680 Speaker 1: alfalfa and you know, we would risk blowing all those 415 00:20:58,720 --> 00:21:02,439 Speaker 1: deer out out of the countries. So um, afternoon sits 416 00:21:02,440 --> 00:21:05,080 Speaker 1: for us. Um. But like I said, that that weather 417 00:21:05,080 --> 00:21:07,720 Speaker 1: pattern should change pretty significantly over the next couple of days, 418 00:21:07,720 --> 00:21:10,359 Speaker 1: we're seeing some colder attempts UM, I think low in 419 00:21:10,400 --> 00:21:13,760 Speaker 1: the forties. We've got a about a one eighty change 420 00:21:13,760 --> 00:21:17,520 Speaker 1: in in wind directions. So um. You know, over the 421 00:21:17,600 --> 00:21:20,320 Speaker 1: last couple of days, Brady and I both we've we've 422 00:21:20,359 --> 00:21:23,359 Speaker 1: been climbing innity stands and hunting as marginal as a 423 00:21:23,400 --> 00:21:26,760 Speaker 1: marginal wind can be. UM. Our first set, we had 424 00:21:26,800 --> 00:21:30,600 Speaker 1: a really good buck come out about maybe twenty minutes 425 00:21:30,640 --> 00:21:34,040 Speaker 1: before before last light or before legal light was over. 426 00:21:34,080 --> 00:21:37,680 Speaker 1: But um just caught just caught enough of our wind 427 00:21:37,720 --> 00:21:39,520 Speaker 1: to to turn around and head back to betting until 428 00:21:39,520 --> 00:21:42,359 Speaker 1: it was safe to come back out. So UM, we'll see, 429 00:21:42,440 --> 00:21:46,000 Speaker 1: you know. I I expect things to continue to improve. UM. 430 00:21:46,080 --> 00:21:48,399 Speaker 1: Like I said, everyone in camp has had some some 431 00:21:48,480 --> 00:21:52,640 Speaker 1: good encounters UM, and numbers are still very very high 432 00:21:52,680 --> 00:21:56,080 Speaker 1: on on immatures. So I'm hoping that this change should, 433 00:21:56,200 --> 00:21:59,399 Speaker 1: uh should bring those those mature, more more mature animals 434 00:21:59,400 --> 00:22:01,400 Speaker 1: out a little better. Leier. Are you finding a lot 435 00:22:01,400 --> 00:22:03,120 Speaker 1: of bucks are traveling on their own at this point? 436 00:22:03,119 --> 00:22:07,000 Speaker 1: Are they still hung up in those bachelor groups? Yeah, 437 00:22:07,119 --> 00:22:09,120 Speaker 1: funny thing, you know. So all the animals that we're 438 00:22:09,119 --> 00:22:12,000 Speaker 1: seeing right now, UM are hard horns there you know, 439 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:16,679 Speaker 1: they've already stripped velvet. UM. Montana legalized trail cameras for 440 00:22:16,680 --> 00:22:19,000 Speaker 1: for this year, so Powder River has been running some 441 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:22,399 Speaker 1: trail cameras as well. UM. And everything that we're seeing 442 00:22:22,520 --> 00:22:26,280 Speaker 1: is is hard horned. UM. Some very young, very very immature, 443 00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:28,800 Speaker 1: you know, like spikes are holding velvet. But that's to 444 00:22:28,840 --> 00:22:32,520 Speaker 1: be expected. UM. With that, though, we are still seeing 445 00:22:32,520 --> 00:22:35,200 Speaker 1: bachelor groups. UM. All of the bucks that Brady and 446 00:22:35,240 --> 00:22:38,400 Speaker 1: I have seen, they've all been with other bucks. UM. 447 00:22:38,640 --> 00:22:41,720 Speaker 1: Last evening, UH, one of our guys, Clint Schwak, who 448 00:22:41,760 --> 00:22:44,119 Speaker 1: I'm sure you guys are familiar with. UM. Clint had 449 00:22:44,119 --> 00:22:47,600 Speaker 1: a great set on the river. So UM again with 450 00:22:47,680 --> 00:22:51,320 Speaker 1: these dry hot conditions, they're using these water sources and UM, 451 00:22:51,359 --> 00:22:54,000 Speaker 1: just like anywhere else, you know, I think that they 452 00:22:54,040 --> 00:22:57,560 Speaker 1: tend to to take ownership of you know, whether it's 453 00:22:57,600 --> 00:23:01,359 Speaker 1: a bait site or agriculture site in Midwest, whatever it is, 454 00:23:01,400 --> 00:23:03,960 Speaker 1: they tend to take, you know, take ownership of those spots. 