Buckman of Northern Wisconsin

[@ericbrooks8573]

So refreshing to see someone still does it the "old" way....scouting. The newer hunter needs a cell cam, a quad, scent lok, etc....Love to a lack of snow for a change just to make an easier winter.

[@Buckman-101]

Well said!

[@edl7454]

Dale you are a true treasure, So much knowledge done the old school way.

[@Buckman-101]

well thank you Ed for the comment. I makes me feel satisfied that you enjoy it. I hope you enjoy the others as much.

[@WilliamLiegel-ix9ff]

Dale it was great to meet you this morning. I really enjoyed the conversation. As I told you this morning . I love your videos . Thank you

[@Buckman-101]

Well thank you Bill.It was a pleasure also. I'll see what else I can find in the Northwoods Take care.

[@WilliamSnyder-f9x]

So refreshing to here someone that actually knows how deer 🦌 live in the bigwoods. I'd love to share stories with him, I'm from Northern Maine. Loved listening.

[@Buckman-101]

Well thank you for your comment,William.I have always enjoyed viewing hunts in your neck of the woods.I guess some of us only know a particular way to locate deer.

[@hardh2ogillz]

What a great find when I came across this video. Thank you Dale!

[@Buckman-101]

Well thank you for the comment. I hope I can help you.

[@swostillwateroutdoors]

Great content! I hunt Northern Wisconsin and you are spot on with what you are saying, subscribed and will be following along!

[@Buckman-101]

Well thank you for the comment.Its just fun trying to find those big guys .Great challenge.

[@larryharris9334]

A video of wisdom my friend, thank you. You have to connect with the woods. I hunt big woods of UP MI. and every year is a learning experience. I suck up all the info I can. We only have x amount of hunts in our life time. Thnx for your input and wisdom, appreciated. Main thing for me is to be able to be in the woods, cause one day we won't be! Every hunt is a special one, always a success!! God bless and good luck!!

[@Buckman-101]

Wonderfully comment Larry. My exact sentiments.

[@josephjardine8380]

Love the Video Dale! I've Hunted Northern Maine my entire life. Grew up on Moosehead lake. Keep the content coming

[@Buckman-101]

Hey thanks for the comment Joseph. Good luck to you up there.

[@michiganman5341]

It took me my first decade of hunting in the UP of Michigan to learn what this man taught in 30 minutes. That environment is nothing like hunting in most of the lower peninsula. Very valuable info and he’s very kind to share it. It would behoove you to commit this stuff to memory. A few other tips I don’t think he mentioned. In the absence of a clear cut and or mast trees (oak and beech), check out break lines where two different groups of tree species meet. Maple bordering hemlock or spruce for example. Walk those break lines looking for sign. Animals love edges. Also, creek crossings. Deer (and other animals too) tend to cross streams in the same routine places. Find those water crossings. Last one. Don’t overlook Beaver dams. Animals will walk those Beaver dams. I shot two of my biggest bucks at the end of a Beaver dam. Those Beaver dams can work as pinch points for you.

[@Buckman-101]

Excellent comments.Well appreciated.

[@northlandliving2482]

New subscriber here ! What a wonderful video, I really enjoyed watching and learning, look forward to more videos, God bless you my friend ❤

[@Buckman-101]

Thank you for the wonderfull comment. Stay tuned.

[@RushOutdoors]

Dale love to see someone taking the time to teach woodsmanship! Awesome idea and job Dale!

[@Buckman-101]

Well I thank you for the comment.If I can help one person learn something new,then it's an accomplishment.

[@Barnfind.]

Those stumps produce regeneration. Very good cover in old dead swamps and bogs. Young new green growth at a level they can get to

[@Buckman-101]

You bet.They love the maple and oak shoots around the stumps.

[@ianmccutcheon6319]

Some good information you provided here. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[@Buckman-101]

Thank you for your comment.Im glad you enjoy.

