Whitetail HuntClass | A HuntClass to Optimize Your New Hunting Property with Bill WInke 

At the 26:00 mark you NAILED IT! Buy a farm to ENJOY it!!! Let the kids and grandkids explore. Take rides with family and friends to see what is blooming at the moment. Cut firewood and create trails. Scout for deer all year long. Look for mushrooms, and go squirrel hunting. Run a trapline. Don't be afraid to take your tractor into the woods. Now granted, I do have a couple of "sanctuary" areas that we leave alone, as the deer HAVE TO FEEL SECURE if you want to have them stick around. As Bill said, "The deer will get used to you." They pattern us as much as we pattern them! Just ENJOY what you worked so hard for!!!

Can't get enough! I'm now on growing season 3 of heavy tsi and fire. I'm surrounded by ag but last year had no grain and more bucks than we could keep track of. Had multiple October in bow range sightings of a huge bodied old bruiser that we never got a shot at but killed 2 mature bucks the second week of Nov. that scored better. It was the best season yet. Chainsaw Drip torch Leaf blower Garlon3a and Arsenal Clethodym. After doing it all wrong for years I've learned these 5 things will get you 90% of what is needed to hold mature bucks. I am a believer in clover and winter wheat and always establish my clover with wheat as a cover crop. I am going to try beans again this year to compare but I feel grains really only enhance post rut late winter hunting. Native browse is what "feeds' the deer. It holds them, feeds them, protects them, and promotes daylight movement. Grain plots have had way to much emphasis placed on them. Low pressure shallow hunting is the key. Imo stands that are only good the 1st hunt aren't good stands. Access and cover are key. The mature wheat cover crop over clover is a huge turkey draw in late June as well. These strategies have take me from hoping to see a good buck to expecting to see multiple shooters each season.

Great job Bill and the rest of the team with the advice. The one big takeaway for myself was the winter wheat as a great food source after the main crop is harvested. Thanks guys for the time and helpful tips! Have a great summer. Brandon

I should add there were also 5 youth deer killed and we killed 2 does as well for a total of 9 deer on 126 acres. We never have many mature deer on camera until the fall but definitely no deer shortage this time of year in general. The cover everywhere really reduces the negatives of enjoying the farm.

Hey Bill how would you suggest getting into filming hunts. Btw attended live it was great