OXBOWS & GIANT BUCKS

[@btlietz]

Not gonna lie it took me a little bit to come around to Dan's videos because I was used to the high production hunting videos. I finally realized though, that those videos are just eye candy with no substance. Each video I watch of Dan's, I walk away learning something. Now I can't get enough of these videos and feel like I'm going to be able to read deer so much better than I ever have been able to. Thanks for the great content!

[@sgreene2036]

Me and you both brother!! Don’t get me wrong. It’s nice watching all the big name guys shoot 200” deer but they are nothing more than a product pusher. Name brand this and name brand that, gotta have this or gotta have that to kill deer like this and on and on. Truth is those guys would do terribly at public hunting.

[@bradleyhayslip468]

exactly!! I think all Dan's mistakes help me lol thanks for keeping it real

[@killemquietly2705]

His content is king. He’s done more to help the average Hunter for free, than any product pusher will ever do. Pure unbiased content.

[@Saps_bigbaits]

Like putting lipstic on a pig 😂

[@sthompson447]

“Even though the outcome was horrible, the experience taught me a lot.” This is not only an incredible mindset for hunting but an incredible mindset for LIFE as well. Last year I forced myself to learn to hunt off the ground. I bumped deer, had missed opportunities, and ate my Texas and Oklahoma tags. But I wouldn’t change anything about it or do anything different even if I had the choice because I learned so much in the process.

[@jamesandrews1962]

I felt the emotions of that hunt!!! When you said you spined that twelve point I was screaming at my phone to put another one in him lol

[@YouTuber1g]

same LOL

[@brianheintz9912]

And my heart broke when I ran off lol

[@seansoutdoors]

I remember those days of high 8 cameras too. I started filming in 1995. Thanks for sharing. God bless you, Dan.

[@StealthTRD]

I see ya sean lol..i watch both yall

[@seansoutdoors]

@@StealthTRD Cool, thanks

[@slooshark1]

Thank you for posting your video. Your failure on that hunting trip was a huge learning experience and a learning experience for everyone who watched this video. Thanks again for sharing. I’ve been hunting deer for 35 years and I’ve probably learned more more in the past 5 years than I did in the first 30. It seems that way anyway.

[@SamuelRSands]

You sure have lost a lot of weight .. hope all is well. My favorite Deer hunting program. Thanks for your knowledge!

[@silentassassin1108]

I believe he has been trying to take care of himself better after a good friend of his passed from cancer. one of his videos he talked about it and unloaded a pistol on a box of doughnuts and a monster energy.

[@user-zd8dw8gb2n]

Wow, awesome video, Dan. Thank's for your detailed information hunting this situation.

[@danweaver5787]

John Eberhart is doing deer stories like this on his yt channel. Could listen to both these guys telling hunting stories all day long. Very interesting to listen to these stories 👍

[@mitchellstreur1101]

Funny part is between John and Dan they are polar opposite’s when it comes to hunting styles and they both shoot monsters

[@danweaver5787]

@@mitchellstreur1101 The old adage “there’s more then one way to skin a cat” comes to mind

[@jchris3841]

Eberhart tries to hard to sound like he knows too much. Dan, to me, is just an everyday blue collar hunter who learns as much as he can from his experiences, hunts hard and a lot, and passes what he has learned on.

[@danweaver5787]

@@jchris3841 they both have quite different characters but I believe both are speaking with truth and conviction. Since they’re humans they’re not perfect but I see a great quality in both as they explain how they achieved success through lessons learned from their own failures. Both are upstanding quality human beings imo. I will even go to say theirs patriarchs if the hunting industry. 👍

[@danweaver5787]

* they’re patriarchs in the hunting industry

[@bryannikkila9751]

Happy father's day to all the dad's too.

[@briankirk7965]

I love hearing the old stories. Some of my favorite moments are the times I've spent with my dad telling old deer stories. The giants that get away seem to always be the stories that are the most memorable. I appreciate the humility and unselfishness you have to share instances where you made mistakes so that others can learn from them.

