75. Entries and Exits - Why does this topic receive so little ink or air time, yet is so important?

[@robgrubb420]

31:45 some people really need to hear this point. thanks Mr. Eberhart.

[@gramps5157]

I put my tacks in as high as I can reach because I'm 6' so at least anyone shorter than that can't mess with them. I never knew they made brown tacks. I hunt 95% in the afternoon so I only need the tacks sometimes to find my way out. I keep a nice clean trail to my trees stands and believe it or not, the last two years my clean path had puffed up leave piles all over them. I thought it was Turkeys doing it, till one day walking in I saw hundreds of Robins in the woods scrapping up leaves. That's right, Robins. Robins in New Jersey in January and February. So, sometimes you us can't win.

[@Jimmy2toes4u]

Now this is exactly what we really need

[@maniroquai]

Thx for sharing your knowledge. A hunter down in Europe 🌿👍

[@G2Outdoors]

I've been fortunate enough to meet and hunt with LOTS of great hunters over the past decade. I'm also lucky to call John a personal friend and colleague. John's attention to detail is second to none. I always learn something when John talks. He's forgotten more about killing big bucks than a lot of us will ever know.

[@johneberhart4062]

Thank you Greg, that's a very nice comment.

[@adamboone6864]

But John, I use a big light because it is scary at night. 😢

[@josephreichart7545]

Great Video John,

[@dylantackes5337]

early season i never hunt morning bc i know I'm going to spook deer that are already bedded and have a much higher probability to just sit that area in the afternoon. pre rut/ rut / post rut I've had luck sneaking in at daybreak and seeing the bucks when they get back up to move a few hours later to check scrapes or does that are bedded. I've never really seen a big one going back to his bed unless it was pitch dark and i can't shoot anyway. maybe its because i didn't get there early enough to catch the first light movement or maybe its because i spooked them on the way in with the light while they were on the way back to bed. i just prefer to sneak in when they are bedded and i can see and they cant see my light and hope they get back up or a doe leads them in.

[@cleverone3768]

This guy is the GOAT

[@justintanner7020]

Like a Billy goat 🐐??

[@MexicanMovie]

Greatest Of All Time, that's for sure John Eberhart, i totally agree !!!

[@Kyle-n7m]

Did anyone else see the two deer in the background as he was showing off the brown tack

[@truefact4439]

I use a light on public land. Only because im afraid of getting shot by another hunter.

[@heathbiehl1225]

Probably one of best hunting videos I've ever seen!👍🏻 John

[@dustinmaggard2023]

Love how u get threw the middle of a corn field I’ve never heard of anyone doing that. This will definitely come in handy on our property in northern Ohio

[@jhubert22]

John - know worries. You know your shit about deer hunting and some people , especially guys with fragile egos can’t handle it. Thanks for these videos and please keep them coming.

[@redball4093]

Excellent advice. Thank you.

[@sullivanhuntingproperties4122]

Hey John, Cal Bergsma here. Loved that video and couldn’t agree more with everything you preached. To this day I credit the start of all my successes with the big bucks I’ve killed from reading your book Hunting Pressured Whitetails. Turned me into a great hunter and I learned a lot from you. You know what you’re talking about !! Hope you smack a big one or two this year !! Good luck John 😊

[@johneberhart4062]

Thanks Cal, very nice compliment

[@sethmatherne7012]

When you speak of evening locations because of food, would that include hunting deer trails to feeding spots if you don't have access to hunt the food source itself? Would you hunt areas deer may travel back from food to bedding areas in the morning?

[@roosterdope6778]

Man so much respect lost for this dude when he sold out just like the people he still talks about on hunting shows like that’s not him with scent lock hunting mainly private land and telling y’all it ain’t 😂😂

[@jakesmith6337]

How do you know the light spooked em and not the sound or smell ? Do stars spook em ?

