10 Whitetail Bowhunting Tips You Can't Miss

[@OutdoorFlynt]

Hey Jeff, I would like to say thank you for the content. I just started hunting this year and all the advice from your videos helped me achieve success three weeks after bow opener. I used your advice on hunting the weather and killed my first deer. He was a young 4 point buck but still put meat in the freezer. I just turned 32 and didn't have a hunting mentor growing up. I had to learn everything from the internet and my own trial and error. THANK YOU!

[@tfrost33elkhunter]

First shooter buck showed up last night around midnight. For the past couple of weeks I’ve had multiple doe groups several 2 1/2 year old and younger bucks. 2 - 3 year olds. Had a giant show up on the neighbors land in daylight early October. Haven’t seen him since. Might have been passing through? But now I have this new buck. He might be a buck I know from last year as a 3 year old. Now at 4 he is a clean 150”-ish 10 pt. It will be tough to pass him if I get the opportunity. But he gets me excited so…. Yeah! I have been implementing g the strategies you provide and I can say “It Works”!!! Thanks!

[@briantrudell8248]

Good luck tonite everyone! It's getting exciting!!!

[@RS-ms1bz]

Ugh…temps running 10-15 degrees above normal for the next three weeks here in WV. Another rut where the majority of action is at night. Are we ever going to have an average fall again?!

[@wesleymcauly1929]

Thank you so much we are in my favorite time of year

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Amen to that Wesley...mine too! You are very welcome!

[@lenkurzynske8735]

You set ours up,and they ARE successful!🦌🦌

[@pehenryjr]

Can you please do a video on same day Scout and hunt scenario and tips for those who hunt public land or hunt military reserved hunts where you don't have the opportunity to pre-scout? Thanks always enjoy your videos and knowledge

[@ritualghost]

Concur, your followers that are active duty military and hunt on base would love that. We often don't have time to scout or the areas you scout end up being high pressure every day

[@janitorialguy4436]

Another great one, I look forward to your in depth videos, thank you

[@bradleywinpigler9126]

Definitely the video I needed after missing a deer yesterday because of poor stand setup.

[@mziembicki]

Keep trying! You'll get em

[@whitetailhabitatandhunting]

Thanks Jeff!

[@srgtkankles]

Great tips jeff!!

[@alrebholz7853]

Thanks for the help

[@jamessantora6052]

Good morning Jeff, My property is mostly wooded with one small plot, I see a tremendous amount of feeding activity on conifer groups around my land, should I treat the conifers as a good source or are they bedding there? Thanks!

[@jamessantora6052]

Food*

[@HILLBILLY_HARD]

No sign on my property this year but I missed one of the biggest bucks I’ve ever seen. Normally the whole ridge is scraped up but no sign this year and finding arrows from neighbors on my land with blood all over them. What should i do?

[@Ghoosier]

Confront the neighbors

[@kurtpearson2793]

Brassicas got Hammered last week- lots of scrapes and rubs in the staging.

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Such a fun and rewarding time of the year Kurt!

[@RS-ms1bz]

Be thankful for the rain. My last ditch effort rye has now burnt up and I’m left with plots with nothing in them. Hoping my water holes will save my season.

[@bobwiese6128]

Location, state Kurt?

[@kurtpearson2793]

@@bobwiese6128 Rochester Minnesota-👍 (very fortunate w/rain!)

[@guardianminifarm8005]

Great stuff. Huge help. Thanks.

[@chrismacomber9727]

I got a 60 acr peace that's all bedding that I putt a food source in would you recommend all day sits in a place like that

[@neanderthalnugs]

I’ve been doing right I hunt the wind I find trails fresh poop water beddings everything but when I go to hunt them areas I not seeing a single deer I kill my scent I switch hunting areas for wind n morning n evening hunts on public land been hitting it hard all month n nothing no joy what could I be doing wrong ?

