DEER HUNTING - 3 Tips for Finding BUCKS!!!

Our Top 3 tips for finding and hunting bucks!
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[@reoyoungs]

Hey hey!! Reo here from Michigan. I was eating breakfast and having my coffee watching this video this morning with my family and next thing you know I make my famous cameo when I chatted with Joe and Dan. Hahaha. One of my kids was like hey Dad there you are! Side note I wasn't the hunter who cut them off in the woods. lol!! Good luck this season friends!! We will keep watching and continue to learn and grow!!

[@masongarrison7664]

Not going to lie. I liked the video before I even watched it, because you guys never make a bad one

[@andrewholmes4381]

To the eleven people who disliked the video. There is a special place in another special place for a special someone like y'all.

[@EA.71]

Yeah...and it's together...all eleven of you

[@noahhumberger872]

Now 37 of them special people. Don’t know how you can dislike thp

[@j_saxon_9754]

Best I can guess is a few older guys not happy with zack chasing summer does. This woulda got me a good whooping as a child 😂 the old timers think pissing on the wrong tree will clear every deer in a ten mile radius.

[@Mr.Higgs.]

Now we are up to 47 lol. I just think it's the people that are stuck in 1970's hunting strategies

[@hb-dc3170]

Probably competing* deer hunting channels.. they see the quality of his content and see a future rival. Their dislikes mean nothing. 🥱

[@WillWildsOutdoorAdventures]

Thanks for this, learning on my own is a pain in the ass. People like you guys are a god send for us that had no one to teach us growing up.

[@robbking6633]

Anyone else been watching past season episodes?

[@stevepuyear2738]

Oh yes sir, I've been watching religiously. Have to keep the pump primed right!

[@brendenwesterfeldt95]

always watch the previous season to get in the mindset for season!

[@AlcoholTabbacoFirearm]

Everyday! Just waiting on opener

[@jasonevans6401]

i have watched every one 3 times over

[@dylantackes5337]

Nothing beats staying mobile. Majority of our success comes from other hunters coming in on us and making us decide to move in deeper. I got my first mature buck that way and I got my uncle his biggest buck to date last year by staying mobile I moved him 4 times in the first day and a half and it paid off huge! Great tips from some great guys!

[@cannonstrength]

I've been watching THP since the inception and in my opinion this is the best video to date. Talking about your strategies leading up to harvesting a nice buck is the most valuable info. The visuals are also a HUGE help. If you created a video series where you show topos and break down the scouting process leading up to killing a mature buck, I would happily pay for the video series. I think others would as well.

[@redwolfmedia1276]

Way to keep it simple,Thanks! It's weird how you can hear all kinds of advice and try different things but for some reason this time it just clicked for me. I think I finally understand the property I've hunted for years.

[@RileyOfIowa]

I enjoy watching your guys scouting and tips videos. As a brand new hunter, when I see you scouting and getting deer in places I've scouted it makes me feel a little more confident. Maybe I'll see you out there some day. The clocks ticking now.

[@ryanstever6906]

Your channel has made me grow more as a hunter than any other resource out there. I hunt both public and private, and since following you guys I have applied your tactics and seen a significant increase in my success with nice deer. Thanks for making videos the average guy can relate to and learn from.

[@eggbert191]

My 3rd year hunting and you guys have been incredibly helpful. This year will be my 13 year old son's first year hunting and I'm excited to teach him what you guys have shared. Thankyou

[@jeremysims4838]

The hunting public, growing deer and whitetail habitat solutions are they absolute most informative channels for deer hunting. Incredible footage and knowledge guys. Thank you!

[@MartinRosendahl]

That second tip on map scouting and being able to identify diversity is extremely valuable for me. I've got some spots I know there are deer at, and are very similar to what you were looking at that I have had trouble seeing deer at. This helps me look at those spots differently.

[@andrewmccann7572]

Genius! These are great off season videos, just gets ya fired up.

[@MrBowNaxe]

Great stuff guys! Always enjoy the tips.

[@creedfiscus5403]

Thanks for the tips guys

[@benniewhite6626]

Ive got buck fever already ive been watching all your old videos starting with 2017 just cant get enough keep up the good work

[@ShahbazAhmad-sf7oo]

Deer shed antlers business is banned only in India from 1998

[@dominiqueburdick4931]

Me too I can’t wait until hunting season

[@policaroc]

Thanks for yinz info. I’m onto a good 5 bucks pre season already. All without trail cameras and just pure boots in the thicket. Good luck this year!