[@jimlund4283]

It was so refreshing to see someone confirm my observations about how far deer move in the north woods for desired food sources. I have seen the exact same thing in the areas you are scouting. Hunting in the big woods is so different from hunting ag land down south. The main difference is that deer up north have food sources that are evolving constantly with the seasons. Deer aren’t evenly distributed across the landscape especially in old growth forests. Food sources change throughout the seasons and deer that inhabited one area in September and October move to different food sources a long distance away in late November and December.

[@Buckman-101]

Thank you for the comment,Jim. You are exactly right,when it comes to movement.Food choices up here are rather limited,and like you mentioned,the deer have to take advantage of a particular food choice when ripe,just like anywhere else.That is why I choose to find where they bed to be more consistent for the bucks than to chase the food scource.Acorns seem to be the most reliable,if they are producing.

[@johnbaenen5386]

I call it taking a walkabout .You forgot to mention wood tics and bugs . That is a help to keep people out of the woods during the warmer season. Loved your walkabout.

[@Buckman-101]

I will try to stress the tic situation in the spring when I produce licking branch videos.I personally wear light coveralls ,boots,and sprayed in with permethrin throughout the summer.I will never mention to stay out of the woods.

[@michaelsicowitz362]

Oh man, ticks. That's part of it.

[@donaldhofman5257]

I visited my family back home in Minnesota last late summer and the acorns were raining down! No one had ever seen it like that before! I was raised there and that was new to me as well!

[@Buckman-101]

It was a huge crop here in parts of northern Wisconsin also.Very critical for the pregnant does,helping to keep them healthy throughout the winter. Thanks for the comment Don.

[@birdhunter2754]

I am 65 now many years ago went out squirrel huntting on grandfathers farm. Sat on a log. Omg squirrels everywhere. Acrons falling. About ready to take a shot when this buck walked up. Looked up and waited till the squirrels knocked acrons down. From that day i learned . hell ya i had buck feaver. Grandfather asked me why i didnt get any squirrels i told him about the buck and other deer that showed up he smiled and said . enjoy the life in the woods .

[@Buckman-101]

Those kind of stories are locked in our memory bank forever.Thanks for sharing.

[@markmoroe6902]

Hi dale, it sure is good to see you again! I enjoyed your content and couldn't agree more. Funny how we still have common hunting style's, I morphed into a still hunter in the big wood's of the hiawatha national forest in the central U.P. Good luck! Mark.

[@Buckman-101]

O my gosh,,,great to hear from you Mark.i guess some things will never change for some of us.We just keep on honkin' Anytime Mark.

[@pensnut08]

That 30 minutes FLEW by!!! WELL DONE!!! Makes me miss snow!! I moved to the SE and I have gotten MUCH better at scouting without the white stuff, but I miss it!! You're so right... The only way I got better at it, was by doing it! Now instead of hoping to see a deer when I go out, I expect to see deer. I even have a couple of stands I call "The Meat Stand" because it is almost a given that will will be able to at least get a doe.

[@Buckman-101]

Well thank you for the comment.I can't really say I have a "meat stand" up here.A little too scattered out.But it's all about enjoying the outdoors no matter where you live.It always beats sitting at home on a smartphone.

[@WilliamSnyder-f9x]

I've learned some things from my old friend Larry benoit, but most things such as swings, saddles, zags, why are the in the thermos down low. I really enjoy listening to someone that is interested in how the animal that he is after behaves. Billy

[@Buckman-101]

Welcome,Billy. As the air gets heavier at night.The deer follow the thermals.To them it is all about scent The nose is everything.

[@Buckman-101]

Welcome,Billy. As the air gets heavier at night.The deer follow the thermals.To them it is all about scent The nose is everything.