[@LeonLeeper]

What great story, Dan. I've been hooked on oxbow in the swamp for some time...especially those 'S' curves where a guy can cover two at the same time. Amazing hunts.

[@jonathansimmons4253]

Serial Killer, after watching this video in July, I scouted a local oxbow on a creek. Instantly found buck beds and fresh poop. I put out a camera on the outskirts of the bedding and there was nothing but bucks. Today (15 Aug) is opening day. Dropped a nice 7 in velvet walking out of oxbow bedding. Thanks Dan.

[@J155P]

That footage was actually pretty good all things considered. Good information.

[@bryannikkila9751]

hello from Higgins lake Michigan thanks for all your valuable information you share in each video

[@markheidema3699]

We've ALL had hunts like this. If not, you will. You learn something new every sit. Great story Dan as always.

[@thedangler1371]

Really cool video. The old footage still looked good. Your knowledge about deer hunting 30 years ago is amazing. Keep up the good work!

[@johnathonpatzwald8480]

Thanks for comparing oxbows in shallower creeks vs deeper rivers at the end; you answered my question. Another awesome video jam packed with information. Thanks again!

[@unclemoe5733]

Great story Dan, as usual. I spined one once. He did same thing. As I lowered my Crossbow, he jumped up from the dead and bounded off in a wobbly fashion. An hour later we tracked him in the dark and found him bedded under some thick Honeysuckle. It took 2 more Bolts to end his struggle. Small 8 pointer by your standards. The rock is something you should contact a archeological outfit on. It would be a great follow up to hear about in a future vedio of yours. And it would be cost free. Thanks for all your great knowledge and story telling!

[@markheidema3699]

Did the same once, not a pretty sight.

[@shaungrovatt7638]

I thought this video was great. Not because u didn’t get a buck. But reaffirms the disappointments r real and happen even to the experienced. Ur oxbow knowledge I found very informative. Thanks for sharing.

[@arrowheadangler]

Yes! Love this! We sit around deer camp, look at topo maps think about these elements (really all year as we plan our stand locations) that influence deer activity. It’s the best at the end of a nice all day sit, while we play guitar, drink beer and eat a nice dinner!

[@robgrubb420]

love this one. reminds me of jumping a huge velvet buck off of an oxbow just like this on a stream that is seldom paddled.

[@dadlife333]

Im a huge fan of dan. I wanna meet this guy. Love the stories

[@mikegehrke6966]

Great story telling! I was on the edge! Failures bring success with wisdom! Great advice on oxbows!

[@brux3822]

I've definitely noticed in my own experience that what Dan is saying is right on (30:00 mark) about the wind blowing into the oxbow. One thing that I would add is most of the big buck bedding areas that I have found that are by a water source, I have to hunt during an east wind (which is the least common wind direction). It just goes to show how smart these older bucks are. Has anyone else noticed this?

[@jonathonclark7880]

If you know anything about hunting, you can understand the amount of things you can learn and take away from one of dan’s videos. Thanks for what you are doing Dan it’s made me a much better hunter. Just glad someone does it for us and not the lights and camera.

[@davidtisch5237]

I really enjoyed the podcast yesterday with Josh,Aron,and Dan. Scout scout scout and hunt will be my 2022 season plan. I have very limited time to get it done each season due to work but after last year it can only get better 2021 sucked

[@tfrost33elkhunter]

Thank you for sharing!!! Fantastic stories and info!

[@public_havoc2674]

I love these informational videos like this I learn sooooo much and everything you say is always 100% on point keep em coming!!! “Serial killer”

[@doylesmith9454]

Another Awesome hunt. Thanks for all your work you put into these Videos. You have taught me a lot and I greatly appreciate it!

[@DeerHuntingCajuns]

Yes! A new video 🎉

[@dwhunter8904]

Dan always has a great hat or shirt on .👍👍

[@Smitty_76]

Dan, I wanted to take a bath with an electric toaster after just hearing that story! Dang! Good useful information, as always.

