13 Scouting & Hunting Tips for CROSSBOW HUNTERS!

[@bylek5000]

Every new hunter should watch this video!

[@sEAzYyY-h9e]

I'm a new crossbow hunter and love the name Bunjie. But I really enhoy these videos just for crossbow hunting keep up the great work "All hail Bunjie"

[@Deathbybunjie]

Thank you for this and thanks for watching, good luck out there!

[@lbjv20]

You've really helped me obtain a good grasp on using my crossbow. I'm relatively new to archery, so I've been watching your videos. Such a big help!

[@Deathbybunjie]

Well, that's great to hear! I wish you nothing but the best going forward.

[@andrewwhittaker2908]

Your ok with the neighbors and not over jealous. 👍thats why i love this channel

[@Deathbybunjie]

I sure appreciate your support, too!

[@cross4480]

Deer gotta eat, zombies gotta eat too!! Just bought an Excalibur thanks to your videos. Thanks for great information Rich.

[@Deathbybunjie]

LOL that's great, thanks for this and good luck out there!

[@ProfKSE]

I've never seen an apple tree die in that manner before. (Granted, most of my experience is growing younger apple trees.) Usually, apple trees go downhill slowly. This is quick. I suspect the roots are under attack; not by old age but by either insects, nematodes, or disease. See if you can get an arbourist out to identify the problem. Apple trees can live for 2-3 hundred years when taken care of.

[@frederickbierweiler8020]

pruning ,ph,and nutrients can help promote more rigorous growth and might save tree you wont live to see another 100 yo apple tree in its place however plant one just in case for your people.

[@ProfKSE]

When my brothers and I bow hunted on state land we would scout all the red oak trees with binoculars and score them from 0 to 10, 10 being the heaviest loaded. Acorns tend to hang in clusters. If the average number of acorns touching one another was about 4, we graded it as a 4 out of 10. Then located the trees on a map with 0-10 number beside them.

[@Deathbybunjie]

Now that's a plan!

[@aaronmeeks1155]

Deer season can't get here soon enough. Good luck to you Sr & Bunjie

[@Deathbybunjie]

Thanks and good luck!

[@justinsidervag1643]

Keep it simple. I was just thinking the same thing the other day. When did I go from a half dozen shells and a buck knife on my belt . To a back pack, cameras, half dozen climbers, blinds, topo maps, weather apps, 3 knives, butt outs , range finders ,and whatever else I suddenly need.

[@andrewwhittaker2908]

Great job Rich.👍

[@oldgrumpyhunter]

Nice job Rich. Very good point about using binoculars to look for acorns.

[@nside411]

I am 💯% with Lever Action that you are getting good at the videos. I'm starting to get that fever that only early season crossbow hunting can cure... Nothing like feeling that adrenalin rush when that first deer of the season starts walking into range.

[@timmy2guns00]

Well no surprise, once again a great video. Very well done with great info. I really enjoy following you as just a guy who enjoys hunting and sharing. Thank you again

[@gwwisenburg7572]

Great ! Video Rich I'm buying a new blind tonight when I get home. Had a dead ash limb smash my blind last year. I'm getting excited for the hunting season this year in Ohio. Greg Keep the great videos coming!

[@Deathbybunjie]

Sounds like you have the same problem with ash trees there that we have here. You will like next week's video, perhaps, it's all about blinds.

[@archeryanarchy2274]

Good show as always.

[@jacklawrence2895]

Great video, thank you for all the helpful tips.

[@MrWesleymoon]

BTW Bunjie :-) You should make a pond on that property and increase the deer and other animals to attract them to your property. I have a pond on my property and I tell you it makes wonders of difference for the amount you attract. BTW I put in some perch, minnows, bass and catfish for my fishing desires.

[@jasong9502]

We use to wait until harvest and mow the grass near tree stands and blinds. The deer get use to many landscapes/fields changing and a month later it’s grown in enough they feel more comfortable but still highly visible.

[@jasonrobinson763]

Good video Rich. I hope your apple trees survive.

[@Deathbybunjie]

Thanks, they can be a real burden! But totally worth it.

[@333fps9]

Man... that 20 minutes passed quickly. Have learned a lot in this video. Very educucational and informative but still funny and entertaining. Nice effects with the captions- instantly noticed that. You're getting more and more pro. Keep on doing that! And yes btw: would really like to see the outcome of your daughter's boar-head project! Thanks Rich for doing all this- I am sure there are a lot of people who appreciate what you are doing. (Well... I do :) ) (edit: typos)

[@Deathbybunjie]

Thank you for this, glad you liked it! Now that crossbow appreciation month is over I can up the quality LOL.

[@matthewwichtner2935]

@@Deathbybunjie I'm going to hold you to the last comment. And make sure everybody else goes too!!!!! Lmao 🤣

[@locksbog4270]

Good info Rich! 👍👍👍😃

[@leveraction767]

This is a REALLY a good video. You are getting good at this ! :D

[@Deathbybunjie]

Thanks for this, it's one of those things that took me 10 seasons to put together LOL. A lot of trial and error.

