The Hunting Public

Aaron Warbritton chats with repeat guest Joe Elsinger. Joe has harvested many mature bucks on public lands and has some great insight in this podcast. Today we'll touch on patterning mature bucks by reading tracks. Trail cameras are important but learning to distinguish a mature buck's track can make the difference in success or failure. Joe also gives us some useful tips for bloodtrailing bucks and much, much more. Tons of info in this one! Good luck and hunt safe.

Learn about

-how to distinguish mature buck tracks vs. doe and young bucks

-identifying a buck's unique track and using that to pattern him

-where and when to search for tracks

-successful hunt examples where Joe has used tracks to aid him in patterning a specific deer

-blood trailing examples and stories that will help you find your buck 

-shot selection tips that make for quicker kills 

-scouting strategies for early season 

See what the deer are doing right now at Whitetail Watch 

Watch semi-live hunting shows at Midwest Whitetail 

 

Learn more about Joe and his hunts at The Hunting Beast 

Aaron Warbritton chats with repeat guest Joe Elsinger. Joe has harvested many mature bucks on public lands and has some great insight in this podcast. Today we'll touch on patterning mature bucks by reading tracks. Trail cameras are important but learning to distinguish a mature buck's track can make the difference in success or failure. Joe also gives us some useful tips for bloodtrailing bucks and much, much more. Tons of info in this one! Good luck and hunt safe.

Learn about

-how to distinguish mature buck tracks vs. doe and young bucks

-identifying a buck's unique track and using that to pattern him

-where and when to search for tracks

-successful hunt examples where Joe has used tracks to aid him in patterning a specific deer

-blood trailing examples and stories that will help you find your buck 

-shot selection tips that make for quicker kills 

-scouting strategies for early season 

 

Learn more about Joe and his hunts at The Hunting Beast 

Aaron Warbritton talks with Ted Miller about horizontal rubs and creating a signpost.  Ted has harvested multiple mature bucks and is one of the most knowledgeable whitetail hunters in the state of Iowa.  He's harvested several bucks hunting over horizontal rubs.  In this podcast we'll ask him everything you need to know about horizontal rubs and creating a signpost for your bucks. 

 

Learn about

-where Ted got the idea of creating a horizontal rub

-how to create a signpost  

-which trees bucks prefer to rub on

-location of horizontal rubs

-when to hunt over signposts 

-mature buck tendencies over scrapes/rubs 

 

See what the deer are doing right now at Whitetail Watch 

Watch Luke Nissen's segment on horizontal rubs here at Midwest Whitetail 

Watch Ted Miller's hunts over horizontal rubs here

Aaron Warbritton talks with Wildlife Biologist Jeremy Flinn and Midwest Whitetail Pro Staffer Drew Mclain on buck to doe ratios and what they mean.  Drew hunts a 200 acre farm in Ohio and did a study on his buck to doe ratio.  His experiences are eye opening and make for great conversation.  Jeremy will also discuss how to conduct a deer survey on your property and talk about factors involved in maintaining a good deer herd while keeping mature bucks on your property. 

 

Learn about

-mature buck movements in relation to low vs. high ratios

-opinions on correct buck to doe ratios for hunting mature bucks in different situations

-trail camera surveys for buck to doe ratios 

-Drew's study on 200 acres vs. Jeremy's study on 1000 acres (Winke Farm)

-doe home range vs. buck home range 

-what happens when you remove a mature buck from an area?  

 

Learn what the deer are doing at Whitetail Watch 

 

Watch Drew's segment on buck to doe ratio here at Midwest Whitetail

 

See Jeremy Flinn's work at the Buck Advisors 

 

Learn more about Jeremy's DeerGro products here

Aaron Warbritton talks with public land hunter Joe Elsinger.  Joe and his family have a wall full of mature bucks-many taken on public land during October.  We'll discuss their tactics for hunting this time frame and much more. 

 

Learn about

-how to hunt individual bucks in October

-scouting tips to use during the off season 

-bow hunting from the ground

-timing your hunts with hot sign or a hot food source 

-bedding tendencies of mature bucks 

-late rut tactics for harvesting the biggest, oldest bucks 

 

Learn what the deer are doing in your backyard at Whitetail Watch

 

Watch semi-live hunting shows at Midwest Whitetail 

 

Learn more about Joe and his hunts at The Hunting Beast 

Aaron Warbritton talks with Midwest Whitetail pro staffer Damon Detling.  Damon has been killing mature bucks in Southeast Ohio for many years and has two perfect rut stands on his property.  He's killed 10 mature bucks out of one tree and talks with us about what makes the stand great and how he found it. 

 

Learn about

-different factors involved in finding the perfect stand 

-how to hunt mature bucks during the rut in eastern hill country 

-buck benches and how to find them 

-wind and thermal change in relation to hill country and creeks 

-mature buck movements during each rut phase 

-how to find rut funnels 

 

Watch Damon's hunt for his giant Ohio archery buck here

 

Learn what the deer are doing in your backyard at www.whitetailwatch.com

 

 

Aaron Warbritton and Erik Barber talk with Jeff Sturgis of Whitetail Habitat Solutions.  Jeff is an expert at managing property for hunting and has some great tips than everyone can use to improve their odds. 

 

Learn about

-creating waterholes and how to hunt them 

-how to improve your tree stand locations 

-managing small properties

-finding the right time to hunt your stands 

-affordable habitat improvements 

-difference between bedding staging areas and feeding staging areas 

-how to create the perfect bedding area 

-the difference between hot and cold sign 

Learn what the deer are doing in your backyard at www.whitetailwatch.com

 

Watch semi-live hunting videos and follow our season at Midwest Whitetail

Learn more about Jeff Sturgis at Whitetail Habitat Solutions

 

Aaron Warbritton talks with Scott Prucha about shed hunting strategies. 

 

Learn about

 

-late winter food sources that hold sheds

-tracking bucks on trail camera W/OUT their antlers

-where to find sheds in hill country 

-best weather conditions for shed hunting 

Learn what the deer are doing in your backyard at www.whitetailwatch.com

Watch semi-live hunting videos and follow our season at Midwest Whitetail

 

 

Aaron Warbritton and Zach Ferenbaugh speak with whitetail legend Dan Infalt.  Dan has killed dozens of big bucks on public land and has a wealth of knowledge about deer hunting. 

Learn about

 

-how to identify buck bedding areas vs. doe bedding. 

-how bedding changes throughout the year

-identifying primary beds vs. seasonal beds

-mature buck tendencies as they get older 

-parallel buck trails and how to find them

-feeding times based on moon phase 

-what happens when you spook a buck? 

-learning from rubs 

-wind/thermal currents and how to read them in swamp vs. hill country 

-bedding areas in swamp vs. hill country 

Learn what the deer are doing in your backyard at www.whitetailwatch.com

Watch semi-live hunting videos and follow our season at Midwest Whitetail

 

Follow Dan at his website.  www.thehuntingbeast.com

 

 

 

Aaron Warbritton talks with Rick Knochel about hunting high risk stands during the rut. 

 

Learn about

 

-using weather timing to hunt high risk stands 

-how to hunt small properties for big bucks 

-entry and exit routes for stands deep in the woods 

-keeping pressure light in your best areas 

-where to find the best weather predictions online 

Learn what the deer are doing in your backyard at www.whitetailwatch.com

Watch semi-live hunting videos and follow our season at Midwest Whitetail