455 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:07,720 Speaker 1: And last night clin hunting over right on the Powder River. 456 00:23:07,800 --> 00:23:10,960 Speaker 1: And I think, um, you know, a good buck showed 457 00:23:10,960 --> 00:23:13,480 Speaker 1: his dominance and in taking the ownership of that whole 458 00:23:13,840 --> 00:23:16,639 Speaker 1: of that water hole on the river. UM, and and 459 00:23:16,640 --> 00:23:19,160 Speaker 1: Clint had a good eight point step out and just 460 00:23:19,240 --> 00:23:22,520 Speaker 1: act a little intimidated about something. Um and maybe thirty 461 00:23:22,520 --> 00:23:25,480 Speaker 1: seconds later then the mature buck popped out, all bristled left, 462 00:23:25,560 --> 00:23:27,600 Speaker 1: just like you know, he's ready to go, like we 463 00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:31,000 Speaker 1: would expect to see. Um. But funny enough, they're still 464 00:23:31,080 --> 00:23:33,399 Speaker 1: they're still group they're still grouped up out here in 465 00:23:33,480 --> 00:23:38,040 Speaker 1: those bachelors bachelor pets. So we sound optimistic. What do 466 00:23:38,080 --> 00:23:39,920 Speaker 1: you think that buck movement's gonna look like in the 467 00:23:39,960 --> 00:23:41,639 Speaker 1: skill of one to ten in this next week or 468 00:23:41,640 --> 00:23:45,280 Speaker 1: still from Montana? Well, we've we've been optimistic the whole time, 469 00:23:45,359 --> 00:23:48,040 Speaker 1: just because we're in Powder River. You know, this is 470 00:23:48,320 --> 00:23:51,480 Speaker 1: a world renowned place for any white tael hunter or 471 00:23:51,520 --> 00:23:54,600 Speaker 1: any any hunter for that matter. Um, it's it's sportsman 472 00:23:54,680 --> 00:23:57,760 Speaker 1: paradise out here. Um. You know, Brady and I are 473 00:23:57,760 --> 00:24:00,960 Speaker 1: absolutely having to blast every sit. I think combined over 474 00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:03,840 Speaker 1: the last three sits we've seen more out here and 475 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:07,040 Speaker 1: brought us Montana Powder River than we did combined all 476 00:24:07,480 --> 00:24:11,000 Speaker 1: you know last season. So there's just high numbers which 477 00:24:11,080 --> 00:24:14,120 Speaker 1: keeps us happy and and optimistic about what might pop 478 00:24:14,160 --> 00:24:17,000 Speaker 1: out at any minute. But with these weather changes, you know, 479 00:24:17,040 --> 00:24:19,520 Speaker 1: I think we go from probably a five over the 480 00:24:19,600 --> 00:24:22,320 Speaker 1: last few days too, I would expect things to bump 481 00:24:22,400 --> 00:24:25,639 Speaker 1: up around seven to eight even um if if the 482 00:24:25,680 --> 00:24:29,760 Speaker 1: weather holds, if the forecast holds to what it is, UM, 483 00:24:29,800 --> 00:24:32,560 Speaker 1: you know, we may get a little bit of moisture UM, 484 00:24:32,600 --> 00:24:35,040 Speaker 1: but definitely a change in them in the wind and 485 00:24:35,040 --> 00:24:38,040 Speaker 1: and TIMPs. So it might be that bump that that 486 00:24:38,080 --> 00:24:40,600 Speaker 1: we all like to see this time of year. UM. 487 00:24:40,640 --> 00:24:44,040 Speaker 1: So I say over the next few days, probably all 488 00:24:44,080 --> 00:24:45,600 Speaker 1: let's give it a strong seven and a half. What 489 00:24:45,640 --> 00:24:47,800 Speaker 1: do you think about that? That sounds good? All right? 