Tactics for hunting bucks oct 12th to oct 19th tips & more. Karl and Mike discuss the best tactics for taking one of your target bucks over the next week leading up to the prerut. This is a exciting time don't blow your chances for later in the season by making a bad mistake. the guys talk about the do's and don'ts for this next week as we inch closer to the prerut action coming soon for the best chances to take a giant later this month. Target acorns: Mid-October can be a "lull" because deer shift their focus from food plots to mast crops like white oak acorns. Bucks often bed closer to these new, abundant food sources, making timber hunting more productive than watching open fields. Monitor seclusion: Avoid hunting major food plots that receive high hunting pressure. Instead, focus on smaller, secluded food sources or "staging areas" where bucks hang up before entering larger fields at dark. Locate bedding cover: If you are comfortable with aggressive tactics, you can identify a buck's bedding area and set up within 200 yards. This is risky but can be effective during this period when bucks feel secure. Hunt travel corridors: Position stands in funnels or travel corridors between bedding areas and food sources. Bucks will often work rub and scrape lines in these transition areas close to bedding. Remember check out the show for great examples of all of this and more.