[@nightingaleofsorrow9349]

Great video! Shot a big 9 pointer about 15 years ago in the Nicolet National Forest. Plan on trying again before I get too old . My most memorable hunt ever! 🦌

[@Buckman-101]

I can relate to that.Those memories will never leave you.But it's time to start knew ones. Thanks for the comment

[@TonyOutdoorsTV]

This is how us locals LEARN our bucks up in Northern Maine..actually learning individual mature bucks...not just plopping a stand on granddaddys farm, throwing a tractor supply bag of corn down and calling ourselves big hunters...thankyou for keeping it real and ol school

[@Buckman-101]

It's the only way I ever known. Good luck Tony.Thanks for the comment.Stay tuned.

[@StahlsBlues]

Excellent content. Subbed! From Southern Wisconsin Northern Illinois!

[@Buckman-101]

Hey thanks a lot for the comment.another one coming around the corner.

[@michaelsicowitz362]

The deer we hunted in the Blue Hills used to die from old age. I love the big woods, so glad I enjoyed it as a younger man. It was a priceless experience. btw - Iv'e seen deer walk up to a running chainsaw. You know your stuff.

[@Buckman-101]

Thank you Michael.I can relate to deer running to the chainsaws.They still love checking over logging operations.

[@browngreen933]

I think deer know a running chainsaw means food in the form of green tree bud branches. They've walked on me too while firewood cutting.

[@Buckman-101]

You're right,they love those tops of freshly downed trees.Especially the maples.

[@browngreen933]

@@Buckman-101 Yes, maples plus oak, aspen and here also green needles of jack pine, balsam and red pine. But now wolves have moved in and I'm curious to see how the large deer herd here is affected. Deer have chewed my woods down to nothing. Severe browse line.

[@Buckman-101]

Sounds like the wolves are seeing the same thing you are.A robust amount of deer.You get a bad,bad winter and there will not be enough browse to sustain them through the winter.I was involved in a deer yard study years ago ,collecting bone marrow from all the dead deer,and believe me, it is not a pretty sight,when they're just laying there looking at while they're starving to death.Hopefully things get under control in your area.

[@user-bd4iu7mr7n]

Good info. thanks for your attention to detail. Like your wool bibs!

[@Buckman-101]

Glad you like them!

[@firstsit]

A lot of great northwoods bigwoods information!

[@Buckman-101]

Glad you appreciate it.

[@firstsit]

@@Buckman-101 Most my life I hunted in the bigwoods and everything you say in your video rings true. I wish you the best success in your channel! It's a definitely a need for a lot of northwoods hunters.

[@Buckman-101]

​@@firstsitI guess I simply had enough of the negativity towards the situation towards our deer population up north.I here it on podcasts,and on different websites all the time.Personally,I have always enjoyed my private time with the deer up here. There are areas up north that have gone through some stuff times.It just depends on what a person actually desires when it comes to the relationship between them and our whitetail. Thank you for commenting.

[@georgeboduch6015]

Very Good and Interesting Dale!

[@Buckman-101]

Thanks George.Well appreciated.😊

[@KimHamann-wt2lx]

I'd hunt where old logging Rd. Drops off into swamp and u backed out. U found his wheelhouse.👍 I also put up two licking branches with your blend, drenched them, cams be up to watch them soon. Martin

[@Buckman-101]

Are your deer there all the time?Most of my areas are not quite active yet.Towards the end of April they start hitting my scrapes,when they come back.

[@KimHamann-wt2lx]

Yes, I'm in an ag zone, deer do not leave. Unless they become a fuzzy wolf turd.

[@Buckman-101]

Good enough

[@josephviola7898]

Amazing video sir.

[@Buckman-101]

Well thank for your comment Joseph

[@whitetailwarriorsdeercamp88]

Nice video! Very well said. I hunt in Michigan’s U.P we basically have same issue as you do. Same predator as you have. Also snow depths it isn’t no walk in the park. New subscriber!!

[@Buckman-101]

Thanks a lot for the comment.Bigwoods bucks sure love to challenge a guy once and awhile.

[@colinbrown7528]

Good info ol timer! I love hunting northern Wisconsin!

[@Buckman-101]

It is what hunting is all about. I love " ol timer"😂😂😂😂

[@colinbrown7528]

@@Buckman-101what age cuts do you like focusing on?

