5 Tips For An Early Season Bowhunting Buck

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Would you like to connect on an early season monster buck with a bow? 1. Covering your corners by trail cam 2. Sound proofing your access, gear and stand locations 3. Scent proofing your stand locations 4. Scent proofing your stand location access AND 5. Learning weather patterns for success, will each help you home in on, an early season mature buck!

[@cjcolgan6408]

I just got my first dear today I’m 12 it was a 175 lb doe but now I want to get a buck

[@dannyfender_3591]

Good job, this is only the beginning man!

[@sanguineswe4ts565]

nice job man!! i went hunting a week ago but didn’t manage to get anything i’m 14. bucks are so exciting just stay safe man!

[@billycarter1911]

That's a huge doe!!!

[@lilninjajr6054]

Good job

[@wy34football]

I’m 12

[@punkyroo]

Great advice, thanks! This will be my first year bow hunting and I can't wait! I'm going to try my best to document on my channel.

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Thanks Punky, best of luck!! Hope this helps and looking forward to hearing about it

[@jesse9616]

Same here. Good luck!

[@1313jhicks]

How did your first season pan out? Any luck?

[@mallcopfishing1920]

Same! First year bow hunting and I have a giant 10 on camera but at 2am so I have to hope n pray he ruts early lmao

[@reynoldswrap865]

Opening day in ky 2marro good luck to all..AIM SMALL MISS SMALL

[@marshalllaw6541]

I wish I would have found your channel last season🤨 you have me telling my wife how much I can’t wait till bow season next year. No guarantees but I have a feeling I’m going to have a much better season the the last 20 years.

[@Dennisgoyette]

Just harvested my first ever deer (ended up being a mature buck) on Monday! Season started on the 15th, and I had the bucks patterned in my area down to moon phases/pressure. Harvest moon was on Monday and the pressure was 30.33"! Came out at 6:23 behind me and gave me a nice 25 yard shot.

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

That's outstanding Dennis...woooohooo! Real happy for you and congrats! Love hearing those kind of stories and enjoy the great memories you created to last a lifetime. Awesome!

[@donotoole3415]

Great article. Well thought out, professional presentation. Thanks!

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Thank you very much Don, that means a lot to me! Good luck when you get out!

[@870wingmstr]

My ad at the beginning says buy an ozone generator. Jeff in the video says don't bother. Funny!

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Ha that is funny!! All kinds of ads...they pay for key words and it just captured it. Crazy eh? Maybe not the kind of video they want to buy ad words for, lol

[@kerosenemeca]

Upstate NY bow started on 10-1. Got in my stand at the intersection of woods, corn and a horse paddock at 430 am. Saw a monster 8 pt at 745 am. As I drew my bow, he turned his head and spotted me. I had his neck in my sight and hesitated to move. I'm sore I didn't get the buck, but I'm a firm believer in a well placed shot. I'm hoping to see him again in the future!

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

That's a great decision...I have a lot of respect for a choice like that. Sounds like you have some good Karma built your way for sure!

[@nathanmullaney6946]

You ready for this season

[@spapi3880]

I love the unlimited money deer property ideas. 30 cameras, bunches of stands.

[@tonybarrell9884]

Another great video with some great information, thanks Jeff!

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

You are welcome Tony...thanks for the feedback! I have at least 10 more coming over the next 10 days...hope you like them! Just put another out this morning...

[@tonybarrell9884]

Yep I am hooked on your videos, I have been binge watching them. I might not have time to hunts year thanks to you, lol!

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

@@tonybarrell9884 ha, no...don't say that! Lol. Well I greatly appreciate it! Make sure to actuwlly HUNT...good luck!

[@robclinejr4085]

Bow hunting here in New Hampshire where I live started september 15th it's been a tough season so far but it's still fun can't wait to see how your season goes good luck and have a safe season

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Great to hear f on you Rob...too bad for the rough start but man, great things to come soon! I'm on an anniversary trip with my wife and writing a lot...have a dozen more vids to publish over the next couple of weeks that have already been completed...and then I will be hitting the stands during ever cold front thru January. Can't wait! Good luck in these upcoming weeks and enjoy...they sure fly by!

