Your videos have profoundly changed how and when I hunt. 2 biggest changes I have made are; mock scraps/hanging vines and not hunting just because I have time but looking at temp changes, wind changes and hunting fronts. Keep the videos coming! Opening day was a high of 75. I slept in, went to my kids soccer game and shot my bow. 0 guilt. Like you said... it's a marathon not a sprint.
I truly respect the way you don't bash other hunting groups and their tactics like THP. You actually give them props. Now that im 62 I don't run and gun but back in the early 80s to the 90s we didnt leave a stone unturned between West Branch, Grayling, Gaylord, and even Omer before I moved out of Michigan. I remember in 85 or 86 when it took us 6 hours to get from Mount Morris to West Branch because of the deer hunting traffic heading north was so heavy.(The new Zilwaukee Bridge was just being built.) Great memories. . Keep up the good work Jeff.
Shot my first archery deer this morning! Doe shot with a crossbow, so I saved some goals for future hunts. Thanks for the videos. These helped me a lot!
@@benrent6625 She was indeed a good freezer filler. She had a fawn and a yearling with her, so I know she's left her genetic mark. I'm not the least bit ashamed! I just recognize she's not a trophy, and I'll probably try a vertical bow next year. I put in a lot of work last year, and just didn't get one with the crossbow. So I'm very excited to have my first archery deer, and hope to get many more.
@@Crackhouts Any first deer is a trophy, My first deer was a 4 pointer when i was 12 and i was so happy, Now over the years iv changed my hunting a bit and pass on those smaller ones and try for bigger but thats just how i like to hunt
I've been watching countless hours of your videos, putting tons of time scouting and setting cams. I go out opening day to a low tier spot on public land I hadn't scouted much and shot my first buck of my life within an hour of getting to my tree! Feeling incredibly blessed about my luck, but also disheartened all my efforts will not go to use this year. Guess it means my target bucks can grow a little bigger for next season!
Great tips once again, I have only been sitting in the evening when conditions are good, otherwise I have been fishing for Musky’s. Pre rut not far off.
Like the cartoons we’ve all seen with the little angel on one shoulder encouraging good, a little devil on the opposite shoulder justifying doing something bad, There’s a little voice in my head that keeps nudging me to “just go try a couple stands”. So this video is perfectly timed for me to crush that little voice, thank you for being the voice of “do the right thing” for me.
Sunday morning ritual.Been a little slow here.Seeing deer,But it gets better from here. Yep hanks for all you do Jeff.Good luck to your whole family.Venti will be coming soon!!
Thanks for sharing your plethora of knowledge, going into a rifle line tomorrow. Looks promising. New to hunting with recurve. Every hunt I get closer to conquest of a buck. Much appreciate you brother! Bow hunting is therapy for veterans.
@@stevegermain1222 I planted the first part of September we had a good bit of rain coming thru so I hurried and got it done I was actually out in the rain putting out the seed lol thankfully it didn't all wash away
My dad's "milk weed" was his AYC GRENADIER CIGAR he would get out of the truck fire that big boy up and I would ask where are you going today.... He would take a big drag and puff the smoke straight up, then would say well looks like I'm going this way today gotta keep the wind in your face lol and usually he would be back at the truck by dark waiting for me or his hunting buddy's to help drag his buck out. He was an old school still hunter and knew what he could get away with.
Its great how your advice applies to all styles of hunting. Grew up in the north woods hunting from stands. Live in southern missouri now and find still hunting with ur lessons has dramatically improved how close i get to deer and around other hunters. Thank you
I was blessed this opening weekend in northern Michigan. Tagged out on a six point and a seven point less than 24 hours apart. Second time I have ever shot one on the opener, second time I ever tagged out. The water hole, and food plot really paid off for me.
I'd like to stress safety once again. My 24' fall from October 2014 cost me a helicopter life flight, 10 days in the hospital, several days in critical condition and a month in rehab learning to walk again, with a shattered upper right humorous, fractured L4 and L5, bruised heart and 5 fractures in my pelvis. Following that was months of pain and 4 surgeries on my shoulder ending in a total reverse shoulder replacement. I still have back pain and numbness in my right leg from crotch to toes from nerve damage. Use a safety line to keep you connected to the tree at all times. Most people die from falls over 10 feet.
@@peadookie I was hunting with a lock on type stand and stick ladder. On the morning of the fall I had climbed up and into the stand in darkness and did not notice that my top strap on my stick ladder had been chewed most of the way through. Later in the morning after I unhooked my harness from my short safety line I transitioned from the lock on to the top of the ladder. At this point I glanced down and saw the chewed strap and at that moment it broke. The upper two sections of ladder pulled away then bent over during my fall. I never lost consciousness and managed to radio my son who was hunting a few hundred yards from me. I also called 911 to get someone to come help me as I could not move and realized I was badly hurt.
The rescue squad showed up in about 15 minutes then they stabilized me where I fell while waiting on the life flight helicopter to land a couple of hundred yards from my location. The four surgeries on my shoulder were attempts to keep my normal bones healing but the upper humorous ended up failing causing massive bone spurs and more damage over the next 11 months. The sad thing is that people that know me and know my entire story still refuse to use a safety line. It's unbelievable to me when they've seen what I've been through.
