Mature Buck Strategies

deer staging

Mature Bucks Easy Hunting?

Mature bucks easy hunting? A 3-year old 8 point buck in WI is a Dime a Dozen. He is often so typical that you dont even notice him. In fact, the only reason you may notice him is that he is only an 8-point not a 10, 12, or some start to a non-typical future freak.

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My 2013 WI Archery Buck

What a season!! I loved this season and completely enjoyed it as much as any season...one of the best!

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Predatory Access-Chapter 19 Of My Book, "Whitetail Success By Design"

Huge rubs, large scrapes, and Giant deer tracks filled the 5-acre woodlot along with zero deer. Night after night, hunts that should have "been," simply weren't.

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The Whitetail Shift of Summer to Fall Habitat

Buck-Filled fields of green dot the landscape of Mid-western habitats, and fuel the dreams of hunting seasons soon to come. But, how realistic are those dreams? In the coming weeks a giant Whitetail Shift will occur in the deer world! Both food, and cover,...

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Wired To Hunt...Whitetail Tips That You Can Use Right Now!!

I am now also contributing to Wired To Hunt, which can be described as: "The deer hunting blog for the next generation. Focusing on deer hunting news, stories and strategies".

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Precision October Cold Front Hunting

Friday October 12th, 2012, offered high winds and approaching rain. Saturday the 13th and then into Sunday, 2" of rain dropped! Between the high winds, rain, and a continual chaos of stress within the woods, this hunting opportunity could not be missed, and there were several great reasons why.

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Buck Scrapes, "To Pee or Not To Pee"

Why do you use a mock scrape? I believe the 3 major uses of mock scrapes are as a management tool, to assist in the establishment of patterns of usage, and for hunting season attraction.

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Taking Advantage of a Public Land Deer Drive...by other hunters.

I’d like to teach you how to take advantage of a public land deer drive! You don’t drive deer? Well, neither do I.

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Doe Bedding Habitat and Hunting Strategies for Mature Buck Harvest Success

​The beauty of getting to hunt a few states, and walk dozens of whitetail parcels over several states each year is that I get to see patterns. Certain patterns of feeding, rutting, traveling, staging and bedding are repeated over and over again no matter what the state, and what the habitat type.

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High Percentage Mature Buck Sits

​Even though I’m not hitting the waters for bass anymore, the parallels to hunting mature bucks are incredible! I’m obviously not zipping from woods to woods hoping to shoot a bunch of deer, but instead I plan my hunts for the most successful times of the season, and I don’t waste my time in-between.

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Mature Buck Tactics for Doe Harvest Success

​Something I cringe at every time I hear it is when someone says, “Those mature does are impossible to kill”.

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Stand Timing for Mature Bucks

Dead bucks don’t lie. When a mature buck dies…does it give you a touch of sadness?