[@ML-ks2lj]

Found an untouched spot on state. I was minimally Intrusive and there is some beaten down trails being used daily. I found it last week and backed off waiting for conditions to be right now I decided to take a rainy day to scout so I could be quiet and leave less scent. I found it and now it's go time. Hoping to bag a buck from it because of the sign there but if I don't see a buck and doe are primarily using it I will gladly get some venison. Just waiting on that west wind. I think it's a crushing trail for scent checking bedding. I noticed it months ago and it wasn't used much but now it is being heavily trafficked. Going to go hunt it in the next week or so. Hanging a camera on it the day I hunt it as well just to see what's cruising it.

[@mr.gtmsworld2494]

How big of a difference in scent trail is it between walking in versus riding in on a bike 🚴?

[@drewharman1690]

Jeff when you hunt these bedding areas do you still occasionally bump a deer here and there?

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Hi Drew, not very often! Waiting to hunt good morning weather patterns during the rut helps immensely!

[@drewharman1690]

@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 thanks for the reply

[@phillipquinn1652]

How do you still get in quit when the leaves fall?

[@chazb.405]

Walk in and out in the dark, walk at a steady pace, just keep walking, don’t stop and look around and listen that’s what predators do. If I jump a deer in the dark I will do some short contact grunts while walking don’t stop, if I jump a deer in the daylight I actually use turkey mouth call cuz turkeys are abundant in my area.

[@chriscarlisle4784]

U ever hunt between two food sources ?I have two food sources with a hege row in between with a nice trail that they funnel into to go to other field . Good spot unless wind shifts ...

[@ohiowhitetailhunter8606]

I just wanted to give you a heads up I don’t know if you are doing a giveaway or you have a text now on KZbin but I got a notification saying that I was picked as a winner for something that you was giving away

[@alandaniels5364]

Jeff, do you ever run into situations where the mature bucks bed in different areas nearly every day? They make their way to the food and the does from different directions. One day they come from the west, the next from the north, then maybe 2 days from the east and/or west. There seems to be no rhyme or reason to it. Also, there has been little to no pressure put on them. Any suggestions?

[@normankaster917]

Seems like he is getting pressure from something... Bigger/more aggressive buck, people driving by and stopping on the side of the road to glass.... So I would suggest taking a Gamble and run with one of the stands that has the most activity from him and offers you the best wind and set up for an all-day sit.

[@archeryhuntermike6701]

hi Jeff just curious what’s your favorite cut of the meat on a deer! You can only choose one! 😃

[@BillVerbeten]

I’ve been debating moving a couple of ground blinds back from the current 25-30 yard range to a 40-60 yard range closer to the wood edge along the access paths I have cut after the rut prior to rifle season. From what you are saying in this video probably better to just leave them be and hunt them as is during rifle season?

[@codyguyette3636]

Hey Jeff I know this comment has nothing to Do with the video however I curious! Do you do online parcel setups like you would when you would travel to a clients property? I have a spot I got permission and with access being very slim I was wondering some things I could do! I have learned so much from you keep up the good work!

[@Badkharma21]

No buck sign at any of my stand locations… dreaded October lull

[@mason_m_1332]

Just missed an 8 pointer would have been my biggest deer. Kinda sucks

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Oh dang Mason sorry to hear that!! I would calm down and keep waiting....still hope 😊

[@briantrudell8248]

It happens man, hopefully it was a clean miss, don't beat yourself up to much!

[@mason_m_1332]

@@briantrudell8248 👍missed a couple inches low. Gonna get back after him in the morning

[@storminthewoods]

I feel that i missed a big six n a five twice it's my second yr with the compound i can nail a bullseye over n over but i keep shooting right under our right in front smh hopefully tonight i nail 1

[@benborgschatz9525]

Not seeing a lot of deer, not over pressuring the land. Just saw a bobcat in SE MN around 9am. Could that be why I'm not seeing deer? I'm next to ag and we have 2 food plots.

[@kevinflaherty7592]

Temperature rising I pa.at or near 70 by middle of the week.might confine deer movement to early morning and late evening.

[@RS-ms1bz]

Yep same here in WV. Temps look to be 10-15 degrees above normal for the next three weeks. Most of the activity will be at night. Same old same old for the last five seasons or so.