490 00:24:47,800 --> 00:24:49,120 Speaker 1: T J, Well, good luck to you and the rest 491 00:24:49,160 --> 00:24:51,800 Speaker 1: of the Virtue TV crew. Thanks for joining me. Absolutely. 492 00:24:51,800 --> 00:24:53,720 Speaker 1: I appreciate the opportunity. You guys have a great week 493 00:24:53,800 --> 00:24:56,920 Speaker 1: and uh, and stay safe out there alright and joining 494 00:24:57,000 --> 00:25:00,440 Speaker 1: us online. Next is Pat Cutter from Red Hand Outdoor 495 00:25:00,520 --> 00:25:04,120 Speaker 1: Company in New Jersey. Pat in New Jersey, what would 496 00:25:04,119 --> 00:25:06,320 Speaker 1: you say the bucket activities ben lately? On a scale 497 00:25:06,320 --> 00:25:10,919 Speaker 1: of one to ten UM, I would say, Uh, if 498 00:25:10,960 --> 00:25:13,120 Speaker 1: you're talking about the past couple of days, I would 499 00:25:13,119 --> 00:25:16,359 Speaker 1: say it's more like a four or five out of 500 00:25:16,480 --> 00:25:20,119 Speaker 1: out of ten. I would say last week, um, opening 501 00:25:20,119 --> 00:25:23,400 Speaker 1: weekend was very good. Um, probably like an eight out 502 00:25:23,400 --> 00:25:25,160 Speaker 1: of ten. But the past couple of days it's it's 503 00:25:25,160 --> 00:25:28,280 Speaker 1: slowed down a bit pretty much due to the white 504 00:25:28,280 --> 00:25:31,159 Speaker 1: oaks dropping. So now you guys have had some recent 505 00:25:31,200 --> 00:25:34,959 Speaker 1: success at Red Hand Outdoor Company hunting in New Jersey. 506 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:36,680 Speaker 1: On that opener, tell us a little bit about those 507 00:25:36,680 --> 00:25:41,000 Speaker 1: setups that you had. Yeah, um, my, my buddy Brian, 508 00:25:41,119 --> 00:25:44,440 Speaker 1: he killed um a four and a half year old UM. 509 00:25:44,480 --> 00:25:48,280 Speaker 1: I think was September tenth, I believe, and uh he's 510 00:25:48,440 --> 00:25:52,240 Speaker 1: he was hunting um a suburban area and uh it's 511 00:25:52,280 --> 00:25:54,879 Speaker 1: legal to bait here, so he was. He was running 512 00:25:54,880 --> 00:25:58,840 Speaker 1: a bait on about six six acre piece um all 513 00:25:58,880 --> 00:26:01,360 Speaker 1: all summer long. He had two shooters on there, and 514 00:26:01,560 --> 00:26:05,119 Speaker 1: one of them being this uh a split rowl eight pointer. 515 00:26:05,400 --> 00:26:07,560 Speaker 1: So um he made a perfect shot on that deer. 516 00:26:07,600 --> 00:26:11,080 Speaker 1: And and then the next night, UM, I was actually 517 00:26:11,160 --> 00:26:14,440 Speaker 1: hunting about an hour away. I lease about a three 518 00:26:14,880 --> 00:26:20,800 Speaker 1: acre agg farm. It's alfalfa and corn pretty much. And uh, 519 00:26:20,840 --> 00:26:23,080 Speaker 1: I've I have a number of shooters on that farm 520 00:26:23,119 --> 00:26:27,560 Speaker 1: this year. And the one the one field I witnessed 521 00:26:27,560 --> 00:26:30,920 Speaker 1: on Sunday night. Uh, we're your four shooters come out 522 00:26:31,160 --> 00:26:34,000 Speaker 1: on the north end of the field, and um, we 523 00:26:34,040 --> 00:26:36,920 Speaker 1: got a south wind on Tuesday, so I was able 524 00:26:36,960 --> 00:26:40,199 Speaker 1: to slip in there on that north end, get a 525 00:26:40,240 --> 00:26:42,560 Speaker 1: stand in one of the cedar trees and uh, let's 526 00:26:42,560 --> 00:26:45,000 Speaker 1: able to capitalize on a forty five yard shot on 527 00:26:45,080 --> 00:26:47,160 Speaker 1: a five year old that we know is lump face. 528 00:26:48,240 --> 00:26:50,240 Speaker 1: If you were still hunting right now, do you think 