[@mikegrisham7212]

You guys are great! The entire THP Team! I’ve been out scouting for a few weeks now in my home state of Texas.. Temperatures have been in the mid to high 90’s with a few 100+ days mixed in for weeks now. I can’t walk more than a few hundred yards without a soaked t-shirt from sweating. You guys make it look like a walk in the park! I never see you drenched in sweat after a scouting mission. I’d love to see an episode with you guys scouting and hunting Texas Corps of Engineers land around Whitney and Aquilla lakes!! Let’s see an early season hunt with 85+ degree temps in October!

[@stevegermain1222]

As always awesome job guys

[@jchris3841]

Love it. Looking forward to the next video about early season hunting -getting back into vertical bow hunting! Give me some bug and keeping cool tips/suggestions.

[@chrismatthews228]

Good stuff as always! Thank you!!

[@andrewpark9556]

I love ur content and ur passion for the sport !!!

[@AlcoholTabbacoFirearm]

Getting closer by the minute!! 😉

[@ShahbazAhmad-sf7oo]

Deer shed antlers business is banned only in India from 1998

[@psnglck20]

Shahbaz Ahmad what

[@EA.71]

...tf does that matter here?

[@AlcoholTabbacoFirearm]

Edward Alsup1971 you talking to me ?

[@EA.71]

@@AlcoholTabbacoFirearm no. Finishing psngick20 question to shahbaz Ahmad

[@EA.71]

Thanks for the water source reminder, I'm going to key in on them a little more this season. But the main thing is please keep up the scout/hunt/kill in the South (I need it and I'm sure plenty others do too) is that a southern accent Aaron? Good video!

[@ShahbazAhmad-sf7oo]

Deer shed antlers business is banned only in India from 1998

[@jordanfrontino244]

Just checked my plot and my one cam.. got 2 megas on cam. Can't wait. Be safe bring more!

[@matt.larsen]

This video is gonna help me so much not gonna lie the part about hunting thick plantation pines is really going to help me

[@donniewakemup8729]

Great info fellas!

[@matthewbrown3963]

I would enjoy seeing y'all do some more hunt breakdowns

[@larryford9689]

Love watching y’all. Learn some good tips from y’all.. I hunt public land in southern Indiana! Would love to hunt with y’all or y’all come to southern Indiana!

[@LumberJack-qb1dc]

Awesome, I love the way you guys used the maps and video clips to explain the info and put it into perspective. More of these or more of this method even during the deer tour to explain strategies would be awesome! Also, come to Oklahoma public land, tons of options

[@ShahbazAhmad-sf7oo]

Deer shed antlers business is banned only in India from 1998

[@ReformingtheOutdoors]

Oklahoma is an underrated hunting state

[@LumberJack-qb1dc]

Agreed B-Rad, but I’m okay with that, fewer people lol but would love to see THP hunt some of the same areas I’ve hunted and see what monster they pull out of here

[@ReformingtheOutdoors]

LumberJack1112 truth! I love Public land hunting here in Ok. I’m on the eastern side of the state. I own land but prefer hunting public because of the potential lol

[@LMXbino]

this is awsome. my son is ganna love this. thank you so much

[@cpsclan2447]

Finally got a trail camera and saw some doe already behind my house Got to get one of them this year!

[@cagfd7]

Great video guys! I have a few new spots to check out!

[@43srgrock]

I have watched this video a few times, and I just figured out were you hunted in Michigan I road scouted it yesterday.

[@jessedeloach4749]

Love watching u guys give really helpful tips on how to get on these big bucks that are really hard to even find or locate here in my home town of Elizabethton TN especially on the public properties.great work guys.keep it up.Yall should try come hunt some the mtns.around here like Holston,Dennis Cove,and much more public land that hold big bucks just alot of hunting pressure and hard to get in on em.but Ive taken a few nice bucksand it was due to hard work and over looked areas just like y'all talked about in this area.ive found that hunting closer to where the ppl park the deer feel safer and that's how I've gotten a lot of my deer here cus they knw the hunters go deep into the woods while there watching them get out of there trucks and walk right by them.they r very smart animals.

[@ShahbazAhmad-sf7oo]

Deer shed antlers business is banned only in India from 1998

[@nwohiooutdoors]

Awsome video 💪🦌❤️

[@delculbertson2369]

Very informative guys! Stay safe Cubby

[@ShahbazAhmad-sf7oo]

Deer shed antlers business is banned only in India from 1998

[@a.w.2428]

You guys are awesome!!!