[@gfalk3972]

Deer Farms and Farming deer!! I really enjoy watching and learning from your videos! And it's great to know there are still a few people out there that actually still "HUNT" Deer. It's a lost art with baiting, Deer farming and Farms. The actual Hunting has gone out of it. Keep up John!!!

[@mattsandlin1229]

I know you say you don’t like taking a cell phone in the woods but my IPhone light works perfect for not spoking deer … and it’s adjustable.

[@americanagothic7851]

I have spooked lots of deer with lights. That being said, I can somehow see pretty well during dark even with overcast clouds. Most of the time I know my entries and exits well enough from scouting I don’t use markers or flashlights. I always take one in case I need it. I do sometimes need it to see what I’m stepping on but other than that I’m good. My eyes are very sensitive to light and quickly adjust in the dark. It works for hunting but my eyes sometimes hurt and water in the sunlight unless I have good sunglasses.

[@matthewcalhoun4867]

Thanks for your time, information and knowledge!

[@jordanbrim5385]

100% correct your the best for a reason!!!

[@Dean.F]

I appreciate how direct and confident you are with your opinion. Very refreshing. The trophy wall backs it up.

[@garywest2250]

13:54 -- looks like someone dropped off some sativa seeds...

[@farah_obvi]

At 6:25 when he zoomed in on the HME brown tack, a group of deer can be seen running NW in the background

[@johneberhart4062]

Those were the fawns of the doe that I mentioned in the background a few minutes earlier. I live in a lake association where deer hunting is illegal and there are deer around all the time.

[@heyman6010]

I use a green light and am usually able to walk by bedded deer. If I’m not smelled. One year I hunted a giant crp field. I watched 3 bucks bed 20yrds from my entry point When I left I walked almost a mile out of the way to avoid them. I wanted to do an experiment. Would those bucks bed there all night? Or get up and move during the night. Next morning, long way around to my stand again. Daylight came and I couldn’t glass a single buck. Around 8:30 I decided to rattle When I did. Not only did the three stand up but two more stood up. Those bucks stayed right there all night. If I would came in like normal. I’m jumping 5 bucks before I even get to my stand. Unfortunately I plucked the string,bounced my elbow off the tree, lost my balance and duff the shot. A neighbor found him in a fence line 3 days later. :(.

[@jimk59]

Using a green headlamp I have walked within 10 yards of bedded does. Works for me.

[@shadowdawg04]

Yes, the little Cyclops light is only 19 lumens... love it

[@brux3822]

I've always sworn by a red LED light. It doesn't seem to spook deer as much in my experience anyway...

[@johneberhart4062]

Your correct, anytime you have a tinted lens of green or red, it cuts down on the lumens and doesn't have a glaring beam.

[@benjamindurtka]

I was coming out of a tree just after legal light using a dim red lense headlamp. Thought I heard something but dismissed it. I had an issue with something and got frustrated and turned my white light on. Large deer took off immediately. Found the beginnings of a fresh rub less than 30yds from me where the deer had ran from on my way out. I have since used only red lense for entry/exit.

[@ikerapt6702]

I love your use of the phrase deer farming. I say that alot myself because I hunt all public land and shoot mature deer and see some of the guys I know letting 160 inch deer walk because they're only 3 1/2.....That's farming. you cant do that on public or the guy on the next ridge shoots it. I have had to "settle" for alot of mature 130 inch deer because thats what the woods blesses me with that particular year. Last year I proudly shot an 8 1/2 year old(lab tested) 6 pointer on illinois public.

[@stringbean329]

John I appreciate your honesty and great knowledge. Have a blessed day.

[@Gibsonlife573]

I watched the video for 5 seconds and I instantly hit the dumb stuff and I instantly hit the button-up because he is telling the truth I didn't even have to hear no more than the 1st few lines we never talk about entry or exit so very good video already

[@marshallstanley9925]

So true. I got off my markers Sunday morning. Trying to get back to it, I got tangled in fallen dried evergreen debris and fell crashing into them. I had to use my light without shunting it with my finger to find my way again 😮. No deer sightings that morning!