529 00:26:50,400 --> 00:26:52,520 Speaker 1: the field edge would still be relevant for you on 530 00:26:52,520 --> 00:26:56,159 Speaker 1: that farm? No, I don't. Um My, my brother is 531 00:26:56,160 --> 00:26:58,879 Speaker 1: actually on the lease as well. At the Agg fields 532 00:26:58,880 --> 00:27:01,520 Speaker 1: have pretty much dried up and that's due to the 533 00:27:01,600 --> 00:27:05,080 Speaker 1: white oaks are really heavily dropping right now. And you 534 00:27:05,080 --> 00:27:07,280 Speaker 1: know he's hunted a couple of times and the deer 535 00:27:07,320 --> 00:27:14,399 Speaker 1: activity has just you know, John straight downhill. Um, he 536 00:27:14,520 --> 00:27:18,680 Speaker 1: did hunt and oak there. There's a cattle pasture leading 537 00:27:18,720 --> 00:27:22,800 Speaker 1: into one of these south Alpha fields and there's several 538 00:27:22,840 --> 00:27:24,560 Speaker 1: big white oaks in there. And he did hunt out 539 00:27:24,560 --> 00:27:26,600 Speaker 1: of one of those white oaks last night and he 540 00:27:26,800 --> 00:27:30,720 Speaker 1: saw I think eight or ten deer. No no shooters, 541 00:27:30,760 --> 00:27:32,680 Speaker 1: but they were they were feeding on the oaks heavy. 542 00:27:32,800 --> 00:27:35,320 Speaker 1: And when do you think that alf Alpha field is 543 00:27:35,359 --> 00:27:37,280 Speaker 1: going to be useful to hunt again? Do you think 544 00:27:37,680 --> 00:27:40,119 Speaker 1: within a week or so? Or might it be October 545 00:27:40,160 --> 00:27:43,879 Speaker 1: before you're doing some setups there. I would say from 546 00:27:43,920 --> 00:27:48,600 Speaker 1: past experience, early October they'll start to get pretty good again. Um, 547 00:27:48,840 --> 00:27:51,560 Speaker 1: you can still catch deer here here and there on them, 548 00:27:51,600 --> 00:27:54,639 Speaker 1: but um, you know Oaks is where it's at right now. 549 00:27:55,240 --> 00:27:58,480 Speaker 1: And are you guys catching any weather from Florence? Uh, 550 00:27:58,760 --> 00:28:02,200 Speaker 1: now that it's made landfall or not? Yes, we are. 551 00:28:02,280 --> 00:28:06,120 Speaker 1: Actually I'm sitting in the truck getting poured on right now. Um. 552 00:28:06,640 --> 00:28:09,480 Speaker 1: The storm actually looped up and now we're catching the 553 00:28:09,560 --> 00:28:12,280 Speaker 1: rain from it right now. It rains pretty heavy yesterday 554 00:28:12,280 --> 00:28:16,840 Speaker 1: afternoon and it should be lightening up this afternoon. Um, 555 00:28:16,920 --> 00:28:18,840 Speaker 1: so me and my brother actually going out this afternoon. 556 00:28:18,920 --> 00:28:22,440 Speaker 1: We got pictures on a cell cam last night of 557 00:28:22,520 --> 00:28:25,240 Speaker 1: two shooters and another part of the farm and like 558 00:28:25,359 --> 00:28:27,600 Speaker 1: kind of like an oak bottom. So we're gonna try 559 00:28:27,600 --> 00:28:30,320 Speaker 1: to capitalize on that tonight. Do you put any stuck 560 00:28:30,359 --> 00:28:32,520 Speaker 1: into what the moon might be doing? I know later 561 00:28:32,600 --> 00:28:35,600 Speaker 1: this week, Um, we have a fees a phase that 562 00:28:35,720 --> 00:28:38,080 Speaker 1: some hunters are excited about. But how about you guys 563 00:28:38,080 --> 00:28:41,120 Speaker 1: in New Jersey? I do I do believe in it. Um. 564 00:28:41,160 --> 00:28:44,240 Speaker 1: This week we are approaching that full moon and you know, 565 00:28:44,440 --> 00:28:46,920 Speaker 1: as you've heard, probably marjury say a hundred times that 566 00:28:47,000 --> 00:28:50,800 Speaker 1: leading up to that full moon um and and enhances 567 00:28:50,840 --> 00:28:53,120 Speaker 1: that feeding pattern. And uh, I do agree with that. 