These guys are right if you own a piece of property or lease. We have a 60 acre piece of property in PA, with a 3 acre food plot. For the first 3 1/2 weeks of the 2018 bow season we never saw any buck or cam pics at all. The thing we did have was 15 doe living there and using our food plot. Then the rut came and we had every buck in a square mile show up for 2 weeks. Needless to say we took 4 nice buck out of 4 hunters off of that 60 acres.

This year there was nights where I had 20 does in a field at one time and no bucks. Doe management is starting now

what you see on the hunting channel now isnt hunting, its basically shopping. Hunting out of those little shacks isnt hunting, going to a ranch and picking a deer out of a catalog isnt hunting.

5 year old does do breed my friend,I have two that are 7 and 8 years old and had fawns,and they are very very smart. I have seen they still have fawns at 12 and 13 yrs old,and yes in the wild.

Great idea on the flag tape for wind direction! I’m going to put some out today when I collect my cards. Thanks!

I own a home on a five acres I created a half acer food plot with a waterhole from a buried live stock tank in the back of my property. All adjoining properties are five acres in size that equate to roughly 50 acres combined and know one else hunts that land. So that's my sanctuary. I monitor my cameras overlooking my food plot where I have between a dozen or more deer in there every evening. I wait until a mature buck shows up durring light and thats when i hunt it. I typically get about four sits a season back there and I typically shoot my target buck and see lots of action.

We started to practice doe management a few years back after several seasons not seeing mature bucks last couple years have produced since we been harvesting does

There is a thing as to many does, regardless of what people think, old does will pick your best stands out, the 3 and 4 yr old does aren't the problem the 6,7,8 yr old does are...

Best deer hunting mentors on KZfaq by far! Thanks guys!!!

I hunt a 20 acre parcel. Half woods half grass field. 2 ponds. I do nothing special. No food plot. Just corn and carrots for bait. I shoot a nice buck and 2 does damn near every year. Been that way for 12 years. Don't fall victim to all the fancy garbage they promote. The key is to get out and hunt. Put the hours in. And enjoy the great outdoors! And if you're having trouble getting them to come to a specific spot consistently, got out and dump a bag of water softener salt. They will still be eating the dirt long after it's gone

Thank you for another great video.

Great informative video......thank you!

🦌Awesome! Thanks for sharing.👍🏻

1. Yes you have to hunt does. 2. No you don't hunt the young does, that's stupid. You go after the old ones, 4-5 years old.

I agree with you on keeping does around. What is the best time to set Broadcast feeders for morning and evening

another great video. can you do a segment on deer feeders with timers. what time is the best to set them for morning and evening hunts. do deer get used to the sound and react to it like a dinner bell. I hunt public land and use then alot

And us regular working class guys have 10 acre hard wood plots all we can do is dump apples and pray

I hunt for meat, period. During muzzleloading season I can shoot either or. If a doe crosses my path, I will take a shot at her. I try to get doe tags for various areas where I hunt, if I see a doe, I shoot her. As my grandfather always told me, you can't eat antlers, and he killed at least one deer every year for decades.

That's not hunting, setting up traps to lure them in no way. Go out in the fields and by ways. That's hunting

What beautiful deer oh my. 😍

I'd like to see them try Louisiana's Atchafalaya Basin! Some of the thickest woods ever and the big boys know how to use it to elude you. Shoot the does elude most hunters.

this dude gets so hype he's like cracked out hahahaha love it

thanks for the great info guys!... Quick question is that a shotgun or Muzzle loader during the Illinois gun hunt?

What if all you're seeing on a spot of property you're hunting is only young deer? Small bucks and young does? Does that mean the big boys are somewhere else on the property?

Great stuff

I know what I’m up to in the spring and summer, doe food plot is in my brain right now

Was this a broadcast series or distributed on cable? Just curious.

2:50 That's my kind of doe!! Great video guys!

LOL, my problem is that the does stay in the subdivision where hunting is not allowed. I've seen some nice bucks going through my yard because that's where the does are, but no hunting allowed here.

12:59 pretty sure the scope cover smacked him in the eye brow and knocked his hat off. 14:14 yup, scope cap removed. If in fact this happened on the same day... A wise Illinois hunter likes to say, life ain't like the pornos and huntin' ain't like on TV.

every thing you guys say i am going to do in this next year

For the every man who does not have property or large enough property this is not for you. This is geared for the fat rich guy who hunts in a warm cozy deerstand or blind, if you want to hunt like a man then you are going for a walk. I walk at least 5 miles, know your hunting area look for the signs. Look for the bedding look for the scrapes i kill my deer bc I walk up on them. So if you really want to enjoy deer hunting hunt like they used to hundreds of years ago because getting a deer that way feels more rewarding and fulfilling then just sitting in a b**** blind

This is how the mainstream media portrays hunting.