@@peadookie The investigating game warden said the top strapped probably was caused by a squirrel. I had used the stand the week before and it was in great shape. Dang tree rats! 😁
This is very encouraging Jeff. I have only seen a few does and 1.5 year old and button bucks the last few weeks. Good to know that summer bucks will soon be here.
Been pretty warm here in my neck of the woods. Patience ladies and gents. Spend some of this time getting your muscle memory in shape, and getting sighted in really good. Haven't been out once yet. Still waiting for that big weather shift, and it's coming here this weekend (FINALLY!) It will pay off!!
@@KillerKolt44 yeah believe me I wanted to get out opening day SO bad! I think everybody does ya know. All the years excitement building up to opening day. I actually kicked myself in the butt because I didn't go out until all my buddies came back and told me not one of them seen any deer! And they were all buckets of sweat from climbing and hiking with stands in 80° weather. I really started to follow this man's advice a couple years ago, and let me tell ya, it's paid off! I'm 52 and I've been hunting for many years. Thought I knew a lot. Turns out I really, really don't. I'm not no dummy, but actually "listening" and then "doing" some things he's talked about has had tremendous results for me. This guy is very smart when it comes to deer, deer habitat, and deer movement. I won't say I never will go out deer hunting when it's warm ever again. I just may. But the fact is if you listen to this man and go out at the "key" times, and in those "key" weather event situations, you will not only see more deer, but you'll have more shooting opportunities on those deer. I have strictly hunted the "WEATHER" for the past two years because of this guy with very successful results. This will be my third year doing it. I haven't been out one time yet this year. Waiting until the big drop in temperature coming this weekend. And if it shifts again and stays warm I'll be waiting some more. I promise you KillerKolt44 it will pay off for if ya give it a try! Wait until after big weather events. Rain, snow, wind, hail etc... Wait until big drops in temps occur. This guy is the best around in my opinion, and what makes him the best is that he openly shares "key" elements that add to being an all around great hunter. He doesn't want our money. And he actually helps hunters to save a lot of our hard earned money by sharing what doesn't work, or what's not going to make any difference in being successful, and by telling us all not to buy up all the gimmick crap that you don't need to be successful. Like he said, if there's a mature buck downwind of you, he's 99.9% of the time going to smell you...PERIOD! No matter how much of a product you buy and put on yourself. I love this guy because he's made me a better hunter. But more because he cared enough to openly and freely do that! Good luck this year my friend...wait until that temp drops significantly!!
I've had people try to tell me what I needed to do. Your area is different than mine but I believe many of the tips you give are honest! I still don't like the advertisement of products on any advice. I'll just learn as much as I can and move on!
You were saying about scent what i like to do is once i get to the edge of the woods i like to rub a little dirt and leaves on my clothes in steady of using spray worked great so far
Great tips, I didn't hear one thing I believe is important, when tracking in thivk cover or swampy areas, you have to look at the bottom sides of ferns, swampgrass and brush as the deer will likely be lower than you think.
I grew up in a hunting family. Six uncles and my father. Started out around nine, ended in my late twenties. (Uncles started passing away) sucks. I'm fifty three now and have been back in the woods hunting for three years now. I have three state parks I hunt white tail deer. private property if I get lucky. Hard to find an area, space is limited.
Hey Jeff I was fortunate enough to harvest my target buck on the first day of the season thanks to a lot of your tips. I’d love to share the pictures with you but don’t know how to.
Fishes. Nice catch Jeff no pun intended. Great plots are built in the fall, not the summer. I sold out on it and I'm putting the last of my winter rye on today. Haven't hunted it one time. First muzzleloader season is in 2 weeks. I'm counting on the shift. Build it and they will come. Manage it and they will stay.
Fishes is correct if you're speaking of more than one species of fish. The same is true of deer. Deer if speaking only of white-tailed deer, deers if talking about white-tailed and muleys.
Planting for fall and early winter, but adjacent farmers have great green alfalfa filed all around still in Northern, MI. bucks are visible and bed on me all summer fall, early winter. prime food and bedding all summer and fall they really like
It's so crazy, I have a couple cell cams out on the edge of one property that I have not set foot on since September 17. And I have not gotten any pics of deer moving off the property since September 29. Bow season here in Michigan started Oct 1st, those deer know when the season starts I swear they do. The properties adjacent to me have a lot of pressure on them. I'm not even going to go to mine until the end of October when the weather is perfect... like Coach Sturgis says to 😁👍
I have a suggestion for you. If you want to gain more insight into scent, how terrain and wind affect the dispersing of scent molecules and more, I would encourage you to sit down with an experienced k9 instructor who teaches tracking, explosive and/or narcotics detection. This is a very complex subject that a successful k9 trainer would have to master to understand how to train k9 teams to function in the real world.
Great tips Jeff as always. Been traveling for work, but hoping to get out next weekend. I am super excited to get into the stand when conditions are good.