568 00:28:53,720 --> 00:28:55,800 Speaker 1: So if you're out there and you and you're on 569 00:28:56,440 --> 00:28:58,920 Speaker 1: some some hot white oaks, I think you know, this 570 00:28:58,960 --> 00:29:01,760 Speaker 1: week's a good time to get out there going forward, 571 00:29:01,760 --> 00:29:03,640 Speaker 1: then it's next week or so. What do you think 572 00:29:03,680 --> 00:29:05,800 Speaker 1: that bucket activity will be on a scale of one 573 00:29:05,840 --> 00:29:09,760 Speaker 1: to ten in New Jersey? If you're on some good, 574 00:29:09,800 --> 00:29:12,440 Speaker 1: good white oaks, I think that the hunting could be 575 00:29:12,520 --> 00:29:15,000 Speaker 1: probably a six or seven out of ten. But if not, 576 00:29:15,320 --> 00:29:18,040 Speaker 1: I think you're looking at more of a four out 577 00:29:18,040 --> 00:29:20,520 Speaker 1: of ten. So it all it all depends if you're 578 00:29:20,520 --> 00:29:23,320 Speaker 1: in the right spot pretty much. All right, Pat, Well, 579 00:29:23,320 --> 00:29:25,560 Speaker 1: good luck to rest this season, and congrats on that 580 00:29:25,640 --> 00:29:27,400 Speaker 1: great buck that you and your buddy got. Thanks for 581 00:29:27,480 --> 00:29:31,320 Speaker 1: joining me. Thanks bets to appreciate it alright and joining 582 00:29:31,360 --> 00:29:33,760 Speaker 1: us on the line. Last is Mike hahn Sucker from 583 00:29:33,760 --> 00:29:37,120 Speaker 1: heart Lambo Hunter in Missouri. Now, Mike in Missouri, what 584 00:29:37,120 --> 00:29:39,160 Speaker 1: would you say the bucket activity has been lately on 585 00:29:39,200 --> 00:29:43,760 Speaker 1: a scale of one to ten? Oh? I probably say, 586 00:29:43,960 --> 00:29:47,720 Speaker 1: you know, uh, probably six or seven. Haven't been that 587 00:29:47,960 --> 00:29:51,840 Speaker 1: been that great? Uh? The deer some moving that is 588 00:29:51,880 --> 00:29:53,920 Speaker 1: moving very last wide of things because it's just been 589 00:29:53,960 --> 00:29:58,440 Speaker 1: super super hot. What is your strategy then, Um, mid 590 00:29:58,480 --> 00:30:00,720 Speaker 1: September like this when it's super we're hot. If you 591 00:30:00,760 --> 00:30:02,400 Speaker 1: were trying to get a mature about on the drought, 592 00:30:04,280 --> 00:30:05,920 Speaker 1: I mean, we're we This is actually one of my 593 00:30:05,960 --> 00:30:08,560 Speaker 1: favorite times of you to hunt. And um, it doesn't 594 00:30:08,600 --> 00:30:11,400 Speaker 1: have to be you know, perfect weather to deer. You know, 595 00:30:11,560 --> 00:30:14,720 Speaker 1: been doing the same thing all summer long. They've been there. 596 00:30:14,720 --> 00:30:16,880 Speaker 1: You know, they're used to the heat too. So UM, 597 00:30:16,920 --> 00:30:19,520 Speaker 1: they're still moving, they're just not moving as early and 598 00:30:19,560 --> 00:30:22,080 Speaker 1: as good as they would uh with a little front 599 00:30:22,120 --> 00:30:25,280 Speaker 1: coming through. But we actually haven't been hunting yet here 600 00:30:25,280 --> 00:30:27,280 Speaker 1: in Missouri. I've only been gauting in the past couple 601 00:30:27,280 --> 00:30:30,080 Speaker 1: of nights, trying to make up for being being gone 602 00:30:30,080 --> 00:30:32,760 Speaker 1: and being in Montana for the first two week of September. 