[@erikjbrown]

so much great content here - thanks

[@joekelly4870]

I use a red light too enter the woods. It reflects well on tacks and markers. Deer don't see red and green like they would a white light.

[@bendrixbailey1430]

Hey John, you can see white, green or brown tacks during the daytime. Just get a super bright LED handheld spotlight and shine it around. The tacks do light up in daylight and are super visible. I use that method to find tacks on my private land. Another hint is to never put tacks visible from a road. Its easy to drive along with a spotlight and find hunter’s entry trails. Those reflective ribbons with clips are very handy for marking a blood trail. Easy to collect again after the recovery. Much better than marking with surveyors tape. I don’t know if you mark your blood trails but I always do unless I can see where the deer went down, and is laying. The story of his run can uncover unexpected changes in direction and reveal a trajectory you might not have expected. On evening only stands I put tacks on the exit side only cause i don’t need them during daylight. I prefer to put my tacks low so I don’t have to raise my light at all but you are correct, some can get obscured by vegitatoin. I think it makes them harder to spot during the day. At night any tack position is easy to find. I didn’t hear you mention being quiet, I mean real quiet, on the way in. I sneak in, one careful step at a time. It can take me a long time to reach the stand but who cares. I like being outside and listening to the woods. By making a nearly silent entry I”ve had daylight come and found there were deer bedded in sight of my stand. It only works of you can get up the tree silently. I do leave stands in remote locations. Haven’t lost many.

[@michiganroots8045]

Good info John

[@tristaneaslick3199]

Hey John, I really appreciate all your videos, I've learned more from your videos than anything. I'm a self taught bow hunter and have been at it for about 12yrs now seriously any ways lol, all on public land her in Michigan. Mostly where a grew up in central area north east of Grand Rapids by about 50 miles or so. Only have 1 truly mature buck under my belt but it drives me every year to try to get another one lol. But I feel my biggest disadvantage is my sent control. In the past I haven't been able to financially be able to use sentlok so I resorted to the gimmick spays on the market, but now I'm able to actually start purchasing real sentlok and be able to get my sent control working and figuring it out. Thanks to your videos I Ave a pretty good idea on how to start using and storing my clothing. I did have a question that I'm hoping you could maybe give me some advice on since you happen to he in the Michigan public woods also. I live a little farther north now in the clare area and was wondering if you could give me some advice on what sentlok suits work best for our weather and tips for boot, hip waders, basically a rough idea on what I should start with purchasing and things to add as I go for sent control? Thanks again for all the videos and your time!

[@epa-c7007]

"deer farming". well said.

[@08CC01]

Thanks for the video John. I’m going to change some of my entries and exits based on your comments and see how it works on evening and morning hunts on one of my properties. Always appreciate and enjoy your videos.

[@toddr5732]

Thanks John. I really need to start paying attention to my routes and how much darn noise I have made !!

[@kevinflaherty7592]

I use predator green and predator red.i don't use tacks anymore because I'm very familiar with the places I hunt after hunting there for multiple years.

[@USMC-vp4rr]

John- Please explain how walking through the middle of an open source such as a crop field where deer bedding on the edge will easily see you and spook/ avoid the “open” area that you intend to hunt for that evening. Thanks for the help John your a great teacher

[@woodsdog7849]

Great information John. Always appreciate your knowledge and expertise in hunting pressured bucks.

[@micon9460]

You see the deer in the background when looking at the brown tacks on the tree

[@christopherwolff4527]

Every serious hunter should listen to what you have to say. It’s not hard to follow your scent control regimen once you start doing it. As always great info John .

[@johneberhart4062]

Thanks Chris

[@OklahomaLoneWolf]

Absolutely a great question. Such a major topic! Everything revolves around your entry and exit! Thank you for covering it!

[@odin7682]

I use a night vision monocle when exiting after dark simply for the reason that we have a serious predator issue where I live in northern Ontario Canada. The wolf packs have become increasingly more bold around my farm and the ministry has them classified as protected and won't legally let us control the population.