Jeff, I hunt public land in the u.p. of michigan. I drive in deep with my wheeler and then walk and walk. Mainly following small remote creeks. The sign is always minimum. Very hard to hunt
I just turned 64 today, so no spring chicken. I've taken a couple of really nice bucks over the years but still learning. I just found your site and I'm amazed at the things you are teaching me. My question......what do you think of the Elimatrax system? I have one I bought several years ago and haven't used it religously but was planning on trying it again this year. Our bow season is open but I haven't been yet. Going out back now to hang a vine for a mock scrape! Thank you for that video, by the way! I plan to watch all your videos time will allow. Have a blessed day!
I wish we had someone like this but in my area here in Iredell County NC. I assume that most of this still applies though. Ive been a long time member and owe you a lot for all of this free knowledge! How many NC members do we have here?
I have been watching your videos for the last few days and have picked up a lot of new hunting tactics thank you for all the information and thank you for the great content and taking your time to share this valuable information with us have a blessed day brotha, does it matter that my bow is neon green?
I have only hunted during the afternoon so far , I have seen a lot more deer on food sources during afternoon on camera also , I have always heard smoke is a good cover scent , I have been with people that the wind was blowing right towards the deer and never had the deer blow or anything when they have a cigarette in the mouth , but it may have just been luck each time I’m not sure lol
It’s 5 am and I’m nursing a couple foot fractures and a recently operated knee. hope springs eternal and should be good by rifle season. Not an accident from a fall ( no story to tell) just a conflict between a 30 year old brain and a 60 year old body. Injuries from earlier in the year.🤷♂️. So very little prep this year just hunting the prime areas from the ground. There’s always next year for archery.
I noticed the water hole had a log in it?? Is that so small critters can get out of the water?? I'm sure a floater would ruin the water😃. Great video. Appreciate the extra information. Can never know too much!!
I know its not relevant to the material posted but i just wanted to ask, have you been deer hunting in south Florida. I love the differences in strategy implemented for a successful hunt in south Florida than how i would hunt in Michigan. Was curious if you have a video on different strategies for different environment ect... Great material as always keep up awesome work.
5 years ago I fell to certain death and survived taking down my stand at the end of the season be careful guys shattered hip shattered pelvis broke right shoulder 10 broken ribs bruised alongs severe hypothermia and a bruised femur I was all alone you do not want to be in that situation always strap in
I enjoy all your videos ,very educational thanks for that ! Idk if you followed keo clogs, but he posted a great video of a buck being crazy on a mock scrape. I thought you might enjoy it as well. Have a great season and thanks again !!!
I’m sitting in the stand, and I go to watch this video and have the sound off, I clicked CC and boy what a mess trying to read that. Lol. Try again at home
We own 80 acres of prime hunting in NE Oklahoma. It is located in the middle of nowhere surrounded by a ton of great hunting land all the way around it. We run cameras often year round but for sure early summer on. We are legal to bait with corn and we do. We also have 3 small food plots on the property. Year after year we are at least given the opportunity to hunt a mature deer or sometimes several. Last year we did not get a picture of a buck on camera until mid October. This year is no different. We have 4 cell cams on the property and multiple non cell cams and have not got a buck one on camera as to this point. I know they will show but with the work we do its super discouraging. Are they just not in the right pattern? It does not make any sense at all to me that we deal with this year after year. LOL. I hunt another property about 60 miles away and have bachelor groups showing non stop on camera mid summer through the time they split up. Thanks!
@@masonyeater3761 yep. Live southwest of Grove. About 45 minutes. Go there often. The deer are here for sure. Just when it’s convenient for them I guess 😂😂
I get the stand part setting it up so the wind never blows towards the deer ..where I'm set up they come from all directions at any time ..any suggestions on that ???
Is there anything besides pressure that would make the deer nocturnal this time of year? I have property that hasn’t been hunted in 5 years and most of my trail cam photos of deer are at night. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Love the videos, such great information.
Have you seen a summer/fall range switch year to year? Last summer early October all I had on camera were 3.5/4.5 year old deer. Managed to get a dandy 4.5 opening day of archery last year. October 15th they were gone and little bucks moved in. This year I have a ton of does and 2.5 and younger bucks all over. I guess my curiosity is can the corn field that was beans last year be to blame for a switch otherwise could the summer range have completely changed year to year? It’s possible all the 3.5’s and 4.5’s were shot last year but being Michigan my assumption is if they ACTUALLY made it to 3.5 as regular as they were around last year, the 2.5’s would have at least been protected by the neighboring properties and 3.5’s this year. I hope I didn’t miss you mentioning this in your video!
I don’t know if you’ll reply to me but do you have any tips for vehicle scent ? Like getting in your car or truck driver seat and not smelling like your every day scent ? Should I just spray my seat down and then get dressed when I get to my location outside of my truck ? I’ve always wondered what to do about that situation if you see this and can let me know that would be great ! Love your videos it has helped a lot !
Hey Jeff I’m up in northern Michigan it’s supposed to rain all day today you think it would be okay to go fill in a couple bald spots on the plot with winter rye during the rain?
Great reminder video Jeff . I have a question about my vine mock scrape s ; I put them out back in June at the water holes like you recommend . I have deer using the water holes but the will walk past the vine an not touch them . exception for one vine I have a fawn play with it daily for hours . but no other deer will touch them.So what do I need to do to get them to use the vines.ihave over fourty deer using the water holes in four locations but they don't touch the vines.these mock scrape are the only thing that I have done that they won't use improvements per your teaching any suggestions???