[@Buckman-101]

I prefer finding selective cut- overs that are anywhere between 2 and 5 years.Sometimes longer,depending on the growth rate. I love the areas with maple shoots around the stumps as I mentioned in the first video.Bucks come a long ways for that type.Its something new to them up here.

[@colinbrown7528]

@@Buckman-101good stuff! I look forward to your future videos!

[@colinbrown7528]

@@Buckman-101I listened to a podcast from the University of Mississippi deer lab where they refer to those shoots coming out of the stumps as “mineral stumps” getting the name from the amount of mineral and nutrients that there are in those shoots. Definetley something to keep an eye out for!

[@RichValentine1972]

You remind so much of my uncle Emil, learned a lot from that man, he sure is missed.

[@Buckman-101]

I sure hope I can help you rekindle some of the great memories that we all cherish.Thanks for the comment Rich.

[@jimlund4283]

Earnest, if you think wolves eat a deer a day per wolf there would be no more wolves as they wouldn’t have a food source. For one, I was commenting on northern Wisconsin , specifically Vilas county which is in the snow belt. We had 160” of snow last year and it lasted from November until May. There was very little opportunity for deer to feed. They starved and became weak. Wolves had a heyday picking off those starving deer as they can run on the crust of snow. This year we will see many starving wolves for the simple fact that conditions favored deer. The most snow we had in the woods was 4” and that was around the end of October. Deer could easily escape wolves. If you look at the historic snowfall of northern Wisconsin you will see a high correlation between high deer numbers and low snow totals. Northern Wisconsin underwent a 20 year drought from 1988-2008. Drought also means low snow. The highest deer numbers in northern Wisconsin were in 1997-2003. Right at the mid to end of the drought. Since then we have had at least 3 years of 120-160” of snow that lasted well into late spring. These are observations from someone who actually lives up here , spends 40,000 miles on backroads and is in the woods scouting 100 days a year, not someone from down state that can’t fathom how their old growth forest doesn’t have any Deer.

[@Buckman-101]

Well Jim ,while living my whole life in northern Wisconsin,I can tell you that it takes quite a bit for a deer to actually starve to death.I was involved conducting a deer survey back when snow was incredibly bad.I actually stayed overnight in the deer yards determining whether deer were starving or by predation.Then had to extract bone marrow to also determine if mortality was by starvation or not. The new system of severity index by estimating the condition of the winter deer herd is something that I do question at times. As far as wolves are concerned,,they also will feed on smaller mammals,and cover such an extensive area that they will travel to find food before they will starve to death.

[@Buckman-101]

As far as last year was concerned,,,December, January and February were mild to the point that the deer were not really burning up fat.Therefore theoretically they should of had enough fat content to withstand the late snowfall.

[@davidzuern6972]

When you say a morning spot. Do you come in 1 or 2 miles in the dark or wait until daylight?

[@Buckman-101]

Thanks for the comment Dave. No ,I hoof it in the dark wearing long underwear and carrying my clothes.Thats why I hunt using just my ghillie suit.I love sitting under the stars,just listening.

[@stanleybuck4195]

Its nice to walk the woods.

[@Buckman-101]

You got that right Stanley. Hey thanks for the comment.Stay tuned.Im heading out tomorrow again.

[@user-rf3cn2ou3x]

Marty from mountain men is from fox burro, (spelling?) Wisconsin.

[@Buckman-101]

Thank you for the comment.

[@brushcrawler8612]

You had mentioned you were 2-3 miles from the truck to get to that cutover. Was the logging road, leading to the cutover, gated off? I really like your style. New sub Also, for perspective, what is the approx diatance from the buck bed on the south side to the buck sign on the north side of the bowl?

[@Buckman-101]

First of all thank you for the comment. Most of my trails are old rutted logging roads that usually end the first mile.They are impassable. In a couple weeks I will be using my fat bike ,which I have used for the last 7 years to get me on snowmobile trails,old shut down logging roads or old grassy lanes.Then I hoof from there.