[@lostboysoutdoors4638]

Great points!

[@mr.skeptical3071]

John, since I've been coming in "the back or side door" and not waltzing all through the woods just to get to my set, my sightings have been ten fold!!! I also try to clear out sticks and debris on the trail in and put tacks in trees about every 20 yds. Or so. But I've noticed that the orange ones do not reflect with a red light which I use.

[@johneberhart4062]

I did not know that as I've never used a red light. Good info for hunters that do have red lights.

[@rogerramjet7567]

Watch the wind. Pay close attention to it. When I was living in Montana, all hunting was dependent on wind and thermals. Not doing so equals failure. Period. Still do so in Michigan.

[@johneberhart4062]

That statement is not TRUE!!!!!!!! I won't elaborate because it's not worth my time.

[@sak87sean1]

Love your videos this topic in particular has increased my mature buck sightings over the last few years... Thanks for all your thorough information!

[@G2Outdoors]

Question John - walking through standing corn is usually pretty dang noisy. You're not worried about the noise spooking deer bedded on the edge? You think a visual intrusion is spookier to a deer than an audible intrusion? Maybe because they don't know what's making the noise in the corn (because they can't see it) but they know it's a human walking down the edge?

[@kendallinman606]

Your absolutely correct about most hunting shows. Today’s youth aren’t being taught the art of deer scouting , most are carried out to a field put in a shooting house and told which deer to shoot. Thanks for sharing this video. God bless

[@dadlife333]

John is a true pioneer of deer hunting

[@brooks8656]

The phone comment really means something. Its kinda sad to see the way some hunters are so dependent on their phones to get them through a hunt.

[@HockeyTownHooligan5]

I tend to agree, but I have noticed in my own experience that I move around a lot in my saddle when I don’t have my phone. I stay way more still if I’m dinking around on it. I always seem to want to fidget with something on my set up or sway around.

[@johneberhart4062]

Amen to the no phone comment

[@h-minus2212]

Thank you for the insight. I live in Wisconsin near an enormous swamp. It is thousands of acres of boggy timber and is super hard to navigate through. Every year, I see some incredible buck sign in the form of rubs, scrapes, and tracks along the edges but realize that this sign is likely made after dark. I want to venture into the swamp but worry about the racket I will make moving into a huntable spot. Good luck this fall

[@johneberhart4062]

If you go in well before dawn, you should beat the deer into the bedding area. You want to be in your tree at least 1 1/2 hour before dawn. Swamp bedding areas are not for evening hunts as you will spook deer with entries as the video mentions.

[@h-minus2212]

@@johneberhart4062 Thank you for the advice Sir. That is going to be a miserable hike in.

[@chasingwhitetails]

Definitely agree with the zoo hunting spot on buddy ! Actors 😂😱 they shore ain't hunters.

[@bigwilderness3006]

I believe Wisconsin has a advantage = more farmland , less public , more private properties. Michigan has less farmlands and less private holdings. But Michigan does offer more public lands. I believe farm and private holdings are key to Wisconsins success. Not to mention a little different management protocol.

[@ralphdog431]

I use very dim green head light I also carry a 250 lm with green filter just in case but I never use white light

[@danwilliams4189]

John you need to do a blog on what are the main foods and about what time of year . ❤️

[@johneberhart4062]

I'll add that to my list and it's a good idea. Preferred natural food sources.

[@Shockstar76]

John, this video definitely gave me some much needed awareness of how I'll access public spots I've been scouting down here in SE WI when the season hits. My 3rd year with saddle hunting and your talk about headlamps has me wondering how you climb in the dark since you don't use a headlamp? I can't depend on using the moonlight if I'm 30 yds into the woods off a trail heading into CRP or another food source. Appreciate any thoughts you have on this.