So i found out that my family i hunt and did all these work to make my deer hunting better my dad wants to take it and clean it up and cut the trees for fire wood not sure what to do now?
Public Land related question: How do you pattern deer that are transitioning from a 150yd wide X 700yd long slew bedding area through 100acres of predominantly oak timber to fields/plots? The deer don’t seem to be going to those fields every night right now, and they seem to be moving randomly throughout the timbered area. The timbered area has very little elevation change but does have diverse understory. I’m scared to dive into bedding or very close to bedding to identify corridors but I’m not seeing any definitive sign to base a strategy on.
I have a question about your HuntWise app. When I want to see the weather for a give day and I click on that day, it always shows me the following day. Click on Thursday and it shows me Friday. I don’t get it. Is that on purpose or a glitch in the app?
Is it normal to not see bucks coming in on a food plot by now. It’s a small 1/4 acre food plot on a 5 acre parcel I have permission on. It’s planted with oats rye and wheat and hasn’t been hunted. Curious for your input. Thanks
I planted 2 food plots on land I just bought this year and the bucks just showed up over the past 2-3 weeks on one of them. They’re out there most every day now but still haven’t touched the other one. Prior to this I wasn’t seeing bucks on my land. Note: I’m in NC
What time do you like to walk in during a morning hunt? I know some guys that get there three hours before daylight but I prefer about an hour before daylight.
I'm heading out Oct 13 - 26th here in Washington State for Mule Deer. I will add your strategies to my already rigorous quiet, scent, weather, wind control techniques. I'm a little confused on thermals still, (I understand them) but need to get better. And also hunting morning versus evening. How do I know when to bag morning hunts? And how do I get in my areas without killing it with scent. It's all so much....I'm modern fire by the way. So have a lot more room for scent/wind control....Thanks!
Your videos have profoundly changed how and when I hunt. 2 biggest changes I have made are; mock scraps/hanging vines and not hunting just because I have time but looking at temp changes, wind changes and hunting fronts. Keep the videos coming! Opening day was a high of 75. I slept in, went to my kids soccer game and shot my bow. 0 guilt. Like you said... it's a marathon not a sprint.
I am feeling kinda that way too. love to hunt but do not piss my wife off as much when I'm not heading out every chance. Now it's weather/temp
It's wind for my last big lesson. I knew but staying home for a week is better than running them off.
@@readyalready4697 you are spot on with wind.
I truly respect the way you don't bash other hunting groups and their tactics like THP. You actually give them props. Now that im 62 I don't run and gun but back in the early 80s to the 90s we didnt leave a stone unturned between West Branch, Grayling, Gaylord, and even Omer before I moved out of Michigan. I remember in 85 or 86 when it took us 6 hours to get from Mount Morris to West Branch because of the deer hunting traffic heading north was so heavy.(The new Zilwaukee Bridge was just being built.) Great memories. . Keep up the good work Jeff.
Who is THP??
@@Mr.Higgs. The Hunting Public guys.
Shot my first archery deer this morning! Doe shot with a crossbow, so I saved some goals for future hunts.
Thanks for the videos. These helped me a lot!
Meat in the freezer nothing wrong with that! Congrats
Congrats man!
@@benrent6625 She was indeed a good freezer filler. She had a fawn and a yearling with her, so I know she's left her genetic mark.
I'm not the least bit ashamed! I just recognize she's not a trophy, and I'll probably try a vertical bow next year. I put in a lot of work last year, and just didn't get one with the crossbow. So I'm very excited to have my first archery deer, and hope to get many more.
@@Crackhouts Any first deer is a trophy, My first deer was a 4 pointer when i was 12 and i was so happy, Now over the years iv changed my hunting a bit and pass on those smaller ones and try for bigger but thats just how i like to hunt
I've been watching countless hours of your videos, putting tons of time scouting and setting cams. I go out opening day to a low tier spot on public land I hadn't scouted much and shot my first buck of my life within an hour of getting to my tree! Feeling incredibly blessed about my luck, but also disheartened all my efforts will not go to use this year. Guess it means my target bucks can grow a little bigger for next season!
You can always shoot a doe
Great tips once again, I have only been sitting in the evening when conditions are good, otherwise I have been fishing for Musky’s. Pre rut not far off.
Thanks Mitchell...hunt a big musky up! 😊
Like the cartoons we’ve all seen with the little angel on one shoulder encouraging good, a little devil on the opposite shoulder justifying doing something bad, There’s a little voice in my head that keeps nudging me to “just go try a couple stands”. So this video is perfectly timed for me to crush that little voice, thank you for being the voice of “do the right thing” for me.
Being secure in the tree and not falling and ending your season or life is the most important part of it all
Ty for spending your time trying to improve everyone's hunting tactics highly appreciated
Hes not just doing it to be nice lol $$$$
Sunday morning ritual.Been a little slow here.Seeing deer,But it gets better from here. Yep hanks for all you do Jeff.Good luck to your whole family.Venti will be coming soon!!
Goof luck to you D !! Plenty of time left at this point 😊
Thanks for sharing your plethora of knowledge, going into a rifle line tomorrow. Looks promising. New to hunting with recurve. Every hunt I get closer to conquest of a buck. Much appreciate you brother! Bow hunting is therapy for veterans.