[@Buckman-101]

That bowl is approximately a couple hundred yards across. In fact .next week I plan on trying to head north ,and start looking for buck bedding.

[@grantgemlo7348]

Great video! I have a bunch of wolves in northern Minnesota where I hunt and I only saw seven deer this last deer season 2023, but I got an eight point buck opening morning luckily. I didn’t shoot any deer the last two years up there. How often do you see wolf tracks up there?

[@Buckman-101]

I'm the same way Grant.Theres times I get them and times I don't.Personally it doesn't matter.There are areas where the wolves are worse than others. I get lone wolves,but they don't seem to bother anybody that I have noticed.They usually are just passing thru.

[@jayleeper1512]

Where I hunted in Canada, there were timber and gray wolves but there was lots of everything else as well. I think that wolves actually improve the deer and elk herds as they take out the sick ones and keep disease from spreading. These animals evolved together and are in a symbiotic relationship.

[@Buckman-101]

Thank you for the comment Grant. I don't let wolves interfere with my locating deer.Life goes on.

[@Buckman-101]

Be honest with you Jay,I don't let the politics of the wolf situation interfere with how I enjoy my life following whitetail.

[@jayleeper1512]

@@Buckman-101 good call. It has become pretty whacked out. I grew up where there was lots of everything, hunted since I was 14 and prefer my hunting areas as they are supposed to be. I am mostly an elk hunter but spent lots of time in the Arctic with the caribou. The wolf removal programs up there nearly destroyed the caribou and they finally seem to be figuring out that nature, like your car, works best when all the parts are there and working properly. 😁

[@Sean-e3p]

You would be a great guest on the meat eater podcast. Watching all your content.

[@Buckman-101]

Thank you for the comment.Heading out tomorrow .

[@Buckman-101]

I appreciate the comment,but I do not live up there.I do coordinate with people of your area with same sentiment.

[@brigoth7787]

How do you go about finding out where the loggers go?

[@Buckman-101]

Dnr.to forestry dept.Then go from there.

[@susanmaki280]

What is the recipe for your lure?

[@Buckman-101]

Thank for the comment Susan. You know,for years I always make up a cup of ammonia , and a small bottle of doe urine,and fill the rest with water to make a half a gallon .It then last me quite a while,using a 20 ounce power bottle. I just enjoy the pictures of deer reaching all the way up the sick. Once they incorporate their pre-orbital and forehead gland scent on the branch,it is usually good to go. Keep in mind,feel free to add anything else to the mixture.

[@realmsensor4766]

Good info thanks

[@Buckman-101]

Appreciate it

[@thomasj.guenther4749]

Great video . How many sheds a year do you find while winter scouting like this?

[@Buckman-101]

Well Thomas,I will be completely honest with you.To me it is like finding a needle in a haystack.Naturally some guys are really good at that.I guess I'm really not looking for them.Bottom line is I really don't find many. Thank you for the comment

[@AC-nc8ue]

Howdy Folks! Had deer ticks on my hounds already. February!! Good day to All! Walkabout's are therapeutic also!!

[@Buckman-101]

Thanks man for the info.Pretty soon I'll be changing clothes for in the wood during the spring which looks early here also.

[@kale4543]

I hunt bayfield county… new subscriber here

[@Buckman-101]

I welcome you to my channel.Any questions,let me know.😊

[@gerrymurphy9524]

Have not baited ever, but the DNR mismanaging of the north woods, wolves, etc. has stopped me from hunting Bayfield county

[@Buckman-101]

I do sympathize with you,because I know many people that have dropped out for various reasons. Thank you for the comment,Gerry

[@geraldnichols1853]

What part of no wis? My cabin is by mercer.

[@Buckman-101]

I might be touching the north part of you in the future.

[@geraldnichols1853]

@@Buckman-101 cool. I'm actually northeast of Mercer almost into Michigan. I'm new to hunting I have 20 acres with about 5 miles behind me nothing but wooded forest. I'm in a great location I love walking back there and exploring. So much wildlife back there.