603 00:30:32,880 --> 00:30:37,479 Speaker 1: So trying to put the legwork in now. But some 604 00:30:37,560 --> 00:30:39,920 Speaker 1: of our guys that have been out hunting are seeing 605 00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:43,360 Speaker 1: you know, decent activity. Um. I set the biggest factor 606 00:30:43,520 --> 00:30:46,320 Speaker 1: right now for for us as the acorns are starting 607 00:30:46,320 --> 00:30:50,040 Speaker 1: to drop here in Missouri and you know what typically 608 00:30:50,080 --> 00:30:53,480 Speaker 1: would be being filled with thirties or forty deer and 609 00:30:53,560 --> 00:30:56,680 Speaker 1: it every night is you know, we're seeing keep to 610 00:30:56,800 --> 00:30:59,840 Speaker 1: ten you know, fewer deer and um, they're just not 611 00:31:00,120 --> 00:31:01,800 Speaker 1: keen on the beans as much. They're starting to turn 612 00:31:01,880 --> 00:31:04,720 Speaker 1: as well, depending on when they got planted. Um, the 613 00:31:04,760 --> 00:31:07,000 Speaker 1: one who got planted earlier in the year started starting 614 00:31:07,000 --> 00:31:08,440 Speaker 1: to turn a little bit, and so that that has 615 00:31:08,440 --> 00:31:11,760 Speaker 1: effected just as well. So now I know you mentioned 616 00:31:11,760 --> 00:31:14,160 Speaker 1: you've been scouting these last couple of evenings, but do 617 00:31:14,200 --> 00:31:16,360 Speaker 1: you also have some value in trail cameras this time 618 00:31:16,360 --> 00:31:18,160 Speaker 1: of year as well? Or if you're going to kill 619 00:31:18,200 --> 00:31:20,880 Speaker 1: a buck, is it because you've laid your own eyes 620 00:31:20,920 --> 00:31:26,080 Speaker 1: on him. Yeah, I mean trail cameras obviously are extremely important. Um, 621 00:31:26,160 --> 00:31:29,280 Speaker 1: but you know it's just time of year you're really 622 00:31:29,320 --> 00:31:30,720 Speaker 1: tough to get them on camera. I mean there's just 623 00:31:30,720 --> 00:31:32,200 Speaker 1: a lot of food and a lot of places and 624 00:31:32,320 --> 00:31:35,080 Speaker 1: so um, you know there's typical you know, we have 625 00:31:35,160 --> 00:31:41,120 Speaker 1: these typical spots of um, you know, crossings and areas 626 00:31:41,120 --> 00:31:44,960 Speaker 1: where we get pretty solid trail campictures year round. But um, 627 00:31:45,000 --> 00:31:46,680 Speaker 1: when it comes to like the soybeans, like you know, 628 00:31:46,720 --> 00:31:48,520 Speaker 1: the buck can come out of the field and so 629 00:31:48,560 --> 00:31:50,400 Speaker 1: many different places and just feed down the middle of 630 00:31:50,400 --> 00:31:52,520 Speaker 1: the field, but really can be a difficult time of 631 00:31:52,560 --> 00:31:55,320 Speaker 1: year to get pictures of them. So I love being 632 00:31:55,360 --> 00:31:57,320 Speaker 1: able to glass and being able to see the whole 633 00:31:57,360 --> 00:31:59,760 Speaker 1: field and and and kind of sit back on the 634 00:32:00,000 --> 00:32:02,920 Speaker 1: are and uh then scat it out. And a lot 635 00:32:02,960 --> 00:32:04,680 Speaker 1: of times, you know, right now I'm doing that from 636 00:32:04,800 --> 00:32:06,680 Speaker 1: the truck or from on foot. You know, I can 637 00:32:07,000 --> 00:32:08,600 Speaker 1: like get up to advantage point to where I can 638 00:32:08,600 --> 00:32:10,680 Speaker 1: see that, but um, a lot of times I'll do 639 00:32:10,680 --> 00:32:13,200 Speaker 1: it from a from a stand that may be a standard. 640 00:32:13,360 --> 00:32:15,120 Speaker 1: You know, you're probably not going to kill anything out 641 00:32:15,120 --> 00:32:16,720 Speaker 1: of it, but you know, you get in there, set 642 00:32:16,760 --> 00:32:18,840 Speaker 1: up at your bow, and and you never know, but 643 00:32:18,840 --> 00:32:20,959 Speaker 1: it's looks nice as you know, you would be far 644 00:32:21,040 --> 00:32:23,240 Speaker 1: enough away to where you can kind of last everything. 645 00:32:23,280 --> 00:32:25,520 Speaker 1: And if you know you don't see anything close, you 646 00:32:25,560 --> 00:32:29,720 Speaker 1: can slip out early, you know, undetected. So now, last season, 647 00:32:29,760 --> 00:32:31,560 Speaker 1: you killed a big buck at the end of September. 