Im a 15 year old small game hunter. I kill rabbits and squirrels with a air rifle. I have a 30-06 and a .22LR as well. I’m trying to get deer on my property, I have a creek that has water in the spring and summer so I’m going to trying to get some deer around here.

One area I hunt I see no does and nothing but bucks then another see all does and no bucks....still say you gotta kill does to see bucks because too many does makes it hard to find the group the bucks are after

What deer food plant can I get in a seed form that will grow in shade. Heavy shade

How is it u guys see deer every 10 mins around here we can go 6 weeks and see 0 deer

5 years of hunting still have not got a deer

If you shoot the mature doe of the area, then the yearlings wont get pushed out. The mature doe is the on that runs them off. Plus shooting a 50 lb yearling isn't worth the gas getting to the land.

Can't eat antlers

Is that a rifle that Dan is shooting in Illinois? Or is that a bolt action shotgun?

Bucks don't want any girlfriend till the rut. If you have the food, peace and quiet you have the does and bucks.

And it every state and property holds mature bucks it's just reality

you financing it?

It certainly appears the doe & 8 pointer was harvested with a rifle. I thought Illinois was shotgun ONLY during firearms season???

I’ve seen high as 7 does at a time never see a buck why?

I was told does taste better.

Why do you repeatedly say Doe with Button bucks on camera? Inexperienced Editors, Hunters etc.

Low doe count you never shoot your does. Nock out you doe foundation your gonna have a long hard ride bringing it back up and seeing deer. Meat hunters and number hunters will hurt themselves. Always put back for tomorrow.

Thats a 2 and a half year old rack? Wtf r u feeding them roids? Lol

dont shoot the does, shoot the does for venison, save the does, shoot a nice doe...

The reason we don't see good bucks now days is cause all these fools killing spikes and 4 pointer just cause they have a rack and think there doing something with there life.

If these guys had to hunt like the rest of us they'd be rambling idiots but I guess you can flap your jaws all you want when your hunting on a deer farm cause it's almost impossible to be wrong

Can anyone give me any tips on how to run the bear off without disturbing the deer???

You don't have to create a situation to have good hunts. You just need to know where and when to hunt them. Hunting isn't about preparing land or management. Hunt in natural situations. Deer have been doing the same things for years so why do we have to play god and make the deer do what we want them to do? Get your hands out of the wilderness and just hunt.

The idea of killing off does is to kill the total population. 1. Insurance companies want to save money by not having to pay for gun accidents. This is how the concept of sitting in a tree came into being instead of hunting like the Indians and people before the 70s did - stalking deer. Rather then the hunters learning how to move and exist in the woods without the deer being able to sense you (naturally - no commercialized sucker-products needed), marketers encouraged people to buy into their marketing ploys of tree stands, scent blocker etc. Why did the Indians never need this stuff? Think about it. 2. Killing off the population is also advocated by those who hate the 2nd Amendment. Get rid of deer, more people just starting to learn to hunt (tree sit) get tired more quickly of freezing in a stand, never seeing deer, and so give up "hunting." Hence less gun sales. Hence less people to care about if they own a gun or not so media brainwashing can have a stronger influence overall. Shooting fish in a barrel - the modern way of deer :hunting." Learn to stalk, learn to track, become a hunter - not a programmed sitter. Indians did not have Walmart. Indians did not need Walmart. Ask yourself why, modern people are programmed to think they need to spend all sorts of money on modern products (tree stands, lure, special crops, scent blocking soaps, etc.) when the Indians, who HAD to LIVE off their success in hunting, never used/needed these things?

I'm triggered by the way you refer to a mature buck as Mr. Big. Lol.

And it's if ignorant to shoot yearling does waste of a life and a tag no meat on em very little

Not only to their home ranges ............. The end

I see does all the time no bucks

Bullsht I hunt public buck travel all the time and I shoot doe all the time and still get the big boy.

Great information if you only want to see bucks during the rut. You can kiss early season mature bucks goodbye

tame deer on fenced land. its all on tv and youtube, not the real world,,,,,,,,,,,,,

My property????

Many jealous hunters here..

Easy to say all this when u have either fenced land or all the money in the world to manage the best land I have farm land food cover and tons of does 22 yrs never seen one over 125 so bla bla bla

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