[@kevinflaherty7592]

@@RS-ms1bz hope for a cold front

[@FenwayRick]

I wish your videos applied to your average bowhunters land they hunted. The properties you normally describe are what most of use would buy if we won the lottery.

[@danwilkinson2489]

Kind of off the subject. I planted switchgrass last spring following your instructions. I had terrible germination. Should I seed more this fall? Is it possible that because of the high hard seed % and dry summer that it will be ok next year?

[@RS-ms1bz]

I feel you. My switch was dead by mid June from the drought. My fall plots, even the last ditch effort using rye is totally burnt up. And it looks like next year will be worse. My water holes hopefully can save my season.

[@darinturbyville9387]

Have you heard from Jared Mills?

[@connorfox2338]

Shot my first deer with a bow but lost the blood trail. Thanks for the advice to help me get that experience.

[@aaroncornelison5477]

That's not something I would be proud of.

[@connorfox2338]

@@aaroncornelison5477 it was a really good shot right through the lungs and there was a really good blood trail for about 100 yards before a spot where the deer stopped and then the trail was just drips for another 200 yards and then we couldn’t find anymore blood

[@tylerbridge368]

How big would you say a plot has to be to Be a “pass through” plot? If you go too small they’ll eat everything but go too big and it becomes the main food

[@ritualghost]

What you're saying all makes sense, I just don't get how you could possibly pattern deer to this level on public land.

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

It's actually easier on a lot of public land tracks because you have a huge parcel to hunt and fewer hunters to share the woods with...

[@timhatfield6367]

Getting ready to sneak out of my stand in a few minutes. Downwind side of bedding area, Couldn't get to stand I wanted this morning about 75yards from here because my exodus render

[@timhatfield6367]

Getting pics from cam on mock scrape 2 nice bucks on them before I could get there in the dark,then they've been hanging out all morning.

[@johnhrynkow776]

Great video. Speaking of wind, I consistently see bucks breaking the wind rule. Unfortunately some days I hunt in stands where the wind isn’t in my favor and I got bucks coming in no matter what. And I don’t go extreme on scent control. What’s your opinion?

[@johnhrynkow776]

Scam

[@star-b-qpodcast54]

Sky-drawing is terrible form anyway. My bowhunting Yoda (who I even left too early, much like Luke Skywalker did) said even from an elevated position, draw straight-line back at eye level then bend at the waist to adjust pitch. I have drawn back at point-of-aim from elevation (waist or shoulders bent prior to draw) and videotaped my practice session, it’s thrown my alignment all out of whack and made me shoot high, low, everywhere but where I know.

[@colby0082]

57th!

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Great job 😁

[@NorthOf8]

Hey Jeff I got a deer last night. Hit it with my car. 😔

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Oh dang David I am sorry to hear that! I hope all who were involved are OK!

[@NorthOf8]

@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 at least the Lord was watching! All good.

[@storminthewoods]

I like my thumb release nice n sturdy

[@danellclark5470]

So are you saying saddle hunting doesn't work because you can't hug the tree ?

[@dylanthrall5657]

I can't hunt any more behind my house deer hunt club access between me and my half acre of woods and naighboors house

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

I'm sorry to hear that Dylan!

[@shaneshonda]

Hit some public land

[@dylanthrall5657]

@@shaneshondathe closest public is a hour away and it's naigbour it to a indian tribe

[@kurtpearson2793]

First

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

I'm pretty sure that you are Kurt!

[@acemurphy2]

Advanced 😂

[@longbeardmcstruttin5876]

People have been trying to reinvent the hunting wheel forever, find food and bed, sit in between on a trail with wind in your favor. Done deal. It’s really that easy. This is a business man making a dollar saying the same words over and over just mixed up a little different each time. Jeezus people

[@gcgopro6912]

Polite request. I wish you would speak slower. I try to process what you are saying, but have no time because you are already saying something else and the process is constantly interrupted. Even replaying does not seem to solve the issue!