First time planting a food plot this year and it looks AwEsOmE. I praise and thank God that you have shared your wisdom with me!
Definitely a "sacred" month! Keep doing your homework. Good luck everyone!
It sure is Craig...enjoy it!!
Yes i feel the same way! My hunting has profoundly gotten better! Seeing bigger bucks and more often. Don't really watch anyone else anymore
Thank you Dave that is greatly appreciated!
I'm in Georgia but I wish u could see my brassica foodplots this year thanks to alot of your tips
That's great Dakota!! Good luck to yourself 👍
Hey Dakota I'm in upstate South Carolina my Brassica is trying drought was a killer here when did you plant
@@stevegermain1222 I planted the first part of September we had a good bit of rain coming thru so I hurried and got it done I was actually out in the rain putting out the seed lol thankfully it didn't all wash away
My dad's "milk weed" was his AYC GRENADIER CIGAR he would get out of the truck fire that big boy up and I would ask where are you going today.... He would take a big drag and puff the smoke straight up, then would say well looks like I'm going this way today gotta keep the wind in your face lol and usually he would be back at the truck by dark waiting for me or his hunting buddy's to help drag his buck out. He was an old school still hunter and knew what he could get away with.
Looks warm and humid in our area for two weeks going to be rough. Looking forward to a frost or pre rut start.
Thanks for all the videos! I’ve been teaching myself how to hunt and your videos have made a world of a difference!
Its great how your advice applies to all styles of hunting. Grew up in the north woods hunting from stands. Live in southern missouri now and find still hunting with ur lessons has dramatically improved how close i get to deer and around other hunters. Thank you
The switch is flipped - Alpha Predator time... tactics & preparation have brought us here! Appreciate your videos always something to glean!
I was blessed this opening weekend in northern Michigan. Tagged out on a six point and a seven point less than 24 hours apart. Second time I have ever shot one on the opener, second time I ever tagged out. The water hole, and food plot really paid off for me.
Congrats that's awesome!!!
Oct. 1 in Michigan is special!
I'd like to stress safety once again. My 24' fall from October 2014 cost me a helicopter life flight, 10 days in the hospital, several days in critical condition and a month in rehab learning to walk again, with a shattered upper right humorous, fractured L4 and L5, bruised heart and 5 fractures in my pelvis. Following that was months of pain and 4 surgeries on my shoulder ending in a total reverse shoulder replacement. I still have back pain and numbness in my right leg from crotch to toes from nerve damage. Use a safety line to keep you connected to the tree at all times. Most people die from falls over 10 feet.
Glad you made it and agree 100% safety first. Care to share your story?
@@peadookie
I was hunting with a lock on type stand and stick ladder. On the morning of the fall I had climbed up and into the stand in darkness and did not notice that my top strap on my stick ladder had been chewed most of the way through. Later in the morning after I unhooked my harness from my short safety line I transitioned from the lock on to the top of the ladder. At this point I glanced down and saw the chewed strap and at that moment it broke. The upper two sections of ladder pulled away then bent over during my fall. I never lost consciousness and managed to radio my son who was hunting a few hundred yards from me. I also called 911 to get someone to come help me as I could not move and realized I was badly hurt.
The rescue squad showed up in about 15 minutes then they stabilized me where I fell while waiting on the life flight helicopter to land a couple of hundred yards from my location. The four surgeries on my shoulder were attempts to keep my normal bones healing but the upper humorous ended up failing causing massive bone spurs and more damage over the next 11 months.
The sad thing is that people that know me and know my entire story still refuse to use a safety line. It's unbelievable to me when they've seen what I've been through.
@@parallaxbill2276 that was close. Glad you're still with us. Thanks for sharing - amazing how skipping one step led to that.
@@peadookie The investigating game warden said the top strapped probably was caused by a squirrel. I had used the stand the week before and it was in great shape. Dang tree rats! 😁
Thank you for explaining the "true" meaning of the notorious october lull.
south alabama public land bow opens OCT 15th, find the oak trees the farthest away from the roads with some nice thickets near by.
This is very encouraging Jeff. I have only seen a few does and 1.5 year old and button bucks the last few weeks. Good to know that summer bucks will soon be here.
Great show brother keep up good the good work I was just telling a buddy about your show yesterday ..
Thanks a lot Chris...really appreciate you spreading the word 😊 Happy Sunday!
I hung a grapevine as per your recipe Thursday midday. We’ll see what happens.
Been pretty warm here in my neck of the woods. Patience ladies and gents. Spend some of this time getting your muscle memory in shape, and getting sighted in really good. Haven't been out once yet. Still waiting for that big weather shift, and it's coming here this weekend (FINALLY!) It will pay off!!
I went opening day was a huge mistake!
