Mature Buck Strategies
Mature Buck Strategies5 All Season Monster Buck Timing Opportunities
A seasoned old monster buck can shift in and out of your hunting pursuits on what seems like a weekly basis. "Here today - gone tomorrow" is a fitting quote, for the attempts of timing a mature buck. However, what is great about an experienced old beast is that although he has come and gone, he will usually come back again.
Mature Buck StrategiesPowerful Rut Cruising Whitetail Habitat Setups
When you combine mock scrapes, a waterhole, giant rubs, natural habitat funnels and a few minutes of chainsaw work, you can easily create multiple high powered whitetail rut cruising stand locations. And when you do, don't forget to hang a trail camera to make sure that you don't miss out on all of the rutting action!
Mature Buck Strategies2017 Post Rut Forecast Alert - Don't Miss Out!
We strategize, plan and work all year for the deer season, as the months and many weeks of hope and anticipation drag on. Then it happens. The Pre Rut, Peak Rut and Post Rut fly by so quickly that Christmas is just weeks away. However, don't worry because 2017 Post Rut opportunities are coming in hot!
Mature Buck StrategiesSurviving The Rut During An All Day Sit
Let's face it, when the rut is on, it is sometimes appropriate to sit all day in one tree stand or at the very least be in the woods all day, in multiple stands. However, when you sit all day, do you have enough gear to climb Everest? Here are 3 basic all day rut strategies to keep your pack lite and your success rate high.
Mature Buck StrategiesCritical 2017 Rut Lockdown Sick Day Alert
Do you feel a cough coming on? If so, you are in luck, because Monday's forecasted combo of temp drop, pressure increase and a probable rut lockdown slowdown, will explode mature buck activity from MN and MO, to OH and KY. Also, don't be bummed from PA to NH, because your sick day rut lockdown forecast will be here Tuesday!
Mature Buck StrategiesHow To Hunt The Rut Lockdown Phase
The whitetail rut lockdown phase is very real and it requires a different set of hunting strategies than the pre, peak and post rut phases. By switching gears to bedding areas and remote food sources for just a few days, you can not only learn to survive the lockdown phase, but to hunt it with a level of predictable success.
Mature Buck Strategies2017 Peak Rut Forecast Alert - Go Time!
It's GO TIME in the whitetail woods, just about anywhere in the country, and the forecast isn't going to be disappointing the hunting masses! The 2017 Peak Rut is already here or coming in hot for the next 10 days and the more time you can spend in the woods, the better. However, not every day is created equal!
Mature Buck StrategiesImportant Whitetail Peak Rut Sit Strategy
If you value your annual whitetail rut time like I do, you will find it highly important to manage your daily sit opportunities, during the Peak Rut. One of the greatest daily treestand activities is to hunt stand locations that are designed for either morning, afternoon or all day specific sit opportunities.
Mature Buck StrategiesWindy Weather Whitetail Rut Strategies
During windy weather whitetails will still be on the move, but that doesn't mean that you should climb into your favorite wind-blasted treestand. Instead, when the wind pics up during the rut or any other time of the hunting season, choosing a stand where deer can escape the wind, can yield a great deal of windy weather success.
Mature Buck Strategies3 Whitetail Rut Habitat Hotspots
Dominance, does and water combine to create the holy triad of whitetail rut habitat hotspots! You can use those ingredients to create 3 sure-fire rut setups that can't be missed this season.
Mature Buck StrategiesImportant 2017 Whitetail Rut Alert - Are You Ready?
In the North 1/2 of the Country, whitetail rut activities will begin in full force, this week! Like every other rut, the 2017 rut will begin soon and end quickly. It is important to make sure that you do not miss the beginning, because there are exceptional days in every phase of the rut!
Mature Buck StrategiesTop 5 Whitetail Rut Stand Locations
The top rut stand locations all have one thing in common and it may not be what you think! While food sources, bedding areas, staging areas, cruising funnels and waterholes can all be a great spot to tag a cruising buck during the rut, they will never a be a top spot if your hunting pressure has not been managed.