What do deer eat in big woods?

Dan discusses whitetails, what they eat, and how to use that as an advantage while hunting them.
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[@djsgamingnight150]

You have really influenced my hunting. Well spoken dude.

[@SamkoTradBow]

Excel video as always. Such a great teacher with incredible knowledge!

[@johnnycardenas3508]

Sick video. A lot of people look up to you Mr. Dan Infalt thank you for what you do.

[@vinshanestrickland4179]

I have seen alot of hunting tactics and Bob the burger boy videos . I feel like I'm 9 yrs old talking to my dad asking every question and direction on how , why when ,where ,. I shot my first buck at 7 sitting with the old man. Then when I could cary a gun I sat where he sat me and walked miles when we still hunted the whole time he never stopped teaching me I learn new stuff every year im 42 now been bow hunting since I was 13 this is the first year I haven't hunted bow season covid put alot of hunters in woods alot longer with the increase cam thieves that got my hoyt I can't replace it due to money its been the hardest deer season ever. So far. The corn piles. we can't bait here in maine and I could never sit over a bucket/bait great video bro I binge watch them seeing our bow season started last week im dying to get in the woods keep up the great job I sent links to your u tube to everyone I know.good luck keep em coming

[@rayduckett239]

This is the best video I have ever seen from you. It made me think about deer hunting like I never had. This is going to make me change my hunting forever. Thanks Dan

[@dougcassin677]

Big woods forest deer in northern states and mountainous forested regions in the south, also target lichens and mosses as reliable food sources. Particularly when fall foods have been consumed, on through winter until spring green up.

[@pr1ngles11]

100% agree on the buck thorn observation. Thats been my experience as well. They love it, especially late season when it's the only green thing left.

[@stevedenoyer5956]

Another great video, I wish a lot of guys that do bait could watch this video. Every time it gets brought up they get defensive about it and don’t really look at what it’s doing to their hunt! I’m not against it, but when I gave it up a few decades ago it really opened up much more opportunity

[@michaelblocher3007]

Another awesome video from a legend! I’ve learned too that a freshly cut tree from logging , the tops that are left become an absolute magnet and they’ll come and devour anything that is left at the tips of them as soon as they find it!

[@williamrobinson4265]

love the end of this one - hope to teach my kids this some day

[@outdoorswithjt6652]

You are right I hunt SC and it's a legal bait state but years ago I had property were you couldn't bait. Thinking back about it now I really enjoyed that part of it more than I do watching a corn pile. Time to do it the old way again. Appreciate you talking about it.

[@KeepinYouUp07]

Best video I've seen to date for hunting big woods. It's also refreshing to hear you say poop instead of pellets like the "proper" people do.

[@jeffnajmowicz5634]

Thanks Dan, I asked about this on another video comment and you said this was coming, here it is and it's great stuff. Love your videos! Thanks again.

[@danheinemann2415]

True words from a true hunter

[@mistawonka]

Good stuff Dan! Thanks for sharing!

[@tonybehnken9108]

Once again ,spot on I love hearing I guy talk about hunting deer and continuously saying things I agree with.Thanks for giving out quality information about hunting truly wild bucks.I should know I have been hunting whitetails since 1978, I was 12 I am 54 now born 12-9-66 been hunting hard ever since and have learned alot thru hard grueling work at times.And I got nothing on you neck deep in a swamp, lol I'll go waste deep or boat lol you are the beast.Thanks again for laying it on the line time after time. Your deer hunting buddy from Ohio Tony.

[@thehuntingbeast]

We are a month apart in age... I was born 1/11/67

[@tonybehnken9108]

@@thehuntingbeast thanks for replying, I new we were close in age, keep pumping out good info, shoot straight, and enjoy hunting completly.your hunting buddy from Ohio Tony.

[@kennytroyer3366]

Great content Dan! Thanks for sharing. Loves these educational videos!! Keep them coming.

[@geoffjenkins4633]

Yeah, man. Great video, and I do appreciate hearing your perspective on baiting.

[@aaronkorsmo]

Great video Dan. Thanks for the lesson.

[@PBAdventures146]

Excellent video as usual.. and I really love your perspective on baiting! Thats the perspective I have held to and I thought you explain it perfectly!! Thanks for being willing to address it and bring a balanced perspective on it!

[@brushcrawler8612]

Wintergreen is popular when there is snow cover.

[@kellylofberg4480]

Another great video. It’s all about the challenge.

[@Michigandrivenoutdoors]

Great video dan.

[@jeffreysharp4027]

Thanks Dan !! Great Video!!

[@waccamawscout5566]

Great video. Helped a lot

[@adamhowel3683]

Always look forward to your info

[@bricehale6593]

Hunt deer don't try to get them to hunt you I love that man I completely understand ive been hunting 20 years an still haven't got my angle on a mature buck

[@michiganwoodsman2199]

I try not to comment on his videos because he’s a boss!!! But I will say that in Southern Ohio I have shot 15 bucks over 140 up to 170! Now I also learned from my grandfather how to still hunt in snow. Blood trail and then as I got out of highschool started scouting non stop. With that said most landowners in Ohio bait. I only have 15 acres and killed all those bucks over bait. Not to mention my lease partner who’s killed just as many. Corn piles can be outrageously awesome down their. But if I had 200 acres I would definitely hunt scrapes and move around more.

[@jtstangel9247]

Thanks Dan really learning alot..