[@Buckman-101]

Well good luck to you Gerald.Start looking at some aerial maps.Maybe something may catch your eye to check out.

[@geraldnichols1853]

@@Buckman-101 thanks. Yea it's private property behind me I want to ask the owners permission but I'd like to walk back there s ways. We have a lot of wolves in my area though so they say. The deer aren't that plentiful up here anymore like they used to be seems like. It's still nice to walk the land and learn though.

[@Buckman-101]

Always ask yourself ,what are the wolves feeding on .

[@joeirving4337]

Sir What About The Snowshoe Hares in Your Area

[@Buckman-101]

That's funny you mention the snowshoe hare.Today I was in a cedar swamp scouting for deer when I came across 2 sets of snowshoe tracks . Boy how things have changed through the years with the decline of the snowshoe.There again I only can speak of my area,meaning other county's in Wisconsin or Michigan may be sustaining a solid population. 8 years ago ,or so we had a great population of cottontails take over in some of the logging areas.Of course coyotes moved in and literally wiped them out in many areas. It's been a real bummer with the snowshoes.Not sure they will ever come back.

[@trapperbobpatriot8288]

How is your deer population?

[@Buckman-101]

We're doing excellent up here.In fact,last year at this time I was scouting on snowshoes.Next week I'll be making a new video at a different area,and you'll be able to see the amount of snow we have.

[@alfredvigilotti3709]

Wide Open Space's,,,way it Should be 👍

[@Buckman-101]

You got that right,Alfred

[@realmsensor4766]

Why do they migrate to the cedar swamps

[@Buckman-101]

A typical cedar swamp offers a considerable amount of therm protection during sustained cold temperatures.Also,during a winter of a considerable amount of snow, when typical feeding areas are impassible,they have to resort to the swamps providing a heavy canopy with les snow,and offer feed on cedar and hemlock,etc.Now ,many years I don't see as many utilizing the swamps on a consistent basis.

[@jayleeper1512]

Out west here, cedar is a major food source and any deer I open up is full of cedar leaves.

[@gman77gas]

Hay, ya didnt tell me ya had a youtube chnl!!!

[@Buckman-101]

You betchya buddy.

[@earnestbass4043]

And the wolves. Hence, a lot less deer. Still you, against a lot less deer.

[@Buckman-101]

Thanks for the comment.It can be tough sleddin' in some northern areas.

[@jimlund4283]

Wolves are the scape goat for an area that can be impossible to survive during high snow totals. Last year we had 4 feet of snow on the ground in April and 6 months of over a foot of snow on the ground. Dale alluded to how hardy mature bucks have to be survive these conditions with virtually no body fat going into winter. You will see a huge fawn crop and good antler development this year due to the extremely mild winter.

[@earnestbass4043]

@@jimlund4283 the “official” count of MN wolves was 2700 in 2022. Knowing Govt stats, my guess is in the neighborhood of 5K. That’s 5-10,000 lbs of protein a day going in a wolf gullet, but I’m sure the fall in deer and moose numbers is mostly weather related.

[@jesusoftheapes]

that "pounding" is turkey scratch . Not deer.

[@Buckman-101]

Thank you for the comment

[@jesusoftheapes]

