BIG BUCK in an ACTIVE LOGGING CUT! Forester Explains Hunting Near LOGGING ACTIVITY!

Today for our listener success segment we are talking with Kyle Huffstutler about his Alabama 13 point from last season! Subjects include:
Hunting in and around an active logging cut
Finding the bedding ridge the deer like
Finding a backdoor to access your spot
Timber cycles and how timber sales work
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[@user-ku2zl9gf6y]

Crazy your only at 15 thousand susbribers, hands down one of the best hunting podcast out there.

[@thecedarridgechronicles]

Agreed!!

[@thesouthernoutdoorsmen]

We appreciate you saying that! It just takes time and people sharing the show. Thank you for watching!!

[@buckydoedowner9040]

With a wall like that, you gotta take that logger serious. lol

[@thesouthernoutdoorsmen]

No doubt!

[@user-sp9hy8tq4j]

Lmmfao😂😂😂😂 y’all stop lmao 😂

[@kylehuffstutler9619]

@@user-sp9hy8tq4j not an impressive wall at all, it’s all my bucks I killed in my teens that are stored in my spare room. I’m extremely humble and a realize I’m no impressive hunter but I’m learning everyday and I hope that someone can learn atleast 1 thing from my story.

[@JAYBO_30_October]

Congrats on an awesome buck Huff. Great listener success story, I learned a few things from this one for sure. Keep'em coming guys. Loving the content

[@thesouthernoutdoorsmen]

More to come!

[@thecedarridgechronicles]

Ol Kyle!

[@thesouthernoutdoorsmen]

You did a great job with his mount!

[@thecedarridgechronicles]

@@thesouthernoutdoorsmen it was an awesome buck! Thank you

[@deerfishing1]

An episode with “do it yourself hunter” would be epic!

[@user-sp9hy8tq4j]

Already have a few of em

[@southernrootsOD]

Awesome episode and story from Mr. Kyle - Chiming in on the foodplot theories Dr Strickland discussed. We put a lot of time and effort into our plot construction and maintenance on our lease. They are in fact the ANCHOR for us. My father and brother hunt over them hard but very carefully and are able to take multiple mature bucks each year off them. And y'all are spot on about the restriction in size most of us face. In ALOT of instances we'd love to back our stands off the plot far enough but that isn't feasible in many cases simply due to lease agreements that do not allow you to cut adequate shooting lanes. For smaller plots ( 1/2 up to 2 acres ) I've found that feathering edges and even dividing them up into planted and non planted sections have done wonders for daylight activity - specifically with bucks - over the last several years. Feathering edges can help deer feel more secure coming into a visible area AND if done in the right places can provide the cover you need to get out undetected if your stand placement isn't exactly perfect I also loved what was brought up about the average bedding distance from a food source. Really valuable information that can be put to use.

[@thesouthernoutdoorsmen]

That’s an excellent take on the part two episode with Dr. Strickland. It’s interesting to here about yalls success with food plots for taking mature bucks. What timing of the season do y’all have success killing bucks on plots? Pre rut, Rut, post rut?

[@southernrootsOD]

@@thesouthernoutdoorsmen When we first got on the property it was basically limited to New Years through end of the season - your typical bucks cruising and tending does in the plots. But over the last 4 seasons we've had a lot more success earlier in the season. I have been able to kill 1 buck each of the last three seasons over a food plot in the month of October along with my brother and dad each being able to take some in November and December. I believe that the deer have just began to associate the plots less and less with danger over the time we've been hunting them along with the manipulation of the plots edges and structure.

[@SamuelRSands]

Awesome

[@M-Peek]

My dad was a logger growing u, we’ve Killed a lot of deer while sitting in brush piles.

[@chrisgoodwin8146]

🦌

[@proudlyamerican2764]

Yeah clear cut in non pine appalachia mtns called clear cut or logged for a decade basically

[@Crayz919]

Clear cut is the 1st year its cleared & cut & after its grown up it's a cutover...

[@user-sp9hy8tq4j]

I say clear cut the first year, every year after that it’s a cutover

[@thesouthernoutdoorsmen]

I like that!