Whitetail Hunting

When it comes to the rut, there are three main stages of the rut. The first stage is the very end of October into the first week of November. This is commonly known as the pre-rut or early rut. In this stage, does aren’t quite ready to be bred yet, but bucks are getting fired...

As you’re hunting the rut, these five tips should help you. Tip #1 Tip one is to hunt as much as you can. If you can sit all day in a stand, I strongly encourage it. The action can heat up at any time of the day, not just early in the morning or late...

In this video I want to talk about my three favorite rut hunting tactics. These three tactics are my favorites to shooting a buck during the rut. The first tactic I have is to sit all day. If you’re hunting during the month of November, it’s the time to sit all day in a tree...

Back down south for another hunt and this time, putting the Swagger Bipod to work on a crossbow. Of course, Swagger is obviously made for guns, but on this crossbow it’s an unreal, perfect setup. In the previous year’s hunt, the team had spent an awful lot of time in the blind this time last...

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Food sources are changing big time during the month of October. It can be a challenging time to hunt as throughout the month, bucks are changing where they’re feeding, food sources are changing, and food sources are becoming more limited. It can be interesting and a little bit different on how to hunt bucks in...

An October cold front can be exactly what you need to get a buck on the ground. Cold fronts in October are especially helpful, because a lot of the month can be warm as well and the cold fronts can be drastic.  During the month of October, one of the most important ways that you...

There’s nothing more frustrating than hunting nocturnal bucks so I wanted to talk about it. Hunting nocturnal bucks can be pretty dang difficult and buck seem to be most nocturnal during the month of October. This is the month when they’re typically moving just at night, are really close to shooting hours or staying in...

You can see here that I’m in a treestand and we’re just wrapping up the morning hunting here in Nebraska. In this video, I want to talk about bowhunting from the ground versus a tree stand. There are a lot of differences and in some instances, hunting from the ground might be a better option...

In this episode of In the Hunt, we’re following Wayne Mundt who trekked all the way from Spearfish, South Dakota after he was invited down to Freedom Camp by a close acquaintance, JD Williams. JD has become a close friend of Wayne’s through the opportunity to hunt together, a friendship we know well. Beyond their...

Hunting water sources early in the fall can be a great way to tag a buck. It’s a severely underrated tactic. Deer need water, just as they need food or good bedding cover. If you can find some type of pond or stream just inside the woods along some type of food source, those can...

In the Hunt: Early Season Whitetail & Hog Hunts In the Hunt regular Todd Jones is back at the ranch for an early season hunt. Temperatures are high and so is his anticipation of filling the freezer. Does and hogs are on the menu this week as the stands have been vacant for the past...

In the Hunt: Chasin’ the Whitetail Captain Ed Zyak and Captain Justin Leake take a well needed break from filming their Discovery Channel Show, Chasin’ the Sun to hunt some whitetail! These two captains are fresh off the boat and ready to help manage the cull buck population during this late season South Texas Hunt....

In the Hunt: Whitetail Winning Two lucky winners of the Bone Collector Whitetail Championship won a Big & J South Texas hunt. These two Nebraska hunters have always dreamed of heading south to chase South Texas whitetails. To make their trip even better, Daniel Defense and Hornady made sure they have all the firepower needed...

In the Hunt: Daisy’s Big Buck Daisy leaves her sleepy beach town in the PanHandle of Florida to join her dad on the ranch for their annual whitetail hunt. She has been looking forward to this day since taking her first buck last season.  To further add to the excitement, Daisy has her new CZ...

Wyatt & Jeremy of Big& J educate us on their whitetail hunt prep down in Kansas. Product, timing, & placement all play a huge role in keeping the deer coming back often and consistently. Wyatt will be heading out for his first bear hunt soon, and they take a little time to get some practice...

On this episode of In the Hunt, Whitney of Dream Chasers is bowhunting whitetail and hoping for her first buck with a bow. Watch more episodes of In the Hunt About In the Hunt Reflecting the rich hunting heritage in North America, this series chronicles the pursuit of accessible species that are native to the...

Jon Collins of Tooth & Claw’s whitetail hunt starts out with some bad luck as they get run out of their stand by some wasps. After moving around a bit, they end up right in the spot they were planning to hit that afternoon. Now they’re in a race to beat the storm rolling in...

In this episode of in the hunt, we’re bowhunting whitetail at the edge of the timber. And we’ve got our eyes on the big buck! It’s been a long morning playing games with this buck, and our hopes are up that he’ll make his way back towards us after leaving the doe. Watch more episodes...

Another whitetail hunt on the ranch, and it sounds like a storm could be rolling through. But a long sought-after longhorn deer makes its way into the field for a tough shot. It’s the kill of a lifetime and somehow manages to land right by the other stand. Emotions are high with this one –...

In the Hunt – Salty South Texas Capt. Justin takes a break from his time on the water fishing & filming Chaisin the Sun on Discovery Channel, to try his luck at South Texas deer hunting on this episode of In the Hunt. This is Justin’s first trip to the ranch on a legit whitetail...