[@billweihl2859]

Being from Michigan that week you were here I was actually watching the weather for you and thought you guys were in for some crappy hunting just cause in one weeks time all of the bedding areas I hunt were literally under a foot of water and I was thinking about Dan's strategies about if you can hear the beavers tail slapping the water your in the bucks bedroom and hell the beavers that week even moved to higher ground, laughing ..... Being a first year user of on x iv been watching videos on how to read all of these different lines, layers etc. and it's all making some sense now so hopefully this year pays off on the best locations to hunt. As always be safe and stay healthy my friend.

[@ShahbazAhmad-sf7oo]

Deer shed antlers business is banned only in India from 1998

[@tyepsu]

Always helpful information. Are you guys doing a deer tour this year ? If so, will you be doing a video with what states you'll be hunting ?

[@TheHuntingPublic]

Tye Burleigh yep 👍

[@josefbecker3267]

keep up the good work

[@chasetinroden4215]

Nice hat ted

[@publiclandacademy545]

I shot my last doe in a pine thicket in NY late season and she was drinking and browsing along the tiny drainage running with snow runoff...good advice looking for a little diversity within the pines

[@rickyrice4704]

OH MY GOSH!!!there he is!!!! TED!!! What ah hunk!!!! A real dream boat!!!

[@thomasanderson1783]

I know it’s kinda typical, but (my case) would love to hear about smaller wood lots in ag country. Got about 60 acres surrounded by corn and beans in Indiana. I’m sure others have a similar setup. Any info or content would be awesome! Love the channel

[@bradleysnyder50]

Great tips.... Thanks

[@ShahbazAhmad-sf7oo]

Deer shed antlers business is banned only in India from 1998

[@robertstrickland7931]

Yall should come to south east GA around McIntosh area. We have over 30,000 acres of public land. Lots of river swamp.

[@jackeyedpeas4013]

Here in Wisconsin, Deer are abundant. However this year we’re not allowed to bait them into our hunting zone. Also, look out for acorn trees. Deer love acorns.

[@tylerhennessy2701]

Gonna put them to use this weekend and get some eyes on some deers

[@ShahbazAhmad-sf7oo]

Deer shed antlers business is banned only in India from 1998

[@seanfaires3257]

Thanks fellas

[@sergiomuniz9242]

Have you made any videos on Field dressing a deer? If not, would like to see one with all the equipment so all the regular guys can do it.

[@mikesharp4780]

Come on down to Virginia!!!!!! Yall are awesome.

[@thomaswelch1225]

Virginia gang wya

[@thetruenorth5714]

Come hunt the big timber hill country in Northern Michigan. I would enjoy watching/learning your strategy. The 600,000 acres of Mainstee National Forest invites you.

[@matthewrehak2574]

Any idea when camo sweatshirts will be back in stock? Awesome video!

[@JoshSmith-md8cd]

Do you guys have a video on how to hunt with a decoy? Y’all are the only hunting channel I trust besides my grandfather who’s hunted since 1962...

[@ShahbazAhmad-sf7oo]

Deer shed antlers business is banned only in India from 1998

[@vikingrobot4179]

Nice to see other public land bandits who know how to get it done. Yeah man……I try my best to avoid other hunters at all costs. Sometimes I will Go in further another couple hundred yards or so than where They usually Go and I’ll sneak in the opposite direction And have them drive the deer to me on their way in. I’ve had success this way….don’t tell anyone….lol.

[@markb.1259]

1- Finding Overlooked Spots 2- Finding Habitat Diversity 3- Being Mobile My next tattoo!!! Thanks THP!!!

[@gabrielschaefer1930]

Hey guys I know you probably get this a lot but I wanted to try. I’m hunting in northern Michigan this year for the 2020 corona virus camp. I’ve been out of this camp for the last two years due to work in Arizona and now Las Vegas. I’m happy to get the time off that I’ve been needing to get back with my old man and all of our buddies. I had to pick a spot out using google maps for the first time in my life and I’m not sure if I did a good job.. I was Hoping for some help if you have free time and I appreciate it if you guys can’t. Btw.. Zach is my boy!! The dude is a savage and I enjoy the stalk hunts. Thanks a lot guys and enjoy 2020-2021!!

[@gabrielschaefer1930]

I have my own page but rarely check it. I could post a picture of my hunting spot but have 0 idea how to go about this.

[@sammysame]

Gooch is crazy!!!!