[@stevedenoyer5956]

Man what a tough hunt all the way around. A lot for you to digest in just a few days. Great learning video though I must say. Thanks

[@ryancarlson8373]

Dan Awesome knowledge! You got the killer instinct!

[@PREPPYCLAWS3]

I've learned now to always put a kill shot on a deer if given a 2nd opportunity. Me and buddies have had to many jump back up never to be seen again. Hard lessons learned! Good info Dan!

[@ryanallen6083]

This video gets me so pumped for season. Thanks for always making killer content Dan!!

[@skdrcr]

Man what a great video, thanks Dan. Awesome storytelling and I learned a lot as usual from ya

[@zacharylancaster1765]

Great video! I'll be scoping out some oxbows near me now! Also I think that rock is called an Omar. I've found quite a few up here in lake Superior. Good luck this season!

[@ericbrooks8573]

Few talk about the failures...remember, thats how we learn. Endless wisdom from the BB Serial Killer!!

[@danielwiggins3747]

What a great video thank you for sharing tons of awesome info .laughed my ass off when the very first drawn diagram popped up on my screen happy farthers day Beast !

[@stevepalmateer]

these are the kinds of tales that teach other hunters how to deal with difficult situations. Not necessarily difficult situations with the game, but with people and how they like to talk. Mr. Infalt's dropping dimes yet again.

[@johnoblak9631]

Wow I had something very similar happen to me. I spined a buck but was too cheap to waste another broadhead and possibly an arrow so I got down and was going to use my knife. So I get to it and it's basically dead (NOT) so I start looking for my tag in my pack and all of a sudden he pops up and runs across a cut field as I watch him running away 400 yards away never finding any blood. That's was a good 20 years ago at least and now I always chootem again lizabeth....great vids,great info thx. Your maps and details help teach at a different level and make it easier to understand.

[@brandonroe278]

another great shirt and another great video. thanks Dan.

[@adamwiech4874]

Love the shirt dan ,I just bought myself one and I wear it with pride.

[@stanp6383]

How convenient I’m checking out a new oxbow after lunch 🤞

[@DeerHuntingCajuns]

Get out there sir Watch for bugs 🐞

[@stanp6383]

@@DeerHuntingCajuns I know they are bad Pulled 5 ticks off me last weekend

[@bryanroberts]

It has to be a tool of some kind Dan. The straight scrapes going through is what sold me. Water can do alot of neat things with time but I think this one is man made.

[@jackschmidt830]

This guy cracks me up i love his shirts 😂

[@Enginewhine]

After i watched this video i tol myself thats the same type of setup i never went into in the northern kettle moraine in wisconsin..so i said get in there just to satisy your curiosity.i waded the river and hopped out at every oxbow to check it out.i never heard so much commotion when i kicked all these deer out that were hugging the river in those oxbows..that was 2 months ago. Its settled down enough now and ive got two stands setup for different winds over the oxbows..thanks for the video cuz im pretty sure im gonna be sayin..." I got me another one" SOON!

[@garrettstraffon608]

Awesome video I Love hearing the story’s and learning

[@charlesleblanc6638]

That was interesting enough to keep an eye out on oxbows !! ... And one hell of a story. You had to be quite busted up after all that excitement.

[@Uncutwisconsin]

Great content, getting me excited for 2024 season. I want to hunt in Indiana

[@menumlor9365]

This video is going into my favorites.

[@wybash]

Thanks Dan!

[@AaronTurnwald]

Dan i have found a few rocks like that at my house in Michigan. I thought they were made by the indians with stick and sand for years. I finally found out they are a type of rock formed naturally over millions of years. Called Omar stones, or Omarolluk stones.

[@fellspoint9364]

Thanks, you’re right. I just looked it up. Pretty cool.

[@mikefeaster8827]

Great video Dan, thanks for the information!!! Really appreciate it..

[@jamesseed1752]

Love the t-shirts!

[@Pollyeverything]

Love the contenct Dan, thanks

[@TheMUeggo]

The rock at the end of the video is an Omar (omarolluk), which form in greywacke stone. Very cool find!

