“mature bucks”

Mature bucks know where to run when the shooting starts, places where they’ll pass the time while hunters linger over scrapes the bucks won’t refresh until midnight.

Again and again, GPS-collar movement studies of whitetails find that mature bucks are individuals. There are types, sure. Just as some middle-aged men are homebodies and others like to be out and about, there are categories we can put bucks in—but that really doesn’t help you decipher the specific pattern of an individual deer.

Lay the foundation for a successful early-season hunt by using these tips to locate the bedding areas of mature bucks.

Many shooters have been wondering how the new AccuPowers would compare with the company’s established AccuPoint scopes. Can the new kid measure up? To see firsthand, John Zent joined company VP Sales and Marketing Chuck Wahr and Driftwood Media’s Eddie Stevenson for what might sound like a contrived substitute for a “real” deer hunt.

For mock scrapes to be successful, hunters need to know where and when to make one, and what to use to be sure mature bucks keep coming back.

Moultrie has introduced its new S-50i, the latest addition to its Signature Series of high-end trail cameras. The S-50i features 20-megapixel images and true 1080p HD video with audio.

According to deer biologists, there are many misconceptions associated with mature buck behavior. We talked to a wildlife biologist with the QDMA to help bust five of these commonly-held myths.

You see a buck across a field in the soft, late light of a summer evening. You tell yourself he isn’t really that big. The velvet on his rack in the diffused light is giving the buck cartoon proportions. But he is big enough. You next look at the woods beyond the buck and wonder how you can get him in your sights in autumn daylight. To make that happen you have to concede and understand a few things.

Use these tactics to find the lightly pressured areas where bucks hide out.