[@jacobkwasnik2532]

Yall clutch

[@loyalsmithson1544]

If you are looking for video ideas. The process you go through if you shoot a Buck Way back on public land and your hunting in a different state then what you live in and you want to have the Buck mounted?

[@KolinKovack]

Okay what’s your tips when there is barley any habitat change and a couple creeks and a ridge

[@jeremymcguire8761]

When do you like to start using your decoys

[@wyattcarter2778]

I’ve kicked up a couple really nice bucks bird hunting those walk in areas in Iowa

[@adamchapman4561]

Are they ever going to put more videos on Amazon prime?

[@wbuilt4582]

do you guys think you will do any oklahoma public land hunting?

[@Christian-lw7dh]

can you do tips for public land thats not during the rut. Unfortunately, i live in Ca so we cant hunt the rut

[@anthonychirinos9529]

What satellite service/software are you guys using so I can set up a game plan for future hunts?

[@robedust583]

Need another golf outing video

[@movabledunleavy6359]

Every time I watch these videos your public appears to have far more deer then we do on ours here in southern Mo..

[@stevenordborg3558]

love your videos I think I'm learning something new but when I look on my Onx maps I get baffled. 'm willing to put boots on the ground but feel insecure. Is there a service that can help if I show you my map or a coordinate?

[@garrettphelps7473]

What are the first dates you guys will be hunting?

[@nathanhager7082]

What do you think the best public land state to go hunt ?

[@JS-pv3df]

Finally!

[@ShahbazAhmad-sf7oo]

Deer shed antlers business is banned only in India from 1998

[@gordonc615]

Here's a weird question, i hunt public and rarely see cars on the access roads, however ive come across 3-4 permanent stands from im guessing landowners from the joining property. Do you have tips on how to navigate that situation. 1 stand cuts off half of the public access if he's in it

[@johnniebunton4978]

hello great video. i got a question im disabled and cant walk far because of back surgrey . what kind of info. would you give me im from south carolina .

[@garrettweston767]

Is there gonna be another public land challenge this year?

[@conraywest]

Y’all come down to pressured land in Louisiana and try to get something! Lol

[@grizzledmillennial4765]

Pleeeeaaassseee come hunt some Virginia mountains this season.

[@dragonbob2924]

anywhere that's true big woods would do for me.

[@grizzledmillennial4765]

@@dragonbob2924 I agree. Lol I'll even settle for West Virginia lol.

[@ShahbazAhmad-sf7oo]

Deer shed antlers business is banned only in India from 1998

[@chattahoocheeoutdoorsman4865]

Judging from the podcast with Nate Killen, I believe Zach and Ben will be there. I think Zach was saying Ben would have the tag.

[@grizzledmillennial4765]

@@chattahoocheeoutdoorsman4865 sweet!

[@elliott5184]

Guys, I’ve been having a mental back and fourth for the past few years and I was hoping to hear your thoughts. In NY, it’s no secret that the quality of deer for many different reasons isint top notch when compared to other states. I hunt as often as I possibly can. I have a lot of different properties I can hunt and on those properties, there are spots that will guarantee that I have action. I almost always see deer and often could could kill one if I wanted too. But they’re normally smaller bucks and does. Also, on those spots, there are places I rarely touch because I’ve either never been there or I’m just not sure on the specifics like where I’d set up, how I’d hunt it, access, etc..when you have limited time to hunt it’s hard to “waste” an afternoon and go sit in a spot you’ve never been before that’s unproven when you have spots that produce. I know these properties hold good bucks. I’ve seen them on camera year after year and see them in person time to time In one way or another. Is there a way you guys combat those thoughts of playing it safe? Sorry this comment is so long.

[@TheHuntingPublic]

All depends on what your goals are. If it’s to kill a big buck then we’d try hunting other locations on the property. Unless your killing them in your existing spots in which case don’t change a thing.

[@DIYWhitetail]

Killed both my bucks in Kansas on a very Small overlooked piece of public. I prefer them. Like fishing a pond. Doesn’t take long to know if it’s good or not.

[@michaelbruns3870]

Were there winners for Jake's Walmart bow and for guessing the number of "dudes" in the last couple videos?

[@TheHuntingPublic]

Mike Bruns yep there were! Items have been shipped

[@jmonnide131]

Great advice 👍 You boys should come to the swamps of Jersey

[@williamlasure6301]

Is it hunted heavy like Ohio? I've herd great things about it. Is the northwest part and good ?