[@markb.1259]

LOVE your stories Dan!! Thank You! Note to self.... DO NOT TAKE SHOTS AT MOVING DEER!!! 🙂

[@johnfatorich3494]

Buck jumps up and bolts, holy crap!

[@tjsfarmandfamily]

Great story and lessons Dan.

[@zm1199]

Love the talk about location, shape, size of oxbows ! I was just thinking I need to see if there are any threads on the forum about this! Been having issues with scent swirling, but have been on some mature does and bucks

[@dustinquinn3343]

i have a bunch of rocks like that. Soft spot in the rock that crumbled out over time. cool rocks none the less.

[@codycouch8756]

SWEET ROCK DAN!!!

[@stevebostic9812]

Dan, I really enjoyed that. In a way, you released me of some of my pain of missing the biggest buck I’ve ever shot at…a giant non typical. All lessons learned though right?

[@whisperingoutdoors]

I try to film too Dan but I never let the camera stop me! I learn from you old guys! I love to make KZbin videos but don't always get the shot on camera, I need a camera guy or a 360 camera lol love your stuff bub!

[@briargoatkilla]

Killer video. I'm always amazed at how "in to" your videos I get. Anyhoo...my pecker made the hole in the rock. I know...it's small.

[@travisethridge4062]

wtf lol found some lil ones like that at my place ya sicko 🤣😂

[@briargoatkilla]

@@travisethridge4062 those were from when I was a kid.

[@InTheWoodsToday]

I wonder if the hole in the rock is from drilling? sometimes when drilling for a well (water) the drill bites into a rock or two and that would explain the grooves worked into one side.

[@seeksolitude9048]

Hi Dan, great content as usual. An Oxbow is a meander of a river or stream that is separated from the stream. You are talking about an outside bend.

[@Nomorehandlenames9230]

I enjoyed and appreciated the maps showing the deer trails. I was curious though if you have any videos or illustrations on how you would set up in various situations, like in the last one at 28:12?

[@EROCK1966]

Thanks for the lesson teacher

[@garyhall4326]

Love the SHIRT!

[@johnwilkening3785]

That beast shot in the spine is really something. 1nce they get that adrenaline there hard to stop unless it's the heart or lungs

[@brentbroughton7989]

Another great video, I think you’re right about that rock!

[@swamplandoutdoors]

Good fundamental whitetail info show. Thanks for sharing Dan! I would say very possibly could be a Indian artifact. My guess would be it had a handle of some sort attached through the hole and was used a weapon or hammer for some task. The “hammer head” portion looks as if it may have a few chips missing….very interesting

[@linthicum75]

Great show appreciate it

[@storminthewoods]

I got one with tracks like a cow starting to digress he's gotta be close to 300 lbs I really hope I get him this yr

[@storminthewoods]

He probably died in a hr or 2 I got the the 8 in this pic with spine shot n he rolled his rack for a hr in the pond

[@storminthewoods]

Right after I shot my first spike was a awesome experience with a cross bow I got handed down from my grandpa when he passed

[@kevinpillsbury5291]

Good stuff. Thanks for sharing

[@jakewilliams666]

When the buck leaves the oxbow are you expecting them to use the land bridge or go out the back side threw the river

[@thehuntingbeast]

The sign you find will answer that question, but fairly often, maybe "usually" its the dry land bridge they exit thru.

[@bkubelka]

U da man dan

[@jacobpiekunko9261]

The rock looks like a Neolithic stone hammerhead which would be pretty awesome

[@Zelleram55]

Great video Dan. Thanks for sharing the mistakes, helps make me remember even some of the best hunters make mistakes, then get up and try to do better the next time. As far as that rock goes, looks like a drill rig hole to me? They ever do any mining or exploratory drilling to look for coal, lead or other minerals around there?

[@thehuntingbeast]

Rock was found in a plowed field on a hill with only miles of farm land around...

[@michpatriot9097]

Is that rock part of a rock face drilled for blasting that survived after the blast?

