I wish I was 20 again. With all this good content I could have been so Much better. Thanks, 67 and still learning

Once you adjust, hunting in the hills is great! Biggest adjustment I learned was setting up higher in a tree while hunting on a bench during the rut when the bucks could and would come from anywhere. I’m a saddle hunter and I was picked off by two big bucks in one day that walked behind me which meant they were eye level with me in the tree.

Great job explaining topographical lines simply. In the Army, we live by topographical maps and you'd be shocked how many people struggled with map reading. Great video - thank you for the insights.

Solid gold advice, as usual. I sometimes hunt in Southeast Ohio where it's extremely hilly, absolutely holds some monsters!

I felt the lights going off in my brain today, major connection! It’s all starting to make sense. Thank you, this info gives me the ability to look at my land from a completely different view point. I have a few new stand locations picked out already. It makes me giddy to know that I am making good moves! 🤙

Such a great video! I used to think I knew a lot about hunting until I started watching your videos and seeing your techniques first hand at Camp Kicking Bear!!! It's like all my knowledge was scattered out flat and you've picked it all up and tied it in a bow for me!!!!

For years I would notice the wind doing the opposite of what was expected. Sometimes to my advantage and others not so much. Your videos have definitely helped me to better understand the "why" behind this phenomenon. Thanks again.

This man is a great man he knows what he’s doing. He Gifted me something priceless in generosity. Tell all your boys and brothers about him. He is the real deal. Regardless a lot of shots I cannot take it’s too risky. My bow is 60 lbs with all the material coming off the string so I gotta take a buddy.

Thank you for this truly educational piece. I am struck by two ideas: the last 45 minutes and the wind moving like water. So good.

I’m a young hunter in pa I been whitetail hunting since I was 10 but even watching this video after being native to the land you’ve definitely changed my hunting strategy a bit

Probably one of the best, if not the best information put in simplest terms I've watched. I live in South Central Virginia with hills and ag fields on my 150 acre farm and everything you said makes total sense and I learned several things I had no clue.

I hunt the hills of Pepin County. I know my lack of understanding of how thermals work and generally how to hunt the terrain to my advantage is preventing me from killing my target bucks each year. If anything, this video has convinced me to buy your web class. Excited to get started on it!

Great video I have a lease not far from Uwharrie National forest and it's got alot of hills and I'm learning ,I'm not use to them but figuring it out and this info helps a ton thanks for sharing,actually my buddy on the lease with me killed our target buck that we've been watching since 2019 he was a 6.5+ year old 10pt and we used the hills and a river bottom in late season where he lived to kill him,stayed out til time was right and within 2 sits he was killed,it was December 10th,had daylight pics of him there last year on Dec 9th

Jeff, I'm from the Ouachita Mountain region of Arkansas and I've been hunting for about 20 years. I'm 29 now. But I'm to the point where I really want to understand how deer move, what effects their lifestyle, what features they like the most, etc. I want to get deer hunting down to a more scientific approach instead of just going out and picking a random spot to hunt. I feel as if I've wasted so much time over the years because I was never really taught. Your videos are helping me to understand how things work in the whitetail world. Thanks so much for the great content, brother. I hope one day I'm as knowledgeable and as successful of a hunter as you. P.S. I don't know how you walked through the big woods in the dark for 2 hours because I probably would've been terrified.

It’s my 1 year full season hunting got a 12 point in my sights just trying to be smart about this time missed him late last year I got exited shot low. I hunt south east area so this video is helpful to me hell appreciate it too because who knows I hunt by my self a lot. it may have been 3 more years are longer before I even herd of this if this was back in 90s when you tube wasn’t a thing. Thanks for info man knowing is 80% of the battle. We get opening day on public land October1 But regular bow season doesn’t start for two weeks

Love the Hill video 😍 our place is a full south and south east face with a big elevation change .

Lots of new words to look up. Good stuff.

In Wi where I hunt topography is quite diverse, Very hilly in some locations and flat as a table for miles in others. Makes for interesting hunting for sure

Thanks Jeff!

Hunting season is right around the corner can't wait I've got my 🌽 out and good old saltblock out hopefully I get a big buck early morning good luck hunter's

Best video so far I hunt a lot in the turtle mountains of north dakota and this was very useful since I'm new to it yet

I harvested a great buck this season in the Catskill Mountains by using thermals. I hiked to the top of the Blackhead range on the north side and waited until day thermals started pulling then went over the top to the south side, immediately smelled a buck. Spent the next 7 hours closing the distance based just on the smell to locate him. Shot him at 2600ft elevation after smelling him at 3000ft elevation initially.