[@stevefisher962]

Anybody else notice the deer on screen when he was zooming in on brown tree marker

[@allthewayupoutdoors3763]

Evening hunts are the absolute best to kill big deer. If you know where they are bedding and feeding it’s a done deal. Mornings are much too risky in the sense of possibly spooking deer. People will say they didn’t spook anything but the fact of the matter is we spook deer we never even knew we did, in the mornings.

[@alannewhart5901]

Pa hunter here saying good luck this yr and love the videos its real knowledge about hunting 🏹🦌

[@thedangler1371]

If I find another green tack I’ll know John is lurking around nearby 😱

[@johneberhart4062]

You may be correct because they have been out of production for about 12 years and I have a bunch.

[@myronlaidler8034]

Great video John, savvy info on your "woodsy" ways that will help those that heed it find success on killing mature bucks......

[@jeffsalsieder640]

Darn it! I was just going to ask you to be my texting buddy on my next hunt! Great info. Your angle scheme for indicating turns is a fantastic idea. When on public land if I have a paracord rigged for SRT climbing I make a habit of marking the trail but it ends up not at my actual hunting tree but one maybe 10 yards from it so no one gets any ideas of cutting my paracord or using my actual tree.

[@linthicum75]

Do you have a video showing you installing metal tree steps

[@johneberhart4062]

Yes I do and it's one of my earlier videos. It included using spikes, folding steps, rod steps, treehopper drill and bolts and some other stuff. The title should mention steps

[@frankgulla8782]

Most of the time I use a red headlamp, or very low lumen setting or even no light, especially with a full moon. Mature bucks are not stupid, neither are other hunters, I don't want anyone, or any thing to know where I am.

[@fitz5555]

Johnny, still waiting for you to respond to my question. If I have to crap in the middle of a hunt and I’m way back, would you just advise crapping my pants since I’m wearing scent lok? Thanks alot

[@barrystricklin2230]

Very good video l enjoy them all thanks

[@btlietz]

My headlamp is 1800 lumens. I love it for ice fishing and duck hunting. It also has a fog light feature for deer hunting as well as a red light. Love this thing got it on Amazon for $15 and it's rechargeable!

[@danweaver5787]

😂 you don’t have to worry about sun up or sun down. You can get into your stand n turn on that headlamp and hunt. Deer think it’s the sun rise lol

[@jeffreytosch2481]

Hey John love your tips and tricks. How do you feel about mowed trails the width of a regular push mower or slightly larger to stand sights on private? Do you think mature deer see mowed trails as a threat?

[@kylemurray7086]

They will start using them after a while, path of least resistance.. although the smell of gas in the woods won’t be very good for a while.. I have a property I hunt where the trail is so beat down from years that it’s almost mud even in the early season, I can walk super slow and super quiet all the way back and very often bump deer very close to me, they don’t spook until they see or smell me, they sure can’t hear me..

[@coreyswhitetailwoods4747]

Good afternoon John, you mentioned it may not be a good idea to do a morning hunt in a bedding area especially where there is food early season. You consider this to still be early season? I'm asking because I have just such an area and want to know if you think I should wait until the rut, late October early November where I live?

[@caseysmith9275]

That’s why I use red lights for entering & exit

[@thedangler1371]

Me and my brother would go tack hunting in December and follow tacks in at night then remove them on the way back. Got hundreds of rusty tacks I reuse from the those days. Out of all the tacks I removed I only found one green tack. I still have it and it became my good luck tack lmao 😂. Always was curious who made the green tacks. They are super curious

[@bendrixbailey1430]

Too bad you think its OK to remove other peoples tacks on anything other than your own land. Do you also take down treestands, remove treesteps? What comes around goes around man.

[@HockeyTownHooligan5]

If someone leaves their stand up year round they deserve to get it taken down. You’re just “claiming” a spot at that point. Once the season is over, clean up your shit. If someone takes down your tacks, tough shit. Put up new ones.

