The 8 Steps to Harvesting a Mature Buck: Process Based Scouting

[@K4kashiSensei]

Need more of these! So insightful. One video from you is worth years of putting boots on the ground.

[@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling]

@@K4kashiSensei thank you so much!! Really glad this was helpful

[@TheProphecyBreaker]

Wow. Incredible insight Jacob. Got my brain thinking real hard about all my previous encounters and how using the strategies you've worked had to gather would improve my chances. Well done man.

[@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling]

@@TheProphecyBreaker thank you so much!! Really glad you enjoyed the video and I’m glad you could take away some stuff that might work where you’re at!

[@K4kashiSensei]

Great info and education

[@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling]

@@K4kashiSensei thank you!

[@anthonyrahman1559]

Awesome video

[@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling]

Thanks Anthony!

[@deertrout]

Great video, really well done. Love your process approach. Would love to see how you approach direction of travel in hill country.

[@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling]

Thank you!! I have some e-scouting videos that I explain a little bit of travel direction with hill country but I haven’t yet to do a full process video breaking down everything

[@bradleylivingston6514]

I'd love to hear you discuss this process from the hill country setting. I have a buck that I'm pretty sure is 6 yrs old that I finally found a bedding area that he likely uses. I've had 2 years of mostly daylight pictures of him, but never had a camera close to the beds I've discovered. I haven't been able to come up with a good plan yet.

[@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling]

You should check out my kill video from 2022 and the hill country e-scouting breakdowns. They give a lot of similar process based breakdowns like this. Might have to make a hill country video like this

[@BarefootDave_]

Awesome video! Tons of great info

[@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling]

Always appreciate your support Dave!

[@americanagothic7851]

The explanation on what direction he will travel in, with wind direction, and how far he may make it during daylight, and what tree you will climb and why is brilliant! Even though it’s not your class buck, that was a good spot to show your breakdown and it all makes sense. Great video!

[@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling]

Thank you so much!! Really glad this video could provide some value for you

[@leecharlton1789]

If you go to Ohio this year, could you do a scouting video for there if possible? Maybe go over funnels, travel edges, and some good bedding. Similar to the video you just did in the marsh. I know it's all relatable, but for a beginner learning how to hunt the hills would be good.

[@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling]

I’d love to do that! Not sure if I’ll make it down for a scout trip tho. If I kill early I’ll spend an extra day doing that. I don’t have much vacation time lol

[@leecharlton1789]

@@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling I understand that. I have a wedding and honeymoon this year. I’m going to try to go a couple of weekends instead of one whole week I did this past season. I’m hoping to get lucky on the first weekend I go so I can focus on Tennessee more.

[@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling]

@@leecharlton1789 congratulations man and good luck!! Planning a wedding right now myself

[@leecharlton1789]

@@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling congratulations to you as well.

[@user-xd5rk8xo4c]

Nice work! I hope you do more breakdowns like this and explain more about your buck maturity scale.

[@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling]

Thank you! I’ll keep that in mind. I think the #1 factor that makes me think a bed belongs to a mature buck is how intelligent the bedding is. If he’s really hard to setup on, I think he’ll reach maturity in that area

[@Dylan_Hansen]

the way u break things down is like nobody I’ve seen before 💪

[@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling]

Really appreciate that Dylan 👊🏼👊🏼 love being able to help

[@Michigandrivenoutdoors]

Great video jacob. Keep them coming

[@whitewood2000]

Can you do this in a big woods setting?

[@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling]

There’s not a lot of big woods by me but I can tell you it applies very similarly. Do you hunt big woods with any topography at all?

[@whitewood2000]

@@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling Very little topography at all. Where I'm at I would categorize it as gently rolling hills with a bench or two here and there. I have found beds overlooking the benches but i've been focusing on clearcuts because of the edge and type of habitat they create.

[@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling]

@@whitewood2000 I gotcha! I’ve hunted big woods a bunch but with a lot of topography. I’ve hunted big woods without topography but not a lot. I would say they utilize transitions in cover quite a bit. Anything that breaks up the monotony is good

[@Hopeknives13]

Do you think they enter the bedding area on one trail and exit on a different one? I know wind based but being they j hook in to watch that trail they came in on. So if they did use different trails for entering and exiting you’d have a morning set and evening.

[@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling]

I think they can enter on either trail and just hook in depending on the wind at the end. Their exit is much more consistent but they’ll loop downwind when entering and those trails aren’t as defined. This buck isn’t very mature so there wasn’t much for j-hooks in the area.

[@Hopeknives13]

@@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling thank you. I’ve been monitoring a couple buck bedding areas and trying to dial them in. One spot they enter it late in morning once the thermals rise they enter it high to catch both wind and thermals and a cross wind from doe bedding. Basically they catch two doe bedding by splitting them in half. Thermals with one wind with the other in their favor. Neat setup for them but I got busted twice. Any who great stuff you’re putting out.

[@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling]

@@Hopeknives13 that can be really tough! Sometimes you gotta be on the same level as them and shoot them before they get your wind in those scenarios. But getting there undetected is the hard part! Appreciate the kind words man 👊🏼 good luck this year!

[@Hopeknives13]

@@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling you to bud

[@richnaples2852]

Yeah looks satellite, I was looking at that lone tree I see in the cattails

[@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling]

Yup! More common style of big buck bedding

[@richnaples2852]

@@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling when that buck graduates and gets smarter he will find the place to be, gotta be a big one around there to put that buck where he’s at now.

[@nated7373]

Hi, are you interested to do paid one on one online coaching?

[@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling]

@@nated7373 yeah I’d be willing to look into that

[@nated7373]

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[@JacobSklenarTheWildCalling]

@@nated7373 you can DM me on instagram or facebook