Some of the most entertaining footage of whitetail hunting I've seen in a long time...especially so, since the terrain and the still-hunting method reminds me of NC PA, where I fought the whitetail wars for 50 years...going back to when there was no separate season for flintlocks...archery only after Christmas back in the '60s...plus small game...Congratulations...very fun to watch.

Totally enjoy the passion you show through your videos. I hunt Crawford County in WMU 1B. The deer are plentiful. We mostly take does for meat. When we take a buck it is something that makes a memory. Having to positively identify three points per side irrespective of the brow tine makes a hunter spend more time observing and less time shooting. I believe the discipline has made us all better stewards of this resource. I have the utmost respect for your ethics and am honored to share Penns Woods with you. Great video.

@Leatherwoodoutdoors2

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Ha ha, that was so funny when your cell phone went ding when you were bragging about being able to sneak up on deer. I'm still laughing.

I never went hunting or seen a hunting video in my whole life. I'm starting to like it tho

@RynaxAlien

8 жыл бұрын

+Israel Gonzalez Like psycho's?

@vico.2514

8 жыл бұрын

+Gediminas Jesinas Yes Gediminas, I am a psyco who loves deer meat. Matter fact time to go unfreeze some deer meat from last season. Tasty.

@rastaman2236

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks god your not going to turn into a butt hurt liberal

@Wylies_Reptiles

4 жыл бұрын

@@rastaman2236 lol that is true

@michaelbrown5237

4 жыл бұрын

@@rastaman2236 Exactly Brother ! Trump2020

Great video. I agree with you about passing on the smaller bucks. If you don't let them grow, you will never get a larger buck. Good Hunting!!

That 10 point in this video. Real symmetrical and high tines (other than the one broken off.) Wouldn't be the least bit surprised if that's the same buck John got with the 30-40 krag last year. In which case, it really does pay to pass up on the littler ones. (For those complaining about trophy vs meat hunting. Best for the herd and the freezer to eat does and let the bucks get more mature. PA antlerless tags usually give plenty of ability to fill the freezer so you don't have to shoot a smaller buck for meat. You can let them grow.)

Awesome video John! I'm so impressed with your ethics and passion for the outdoors....I'm 44 and do not know many others my age that have you mindset . I wait for new videos everyday.....haha

@Leatherwoodoutdoors2

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I have had the same mindset when I first started hunting. Just turned 30 last month and I have killed only 3 buck of a lifetime. 2 with a bow and one with a rifle. 05-06-07. I havent killed a buck since 07. But my freezer has been full every year. The bucks I see most likely will get shot during the season. But like I said I stand for principle and to show that, yes, it can be done in an area with the mindset of " if its brown its down". Im off to Hopefully film my wife shoot a doe today. Thanks for the support!

It's amazing to me at the complete lack of knowledge that people have on deer and deer management based on some of these comments. I also live in PA and hunt the NE section of the state and I am familiar with the if it's brown its down mentality. What most PA hunters fail to realize is that our state has the genetics to produce big buck, I've seen 2 buck killed this year pushing the 200" mark. What we lack is age in this state. Let the young bucks mature and shoot your does and you too will have this "fantasy world" of hunting on your property. Keep up the great work and keep the videos coming.

Great day in the woods I really enjoyed the commentary, Thank You.

Used to slow hunt the PA. mountains every year with my dad who taught me a lot about the habits of deer . Sure do miss those days ! Loved the video and keep up the good conservation of the area ....it does pay off !

I love your videos so much. you actually tell people what hunting is about you are a model for me.

Well, at least I could hear the wind, walking in water, etc. Refreshing not to hear music in the background. GREAT JOB

@Leatherwoodoutdoors2

8 жыл бұрын

+Larry Welch Thanks

That broke antler buck looked like he had been through the wringer. Good video. Looking forward to more.

@Leatherwoodoutdoors2

9 жыл бұрын

that means a bigger ones out there hopefully lol

I have gotten one big 9 point and then some smaller bucks since I've started hunting but when I turned 18 I decided that I wasn't gonna shoot unless it was a wall hanger, needless to say let's see how my 7th year of hunting goes. good luck to you for pa archery, I know I've enjoyed it thus far

Well all the years I have hunted, working on 39,man time flies. Often times the first dèer i see if it looks good size ,fill's our freezer. Mind you the kids have moved on,bit more cautious now. Just getting out is what counts now,my dad is 84 and still gets out. God bless from Nova Scotia.

I’m glad to see that you like myself have figured out that deer can see blaze orange. I don’t know what color they see it as, and I’m not a game biologist, but I know from experience that deer see blaze orange. No ifs, ands, or buts about it, they see it.

This pumps me up for deer season

john your the man. Love the videos, please keep them coming..

@Leatherwoodoutdoors2

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Love the way you hunt John,it's funny to see the jealousy in the comments. You deserve the beautiful land you hunt with all your hardwork and dedication!