[@huntwisejdr793]

Great video Rich good luck in Maryland all Hale bungie

[@matthewwichtner2935]

I have an apple tree to the side of my front yard. Now I live up north. So it's not a big deal. That thing is probably 75 years old or so. And it produces almost every year. Even in a bad year it puts out something. Crazy as apple tree ever seen. And yes, it's six by itself. Nothing else around but a few blue spruce

[@destrynewsome4299]

Great video

[@ProfKSE]

New feature on Death by Bunjie; Everything Rich Learned from Bunjie This Week: 1. Fish in a pond with fish. 2. Hunt deer where the deer are. 3. Deer gotta eat. Deer like food. 4. Bait if you want to and if it's legal (His inner-lawyer speaking) 5. Neighors should share deer. Eat his. 5. Drive the neighbor's deer out of his corn field toward your property with your drone. 6. Donde está el agua. Busca el pez. 7. Don't play wind instruments while hunting. 8. Don't stink. Showere are too time consuming. The night before hunting sleep in a huge box of baking soda. 9. Once you start swinging, it's hard to stop. 10. When it comes to blinds, deer are stupid around apples. 11. Woods are big. Don't forget where you put your trail cameras. 12. Deer adapt and have boogers. [20:22]

[@Deathbybunjie]

Funny, I was looking for deer in that Drone footage, you never know

[@ProfKSE]

@@Deathbybunjie I know some drones can have a preset path to follow. Would be interesting to have a drone programmed to recon your foodplot before going out to hunt...or just look around you 500 yards out on state land.

[@jhalaniaweau]

Nice video 🤙🏽

[@randyweaver1437]

Hey Rich, I have a tip for you and your listeners..I have lots of experience with crossbows, I even set them up for folks..stop useing the rail lube these companys send you, they cause lots of trigger group problems..get you a bottle of OMP frixion fighter 2.0 its for arrow pulling..but its the best rail and trigger group lube you will ever find..all the gum up problems are over and you will here your trigger group say thank you..OMP should pay me for this tip...

[@Shamus3]

Tip for cleaning bone, don't use bleach. Maceration and peroxide is all i use. Another great video, thank you!

[@Deathbybunjie]

You are correct, my daughter also corrected me on that. Shows what I know. She had been reading up on it for quite some time, however.

[@MrWesleymoon]

Lol funny I made those comments when the video began and I see you are doing what I said to do :-) Sorry about the early comments without watching full video.

[@dennismosley9163]

Thanks bro

[@boomerrangerron]

Good video as always Rich! Yes I'm in complete agreement about using the KISS approach Keep it Simple Stupid! I do need to get out and put some trail cams out. And about the 100 year old apple tree, hey I'm hoping I can make it that long because America's oldest deer hunter is 105! And he took two bucks in Virginia last season

[@Deathbybunjie]

That's two bucks more than I got! I wonder if it was #oneshotonekill. Lol.

[@moosejcthunter5686]

The hardest thing for me this year was to decide to hunt elsewhere than my family land that my grandfather hunted. Wolves have taken the herd down. If I want to be successful this season I have to cut my emotional/sentimental cord, and go where the deer are. Just like you said.

[@Deathbybunjie]

Oh, man, I am really sorry to hear that! I can definitely understand what you are going through. Just remember that all those memories are still there. And the property is still there for other purposes, experiences, and memories, also! Make some new memories somewhere else, nothing wrong with that. I hope we can do both. I have issues going on here with family land but I must say that it is not wolves and I was surprised to hear that. Here in Pennsylvania I kind of forget that people deal with Wolves!

[@HeadtoTailBBQCooking]

Outdoor formula for deer. 🍏 + 🌽 = 🦌 haba!!

[@Deathbybunjie]

Oooooh yeah

[@juniorb931]

good video

[@jerrylittle8922]

We have Crabapples in Ga on our lease. Early season hot spots. Its 97 degrees today. Kills my huntin fever. Our Archery season opens 14th.

[@Deathbybunjie]

Yes, it's pretty tough to hunt in that weather! I'm preparing for the Maryland opening tomorrow. High in the low 80s. I have been here when it was 100° though. I much prefer the low eighties LOL. Good luck!

[@tonys2924]

MD archery season starts tomorrow, 9/6! Crazy that yours starts almost a full month later.

[@Deathbybunjie]

What is also crazy is that I am sitting in a hotel room in Maryland right now getting ready for the opener LOL but yes, it is odd that ours starts like a month later when we border Maryland.

[@luciferslettuce]

I think I know what's wrong with the apple tree! I believe it's SEPTORIA leaf spotting a fungal disease and when it rains a lot or the humidity is bad for the year it spreads quickly and destroys anything on the lower branches. I had the same thing do a number on my blackberry bushes this year. Hopefully this helps!

[@Deathbybunjie]

You might be right, that does make sense

[@matthewwichtner2935]

Where is Maryland compared to where you live? Was that a summer cabin type getaway? That is a special deer hunting place for you? Sounds like.