648 00:32:32,200 --> 00:32:35,880 Speaker 1: Is there anything from that hunt or or in seventeen 649 00:32:35,920 --> 00:32:40,880 Speaker 1: that you think you could apply to late September this year? Yeah, 650 00:32:40,920 --> 00:32:45,920 Speaker 1: I mean, I think, um, over the past ten years 651 00:32:45,960 --> 00:32:47,920 Speaker 1: or so, I mean, I've had a ton of success 652 00:32:48,600 --> 00:32:52,400 Speaker 1: the first week or two of Missouri season. UM, and 653 00:32:52,440 --> 00:32:53,880 Speaker 1: it's one of my favorite time of the year to 654 00:32:53,880 --> 00:32:57,000 Speaker 1: to hunt because you're you know, if you're turning specific bucks, 655 00:32:57,400 --> 00:33:00,000 Speaker 1: they don't get any more patterable. Um, you're out there 656 00:33:00,080 --> 00:33:02,320 Speaker 1: killing you know, any mature buck might be better during 657 00:33:02,320 --> 00:33:04,800 Speaker 1: the rup, but if you're tarting one civic bucks, there's 658 00:33:04,800 --> 00:33:06,360 Speaker 1: no better time than this time of year. Or so. 659 00:33:06,960 --> 00:33:10,840 Speaker 1: Last year we just had really consistent weather the first 660 00:33:10,840 --> 00:33:13,360 Speaker 1: two weeks of season. Just it wasn't this hot and 661 00:33:13,440 --> 00:33:15,120 Speaker 1: that it is this year. But it was just solid 662 00:33:15,160 --> 00:33:18,360 Speaker 1: like mid eighties or eighties, I believe all, you know, 663 00:33:18,400 --> 00:33:21,680 Speaker 1: all the first two weeks, and we finally got a 664 00:33:21,720 --> 00:33:24,240 Speaker 1: cold front. Um that that pushed through. There was a 665 00:33:24,240 --> 00:33:26,120 Speaker 1: big enough you know system to make a difference than 666 00:33:26,120 --> 00:33:27,560 Speaker 1: that with the that I killed that bucks. That was 667 00:33:27,600 --> 00:33:30,720 Speaker 1: the first real real cold from the year. This year, 668 00:33:30,720 --> 00:33:33,160 Speaker 1: it looks like that's gonna be coming for USA Missouri. 669 00:33:33,920 --> 00:33:36,880 Speaker 1: UM Friday, So it's gonna be coming in Thursday, Thursday 670 00:33:36,920 --> 00:33:39,560 Speaker 1: evening and thinking on Friday. So the highest goal from 671 00:33:39,600 --> 00:33:43,600 Speaker 1: the nineties to the seventies, UM, so twenty degree swinging 672 00:33:43,640 --> 00:33:47,360 Speaker 1: temperature is a huge, huge difference, And imagine a lot 673 00:33:47,360 --> 00:33:49,680 Speaker 1: of deer go down this weekend. I know you guys 674 00:33:49,680 --> 00:33:51,920 Speaker 1: do a great job of keeping tabs on all your 675 00:33:51,920 --> 00:33:54,160 Speaker 1: deer with their bettinghere they're feeding stuff like that. Do 676 00:33:54,240 --> 00:33:58,120 Speaker 1: you notice any betting changes from mid September here, maybe 677 00:33:58,200 --> 00:34:01,760 Speaker 1: till mid October? Something metal make you guys change your 678 00:34:01,760 --> 00:34:05,760 Speaker 1: strategy once the calendar turns. Yeah, I think it kind 679 00:34:05,760 --> 00:34:08,560 Speaker 1: of just depends on a deer um. Actually, with a 680 00:34:08,560 --> 00:34:11,279 Speaker 1: particular deer that I'm trying the key on right now. 681 00:34:11,320 --> 00:34:16,120 Speaker 1: It's a deer that he summers on on our property 682 00:34:16,200 --> 00:34:19,439 Speaker 1: every year, and then he many leaves and so he's 683 00:34:20,080 --> 00:34:22,080 Speaker 1: I got pictured of them on September twelve, but I 684 00:34:22,080 --> 00:34:23,880 Speaker 1: haven't seen him and got fictured of them since, and 685 00:34:23,920 --> 00:34:26,120 Speaker 1: so I'm a little bit I'm a little bit worried. 