12. Public land post season scouting, opening in autumn olives.

The snow has melted and the sign from the previous season has reemerged and we are out scouting public land in Michigan looking for new spots to pursue those elusive mature bucks. In this video we show some of the things we look for to find spots that we thing will be productive during the following season and hopefully produce a mature buck.

[@ernestluedke3927]

New drinking game. Take a drink every time John says autumn olive. You will never hunt again! Lol

[@steveb2951]

Another classic by the master! You talk a lot about all day hunts. I would really like to hear you breakdown all the logistics to an all day hang. Everything from comfort, eating, hydration, to relieving yourself(lol, seriously) Thanks so much for passing on your knowledge. Looking forward to the next one!

[@stevegermain1222]

Yep breaking branches awesome spot John

[@AskTheKid]

I would love to see a video on how you ask people to hunt on their land when meeting them for the first time. I would also like to see a video on what you would do if you didn't have the scent lock clothes

[@galinswigart]

Absolutely love these videos, I hope you continue doing these types of scouting videos in the future. Most serious hunters would be willing to pay to walk along on a scouting trip with a hunter like John and pick his brain on how he would hunt an area. Incredibly valuable information!

[@shanerRC]

This is the kind of video I was asking about John. Thank you. Love to see more like it.

[@dswish1730]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge with all of us.From the hand warmers to where you hunt.You are a wealth of knowledge. With the huge buck to prove it..

[@richardbogucki675]

Really liked how John used a diagram to show the area

[@matthewpawlaczyk7507]

Very informative. Really appreciated the walk through and then the breakdown on the white board. Michigan hunter here, can't say thanks enough!!!

[@tannerwills7286]

The man.The myth.The legend. Thanks for another video!

[@zechariahross1444]

Thank you for your uploads. I didn't really grow up hunting but have started hunting the past 3yrs regularly. I always go to the older guys for knowable techniques on hunting in the woods

[@rugged1987]

John, thank you for sharing your knowledge with everyone and taking the time to make videos like this. I most certainly will be applying the tactics you have shared in books, podcast, and now videos when I take my first journey into KY public land.

[@chadpurdy2485]

Love the videos John, please keep them coming. I have read your books I purchased from Goldstar in edmore. I have learned so much from you and look forward to continuing learning.

[@MexicanMovie]

One of my favorite videos, thank you !!!

[@bradbishop1893]

Thanks John, love your information !

[@MartinRosendahl]

That's the kind of video I was hoping for out of this channel! Awesome! More like this please. Maybe do a video to show how John initially identified this as a spot he wanted to scout.

[@eberhartoutdoors4219]

We literally just started walking a piece of state land we found on the map it really that simple. If things look good we will find a spot and if not we move on to the next piece - Joe

[@MartinRosendahl]

@@eberhartoutdoors4219 do you walk the diversity edges and push in when you see sign? Or is there a funnel or topo feature you noticed that helped you decide where to start?

[@Rubberguard]

Great video; thanks for sharing!

[@Hunter30394]

Great video. Would love to see more of these breakdowns and also maybe a discussion of what major features you are looking for on a satellite image to make it worth a scouting trip in.

[@alexhoeksema9752]

Another great informative video. I look forward to these videos every week!

[@michaelblocher3007]

Very cool for you to share this!! That is definitely a spot I would want to be in that’s for sure and the one you look for in this pressured state! Thanks John!!

[@sheltowee8079]

I was bustin threw autumn olive today, oh boy how fun.

[@juansteibel7428]

This is an awesome video, and I wish there were more made by people as knowledgeable as "The Eberharts". I learn a lot every time I watch your channel. This one was no exception!!!! Having said that, I think there is a timing issue with this video. This would be AWESOME content for posting the THU after Jan 1st or whenever season ends. It would be a call yo action for those following the "year round approach to hunting deer". Maybe even a series running the whole postseason would be awesome. Perhaps a nice one now to share would be an "in-season tour" or one of those "speed tours" for checking food sources right before or after season opens. Other than that, the content has been very timely so far, concentrating on gear reviews. Another suggestion for in-season content: if you guys could do a few "post-hunt analyses" from the home office, using on-x and replaying tracks, adding a few pictures, short videos, etc, with voice added from the studio, that would be SO valuable for many of your followers. This would not require a lot of filming efforts while on the field or even a camera person, just set the tracking option on onX to get the track, then sit in your studio and record the main video using screen share of earth or onX to show why you chose the place that day and how you accessed it, etc, etc. And maybe add a few illustrative pics from the stand. It's not the kill shots that make good unique content (there is a zillion of those), but the sharing of your wisdom and your thought process that make you guys unique. I know, I know, it's SO easy to program content watching a youtube channel and VERY hard to program it when producing a youtube channel. Anyways, I wanted to offer my admiration, some constructive criticism and some suggestions. Thank you!