[@FunDownSouth]

To touch on the acorns, I’ve seen hit and miss years. Seems like some years there just aren’t many with other years sounds like it’s raining when the wind blows. In either case, deer density still seems to be in those thick areas with occasional deer coming to specific oak trees when there is a good crop of acorns from that tree or group of trees. Just from my observations, it seems closely related to squirrel population. Found a few trees last year that had good acorns, but there were a ton of squirrels working them. Deer would come in close to dark and get what they could from it, but they were very close to their bedding and on the edge of the wood line with good visibility to danger. I think the squirrels will have it wiped out this year, and then the squirrels will have to move on, and then the acorns will come back. Probably a 2-3 year cycle.

[@coreygillum12]

Love this stuff!! Thx Dan

[@OfftheHookOutdoors99]

Great video!👍

[@codymarijuonko5608]

This guy has so much knowledge

[@joereidoutdoorsman.3136]

This Chanel is awesome.

[@dannyneelz2447]

Acorns,woody browse,clover,pretty much anything

[@jimhamptonmusic]

Great! Thanks Dan

[@craufurdgoodwin3835]

Bait and wait. Couldn’t agree more. Great vid.

[@dustinhogue6057]

We don't have buck thorn I'm aware of we have privet holds it's leaves late season even they'll browse on it.

[@kennygibson1164]

Great advice and understanding of baiting, not a fan of baiting anymore, no need for me. If somebody's baiting a spot I can usually cut them off before they get to that person because they don't get there till dark to feed. Myself I like to call them to me , hunting there travel corridors

[@bradcrook223]

Good stuff Dan, good comments on bait.

[@01mhoover]

Very helpful video. You showed the bog around 4:00. Do the deer prefer any of ground cover found out there? Do they eat the blueberries, either the fruit or the stems?

[@thebigbuckslayerr579]

You da man dan! A legend!

[@etburkentine455]

Really good one

[@underdogoutdoors]

I always wonder what they eat, here in the North East bucks in the mountains usually don't get too big, there's exceptions to that- fortunately.

[@dustinhogue6057]

Thanks Dan I couldn't agree more you can't kill mature bucks on our lease at baiting sites they're to smart to fall for it. You have to get in their world find em hope for your shot and send it

[@smallfishbigpond5047]

Appreciate your thoughts and ideas on baiting! Couldn't agree more!

[@chrisbacarella839]

Well said

[@michaelfryeii8466]

I had a friend who baited every year he said he never see big bucks i mad him and his dad a bet that I could shoot one off there property. He said no way you can its on . I went up in spring found where buck was bedding shot a 137 with my bow .I told him he was going to come buy him buy dark to feed . I like hunting with guys like that .I always get kicked off the land lol. If I bait I don't hunt over it .it's just to keep deer healthy and in the area.

[@mattwestendorf]

The 6 people who dislike this video hunt over bait pile lol

[@jimmywallhanger8402]

Someone buy Dan a travel mug

[@jesus_is_king8485]

Awesome! Love your shirts. I would love to see a video of buck vs doe bedding, and being able to tell between the two in specifics. Yes does tend to bed in circles/groups, but a Single buck can make a ring of beds. There can be rubs all over or no rubs in sight. Scrapes or no scrapes. Would be very informative to learn and be able to see a clear difference while looking at it.

[@stephencourtright8099]

Cp

[@stephencourtright8099]

Cp

[@Chipotleaway]

This is it.

[@MichaelWilliams-to3cj]

The only way I hunt!

[@jamesschroeder969]

Popular. Poplar is popular. All year long

[@Schubox62]

I love and share your thoughts on baiting. It makes deer go nocturnal. I'd take it a step further and question why a buck would need to lay down a bunch of scrapes (other than by instinct) when he knows where all of the ladies will be after dark. Every bait pile is like a singles bar for the bucks. In northern Wisconsin (and I'm sure many other places), many hunters bait in self-defense: they figure that the guy a 40 over is baiting, so they would never see a deer unless they had their own pile. It's sad, really. I fear that our next generation of hunters, the vidiots, can only remain on stand with a pile in front of them. Thanks Dan for telling it how it should be: get out and HUNT!

[@BrotherWind]

Funny you say that, because my anecdotal experience is the exact opposite. It’s the Boomers that I know who hunt private, bait, and don’t explore public land. The under 40 hunters I know all hunt almost exclusively public, are mobile hunters, and have zero interest in baiting. I guess it’s just easier to crap on the millennials

[@smallfishbigpond5047]

Agree with the boomers comment! It's primarily the old white guys who bait. They are stuck in the past and are too old and lazy to change. I'm 55 and getting to be that old white guy but i have never baited and never will.

[@adamdrouin2295]

Is it true that only bucks have clumped poop?

[@thehuntingbeast]

No.

[@adamdrouin2295]

@@thehuntingbeast Thanks for the reply. Is clumped poop more likely to be from a buck? PS. I absolutely love the channel. Some of the best hunting content on KZbin IMO

[@uncled8418]

Call it droppings lol

[@Twitchisatrick]

What does it mean if you find like 50 rubs in an area tall grass area with some trees in between two fields then rubs all down the sides of fields

[@thehuntingbeast]

It simply means bucks spent some time there doe some reason... Doe area? food? travel between? What it tells you is there might be a target in the area. You still need to determine where he is moving in daylight.