Just hunting the hills along the river it is AMAZING how much the wind does crazy stuff. NW forecast might blow out of the SE or NE and swirl. It's HARD work bowhunting

Yep,Got hills.Never seen the wind change so much as last week🤔

Driftless SE MN is covered with rivers and hills. Great info. 👍

The hills and thermal web class does it have any content on how you access stand locations ? Also really appreciate your content it has helped me a lot. I’m getting closer but still feel like I’m missing something in my approach to hunting.

would love to hear some tips about hunting a valley in steep bluff country (I hunt buffalo County Wi) where the majority of our good hunting grounds are in between a north bluff and a south bluff. its challenging to say the least. we shoot some nice bucks, but not as often as we should!

Big woods and hills w no ag here in Wv is challenging. I mostly hunt the wind and on flats.

Central KY - I own 15 acres mature woods strictly with ridges and hollows. Very little flats. Do u have a video that helps with creating a management plan for that topo? Mostly woods and hay fields owned by others nearby. No ag. Thanks!

Hill hunting is some of the best.

By far the hardest ground for me to hunt. I have 80 acres in Vinton Co ohio. Never killed a deer there. Hills are so hard to hunt compared to farm ground.

I have a question for jeff. Everyone talks about the summer-fall shift in a bucks area. Which means there must be a winter-spring shift. Was wondering if you have noticed a certain time frame for that??

I wish you'd make an app I could download with your newest videos and deer cast or something

My property has 350 feet in elevation on 55 acres. I figured it out to 1ft rise in elevation for every 4 ft on the north and east sides

Thank you sir

Jeff,what’s considered a hill? Our lands elevate to a ridge running 60-70’ Max?🦌🦌

Damn this was a great video

Any tips for hunting a flat, thick, 100 acres timber parcel in DE?

Hey Jeff, or anybody else for the matter I have a quick question. I hunt Western North Carolina and out west so thermals aren't new to me, but help me understand when do you go in the morning if you are waiting for the thermals to start heating up? Say I'm hunting a North/South ridge and I have a westerly wind. Even with the sun hitting the eastern downhill slope the temps won't start rising until way after daylight. Do you wait and miss the first couple hours? You obviously have more experience and have taken way more deer than I have, I'm just trying to figure out how you would do it. Any help will be appreciated.

What about south western New York. I never see anyone talk about this area. Any help is appreciated.

So signing up for your web class do you explain these things

I’ve got a quarter in hill country that is all similar to the vid. We hunt the tops which at some point were cleared n landscaped for farming long before me We wait for the deer to move out of the woods or cross the opening’s because of the thermals. Prevalent winds always during the hunt and if we hunt the “bottoms “ never have any success due to being “busted “. Pretty good success our way but really can’t /don’t hunt the woods because of so many deer. For starters how about giving a link to the other vids u talked about.my spot is a landlocked 1/4 requiring 1/2 mile of travel just to get to my gate via a farm field. It seems like the big boy’s r alerted before even getting “ there” n depend on the deer coming in from all directions afterwards so like to “ get in “ at least an hour before lite to allow things to settle down. Could use soma ur expertise here.

What wind speed (mph) would rule out thermal? Like if you have a few hundred feet gain from south to north and thermals are pulling up hill north, but the wind is coming from the north blowing south, what wind speed would counter out the thermals if at all? Thank you for your videos.

How do you feel about prescribed burns ?

I live in NY by the Pennsylvania border Me and my dad are wanting to put a good plot in this year. What would recommend would be a good Plot for deer?

Hi Jeff are you doing a prize give away like a Hoyt and a Mathews bows ?

PNW Oregon hills are all I get.

I live in north ga we might have hills A couple hundred feet in elevation

I’ve seen it take until 10am and later for Thermals to Go Up

This is not on this topic . I’m not good with the internet . I was wondering if anyone can help been hunting with thermal scopes and have noticed some days when the landscape everything is all about the same temperature even when weather and conditions are right for movement nothing moves until the conditions change to where you can see with the thermals thinking that the wild life might not be able to see as well ether .would like to find some who would might know something about this to talk to

Just wondering if the will bed on the other side of the ridge while the does are on the side with food

I recall you discussing the downsides to deer fencing. Would love to see a video RE any unique cases where a barrier fence is ideal/acceptable. Thanks as always for the great content!

If not I just got a scam text to win a bow of may chose

In Vermont it's big hill