[@Deathbybunjie]

It's like 5 hours away, just a special trip we do every year

[@matthewwichtner2935]

Sorry, well somehow delete it the last message I sent you, or I should say, you sent back. So I just hit on the first video that popped up on the library of mine. Now I can't remember what I was going to say! Lol. Do I delete or sit here for a minute and try to recapture my thought.🤔 And sorry, I just don't do Facebook. Personal thing. Well, without the comment I'm not sure. Awesome getting older! lol. But here's one thought, I'm one of them cheaper crossbow hunters. My kids bought me a Barnett a couple years ago. Probably to get me back into it. It was your time, not that many years ago, that I was into bow and gun. Did everything myself, as far as flutching, arrow weight, paper tune, all that good s***. People would bring me their stuff to do. Guess you could even say I was a semi-Pro bow hunter. But lifes circumstances made me leave the situation for a while. Thankfully my kids brought me back. I don't see anything wrong with the Med range crossbows. At least the ones I've experimented with. Yes, they don't have all the bells and whistles. And I myself was thinking about getting a bigger, faster, newer, shinier crossbow. Until last week, I mistakenly fired the crossbow before I was ready, and it went through a 2x10. At 30 yards. Not all the way through, but, the tip head several inches showing through. That's a lot of power. I think I'm good. And I'm pretty sure that's what all these other people shooting mid to low range crossbows feel. Took a long time to get what I want it to say. Hope you don't hold it against me. Lol. Thanks Rich

[@matthewwichtner2935]

And unfortunately I forgotten more than I will ever remember. But that's okay. I got people like you, and others, to get me back on track.

[@allen_p]

I'm in the Texas Master Naturalist program and in the forest year-round. Biggest mistake I see hunters make every year is they wait one or two weeks before hunting season to go scouting. No need to invest in a lot of stuff, but invest time year-round, especially if you hunt public lands. Timber harvest, prescribed burns, and other management activities can change an area, quite drastically, in a year. In National Forest of Texas, you can find wildlife ponds and water can be just as valuable as food. Heat index today is 100 degrees

[@Deathbybunjie]

Oh, man, yeah, I bet water is attractive down there! Another thing we deal with here is flooding, it can change the lay of the land pretty good. The next scouting video that I am doing discusses beavers too. I agree, you have to get in there and see what has changed!

[@allen_p]

@@Deathbybunjie yes... Beavers can flood creek bottoms here too

[@kc2276]

"Man are you lazy. If takin a shower is too time consuming for you." That killed me lol

[@Deathbybunjie]

LOL that's what I get when I am ad-libbing

[@garyschreffler6456]

being from pa. can you plant a food plot on game land? ps. I continue to watch your video great job well down

[@Deathbybunjie]

I think answer is no but a quick call to them would be best answer

[@LouieB4]

Learn how the deer use the topography to travel. Really good resources online.

[@Deathbybunjie]

Ah, you are getting into the next video LOL. The next scouting video I am doing will discuss this somewhat at least insofar as I have experienced with it. Funnels, pinch points and ridges.

[@dv7431]

Second i always look for natural food but i try to set my blind up where it blends insun rise and sun set

[@Deathbybunjie]

Sounds like a good plan to me! Good luck this year.

[@davidstarr5023]

Would love to know where you purchased your golf style weed cutter on this show been trying to find one for my wife she's been asking me thanks

[@Deathbybunjie]

amzn.to/3ZcvNAH That's similar although I think I got mine cheaper at tractor supply

[@tommysmith9821]

Hello Rich I was wondering when we have the live feed going on. My iPhone tells me while we’re on KZbin, it will not pull up my keyboard it says I mush connect my MacBook or iPad

[@Deathbybunjie]

Weird no idea! Sorry!

[@elonwanders7167]

Will it help me"your tips"im using a cannon i built over the summer😀

[@Cloud4hundred20]

Does the ozonics actually work never used one or even seen one used?? Probably a pretty penny huh??

[@Deathbybunjie]

I do use it in a blind still

[@matthewwichtner2935]

Don't know when that was taken. But don't you ever give up on an apple tree! They always surprise!

[@richardgrant7100]

being as scent free as possible i feel is important. i keep all of our chlothes in plastic totes with fresh earth wafers and wash with scent free detergent. we always shower with the green scent free soap and deoderant

[@Deathbybunjie]

I love that green stuff. I really think scent free is important. The wind is so unreliable! Blows one-way 1 minute and a different direction the next.

[@dv7431]

Look for trails and fresh tracks thanks for the video's. Problem with cams is if your on state land figure they will be stolen. Most people have a bond not hunters. There are good people but seems most on state land are not

[@Deathbybunjie]

I get that, and frankly there's no guarantee on private property unfortunately

[@MrWesleymoon]

Find a location with a pond and no other water around for miles because deer need water daily. Bait the area also and you will get your deer.

[@DanielGarcia-zw8nx]

Down here in Texas we call it a yo-yo

[@Deathbybunjie]

You called what a yo-yo?

[@elonwanders7167]

Ive seen fox eat Apple's befor.

[@beekeeper1615]

Life is easy don't make it hard.9:48.good luck

[@Deathbybunjie]

Indeed!