[@thehuntingbeast]

I dont think so... It was in a farm field in an area with no known history of blasting

[@vincentflauto7650]

I would say that was a crude hammer of some sort they would shove a piece of wood through the whole for the handle, then tie it off with some primitive cordage

[@stanleytuma7550]

Solid video dan! I enjoyed it!

[@ajdrew252]

Have you hunted the side across the river of an oxbow? I had a buck that beds on one and at dusk I heard him jump in the river and make a huge splash, swim across the river and go to an oak that had a huge acorn crop that year. Scared the crap out of me when I heard him splash the first time. He winded me the second time I setup on him from that side. That was two years ago and since then there hasn't been a good acorn crop, so I didn't see any action last year on that side but I think they will use that bed again when the acorns drop, or maybe they still do and just stay on the dry land side.

[@thehuntingbeast]

I have hunted the opposite side cause it makes a good funnel or the deer leave that way. I can't recall seeing them bed the other side, but in the right scenario Im sure they could.

[@ajdrew252]

@@thehuntingbeast I worded that wrong. The buck was bedded on the oxbow, but he would exit his bed by crossing the river. I tried to intercept him at dusk but he got me... He was a smart creature

[@DrewRupp34]

“I like to forget a lot about that hunt.” Lol damn man

[@valiantbondieii151]

Very good video as always! Just went in today and set up a spot in an oxbow. I have a lot more to do/scout b4 the season gets here on Oct 1st in Michigan. I wonder if these spots should be more reserved for the rut or will they produce all season???

[@theOUBrew]

I wish we could have seen that big 12!

[@DirtRoadLife1]

I often wonder if Dan is still filming his vids with a Hi8 cam lol great content though!

[@kennymay3036]

End of the day hell of a story. I actually spine shot my first decent buck. Actually got it self filmed. And I was lucky enough to put another arrow in him. But I had to learn the hard way on an old Doe. At the end of the day we're all human in archery there's a lot of errors. Learn from your mistakes Keep On Keepin On.

[@underdogoutdoors]

I'd love to access a spot by kayak, looking for a few spots near home, oxbows baby!

[@primegancho1]

Awesome story

[@Jay-nm8kt]

Dan do they vacate an oxbow if the wind is not blowing into it or just switch bedding inside the oxbow itself

[@stevepalmateer]

did a hard pebble get caught in that stone (sandstone?) and wriggled around until it busted out the far side? Seen that happen near sea-side estuaries where tides come and go, but never in Wisconsin lol

[@JimBowSlice]

Way ahead of your time skipping right over Illinois in it's hay day. I remember when I was about 8 or 9 back in the early 90s and my old man was trying to transfer from Detroit to Peoria Illinois so we could hunt big bucks lol

[@travisethridge4062]

I've heard bucks will trap a doe in the oxbow as well. Never seen it before but read/heard before

[@benathens3294]

Thanks for Sharing Dan.

[@basicinfo.9315]

Dan, do you kill more bucks now compared to 20 or 30 years ago?

[@thehuntingbeast]

No, less... In my 20s and early 30s I was a killing machine.

[@basicinfo.9315]

@@thehuntingbeast Thanks Dan. Im 63 and was just wondering how much does all the new Teknowledgy of today help compared to back then. P..S. love the stories and Videos and glad to see the younger generations become involved.

[@richn2852]

Question, have a scenario where two oxbows lay on one another, one points west with exit to the east and other points out east with exit to the west. Been in both and cover is idea for a big buck and every year the signs there to. Thing I’m asking will he trade off bedding in both to winds directions giving him the option to cross creek to bed in either on wind changes. What winds can I expect him in the west oxbow and for the east oxbow. And I have a shape in the creek like E.Ts head further north that runs north an south can I expect that to be something to look at too?

[@thehuntingbeast]

There can be other factors... But, they tend to prefer the wind blowing into the oxbow thru the land bridge in my opinion.

[@richn2852]

@@thehuntingbeast gotcha, great story too btw, I always look forward to your next video, like a kid in a candy store waiting, thanks appreciate the feedback!