@@KillerKolt44 yeah believe me I wanted to get out opening day SO bad! I think everybody does ya know. All the years excitement building up to opening day. I actually kicked myself in the butt because I didn't go out until all my buddies came back and told me not one of them seen any deer! And they were all buckets of sweat from climbing and hiking with stands in 80° weather. I really started to follow this man's advice a couple years ago, and let me tell ya, it's paid off! I'm 52 and I've been hunting for many years. Thought I knew a lot. Turns out I really, really don't. I'm not no dummy, but actually "listening" and then "doing" some things he's talked about has had tremendous results for me. This guy is very smart when it comes to deer, deer habitat, and deer movement. I won't say I never will go out deer hunting when it's warm ever again. I just may. But the fact is if you listen to this man and go out at the "key" times, and in those "key" weather event situations, you will not only see more deer, but you'll have more shooting opportunities on those deer. I have strictly hunted the "WEATHER" for the past two years because of this guy with very successful results. This will be my third year doing it. I haven't been out one time yet this year. Waiting until the big drop in temperature coming this weekend. And if it shifts again and stays warm I'll be waiting some more. I promise you KillerKolt44 it will pay off for if ya give it a try! Wait until after big weather events. Rain, snow, wind, hail etc...
Wait until big drops in temps occur. This guy is the best around in my opinion, and what makes him the best is that he openly shares "key" elements that add to being an all around great hunter. He doesn't want our money. And he actually helps hunters to save a lot of our hard earned money by sharing what doesn't work, or what's not going to make any difference in being successful, and by telling us all not to buy up all the gimmick crap that you don't need to be successful. Like he said, if there's a mature buck downwind of you, he's 99.9% of the time going to smell you...PERIOD! No matter how much of a product you buy and put on yourself. I love this guy because he's made me a better hunter. But more because he cared enough to openly and freely do that! Good luck this year my friend...wait until that temp drops significantly!!
I've had people try to tell me what I needed to do. Your area is different than mine but I believe many of the tips you give are honest! I still don't like the advertisement of products on any advice. I'll just learn as much as I can and move on!
I'm happy you mentioned the what you use for field spray i for got what video you mentioned it in last thank you
A 190 muzzleloader buck already on the ground in North East sask...a buddy shot it on oct 2
I love the morning hunts
Me too!
Hey Jeff. How about a quick vid on your bike, how you set it up, what you carry on it, and how close you park it to your stands.
Thanks as always Jeff yep I finally got a safe rope on each stand
Nice Steve and you are very welcome!
You were saying about scent what i like to do is once i get to the edge of the woods i like to rub a little dirt and leaves on my clothes in steady of using spray worked great so far
They were coming in pretty good but it was too hot now they have shifted movement! Any day now and il find them again! No hurry
You must be in central mn
Southern ohio
I'm stuck on this dang backyard buck ..... He does this to me everytime lol
Great tips, I didn't hear one thing I believe is important, when tracking in thivk cover or swampy areas, you have to look at the bottom sides of ferns, swampgrass and brush as the deer will likely be lower than you think.
I grew up in a hunting family. Six uncles and my father. Started out around nine, ended in my late twenties. (Uncles started passing away) sucks.
I'm fifty three now and have been back in the woods hunting for three years now.
I have three state parks I hunt white tail deer. private property if I get lucky. Hard to find an area, space is limited.
Last week of October is always Hot!
All good thoughts.
Have yet to get out with the weather in Southern Michigan...warm, rain, it can only get better.
Good stuff as usual. Good luck this season Jeff 🦌🦌
Hey Jeff I was fortunate enough to harvest my target buck on the first day of the season thanks to a lot of your tips. I’d love to share the pictures with you but don’t know how to.
He isn’t impressed
Fishes. Nice catch Jeff no pun intended. Great plots are built in the fall, not the summer. I sold out on it and I'm putting the last of my winter rye on today. Haven't hunted it one time. First muzzleloader season is in 2 weeks. I'm counting on the shift. Build it and they will come. Manage it and they will stay.
Fishes is correct if you're speaking of more than one species of fish. The same is true of deer. Deer if speaking only of white-tailed deer, deers if talking about white-tailed and muleys.
Planting for fall and early winter, but adjacent farmers have great green alfalfa filed all around still in Northern, MI. bucks are visible and bed on me all summer fall, early winter. prime food and bedding all summer and fall they really like
It's so crazy, I have a couple cell cams out on the edge of one property that I have not set foot on since September 17. And I have not gotten any pics of deer moving off the property since September 29. Bow season here in Michigan started Oct 1st, those deer know when the season starts I swear they do. The properties adjacent to me have a lot of pressure on them. I'm not even going to go to mine until the end of October when the weather is perfect... like Coach Sturgis says to 😁👍
I have a suggestion for you. If you want to gain more insight into scent, how terrain and wind affect the dispersing of scent molecules and more, I would encourage you to sit down with an experienced k9 instructor who teaches tracking, explosive and/or narcotics detection. This is a very complex subject that a successful k9 trainer would have to master to understand how to train k9 teams to function in the real world.
Great tips Jeff as always. Been traveling for work, but hoping to get out next weekend. I am super excited to get into the stand when conditions are good.
Thanks Adam!! Good luck when you can get out 👍
This is the first year I finally been able to pull my bow back
Jeff, I hunt public land in the u.p. of michigan. I drive in deep with my wheeler and then walk and walk. Mainly following small remote creeks. The sign is always minimum. Very hard to hunt
I just turned 64 today, so no spring chicken. I've taken a couple of really nice bucks over the years but still learning. I just found your site and I'm amazed at the things you are teaching me. My question......what do you think of the Elimatrax system? I have one I bought several years ago and haven't used it religously but was planning on trying it again this year. Our bow season is open but I haven't been yet. Going out back now to hang a vine for a mock scrape! Thank you for that video, by the way! I plan to watch all your videos time will allow. Have a blessed day!
