Next Level E-Scouting || Locating Mature Bucks in the Hills

[@hank4697]

I actually prefer this type of hunting video. It actually breaks down the process instead of just showing horns.

[@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling]

Thanks man! I’m all about that!

[@ronsgarage2057]

Best e-scout video I've seen jacob!

[@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling]

Thank you!!

[@andrewisder6401]

Really amazing, thank you for taking the time to share!

[@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling]

Thank you!! Really glad you could take some info away and benefit from this video!

[@ukjw2]

More and more on how you set up. That part is the toughest

[@MPWNYMobileHunter]

Great job Jacob can’t wait for more

[@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling]

Thank you!!

[@glennl9630]

Great Video Young Beast😊

[@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling]

Thank you Glenn!!

[@nathanworthington7260]

Great helpful video

[@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling]

Thanks man glad you could learn something from it!

[@whitewood2000]

Great video! These videos help me the most in terms of weeding through so much information. Thanks again

[@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling]

Thank you for the positive feedback! Looking forward to bringing more content like this for you.

[@joshtrauger3088]

Great video also. Keep the info coming so we can better have our own action. I think most of your following would agree, we're here for the knowledge, not the kills on camera. Those are just extra and nice to see you guys succeed.

[@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling]

Thank you Josh!! I’ll keep that in mind and share all the info I can. I just want to take you along the journey as I learn and share the 100% real results. Whether it results in a kill or a failure and a lesson learned, I wanna share it

[@leecharlton1789]

Jacob, I definitely appreciate this video. It helped me to understand more on E-scouting. I was decent at reading and marking the maps where I think bucks were bedding and I found good beds when I went to go scout. With this video and instructions it definitely helped me gain more experience. This will help me find the beds I didn't find and understand.

[@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling]

Thank you very much for the great feedback! I really appreciate you taking the time to write that out and I’m very glad I could help you. I’ll be sure to bring more content like this in the future!

[@leecharlton1789]

@@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling Yes please do. If possible maybe do a E-scout then go scout and show what you were talking about and how the bucks are utilizing it from what your thoughts were looking at it from a map. I understand it’s difficult to do but honestly the video you did is by far one of the best ones I’ve watched. I was really able to understand everything you were talking about. I hunt Tennessee the most because that’s where I’m from so the hill country videos is better for me. I know you can use almost the same strategies you would for marsh or farm land but hills I think are a little tougher because of the thermals.

[@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling]

@@leecharlton1789 so I can’t show exactly the same map because I hunt public. In Wisconsin there’s some crazy pressure and I already have people figuring out my spots just from footage I show in the woods. Check out my first e-scouting video and my hill country playlist (“New Piece to Mature Buck: Hill Country” or something like that). In that series I e-scout a very similar piece to what I boots on the ground scout, take you on boots on the ground scouting in similar spots to what I e-scouted, and then take you on my hunts giving you Aerial imagery when applicable. I ended up calling my shot, getting opportunities at several mature bucks in places I scouted, and killing a great buck on public land

[@DoorstepAdventure]

Some really good info in here! Definitely enjoy these videos, and I really like your thought process behind it.

[@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling]

Thank you very much!! Appreciate the kind feedback. It helps me know what to invest more time in and what content to bring to the audience. Glad you could take something from it!

[@DoorstepAdventure]

@@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling For sure! We’ll be looking out for more of these!

[@bradcrook7122]

Great stuff Jacob, nice breakdown. Certainly gives people some ideas and options, and allows them to tweak it as they see necessary. I’m new to CalTopo also, and starting to utilize it for setup timing (thermals) and preferred bedding depending upon the time of year (shade or sun). Thanks, Global 👍🏼

[@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling]

Much appreciated!! Couldn’t agree more with the tweaking for your own preferences. It’s important to test all skills you see/hear and certify if they work/help you. That shade feature is certainly a huge help to me as well!

[@brianwhiteside5062]

Great information! You college kids are so computer savvy!! Lol FYI I didn’t fall asleep 😂

[@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling]

Hahaha thanks Brian!! I take both those as big compliments 😂😂

[@brianwhiteside5062]

@@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling looks like I’ll be exploring onX on the laptop! Between your escouting info and BTE podcast on hill country I want to explore more!

[@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling]

@@brianwhiteside5062 thank you! Might actually be on that podcast soon 👀👀

[@brianwhiteside5062]

@@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling as you should be!! I know you’ve called in a few times but definitely would like to see ya featured on it!

[@thesnaredlife7488]

Subscribed 👍

[@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling]

Thank you!!

[@michaelcraig8040]

Well done!

[@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling]

Thank you Michael!

[@firstsit]

🤟🏻 Great Job!

[@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling]

Thanks Tim!!

[@CrazySmo]

I liked this video. I would like to see where you would set your stand to hunt a buck and why?

[@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling]

I have that demonstrated in my kill video from last year!! It is in my channel labeled “A Dream Come True”

[@joshtrauger3088]

In late season with the deer bedding in the spot with longer sun exposure, I assume they have a rising thermal longer as well. How would you access and set up if they were dropping out of their beds in the evening? Compared to the earlier example where you had an early dropping thermals and used that to your advantage. Seems like a tough setup in the late season.

[@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling]

That’s a great question! I might try and use something like a creek to draw my thermal down longer or I’d try and target beds where they move horizontally before dropping. This way my thermal rises away from them rather than being directly below them. I might also target their beds in the morning if they’re getting very habitual or sit near a secondary food source with my thermal rising away from them as well. It’s very spot dependent

[@joshtrauger3088]

@The Wild Calling great points. I know everything is spot specific, was just looking for a general answer, which you gave perfectly. Keep em coming young man.

[@reallifehunters]

Is there a good website or place I can find weather data to show common winds in an area?

[@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling]

@@reallifehunters I think Spartan Forge has some tools that allow you to see wind data for certain time periods. You may be able to check weather underground for historical weather data and just record what it has been over the course of some time. It’s a longer manual approach that way but it’ll be accurate data

[@reallifehunters]

@@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling thanks

[@easternadventures4254]

I’m confused on your mapping of leeward 1/3 elevations. It looks like the southern ridge you marked all leeward but the northern ridge looks like all windward? Am I seeing it wrong?

[@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling]

Everything I marked is leeward with the occasional exception of small bedding knobs. Those are great for all winds so I mark them regardless of the predominant wind. The northern ridge is all leeward except for a small knob marking

[@easternadventures4254]

@@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling ok I see it now. I wasn’t looking at the elevation changes to see which way the hill slopes. Still new to this! Thanks for another great video!

[@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling]

@@easternadventures4254 awesome! And no problem! Really glad you could take something valuable from it. Try the slope angle shading and the 3D view in OnX to help you out

[@Harris5510]

I need to learn how to e scout flat ground. Would you have any idea

[@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling]

Leaf off imagery and 2 foot LiDAR would be my two main tools. Using imagery from month to month to see what foliage is thick and stays thick throughout the year is key. Interior and exterior transitions of thick cover would be my scouting point.

[@Harris5510]

@@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling Could you look up Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge in the Ms Delta and do an E scouting video on it for reference? I’m new to trying to learn e scouting

[@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling]

@@Harris5510 I would but I can’t release stuff on public land. I’m afraid of ruining some spots for some people that may already be hunting where I locate

[@Harris5510]

@@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling that’s understandable. What would you charge me for a personal video of that place.

[@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling]

@@Harris5510 message me on Facebook and we can talk about it