[@robclinejr4085]

@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 happy anniversary hope you had a good trip

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

@@robclinejr4085 thank you very much much...had a great time!

[@gmoutdoorsandmore7731]

Great video! good advice all around!

[@randlerichardson5826]

Our season in TN started last Saturday I got a doe day before yesterday. I let a spike walk he will be big in a couple years.

[@charlieholsworth1046]

Great stuff, Jeff. Thanks! I’m looking at a late September 2019 WI public land hunt, so I appreciate the insights.

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Your are very welcome Charlie! I hope the info helps you a lot...and good luck! Are you hunting one of the counties that opened their season until 1/31/2019? I am ☺️ can't wait!

[@charlieholsworth1046]

Whitetail Habitat Solutions Good luck this month! We’re looking at a couple counties, one of which is included in the group with the January ‘19 season. I won’t make it into WI until September - I’ve got to send my wife to FL in January to get some sunshine and to build up some goodwill for the fall when I’m asking if I can spend a month straight in the woods. 😁 Looking forward to the early season hunt!

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

@@charlieholsworth1046 sounds like a good plan Charlie and thanks! Also, yes you may want to get your wife a lot of sun if you are going to take a month off, lol

[@charlieholsworth1046]

Whitetail Habitat Solutions I’m looking forward to hearing about this late archery hunt when the video goes up! Yes, my wife deserves some sun considering what she puts up with in the fall. But we’ll just keep that between us...

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

@@charlieholsworth1046 ha, for sure Charlie you secret is safe with me! And I will look forward to bringing it to you. I have some of the kids involved...my wife...I can't wait!

[@bcpfarmandtrucking6560]

Awesome advice

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Thank you! Hope it helps you this season!

[@shawnmyers700]

Congratulations on ur Anniversary !!!

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Thanks Shawn, appreciate that! Although I am trying to answer social media and client questions, write articles and publish videos around her nap time... got to keep it all rolling this time of year, lol

[@shawnmyers700]

@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 always looking 4wrd to ur videos brother.

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

@@shawnmyers700 thank you Shawn.. a whole lot more to come soon!

[@kevinflaherty7592]

Hey Jeff Kevin here.ive been hearing about a big 10 typical and a big buck with a drop time.this afternoon I took a walk in the area where these were seen and found a clearly defined scrape line which ended in cut over new growth with a big hemlock tree with 2 big scrapes underneath it.these scrapes resembled scrapes found in mid to late october.based on what I told u would you consider putting a camera on this spot or would you advise leaving it alone?

[@fawkurface46]

dirt and pine needles boiled in distilled water. put that in a spray bottle and spray going in and going out. cant say it will work for all but for me it has always worked better than commercial scent killers

[@stizan24]

I got my stand on a rise in a split oak tree. There is a big oak behind me, and a smaller one in front. I’m overlooking a deer path that Opens up into an oak grove. Beyond in a strip of land between a shallow pond and a cattail swamp. There is a swamp behind me. This will be my first season hunting this property and I have it to myself as far as hunting. I’m part of a management program put on by my local forest preserve distric. Only thing that can ruin it is people with thier dogs. When I was setting up my stand there come a dog with a bell just running free in the woods. Last time I was checking my cams and setting my bow holder a guy was walking his dog. The site has a wire across the road with a padlock, and a nice sign telling people we are hunting, so I hope people read and understand.

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Man that all sounds really nice...you make me want to get out even more now...really like that description!

[@vanessacenters9971]

Most of the action on the property I hunt is on the interior (or so I think!!!). In that situation is it still valuable to place cameras on the corners of the property even if it sacrifices how much action I get to see? Now that I think of it we don't really have any stands or cameras on the corners of the property and we tend to be very unaware of what bucks are on our property so it makes me wonder if there is some value for me to place cameras outside of the interior.

[@montemaguire4596]

What would u say about all us conservation hunters ??

[@jordanwilson5555]

What type of trail cams do you use if you don't mind me asking?