686 00:34:26,160 --> 00:34:29,680 Speaker 1: I'm assuming he's gone, which is fine, but he's the 687 00:34:29,680 --> 00:34:31,320 Speaker 1: bucket I'm gonna focused on now. But I do have 688 00:34:31,360 --> 00:34:35,040 Speaker 1: another deer um that I'm really anxious to see if 689 00:34:35,640 --> 00:34:38,400 Speaker 1: he shows up, because he summers somewhere else and then 690 00:34:38,440 --> 00:34:41,640 Speaker 1: shows up late September um on our property. So the 691 00:34:41,680 --> 00:34:44,000 Speaker 1: deer definitely shift, you know, once they start shedding a velvet, 692 00:34:44,040 --> 00:34:46,080 Speaker 1: they definitely move, and and they get a little more 693 00:34:46,120 --> 00:34:48,560 Speaker 1: territorial and they change some of their habits and interesting 694 00:34:48,600 --> 00:34:52,160 Speaker 1: to see, you know, monitoring trail cameras over the years, 695 00:34:52,160 --> 00:34:54,520 Speaker 1: how consistent they are. I mean, I can tell you 696 00:34:54,560 --> 00:34:58,680 Speaker 1: this buck is seven year old buck. I believe, um 697 00:34:58,880 --> 00:35:03,240 Speaker 1: maybe six six or seven, but um he uh every 698 00:35:03,320 --> 00:35:06,120 Speaker 1: single year, you know, within a few days is when 699 00:35:06,160 --> 00:35:09,480 Speaker 1: he when when when he leaves the property, and then um, 700 00:35:09,560 --> 00:35:11,120 Speaker 1: you know when he shows back up. It's always within 701 00:35:11,160 --> 00:35:14,160 Speaker 1: a few days. So it's amazing how how they get 702 00:35:14,200 --> 00:35:17,719 Speaker 1: in their habits and how they're patterns changed just like 703 00:35:17,760 --> 00:35:20,840 Speaker 1: that every single year that wants exactly the same going forward. 704 00:35:20,840 --> 00:35:22,600 Speaker 1: Then this next week or so, what do you think 705 00:35:22,640 --> 00:35:24,719 Speaker 1: that Bucket TV will be on a scale of one 706 00:35:24,760 --> 00:35:28,480 Speaker 1: to tending Missouri. Man, it's gonna be about as good 707 00:35:28,520 --> 00:35:31,400 Speaker 1: as it gets in my opinion. I think this this weekend, Um, 708 00:35:31,440 --> 00:35:34,000 Speaker 1: I think you're gonna see it up probably round of nine. 709 00:35:34,120 --> 00:35:39,400 Speaker 1: How I guess, Um, you know Friday through Um, really 710 00:35:39,600 --> 00:35:41,200 Speaker 1: you know there's a there's it warms back up a 711 00:35:41,280 --> 00:35:44,439 Speaker 1: little bit um early next week and then another front 712 00:35:44,480 --> 00:35:46,680 Speaker 1: comes is supposed to be coming through, so it go 713 00:35:46,680 --> 00:35:50,080 Speaker 1: will be some variable variable weather which is good for 714 00:35:50,040 --> 00:35:53,239 Speaker 1: the activity. So I'm look before we just spend some 715 00:35:53,280 --> 00:35:56,040 Speaker 1: time in the field this next week. Alright, Mike, I 716 00:35:56,160 --> 00:35:59,759 Speaker 1: like your confidence. Thanks for joining me, Thanks for having 717 00:35:59,760 --> 00:36:04,440 Speaker 1: me a ship. And that concludes this week's episode of 718 00:36:04,480 --> 00:36:07,440 Speaker 1: Wired to Haunt's Wrote Radio. A special thanks to Tony 719 00:36:07,520 --> 00:36:10,120 Speaker 1: and t J. Patrick and Mike for joining me, and 720 00:36:10,160 --> 00:36:12,880 Speaker 1: thank you guys for listening. As always, make sure you 721 00:36:12,880 --> 00:36:16,200 Speaker 1: follow Wired Haunt on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram and follow 722 00:36:16,280 --> 00:36:19,719 Speaker 1: rout Fresh on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram as well. Good 723 00:36:19,800 --> 00:36:22,360 Speaker 1: luck to everyone out there, and stay wired to Haunt.