[@thedangler1371]

Public land is littered with tape and tacks. I got every right to take them down. Follow the rules and hunt accordingly. I can legally hunt an unmarked stand left on public land. I don’t, but can legally. Deal with it. U leave tacks behind I’ll be ripping them out. U can’t claim a spot on public dummie

[@bendrixbailey1430]

@@HockeyTownHooligan5 Well, you sure appear to have some rigid rules for stands and tacks. I suppose you save your money, eat clean, don’t drink or smoke, work hard, never speed, in general, just perfect all around. You’d be nice as a role model but nobody is gonna enjoy having you enforce on them

[@HockeyTownHooligan5]

@@bendrixbailey1430 It's not my rules, it's the DNR's rules. If your stand gets 'stolen' after the DNR says to clean them up, then that's your problem. There's a reasons they put those rules in place, so people won't claim spots year round or get hurt in the offseason climbing on someone's old equipment. I'm not enforcing anything, I'm just saying what the rules are. If someone takes your tacks or tears down an illegal treestand, it's well within their right to do so. Just the reality of hunting state land, you have to share it with others. At some point your old tree stand is just abandoned and someone needs to use the tree. Rip that sucker down.

[@secsyhippo]

the deer farming has ruined texas whitetail hunting

[@kcoutdoorsmissouri4052]

All good if you have your areas mapped out not really any help if your running and gunning new areas

[@Landovr289]

Always great info in ur 😁😁

[@markgoetz3378]

It's too late for applying some of the information I've learned in your videos the past couple of weeks, but I'm already making plans for next year. How do you keep glasses from fogging when wearing a complete head cover? It is the biggest problem I'm having with the scentlok full head cover I just bought. The other problem is the neck is so long I'm thinking of cutting it so it hangs down the front & back of me.

[@wesleygreenhunt]

Great video John! One question, in big ag areas where almost all timber is surrounded by crop fields do you suggest morning entries right at that grey light period where you can just barely make out what’s in front of you maybe a couple hundred yards away?

[@radamrussell]

What is your take on using dry creek beds (less than 6-8 feet to just a shallow washout that is like a sandy path through the trees and brush) as access routes? I may be wrong, but in several public spots I hunt they seem like perfect routes.... like highways with an off ramp to the ambush spot. Just curious about your thoughts.

[@johneberhart4062]

Dry creek beds are perfect if you can find them without large deadfall trees and branches all over in them. In swampy areas, most creek beds have a lot of stuff in them to climb over. If they are cleaned up in the spring, they would be awesome.

[@spline8518]

New to hunting . How do you feel about green head lamps and red

[@johneberhart4062]

As long as the lumens are low. They are better than clear lights.

[@fouvacha5005]

They do see in the dark...dont matter if you have a bright light or not The deer you see when in the stand are the ones who are far enough away they dont see you...entering and exiting to your stand does make a difference but bright light or not does nothing to spooking more or less deer

[@johneberhart4062]

You just showed your ignorance man. To say the brightness of your light doesn't matter is, well I don't think I need to go any farther, you made the comment that I'm certain, everyone knows is ridiculous.

[@kylemurray7086]

It’s okay man you can just say you’re afraid of the dark.. no shame in it

[@fouvacha5005]

@@johneberhart4062 my ignorance lol Ive tried both ways and it made no difference...the low light is a tactic you believe in and give you confidence thinking your not so intrusive to deer while walking in Same a believing in carbon clothing but i wont get into that...i wonder how many of your die hard subscribers/followers are going to poke a eyeball out this season 😆 🤣 😂

[@johneberhart4062]

@@fouvacha5005 That was a really ridiculous response. How can you tell if there is no difference when you are spooking deer so far ahead of you that you don't know it. I'm not going to argue this point because I've seen it many times where deer will run more than a quarter mile in front of hunters with bright lights. I am positive because they run past me because I'm in my tree so much earlier. This is a topic that is not up for discussion because I've witnessed it many times..

[@danweaver5787]

@@johneberhart4062 you know how the saying goes, “some people raise the dumbest kids” 😂

[@budbrown9504]

Me too I don’t watch them deer farm shows. Put them guys we’re we hunt they would not hunt a hole season. They would be them guys on this side of the river.

