Scouting Buck Beds in Swamp

I took the entire day to try and find some more buck beds. This particular swamp has a big mix of tree types. There are spruce, tamarack, and some cedar. While there are some oaks, most of them are in the high ground and not very close to the bedding, with some notable exceptions.
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[@SamkoTradBow]

The devil is in the details. I like how you kept showing where you are in relation to where you were just at. Hopefully people that see this and are new to this type of scouting watch it a few times and pick up on the method to your location break down. Very well done! very good video! very informative! Keep the vids coming!!! Side note: I cant wait until october when i see a new video showing you killing that buck as he gets out of bed!

[@garyhughes4884]

Great video! I like that you explain your setup options very clearly. Hopefully we'll get to see a successful hunt from this spot in the fall. Good Luck

[@donniewillis2926]

Another great video!! You are an excellent teacher and communicator BTW!!

[@TomSutts1969]

I hope he's still around he'll be a giant this fall! Congrats on the nice find!!! Cheers 🇨🇦 🏹 🦌

[@1RiverRunner]

That shed is awesome. I hope you get on that buck this coming season. Great video!

[@mainenorthwoodshunter3265]

I also like to look for the islands in the swamps here in Maine. Good luck this season. That was a great shed.

[@patriot4life450]

Great work Garrett

[@DIYWhitetail]

Sweet Shed. That stuff looks like it will be crazy thick in October. Great looking spot.

[@meateaterwhitetail7291]

Thanks for the education to alot of the public land guys.

[@daveynewman]

Awesome shed bet it had the heart pumping finding that

[@rodneygilbert5183]

Nice shed , good luck to get him.

[@seansoutdoors]

Great find. Awesome.

[@Timhinke]

Great sign! Hope you get a chance to hunt this spot next fall!

[@HooligansMx]

I hunt a 45k acre chunk of public in Juneau county that looks super similar to that place thanks for the tips I can actually use them

[@xCbetkex]

Great stuff man! Very informational. You do a spectacular job at explaining your thought process of the whole situation. Keep it up! Love your content! Happy hunting this year!

[@JoshuaDeanPHC]

Man- I'm hoping you get an encounter with the stud that dropped that big antler. Good video, man!

[@swostillwateroutdoors]

Your camera has great stabilization! Great find!

[@wetfoot7782]

I'm betting you finally get around to hunting that piece this year, LOL. If he's the boss in that area he might not have a need to do any rubbing in his bed. I've heard Dan say that many times. Good luck!

[@TSNchannel]

When someone find that when walk is like a gift ir nature, very good

[@TheWoodedBeardsman]

Swamps are like crack for big deer.

[@minkmink410]

If you catch up with that buck this season he’s going to be a dandy

[@LoganOrrick]

Good video man. Very informative.

[@vn3outdoors606]

Great info. Thanks. Will be applying this to what public hunting land we have here in Texas. Do you also look at satellite maps of the winter and fall? Most of the times it will show a lot of the good deer/hog trails.

[@DIYSportsman]

Yes, I always look at digital maps beforehand to identify the highest percentage areas to check out, and I look at them again after boots-on-the-ground to gain a greater idea of the "big picture".

[@mikefeaster8827]

Ok thank you, I'll probably order and give them a try.

[@MarkDohring]

Garrett great video... Awesome shed find.... I have been out about 12 miles of scouting so far on the east side of WI... haven't found any sheds yet... but some really good areas and a great bed... questions for u... when would u go in for an observation sit to see who's using the bed ? Isn't Dan Infalt just full of information... his scouting workshop was awesome...

[@DIYSportsman]

Honestly in this spot I don't think an observation sit would really work. There's just no place to watch unless you're right on top of him. If there were I'd like to observe through the start of season and periodically through October and make a move once he was there.

[@MarkDohring]

@@DIYSportsman Thank u.

[@joeljohnson3877]

That was a great video. Thank you for breaking it down so well. I was just going to ask about your mystery ranch backpack and if the load lifters got caught on branches as you were brush busting? Do you think your pop-up or that pintler would be better for that?

[@DIYSportsman]

The load lifters on the pintler didn't hang up at all. It was pretty streamlined, as the Pop-up also is. The pintler can carry more, though I think the pop up is a better pack to carry on a hunt due to the external pocket layout. It's easier to get to things without having to open up the main pouch and has a smaller profile in the tree.

[@travisjohnson2042]

Nice scouting, but you are making a mistake making an assumption where that buck was late winter/early spring as a place where he is during hunting season. Seeing as you didn’t see rubs he probably wasn’t near there when it matters.

[@DIYSportsman]

I see it happen quite often. The big thing is just to envision what the food/cover/water situation will look like in the fall. In the case of this bedding area, deer will have all three, especially once the oaks start dropping in September in those nearby hardwoods. The rubs seem to be really hit or miss. Some areas have a lot, while some have hardly any. I think density and age structure in an area play into that too. It wasn't in the video, but in the surrounding areas there old scrapes and rublines leading out of the swamp in a few areas. The overall big picture makes sense there, but ultimately in-season scouting will of course be needed to confirm.

[@SomewhereInWisconsin]

Love it. Were you using a Hero7? Or did you just have your camera on a gimbal?

[@DIYSportsman]

Osmo Pocket

[@SomewhereInWisconsin]

@@DIYSportsman Oh, nice. Thanks.

[@lalleeyang361]

Great video dude. Which camera were you using from your list?

[@DIYSportsman]

Osmo Pocket.

[@marcostreet3169]

Great Vid, what time of day were you out scouting?

[@DIYSportsman]

All day.

[@Bullbluegill]

I'm putting my money on the grass, crp etc.

[@MarkDohring]

Garrett did u use the OSMO camera to capture this video? How do u like the camera?

[@DIYSportsman]

I did use the Osmo Pocket. I worked really well for doing this style of video. They improved the audio and focus since they first came out. Most of the walking and moving shots would've been much shakier with a normal camera.

[@MarkDohring]

DIY Sportsman I use my GoPro 5 but I love the idea of face tracking on the OSMO.. thanks again

[@DIYSportsman]

@@MarkDohring Yea the face tracking is great. Especially when walking though some of that brush and looking where I'm going vs looking at the camera. I have the wireless adapter too so I can mount it somewhere and control it remotely or have it track me as I walk by.

[@MarkDohring]

DIY Sportsman one last question... was the audio and external microphone or was that the built in Mic... as u probably know the GoPro internal mic’s are not very good..

[@DIYSportsman]

@@MarkDohring Most of it was the internal mic on the Osmo Pocket. The only clips where I used the lav mic were for when I was standing away from the camera.

[@mikefeaster8827]

How do you like those thlete pants? I've been thinking about ordering some.

[@DIYSportsman]

I like them so far. First long walk in them. The thigh vents were nice to have by the afternoon.

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