[@peterupdikeswildtreasures4055]

Public land is tough, got to go the extra mile to get your buck no matter what state you're hunting.

[@paulwakefield1015]

Amazing video! More of this format ! : )

[@kestrel6245]

Thanks for sharing. Great info.

[@tonysobina8390]

I will be interested in seeing how/ what equipment is used to set up. (getting up in the tree, how high, etc.on public land) Great quality video John and Joe!

[@public_havoc2674]

The legend is back!! Great video I am literally only watching your hunting channel because it’s really the only kinda tactics that work here in Michigan great video John ✅👏👍

[@TheGymboexp]

That’s the video I have been waiting for. Thank you

[@Eastky23wildlife]

All the water and acrons and black walnuts here.

[@AskTheKid]

Would love to see a video of how and when you hunt from the ground.

[@HuckFTW]

Like others said, would be great to hear you talk about entering a spot like this in pitch black.

[@HouseBladeDesign]

Great video

[@ogsteve7009]

John would you do a video on the rompola buck and hunting large book buck in the lower peninsula. An your views on the deer and the hunter since you hunt Michigan and so does Mitch rompola. Is it possible for this guy to consistent take big buck in traverse city county an the surrounding counties. Thank you.

[@ogsteve7009]

Excuse me the upper peninsula

[@FarzanasLaw]

SUCH A GOOD VIDEO!!!

[@j.f.t.4114]

The people who left a thumbs down to this video have never had to hunt public land in Michigan

[@ilovenythismuchilovenewyor5801]

Having haters usually mean you're doing something right and it gives you motivation to keep doing better. Lettem hate all they want!!!

[@peterupdikeswildtreasures4055]

I'm bow hunting my favorite public land and I'm seeing no sign at all. Walked down a sandy muddy road for one mile and no tracks. This is been my go to spot for many years and was wondering if you have expierianced this before? I live and hunt in Florida and I'm feeling concerned. Love the channel, thanks.....

[@primal_inc]

let's see some hunts from your scouting

[@reapersridge7992]

Public land has got to be some of the hardest hunting due to pressure anyway go fine the secluded areas good video. If you get a chance come check out some of my thanks

[@Eastky23wildlife]

Put all the spikes u want up

[@dustincoffey7877]

So Ive heard you talk about reactivating our scentlok gear, but what is your thoughts on washing them after you first purchase them via store or online?

[@shanedavis6306]

How would you set up your entry and exit?

[@kylelaubenstein2136]

I was just thinking a similar thing; being concerned about noise and going in early in the dark when it's harder to see to avoid breaking sticks and such... How does one get to that spot quietly without letting the whole herd know you're there (wind cover?)

[@davidzuern6972]

Great video showing the field work and then a recap on the white board of the layout. Similar question as to how you enter and exit for the hunt? Second question would you hunt this spot more than once a season?

[@underdogoutdoors]

No groomed trail, where you can ride your ATV after first light to a ladder stand/box blind over a food plot and corn pile to shoot a 160 inch buck that has a name on video? What your doing is preposterous! -Andy

[@georgebennett4722]

How did this spot work out for you?

[@BassNBucks]

how do you hunt the prerut and rut?

[@TheSjj123]

I'm curious if you care that much about the wind in this set up since deer can come from everywhere?

[@eberhartoutdoors4219]

we pay zero attention to wind. - Joe

[@memorygap420]

@@eberhartoutdoors4219 I am hunting a 13 acre parcel of private land. All deer activity stopped after opening day. There is only one way in to access the area. I don't have another entry point to the spot, how should I proceed? Thank you!

[@9235wayne]

when juggling work, home life, and hunting.... i still do all day sits in spots like this hear in canada. but man it is hard to stay away sometimes. especially around midday. and I've had a monster buck spook me instead awake. i was dissappointed. what's the trick for staying awake on an all day sit when im there 2 hrs before light to an hr after sunset?

[@Sinsmauler]

I've always used that mio energy mix max up a stiff water bottle full and sip throughout the day dont try to drink it all at once you'll have a damn heart attack

[@Eastky23wildlife]

Your welcomed to come 2 eastern ky I got 40 acres in Floyd county ky. U can hunt for free.

[@outcastwreckreation6259]

Why does John refer to trails as runways?

[@kevinsheridan2432]

That usually means it’s a huge trail easy to see !

[@danfridenstine5751]

You're leaving a awful lot of scent and making alot of noise crashing through that crap.