[@jmonnide131]

@@williamlasure6301 I hunt the southern part of NJ . Yes public very heavy hunted .

[@williamlasure6301]

@@jmonnide131 is the highpoint and Wawa State forest descent hunting?

[@jmonnide131]

@@williamlasure6301 can't say for sure never hunted them , I think there North Jersey. I know there more hilly up there , down here is swamps and flat hardwood s.

[@williamlasure6301]

@@jmonnide131 thx!! Yea im still undecided. Either western Pa. Eastern Ohio or jersey. Unless covide put a stop to out of state hunting

[@lukeprovenzano5863]

Not the first and not the last but when they post I click fast

[@deercorner7666]

Locate the does,movement, times they use the area etc then you find the bucks

[@JC-mb1jm]

And how do I go about hunting public land do I have to have a lisence to hunt

[@olivercook2572]

Could you possibly help me i have 2 water sorces on each side op my land and bedding but I cant get any deer during day

[@Mtn-Ninja]

Aaron, how would you hunt big mountains in West Virginia? I'm from an archery only county in WV. The mountains in McDowell Co are tough, they are no joke.

[@TheHuntingPublic]

I’d look at the foothills first where the mountains drop off in some sort of valley or creek bottom. There will be more habitat diversity there either due to ag fields planed in the river bottoms or just the natural change in vegetation as the elevation gets lower. That’s where I’d start. If that’s not available and only dealing with big woods with no openings of any kind, I’d look for saddles in the ridges funneling deer movement and bowls where multiple ridges dump down into one spot. Even in big woods, there are subtle changes in habitat diversity. Might be as small as a change in tree species as you go down a hill.

[@Mtn-Ninja]

@@TheHuntingPublic Thank you...I will definitely keep all that in mind when scouting and looking for new spots. Good luck to all you guys this season and be careful. God bless!!

[@wd9581]

Thank God I live in NM. I'd move if I had to hunt in a small parking lot..

[@thomaslenhart832]

I’m from northern mn land of the flat land swamp bucks, it is supper hard to find them and hunt them, is there any way u guys could go after flat land/swamp bucks

[@ShahbazAhmad-sf7oo]

Deer shed antlers business is banned only in India from 1998

[@timothyknutsen5212]

Good lord!, somebody give Mindy a bow. 🙋‍♀️🏹🤷‍♀️ 🦸‍♀️🏹🦌

[@robbielowe1456]

What kind of camera do you guys use for filming your hunts

[@ShahbazAhmad-sf7oo]

Deer shed antlers business is banned only in India from 1998

[@notoriousL]

Anybody know which mapping software they are using?

[@sk8emerica177]

ted where can a guy find that whitetail shirt

[@jackvatter9145]

🎥

[@KillerKolt44]

What state is this folks

[@BrandonJB46]

Hell right

[@ShahbazAhmad-sf7oo]

Deer shed antlers business is banned only in India from 1998

[@jakemitchell1671]

I love these guys and I'm absolutely addicted to their videos, but in fact there's only so much I can take away because I hunt the SE US where the ratio of public to private land is much, much lower than in states like Iowa and other places in the Midwest. The vast majority of lands in MS, for example, are relatively small, privately owned tracts where "deer clubs" reign supreme - HIGHLY managed properties designed to pull deer from surrounding areas with the use of large, manicured food plots and strategically placed feeders. Money is no object. The other private land is usually held by large Delta farmers who even manage their farms for QDMA-style deer hunting. CRP and acres upon acres of standing crops create perfect habitat for deer. Again, money is no object. Public land hunters in MS often are left fighting over the scraps. It can be done, but it's NOTHING like what I see on THP.

[@TheHuntingPublic]

Thanks Jake! Iowa actually has one of the lowest ratios of public to private land in the US. We’ve hunted several of the states in the SE and had good experiences on public lands.

[@jakemitchell1671]

@@TheHuntingPublic Thanks for the correction, guys! I incorrectly lumped Iowa in with states farther west. You guys should make a trip to north MS over the next few seasons. I know your last trip to the southern half was marred by high water and uncooperative weather. Deer harvests have been plummeting here - for reasons unknown (2018-19 were the lowest harvests since they began tracking in 1976) - and countless MS hunters could benefit from new methods. The hospitality and the food are great too!

[@muskogeefisherman]

Hunt breakdowns are the best. Also give Zach a break. He sounds worn out on the podcasts.

[@ShahbazAhmad-sf7oo]

Deer shed antlers business is banned only in India from 1998