Escape Public Land Hunting Pressure 

Thanks for the note I appreciate it. I’ll have more videos like this coming out 👍

Thanks. Yeah I got him on cam a couple times last fall. Absolute giant. Never saw him In person. Hope your spring is going well!

Yeah, the older I get, the more I wonder about how I will get deer out if I’m way back in. That’s where it’s good to have buddies to help!

Hey thanks I appreciate the note-

True- always that chance he could come by even in higher pressure areas. But I still believe the odds are better if you can hunt an area by yourself with natural, undisturbed whitetail movement. Thanks for sharing

You bet,I totally agree.

Hey I appreciate the note. I hope your guys’ deer caught a break up in the UP this winter. I know the deer in NE Minnesota needed this break from the hard winters. Keep up the good work on your channel too and thanks for stopping by.

@@northernforestwhitetail yes the deer did well they never left for the yards. We seen a lot of deer on this trip. Appreciate the comment on the channel.

Absolutely. It’s pretty rewarding when you can find a spot to yourself on public land. Thanks for the note

I think most hunters are going off something they saw on TV and just hint that way... but in the Northwoods of Wi, MI, or Minnesota, you need to find those pockets of deer like you've shown. It only takes one good doe group that's un-pressured to hold a decent amount of bucks nearby during pre-rut/rut

In the big woods, I like younger/mid-aged clear cuts near swamps. Find transition zones where the swamp changes to a dry ash swale along the CC. Or another feature we see more deer in is upland white cedars if you can find them. Low, wet, dense cedar swamps dont seem to hold deer. But if you find a cover transition between say a mature popple/balsam forest and a low area there will be deer trails, and buck sign along that seam where you get semi-open upland cedar areas. Another feature we key in on is natural openings of any sort. These are sometimes created by the logging equipment and other times are naturally occurring like an ash swale. You need to confirm deer sign if you are going to hunt them though. The deer will tell you which pockets they are using. Hope this helps.

I love it- great work.

I’ve gone back and forth on this. There are times where I do worry a little about spooking a buck if he sees the camera. Over the years, I have gotten a big buck (3 to 4 yrs old or older) multiple times in a season on a scrape. This would indicate some tolerance for cameras. What I do now is I make sure that the camera is well behind the scrape, not close to it. I position the camera so it’s pointing at the branch where when the buck approaches the branch, he is facing away from the camera.

@northernforestwhitetail thanks! Yes it's a tough one. I'll trial and error. Thanks again

Glad you enjoyed it- you know, that is a good video topic. Maybe I’ll try to focus a video on cedar swamps and/or beaver ponds here this spring. Thanks for the note.

Find points and drainage for bedding and well used runs