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Jordan they are www.exodusoutdoorgear.com Exodus trail came and they are a very high quality trail cam at a decent price! $230 and I run mine on hybrid mode, which is one pic and then a video. I run pure, HD video. They have a 5 year, 100% replacement warranty...which is awesome, but they don't fail. I love the 2" viewing screen too... but they are really a high end trail cam at a lower than high end price...

[@hut95]

I like your videos an have watched a bunch of them.. but man it almost seems like it's going to be impossible for me to ever kill a big buck with the way my land is setup, theirs no way to get to the back unless i cut threw the middle or sides! Its 70 Acres

[@tonybarrell9884]

Jeff, what is that weather app you are using on the laptop in this video?

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

It is weather underground...10 day forecast. It is important not to use any apps...I haven't found one that offers enough info. I also use AccuWeather for 72 hour wind-by-hour forecasts...

[@Dennisgoyette]

Whitetail Habitat Solutions It's important NOT to use any apps? WU is a great app, especially for the phone since my phone has a barometric pressure gauge in it, so it can sync with that to get the current pressure where I am.

[@Dennisgoyette]

@RidgeRunner yep! I always pay attention to the BP!

[@gregoryhunts3006]

Every single time I cut trail to a stand location the deer start to use that trail as well. I don't spook many deer but Im not seeing the buck's as much because I use those trail's.. I've even tried to cut two or three trail's and pick the one's the deer use the least but they still use all my trail's. . I don't know what to do about it?? Any suggestion's?

[@jaredwilliams8969]

If it’s thick enough that you really need to cut trails, find something to block your entry trail with. Something that the deer can’t pass, but is easily moved so you can pass.

[@ironlife227]

I had the same issue ,I made "gates" out of brush and wire and haven't had nearly as much deer traffic. So I then cut trails in front of the stand in a wagon wheel type layout and the deer started using them almost immediately and 8 years later those trails I cut are some of the most used trails on my 96 acres.

[@ShootStraight84]

What you would suggest me to do? I set up 2 stands on an 80 acre public land property they’re about 200 yards away , close I know but 2 great spots based on 2 different winds. I never cleaned the sticks out and there are a ton! The deer in the area is somewhat used to human scent because some people jog there. Should I go and kind of clean up the sticks ?season opens here in MA oct 1st

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

At this point I would just take my time and the closer you get to the stand the slower that I would go. I do that a lot! Basically stalk your stand...if that makes sense?

[@ShootStraight84]

Whitetail Habitat Solutions for sure !

[@reaganriddle1583]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@randlerichardson5826]

Ok I subbed. I pray your season is great Amen. THE LORD blessed me with a nice doe so far I’m Thankful to Amen. Good hunting be safe and GOD BLESS.

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Congrats Randle that's awesome...and thank you as well, really appreciate it!

[@randlerichardson5826]

Whitetail Habitat Solutions the spike that came in was nice his horns were prob 14-15 inches long but I know there’s a big boy on this farm I’m waiting on. GOD BLESS.

[@jerrylittle8922]

👍

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Thank you Jerry!

[@Gamo4life]

3:17 HAHA! When deer learn how to use guns I'll stop hunting!

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Definitely be more of a challenge, lol

[@sarb6p55]

Thank you for your Advise I made a statement on one of your clips I hunt with amateurs and I feel like a dummy myself I have been trying to study a lot about wind which I don't know jack-sht about I need to be schooled the guy's I hunt with doesn't ever have the time like I do to set up check areas check for scrapes rubs funnels paths and locations but when you hunt on State land for me it's difficult I have had opportunity's but not enough & I don't own my own property which I would like to have this way I don't have to rely on my friends another Idea my friends have is riding in on a quad which I feel that is a good idea because the way the deer lick their noses they would smell the scent and not even come around but it does beat walking when you have bad knees , I myself got lucking again with another year Doe license and my buddy's are SOL .

[@randlerichardson5826]

Great video very informative GOD BLESS.

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Randle thank you that means a lot!

