As a disabled veteran I use a crossbow because I'm unable to use a Traditional compound bow. Other than that everything you've said is wat I try to employ my hunting practice and all of your advice is flawless. Thank you for sharing may God richly bless you and your family over this season and beyond.
Thank you Jeff. I ve practiced the “ hunting from a seated position “ for years. I’ve never had a deer bust me in my tree lounge on public land. I’ve had them look directly at me and and look away cool as a cucumber. Moment up there is everything.
I hunted Wednesday evening and when approaching my stand at 3pm there was 2 doe eating the grape vine leaves I used to brush in my blind. They saw me and blew out of course. I saw 3 year and a half bucks and half a dozen doe in my plot until dark. I slowly exited and as I started walking I heard a few deer blow down the ridge. I elected to stay out Thursday night because of the two time I blew out the deer. I pulled my camera friday and ONLY 1 doe showed up in the food plot that evening. Just a small amount of pressure on only my 2nd time in that blind this season made a huge difference in deer movement.
That’s what I’m saying… I love the idea of hunting a spot that’s non invasive but no matter how careful I am, it seems impossible. I feel like putting yourself in a spot where there’s generally no deer, is as good as any. Scare 5 deer over 5 days vs scaring 5 deer in 1 night. Pick your poison
When I was younger I did face pulls at the gym and went from 35# pull to over 60 in a month as a kid. Really doesn't take much time in the gym to improve your draw weight significantly.
Jeff this is one of the best real true to life how-to hunt for big bucks videos I've ever seen. I wish I could have watched this 30 years ago. Just great knowledge that is all truth. My dad is 72 and boy do I wish I could get him to watch this and pay attention to it. He's so set in his old ways and clueless. If he would abide by even just one or two of these tips he'd do so much better in the deer woods. But unfortunately he is guilty of all of these no-no's. Thank you for all your videos Jeff. They're awesome. 👍
shot my biggest buck to date a couple days ago. I used your method of not hunting until cold front. Rattled very slightly and he came down looking. In my saddle too
I’m a veteran and I grew up hunting so I used a lot of these tips already one thing to mention to new deer hunters I wouldn’t worry too much about scent unless your downwind I live in Oklahoma not much wind in the winter so I use pine rub it all over your clothes and spray if you want and I hang my hunting clothes outside hope this helps!
Jeff @14 min when "this part should be easy" what you fail to mention is that at least for most of us the is THE ONLY part of the list that you will have a heart rate going through the roof, you will almost be dizzy with excitement and adrenaline and the most difficult thing we do is somehow harnessing that energy and emotion and compartmentalizing it and focusing on the moment and the shot selection first then the shot. Even me as a 40 year vet and a killer, I just took a shot I wish i could have back and if I would have waited most likely would have got a better one. That is the hardest part imo....much respect sir.
What platforms are you guys putting the podcasts on? I looked on Spotify not sure if you’re there or if it’s going to your website or even a different platform. Also good luck this season, getting ready for prime time here in NY. Got HuntWise a couple weeks ago and absolutely love it!
Do you think blinds conceal your scent any more than sitting in a stand? I’ve been wondering if you have the wind side blocked off if it would carry your scent at all or just the scent of the blind.
Jeff and Dillon love these tip video's. I definitely believe that the info in your video's have made me a better land manager and hunter. Waiting to Hunt the back side of this front in Central Wisconsin tomorrow morning. With a great HuntCast for tomorrow looking forward to it, hate the time change though. Also, used you WHS Fall Blend this year, got it in the ground a bit late, but got a pretty good catch, over seeded with some rye, green, green green. Thanks again for all the great products and info.
Everything you say is exactly right you're giving perfect information out to Hunters I'm starting a channel it's a little different from yours but I'm going to try to make these Hunters a better Hunter just like you're trying to do have not started my channel yet I think I'll call it hunting the real way or something have you got any suggestions I hate to ask but as many viewers that you got I promise I'm not going to hurt you LOL if you can just give me some information on how to get started making my own channel that been said all I have is my phone it's got pretty good camera and video but I would love to have a video camera I'm in dear and I can show the people what to do and not to do in the woods I've got over 35 years of experience just like you I respect you more than anybody on RU-vid thank you for what you do and if you see it in your heart to take the time and let me know how to make my channel I would sure appreciate it thank you again
Talking about Scent. In general how long does human scent last. Yes lots of variables like wind, temp, rain, snow. But if you walk into the woods, touch a branch how long does that scent stay on that branch. Another great video.
Question--So if you sweat getting to your stand, when you get settled, you open up and let your body cool down which obviously allows all the sweat into the air although at 20 feet high. Is that what you meant?
I have a really nice buck on camera moving down a creek bottom. I have morning pictures and evening pictures as well as other deer all day just not sure when to hunt him.
Yall need to go ahead and put Dillon on camera. Do a table talk or something. Hes also full of useful information. Love this channel. You guys have helped me exponentially increase the number of harvests I've had over the last few years.