@Leatherwoodoutdoors2

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Excellent video!! We have been trying to manage our family hand for the last several years here in southern PA, the trail camera pictures have been getting better and better every year, and it finally paid of this year I killed a 127 1/8 inch 9 point I been seeing all year! My best buck to date. We have potential for sure just need more people to pass on small buck.

@Leatherwoodoutdoors2

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Keep up the great work!

Oh man this is way different than Arizona. So many deer here and they don't really get spooked, you would be lucky to see a doe down here. Great Video, God Bless!

excellent video your views on the harvest are correct wish we had the amount you had in Vermont though then I would be more selective.

thanks john, i really enjoyed this.

I enjoyed your video. I've watched several of yours and they are always good. I'm not a QDMA guy but enjoy watching you.

Another great video guys. Thanks for all the effort. Your videos are much better than any of the sponsored driven garbage on tv.

I really like the way that you treat the deer population. I agree with you about the point of you can't eat the antlers. I would much rather get a doe or a big buck with small antlers than i would get a smaller buck with bigger antlers. For me I prefer hunting for food not just trophy hunting. Great video over all.

You are a true hunter sir. Much respect.

Your channel is awesome! I love how you reply to mostly all comments. I finished my hunter course online, I'm just waiting for my dad to be done. I got my bow for Christmas (Diamond Infinite Edge) and it's and amazing bow. I can't wait to get a big buck and put some meat on the table! Were going to hunt in NJ and soon PA with my dad's friend Bill. And later on were gonna get shotguns and a lab to go duck hunting! I can't wait 😁

As always another good video. I love watching true Western PA deer hunting! It's been a long time since you got a buck, would really like to see John get a big buck this year! With all the hard work and knowledge of the land and deer patterns you are due!

@Leatherwoodoutdoors2

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Maybe someday. Hoping my wife shoots the next big buck rather than me.

It’s amazing what letting that buck go one more year to see what he grew into the next year because if I’m not mistaken that is the 10 point that you shot in 2015 but he was obviously a year younger and it is amazing to see just how much his body got he is twice the size in 2015. I also wish that where I hunt in PA that we had the problem that you have with so many doe it used to be in Sullivan County where my family has a hunting cabin if you saw 15 deer on one day you had a bad day in the woods during rifle now your lucky if you see a deer every 2 years I wish they would go back to the 2 day doe seasons in our area to replenish the herd but they probably wont

@Leatherwoodoutdoors2

6 жыл бұрын

yes I do believe that this was the buck that i shot in 2015. I actually filmed him in this video only a couple hundred yards away from where I killed him in 2015. Although, passing deer up is really hard to do, but it could pay off.

I have always understood that deer are color blind...nice video...good hunter and hunting...thank you...

Great video! I appreciate the different aspects of the hunt John. I enjoy your videos. In a comment below, you mention how you used orange once, was busted and now it hangs up. I can tell you, without a doubt, orange doesn't matter and neither do solids. It's all movement and smells. 100% I hunt in Ontario, Canada and we have to wear solid blaze orange - 400 or 460? square inches (no orange breakup camo allowed - completely illegal for us up here). This is for rifle hunting. Bow hunting we're allowed to go all camo (as long as it's bows only season). Anyhow, I've shot deer in all situations - watching, dogging and my most favourite - still hunting. So have my buddies. This year, I was still hunting in snow and walked super slo mo (it seemed :) right through 2 pine trees and gently stood into an opening where a deer was walking towards me. He didn't see me move at all. Bang. Dead deer. It was fantastic and I won't ever forget it. So I have to respectfully disagree that solids make a difference. I don't think they do. If you think about it, there are plenty tree types out there like beech and pines where are fairly solid. It's movement and smells for the whitetails that matter the most. Mind those and you put yourself in a winning position :) I say you take that solid orange suit out again and give it a shot. I bet you'd do just fine. :)

What emotion! The deer seems sitting for a portrait..........

@Nobody-kg8md

9 жыл бұрын

You're still preaching about animal "rights"?

I love your philosophy when you said you can't eat the antlers my dad said the same thing and I took a big doe this year

the buck you pass up is amazing i have to wait a life tiem to see one lol.

Hey man i love your channel, real hunting at its best! i from down eastern ky and rifle season is opening sat love watching your vids before season to get pumped up lol, be safe out there and keep it up.

@Leatherwoodoutdoors2

8 жыл бұрын

+kysnakeman Thanks!

Believe it or not this is one of my favorite videos ya'll have put out. It's hard enough sneaking up on a deer and you did it with a camera and orange on! great video.

@Leatherwoodoutdoors2

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks Zach! Its definitely a challenge with the camera. I dont do this often with the camera because its just to difficult to pull it all off. But I really wanted to get a good sneak hunt on film just to show others that it can be done. I know the orange wasnt a big deal because I have done this for years. Its just when your in low light conditions and your head is possibly the first thing the deer is going to notice, I just dont like wearing a solid colored UV bright hat when moving. Even if its Not UV enhanced. Just easier for deer to spot solids when moving. But I like the solid hat because I want other hunters to know Im coming up over the bank loud and clear.