[@randlerichardson5826]

Whitetail Habitat Solutions no prob good luck and GOD BLESS. I’m fixing to sub your channel.

[@laytonwayne8365]

I wish I could hunt wind better but I don't have enough land or stands to hunt my best wind

[@bigfootbillunknown9511]

Wonderful, complete, educational Video. Yet there's something missing. Like showing the real hunting process, from the kill to the table...hang it, gut it, everything and skip the local meat market. The old fashioned way, do it all yourself. Just like our Ancestors. Now that would be educational.

[@NoName-ur8rj]

Good adv. But what about us who have to hunting public land and its closed all year tell 1 week before hunting and then its only open 3 days a week

[@Cuude]

No Name never heard of that scenario. Where do you live? Public land is PUBLIC there’s no reason you shouldn’t be able to be out there if you aren’t doing anything illegal

[@NoName-ur8rj]

Jackson co. Fl. All of our public land have locked gates or cables up to block entry to the land tell a week before hunting season

[@Cuude]

No Name damn I live in bay county. Hunt there and in Ms and the public land there isn’t like that thank god lol

[@NoName-ur8rj]

@@Cuude i go up there and hunt some but and i go to lee county and hunt and there is open all year but zone a just out of sneads is all fd up

[@randlerichardson5826]

A lot of deer spook that we don’t know bout to.

[@charles6952]

Don't need armed deer by me. We have ornery black bears the Gov. don't let us shoot. Early AM is spooky.

[@ryanvoth1718]

you should video tape your hunts

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

We sure do...we still create all the strategy vids...just from the stand.

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

We did a lot the last 2 years...here is one of my favorite from last year: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5alZGOtj8dsnbs

[@ryanvoth1718]

thanks

[@chapmanenterprises3428]

if a deer had a gun....that's not hunting that's war.

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

That's not too far from how I hunt 👍

[@stizan24]

4 days!

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

Good luck!

[@_jurist]

Either raking or blowing the leaves off the trail to get into the woods will not move the deer off your property. Because that big buck isn’t on your property. And when you do it one time and you get all the sticks off get down to the bare dirt now with just leaves on it you’re 10,000 times more quiet. You can do this in May or March or any time of the year. And I’ve raked hundreds of yards of trail. Since under your logic if you ever go into the woods with a chainsaw and do any cutting then you’ll never see another deer on your grounds for a year. So even when the leaves fall in October the trail is silent unless the deer is 10 yards from you.

[@_jurist]

I can’t believe you don’t either have a Cuddeback system, so you don’t actually have to go to the cameras, or a large group of cellular trail cameras. I can tell you I will never go back to a regular trail camera.

[@ironlife227]

Cell cams don't work without a signal , I can't even get a text to go through on my property..

[@krissteele2661]

Common sense just get out there and hunt don't over think about hunting

[@superpoacher6711]

You must be rich if you have 40 cameras. Were just regular guys with famikies that work for a living. I have 2 cameras so trying to relate to you is absurd! SMH

[@ebonite1473]

It’s not that he’s rich he’s just been buying new ones every year he’s been hunting since the 80s so it’s something he’ll invest in anytime he can

[@ryanr6656]

start with one camera.... quit crying about other people earning more than you. IDK why you want to make it about how he has more money than you. Just take what you can from the FREE advice he provided and apply it the best way you can to your current situation.

[@ebonite1473]

ryan rankin some people are just bad at creative problem solving though

[@nicktrew7586]

@@ryanr6656 Haha are you Ryan Rankin from UGA?

[@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751]

I don't have 40 cameras...never said that. You should really take the time to actually watch the video before you write...makes you better 😉 I'm a working man...70-80 hours per week buddy, 7 days a week...365. I don't take fancy vacations, don't have fancy toys or a fancy house. No ball leagues, bowling leauges don't smoke and don't drink much. More like you think...other than I can just about guarantee I work more hours per week than you, and it sounds like have a more positive outlook on life and a higher set of priorities than you. Other than that...just like you 😁 Again tho...40 cameras? Turn the volume up bro...