[@billwhite7099]

Are there even any hunters he likes? Dudes taking shots at everyone without the stones to name names.

[@whitewood2000]

Do you ever find that people follow your markers and hunt your locations, even with the brown tacks?

[@johneberhart4062]

Never with brown tacks.

[@alsbro1234]

John when in your hunting career did you realize the importance of activated carbon and scent control vs playing the wind? Were you busted by deer consistently prior to trying out scent lock? Im just curious if there was a moment of realization or how you became such a strong advocate for activated carbon.

[@jackrapier6748]

It should be really easy to find someone who trains drug sniffing dogs to do a test with you. 5 people dressed in scentlok one has the package on them. If what you say is true the dog won’t alert plain and simple. You will find it a lot easier getting a dog handler to help you test this than the dropped out of a helicopter into a tree idea. Please share the results I would love to see that video.

[@davidzellers3537]

You made the comment about us not coming to Michigan to hunt bucks older than three years old. You said it doesn’t make sense. If we shouldn’t come there then why do you hunt there. Not saying you are doing this but it sure seems like you are trying to keep out of state hunters away from Michigan. And for waders put in a plastic bag not having sent that’s not true. If a deer can smell where you have walked in rubber boots hours b4 they will be able to smell where you had on the waders just from your human scent. If a plastic bag masked our scent we would be wearing plastic bags in the stand.

[@johneberhart4062]

Are you for real? I live in Michigan and that's why I hunt there. I tell people they are wasting their money to come to Michigan to attempt to kill a big buck because they are so rare on public lands. Plastic bags are scent free and they don't make garments out of plastic because it allows ZERO air flow through it.

[@tfrost33elkhunter]

Can you elaborate on the milk weed wind checkers? I’ve been using them for years and learned that just because the (insert favorite wind app/channel) says for instance a SE wind. The spot I hunt might mean the wind actually goes through that spot from the South. Or any other number of spots and wind doesn’t necessarily mean that where the wind is coming from for that given spot. Just curious what you mean by technology? Genuinely would like to know…

[@G2Outdoors]

John uses ScentLok activated carbon technology to hide his human scent. He doesn't pay attention to the wind. So to John, using milkweed for checking the wind is pointless.

[@trackingwatertrails4914]

John there’s one thing I think you left out that you had in a video a long time ago and I had never heard or seen anybody do it before and I started doing it and I have noticed that it is a game changer I have a thermal monocular that I can scan before I get out of my Tree for my exit I also coming out I have to go through a food source and there’s really no way around it and I’m able to scan that area to to make sure there are no deer on my exit I also use it for my entry

[@johneberhart4062]

I mentioned a thermal imaging unit for checking for deer before getting out of a tree in a video about a year ago and mine is a Leuopold. I believe I mentioned it in one of the boot videos

[@ikswodolg2]

Got to say, not a fan of tacks and flags. No one ever takes them down. Littering up the land even more.

[@kylemurray7086]

One of my areas there is yellow paint (covering previous green paint) on almost every tree for a half mile.. all leading to someone’s ridiculous ladder stand right out in the open in mature timber with zero understory lol

[@O.P.ROFFROAD]

Probably wouldn't be so much negativity if you didn't intentionally take digs at people, throw some lessons out and quit bashing people

[@jeffwilliams5256]

John, I have an idea for marking trails on public and it also makes it highly unlikely you will spook deer. I have used it for years... If you have any interest I will share it with you.

[@G2Outdoors]

Share it please.

[@stevenl4494]

"Deer farming" 😂😂. Yeah, I can't stand watching those videos.....two guys in a tree, cameras, no face masks....moving around, pointing, etc. Do that where I hunt, you're going to starve.

[@tyhansen6016]

This guy is so full of himself, dude kills deer but ain’t none of them giant, “anyone that hunts managed property is the only hunter in the game “ ^^gtfo dude that’s worse than guys with trail cameras claiming deer as their own