Today on the show, we’re joined by wildlife and habitat consultant Rob Haubry to discuss late season hunting and ideas for improving deer and wildlife habitat.

Topics discussed: 

• Late season hunting plans
• Hunting small properties
• Developing small properties
• Picking a starting point for land improvement 
• Creating food plots
• Improving cover

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Today on the show, I'm joined by Tony Peterson to answer listener questions on topics ranging from killing does, to finding late season bucks in warm weather, to whether or not helium balloons can lead you to big bucks. 

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Today on the show we're getting from-the-field updates on deer behavior, activity, and tactics from deer hunters across the country for late December and beyond.

States covered:

• Michigan
• Texas
• West Virginia
• Iowa

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Today on the show, I’m joined by MeatEater’s Janis Putelis to analyze his 2020 Wisconsin rut bow hunt and explore ways all of us can better learn from our hunts and unfilled tags.

Topics discussed: 

• The dreaded November heat wave
• Saddle hunting 
• The urge to tree hop 
• Scent control vs. wind direction
• Deer sign and lack thereof 
• The importance of scouting
• What to do with limited time and intel
• Optimism and moving forward 

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Today on the show we're getting from-the-field updates on deer behavior, activity, and tactics from deer hunters across the country for mid-December.

States covered:

• Kansas
• Minnesota
• Kentucky
• Oklahoma
• Pennsylvania

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Today on the show we’re diving deep into the strategies, challenges, and curves in the road that eventually led to me killing my #1 target buck of 2020 - the 5.5 year old Michigan buck we came to know as Tran. 

Topics discussed: 

• Glitter bombs
• Getting aggressive 
• Shooting deer from the ground
• Rut behaviors 
• The power of new land access
• Strategically "overhunting" a stand
• Benefits of compulsive scent control
• Recovering from missed opportunities
• The little things that need to go right
• Learning to truly enjoy the hunt

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Today on the show we're getting from-the-field updates on deer behavior, activity, and tactics from deer hunters across the country for early December

States covered:

• Indiana
• Alabama
• South Dakota
• New York

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Today on the show we’re hearing from four different whitetail experts about the challenges and opportunities presented to deer hunters by the month of December. Joining me is Don Higgins, Neil Dougherty, Gabe Adair, and Will Brantley. 

Topics discussed: 

• The importance of food sources
• Reasons to love the late season
• Bad weather for big bucks 
• Playing the long game
• Arguments for sleeping in 
• Late season calling
• How and when to check cameras 
• Avoiding burning out your best spots 
• When to take a late season risk 
• The crucial roll of bedding 
• Keeping the faith 

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Today on the show we're getting from-the-field updates on deer behavior, activity, and tactics from deer hunters across the country for late November.

States covered:

• Michigan
• Montana
• Missouri
• Florida
• New Jersey
• Wisconsin

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Today on the show we are tackling the topic of missing a buck and figuring out what to do next. That’s exactly what happened to me last week. Let’s discuss.

Topics discussed:

• Back 40 Season 2 Episode 2 is live!
•  Dan Jajo's experiences learning to hunt this year
• Dan's first miss
• Dan Jajo's Back 40 hunt and taking a shot at his first buck
• Handling the pain of a miss
• What to do after a miss
• How to mentally process a miss and learning from it
• The latest updates in my hunt for Tran
• My closest call on my #1 target buck yet
• My greatest failure this year
• Missing my target buck and what I'm going to do now

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