I wish we had someone like this but in my area here in Iredell County NC. I assume that most of this still applies though. Ive been a long time member and owe you a lot for all of this free knowledge! How many NC members do we have here?
NC here brother, hunt in Johnston and Franklin County. Have been putting Jeff's tactics to use
@@ncsmooth22 For sure! Hello neighbor!
I live in Union county but hunt my farm in Chester county SC.
Yeah live in lincoln county hunt in Wilkes nc and chester sc
Great videos!
I learn more with each video you make!
Thanks for your help!
I bought a UV flashlight and WOW. And I found out stores sell scent control but UV nope! Ordered it online while it's there
I have been watching your videos for the last few days and have picked up a lot of new hunting tactics thank you for all the information and thank you for the great content and taking your time to share this valuable information with us have a blessed day brotha, does it matter that my bow is neon green?
Deer will pickup on blue before any other color. Green is fine
@@Minnesotalife Thank you I was just worried they might see my bow
@@thedeerhuntingpyro3214 you should be fine
Yep!
Once the rut is over do deer return closer to their spring/summer habitats or will they stay in the rut fall areas.
Fall areas. Good luck this year!!
As always great information, thank you!
Getting excited already and it's only June
Terrible weather conditions here in S/W Michigan. Hot hot and hot. Looks like for at least ten more days. Ugh!!!!
Thanks so much Jeff for all the great content! Question about trespassing! Do you have as much a problem in Minnesota? Thanks again.
I have only hunted during the afternoon so far , I have seen a lot more deer on food sources during afternoon on camera also , I have always heard smoke is a good cover scent , I have been with people that the wind was blowing right towards the deer and never had the deer blow or anything when they have a cigarette in the mouth , but it may have just been luck each time I’m not sure lol
Thanks again for the great info
I got a doe & my buck tag filled & one doe tag left.
I did some decorating for Halloween this weekend.
haven't watch the whole video yet, but the moon plays a pretty big factor in movement. deer move at night when its a full moon out,
They do move at night When there is a full moon. That would suck for deer if we could hunt after dark.
got my first bow kill this year. double lung didn't run but two seconds and tanked. Such a good feeling
Thanks for the tips I killed a nice buck last year I called him in and got pictures of him on one of my mock scrapes
Some day I look forward to managing deer on my own property. Such an advantage compared to hunting public land.
I'm going out tonight rain today but idc I'm still going throw a pop up out and just see what happens
It’s 5 am and I’m nursing a couple foot fractures and a recently operated knee. hope springs eternal and should be good by rifle season. Not an accident from a fall ( no story to tell) just a conflict between a 30 year old brain and a 60 year old body. Injuries from earlier in the year.🤷♂️. So very little prep this year just hunting the prime areas from the ground. There’s always next year for archery.
I'm doing the same I only hunt with a bow now so I have plenty of seasoned a head good luck with healing up
@@stevegermain1222 thank you sir
I noticed the water hole had a log in it?? Is that so small critters can get out of the water?? I'm sure a floater would ruin the water😃. Great video. Appreciate the extra information. Can never know too much!!
I know its not relevant to the material posted but i just wanted to ask, have you been deer hunting in south Florida. I love the differences in strategy implemented for a successful hunt in south Florida than how i would hunt in Michigan. Was curious if you have a video on different strategies for different environment ect... Great material as always keep up awesome work.
A little off topic but do u always tag out
Love your knowledge 👍👍 my cameras at above 6' definitely way better than chest high 😁😁😁
When does prerut happen in the north. Im hunting in NH for my first property lease! Thanks for all the helpful videos, im using huntcast daily
Thanks man..I think as a hunter we just start over thinking things to much.
Zip ties for the vines above scrape😁👍
5 years ago I fell to certain death and survived taking down my stand at the end of the season be careful guys shattered hip shattered pelvis broke right shoulder 10 broken ribs bruised alongs severe hypothermia and a bruised femur I was all alone you do not want to be in that situation always strap in
I enjoy all your videos ,very educational thanks for that ! Idk if you followed keo clogs, but he posted a great video of a buck being crazy on a mock scrape. I thought you might enjoy it as well. Have a great season and thanks again !!!
I’m sitting in the stand, and I go to watch this video and have the sound off, I clicked CC and boy what a mess trying to read that. Lol. Try again at home
That goal post buck at the 2:32 mark will be cool to watch grow. I hate the use of the word "cull buck", as any buck can be a shooter to someone else.
We own 80 acres of prime hunting in NE Oklahoma. It is located in the middle of nowhere surrounded by a ton of great hunting land all the way around it. We run cameras often year round but for sure early summer on. We are legal to bait with corn and we do. We also have 3 small food plots on the property. Year after year we are at least given the opportunity to hunt a mature deer or sometimes several. Last year we did not get a picture of a buck on camera until mid October. This year is no different. We have 4 cell cams on the property and multiple non cell cams and have not got a buck one on camera as to this point. I know they will show but with the work we do its super discouraging. Are they just not in the right pattern? It does not make any sense at all to me that we deal with this year after year. LOL. I hunt another property about 60 miles away and have bachelor groups showing non stop on camera mid summer through the time they split up. Thanks!