I hear you on all your truths of the north . Wisconsin 2 different states when it comes to deer . In the area you are talking there is no ag. Just to the east of you towards the big lake and closer to Ashland there is again Ag Deer herds with a way to hide better from Wolves. So you are in Washburn or Bayfield county just like me. There is a lot to be said about camera scouting up there but in truth there is just to much area to cover and a person would have to invest a small fortune in cameras to make it work up there. I do a lot of hunting in the Webster Rd area up and until they clearcut the entire place i hunted for the past 10 years. So now we shifted over to Old Elephant Rd and the massive forest area with old growth everywhere again as the herds seem to have shifted more and more that direction . If you know that road name you actually can say you know that area . I shot a big buck 2 years ago just off 27 about 12 miles from Hayward which is the farthest south I have shot a buck in decades . Learning how to hunt up there got really hard when the wolves came . In my youth this was a dream region with the worlds most huntable animals . Now after wolves you need to work your butt off just to see a good number of deer per season . I believe i have run into you at Cabin Store(or somewhere up there maybe Jims) and we talked about people shooting Does and how you feel they should not be shot but I still have not heard you speak to the culling of wolves which is and always has been the issue. If we do not trim the wolves back we won't have deer to hunt in another 15 or so years. Wolves are 10X the numbers we have been told by those who track their numbers. We accidentally caught 129 last trapping season and had to let all of them go each time even if they were mangy or sick. The wolves need to be hunted in numbers soon or there will be no more hunting in that region. Numbers have recovered much since about 10 years ago but the winter before last was very hard on the deer and many of the herds died or moved into areas like Old E and that direction because there is less flat ground for them to help avoid wolves. They move constantly though because they are always being pushed around by those damn dogs. I spend the same amount of time up there as you say you do. I am moving up there to my cabin area this year full time so I will have more summer scouting to do up there than in my lifetime. If you ever wanted to team up and compare notes we are in Barnes in the Padawanimi area . Let me know and if you ever need tracking help we have a drone recovery business starting this fall we will run out of that same area. Im Josh by the way . My old man was Wayne and he was good friends with Buda . If you are from up there you know these names.

[@Buckman-101]

Sorry not from there.

[@jasonhoover1521]

I see bucks everyday year eating water plants when they're in velvet.

[@Buckman-101]

Big time nutrients.

[@jamesuecker5759]

There ain't any deer left up North here the wolves have killed e every Deer around

[@Buckman-101]

It's funny some people feel we do not need any regulations on some particular animals that may overpopulate themselves.

[@RonFly824]

No it's you against the wolves the deer are scarce 😡🐺

[@Buckman-101]

thank you for your comment Ron. I can respect your observations.

[@nickchernoby1508]

Just as hard to be a deer hunter. Must work stay married raise kids yardwork housework keep cars going attend all functions be happy all the time make love like ten men.Then fall comes good bye

[@Buckman-101]

I know the feeling.43 years with a wife that somehow still understands it.

[@davidpeiffer8989]

Mine is glade I go ,coming home is always a blast

[@GLF426]

I’ll be honest with ya…. I gotta pee

[@Buckman-101]

I hope everything came okay.

[@GLF426]

@@Buckman-101 hahahaha. Just a little funnin. Enjoyed your video !

[@Buckman-101]

I'm the same way buddy.

[@jefft8143]

I think baiting should be ban everywhere. Baiting is NOT hunting.

[@Buckman-101]

Baiting for deer has definitely been a very controversial subject throughout the years.It seems like it has always been a personal decision.There are those who feel it results in a quicker solution to fill the freezer with little desire towards the hunting aspect of the sport.And then we have cwd contraversy in the mix of all of this.And then there are sportsman who enjoy the entire process involved in scouting for deer and the entire pursuit of the animal. Point being made that the contraversy will probably always be there amongst us sportsman. Personally I'm too busy scouting for bucks to worry about the next guy,because we all have to live with the decision we make in life.

[@kurtglo]

@@Buckman-101 I agree- It's personal decision. Before you know it, they will say that "using a crossbow is not hunting." Tell that to a disabled veteran who's in a wheelchair for defending his country.

[@MegaBucky007]

Amen Buckman

[@Buckman-101]

Thanks man

[@woodworkingoutdoorsman1660]

Hunted northern Wisconsin for 20 years through the 80's and 90's and thats how we scouted, feet on the ground, before cameras. You definitely learn a lot. Great video!

[@jamesuecker5759]

There ain't any deer left up North here the wolves have killed e every Deer around

[@Buckman-101]

Well James,there are times I don't understand the situation either. It's hard to understand not regulating a population of an animal when needed.