I just moved to Eastern KY on 20 acres previously owned by an econ officer. My house is almost smack in the middle and has deer coming and going constantly around the edges. There are beds all around and they are also constantly eating when I see them. Can a property be a sleep area and a food source? I just put on my old Marine cammies and lean against a tree 50 ft from my house and deer walk right by. Is this a bad way to hunt? Appreciate your videos very much Sir.
Am I over thinking it? I wash my clothes, towel, hat, gloves in the sent control detergent, then store them in a big plastic storage bin along with dry leaves. Spray down just before going to the woods. Are the dry leaves too much?
I was ground hunting a new spot, 3rd day trying was taking a piss, and looked to right and two doe walked on by didn't even notice me somehow.... I sat and waited to see if they would come back and next thing you know 4 or 5 doe started coming through same trail, I started to draw and one must have been behind me and it blew, scaring them all off. 🤦 Should I let that spot cool down ? The 1st set of does never noticed me and by the tracks there are heards of them.
Hi Jeff! Question? I shot a doe this season and she didn’t act hit, trotted thirty yards and collapsed. The other deer in the area didn’t even notice. A while later another doe gets to the exact spot she was standing and goes on high alert. I hadn’t walked there and my wind hadn’t blown there. Did my scent on the arrow spook her? The bloodtrail? Any ideas?
John in my opinion it was the blood. If it was a pass through hit the meat and blood cleaned your scent off the arrow. Blood has a distinct odor of it's own. Like I said this is my opinion.
I've done similar and the other does in the area walked right over the blood trail and back to the food without reacting. I would expect the blood would spook them but I'm not really sure...?
Unfortunately I made one of these small mistakes last night. Was a rush to get up into my stand and did not do the simple thing of listening for the click of my nock clicking in. My target buck showed up 30 mins later and when I drew, my arrow came off. I had a 2 min stair off at full draw with no arrow just to watch him walk away. Heartbreaking.
Morning Jeff! The first part of November next weeks is going to be warm in mornings should I still hunt or wait for those colder temps before I go in to those stands?
I have to disagree on the saddle point. I’ve stared down many does and a few bucks from a saddle, I can honestly say I’ve never spooked from the saddle but have from a lock on.
Jeff I’m trying to wait for this next SW wisconsin cold front but I’m worried I’ll miss the searching/chasing phase. Right now is as important to wait for that big temp drop?
@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 I knew you were going to answer that way I meant versus other brands like scent away fresh Earth or is it just a sponsor thing been awhile finnaly got the hats made my dude they look good
If a pack of coyotes comes through do you consider your hunt ruined? Do you kill them? Yesterday I had (on 3 different occasions) coyotes coming through stand location and didn’t know what I should do 😅
shoot 1 ! easier for me cuzz i only bowhunt deer so no noise...but i will burn a broadhead in a heartbeat if a yote' gives me half a second ! especially if there are others with it...shoot 1 ..the rest spook alot of times and avoid that area
Question--when walking into your deer stand in the woods, do you simply know how to get to it in the dark because you are so familiar with it or do you use a flashlight and if you do they say deer don't see red. Is that true????
lol...1 metallic "tink" and im unhappy...if i have time i will usually relocate...have sat it out successfully plenty...but i dont like it. spare no energy avoiding it...i put electrical tape on things like lifeline, caribiners to dampen sound if it bumps ladder stick or stand but really dont even want it then either, moleskin on whole bow shelf , anywhere my arrow may bump while loading...i do away with the launcher felt that comes with a drop away and replace it with real moleskin for silent arrow glide during draw...details details details...to me...bowhunting is a game of inches and details...its why i love it so much...nothing like having him in range but waiting on 1 tiny twig to clear for the shot..whole time calculating angle..shot placement..exit location..its just pure adrenaline .. Is nice to know there are others out there and im NOT crazy ! had to laugh couple days ago... watched a vid where the guy drew his bow and the arrow on the felt for his drop away sounded like violin bow pulling across the strings as it will on cold frosty morns..damp eves..usually its the section of arrow where the label is that chirps ...deer bolted out to bout 30...he still made the shot wich i found impressive..but cracked up when i heard that violin, thought to self...yea...been there...once..never again. moleskin for tha win !
How about this. I've put over three years on this property, just to have someone come in the south west side, an change the agriculture. Putting up corral fences changing their path. Deer stand put up, trees cut down, 2 food plots. Sooooo, pissed off. Every year big bucks an herds of doe coming through, now their yearly path has been disrupted. Wild life an game officer is due here tomorrow afternoon to walk the property. He had me take everything that was put on my property. He said he will take it an see if someone tries to claim it..🤭🙄 yeah, right.. Now what??? HELP.....?
Something I’ve been doing, and seen deer every time I’ve done it is: I rub some peanut butter on the side of my boots, I even drew in a downwind donkey the other day hahaha but the peanut butter is so strong I FEELS LIKE it masks my scent decently well, I’m also spraying scent killer and not using fragrance the night before hunting
I like everything but the saddle hunting if u use it correctly u should not spook any deer. U should be on the back side of the tree so even tho ur away from the tree u are on the back side so u are hidden from the deer. Now if they come in behind you then yea that’s a problem but that’s not the saddle that’s how u set it up.