Hey Colton, do you happen to live near grove Oklahoma? I was just out there working in 2017 and I saw a ton of deer and a lot of mature bucks
@@masonyeater3761 yep. Live southwest of Grove. About 45 minutes. Go there often. The deer are here for sure. Just when it’s convenient for them I guess 😂😂
I get the stand part setting it up so the wind never blows towards the deer ..where I'm set up they come from all directions at any time ..any suggestions on that ???
On my lease is 60 acre and they are about 10 does and the bucks start coming in middle of oct
Is there anything besides pressure that would make the deer nocturnal this time of year? I have property that hasn’t been hunted in 5 years and most of my trail cam photos of deer are at night. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Love the videos, such great information.
I like scent lock clothing to manage my scent
Man I wish that stuff worked...I would too!
Activated carbon is tested and is shown to work. I guess we will just have to agree to disagree
Have you seen a summer/fall range switch year to year? Last summer early October all I had on camera were 3.5/4.5 year old deer. Managed to get a dandy 4.5 opening day of archery last year. October 15th they were gone and little bucks moved in.
This year I have a ton of does and 2.5 and younger bucks all over. I guess my curiosity is can the corn field that was beans last year be to blame for a switch otherwise could the summer range have completely changed year to year?
It’s possible all the 3.5’s and 4.5’s were shot last year but being Michigan my assumption is if they ACTUALLY made it to 3.5 as regular as they were around last year, the 2.5’s would have at least been protected by the neighboring properties and 3.5’s this year.
I hope I didn’t miss you mentioning this in your video!
God's Blessings on your harvest this year. Stay safe Brother.
Excellent!
Thank you Chris!
I don’t know if you’ll reply to me but do you have any tips for vehicle scent ? Like getting in your car or truck driver seat and not smelling like your every day scent ? Should I just spray my seat down and then get dressed when I get to my location outside of my truck ? I’ve always wondered what to do about that situation if you see this and can let me know that would be great ! Love your videos it has helped a lot !
I was wondering what time do you or is a good time to get out of the stand in the morning to go back to camp?
Hey Jeff I’m up in northern Michigan it’s supposed to rain all day today you think it would be okay to go fill in a couple bald spots on the plot with winter rye during the rain?
How about smoking 🚬 will that make deer run away?
Not really if the wind isn't blowing at the deer
Great reminder video Jeff .
I have a question about my vine mock scrape s ; I put them out back in June at the water holes like you recommend . I have deer using the water holes but the will walk past the vine an not touch them . exception for one vine I have a fawn play with it daily for hours . but no other deer will touch them.So what do I need to do to get them to use the vines.ihave over fourty deer using the water holes in four locations but they don't touch the vines.these mock scrape are the only thing that I have done that they won't use improvements per your teaching any suggestions???
Same here, they are pretty much totally avoiding my vine!
Great tips!! NY had their first treestand hunter death do to not haveing a lifeline.😥
Guys need to learn how to climb a tree.
So i found out that my family i hunt and did all these work to make my deer hunting better my dad wants to take it and clean it up and cut the trees for fire wood not sure what to do now?
Public Land related question:
How do you pattern deer that are transitioning from a 150yd wide X 700yd long slew bedding area through 100acres of predominantly oak timber to fields/plots?
The deer don’t seem to be going to those fields every night right now, and they seem to be moving randomly throughout the timbered area. The timbered area has very little elevation change but does have diverse understory.
I’m scared to dive into bedding or very close to bedding to identify corridors but I’m not seeing any definitive sign to base a strategy on.
You really punch that trigger on the release their
NEW SUBSCRIBER HERE.. I enjoy your free information in your videos. Do you have any free app suggestions for your phone?
I have a question about your HuntWise app.
When I want to see the weather for a give day and I click on that day, it always shows me the following day. Click on Thursday and it shows me Friday. I don’t get it. Is that on purpose or a glitch in the app?
Is it normal to not see bucks coming in on a food plot by now. It’s a small 1/4 acre food plot on a 5 acre parcel I have permission on. It’s planted with oats rye and wheat and hasn’t been hunted. Curious for your input. Thanks
I planted 2 food plots on land I just bought this year and the bucks just showed up over the past 2-3 weeks on one of them. They’re out there most every day now but still haven’t touched the other one. Prior to this I wasn’t seeing bucks on my land. Note: I’m in NC
Same here!
What time do you like to walk in during a morning hunt? I know some guys that get there three hours before daylight but I prefer about an hour before daylight.
I'm heading out Oct 13 - 26th here in Washington State for Mule Deer. I will add your strategies to my already rigorous quiet, scent, weather, wind control techniques. I'm a little confused on thermals still, (I understand them) but need to get better. And also hunting morning versus evening. How do I know when to bag morning hunts? And how do I get in my areas without killing it with scent. It's all so much....I'm modern fire by the way. So have a lot more room for scent/wind control....Thanks!