@ZachByrd

9 жыл бұрын

I hear ya man. For me it's more of the solid color/human outline of the orange that causes that increases the challenge. You did a heck of a job getting it on film. You guys are bringing the best footage on youtube and I will continue watching and sharing. I wished I had a group of individuals that were in to hunting here in Georgia like I am. I tried to do a drive a couple of weeks ago and was only able to get one person to tag along! The deer just doubled back of course. I noticed in the video that there was running water in the background near some of these encounters. Does this play a role in where you choose to try and sneak? I'm asking because here in Georgia, the only time I'm ever able to get that close to deer is either when the wind is blowing or when the leaves are damp after or during a rain. Keep up the great work guys!

Some nice bucks there. I hunt public land in Lehigh and carbon county and seen a lot of nice bucks this year. I hunt 5c so doe season comes early. Gun season here on public land gets a crazy amount of pressure and usually pushes the deer to the private property or makes them move well after legal hunting hours but I never see anyone hunting late muzzleloader or archery. I will be out late muzzleloader and checking my trap line. Good luck with the flintlock this season. Also looking forward to some trapping videos.

@Leatherwoodoutdoors2

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Good luck to you too in the late season!

Right on big John. Leave the smaller ones go and you end up with alot bigger ones around down the road. With some real trophies outsmarting that will survive us too.

That spike had some meat!

@TheCollectorsCard

5 жыл бұрын

Just shows ya that you can't judge a deer by its rack !! God I love hunting season Haha .. if you're a fellow hunter I hope you get a good harvest this year !!

Thanks for the tips. I'm going hunting with my dad this weekend, but in Texas we barely get rain and the deer are scarce... What should I do?

@emran4u

6 жыл бұрын

WHERE TO SHOOT DEER WITH CROSSBOW www.huntingbootspro.com/where-to-shoot-deer-with-crossbow/

Cool video. Sound ethics and true love for our sport in action.

Nice mature buck around the 13:00 mark he looks like hes about a 4 1/2 year old....too bad he busted up the other side, never the less i still would have taken him in Pa! Nice video and good luck in late season.

Nice video as always. Heading home for Christmas this year, looking forward to a day or two with the flintlock hunting 2D. Best of luck guys and keep the videos coming!

@Leatherwoodoutdoors2

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Good luck hunting James!

Great video I hunt In central kentucky and it is nothing but hollars and knobs with huge bucks and it's fun cause u never know what will come out of one of those hollars

I have been trying to kill a buck for 6 years now and literally haven't seen anything legal to shoot. I know you can't eat the horns, but I am shooting the first legal buck I see (or if I see one) on Saturday. I am not to far from you guys, Jefferson County. Good Luck!

9:40 u see another tail

can we get more videos like this one. It was really dope!!!!

yes ! I totally agree very true here in Alabama too about brown and down how ever I refrained many times too let a few walk .they may get shot down the holler but I have gave them a chance. I hunt some private land but mostly WMA's I've been hunting regularly since age 11 so 20 years now and i always say never come back from the woods without something... that is too say you learn every time you go in .I'm there either morning , midday or noon .or all day but you should learn and bring back something every time whether you get a deer or not and I prefer a doe over a buck for meat certainly after rut kicks in the buck meat has a Wang too it not taste but a doe is always eating and healthy and prime .I've learned a great deal about deer by watching there Interactions with each other but no.1 priority is fill the freezer.

Agreed. But they will see a blob of the same color moving. The camo helps break up the shades what they see.

That half rack was a big body deer. That's the biggest I've seen you film in a while.

@Leatherwoodoutdoors2

9 жыл бұрын

yeah he did look big, but if you notice right before he stops walking, he has his hair standing up on end. He came to my buck grunt looking for a fight so he was trying to make himself look bigger than he really was. Ive seen deer do this before right before the lock horns. watch this buck make his hair stand up on end and lay his ears back to make himself look bigger. kzread.info/dash/bejne/qqOWlal6pNG3c7w.htmlm35s

Great video. You can tell when someone is truly in love with what they are doing. I know that deer up there are a lot different than here in Northeast Texas, but that last deer with the broken antler seemed a lot older than 3 to me. He was awfully thick and rag-tag looking. I thought it would have been at least 5 1/2. I found it funny though, that the deer would have been illegal to kill in most Texas counties because of the antler restrictions in place. Must be 13" wide or have at least one unbranched antler. That deer didn't meet either qualification. Sucks sometimes. Anyway.....I loved the video. Keep 'em coming.

@Leatherwoodoutdoors2

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Wow haha just imagine if we would have an antler restriction like that! Although you guys can shoot two buck right? We used to have antler restrictions to 4 points on a side a few years ago. Now its just 3 up. No brow tine included. Although Most of Pa is 3 on a side, brow tine is included. I would like to see it be a bit more restrictive. That buck did look a little rough but that was because he was coming out for a fight. He looked like a fighter and his hair was standing up on end the whole time. Made him look alittle bigger than what he really was. Watch this video for a big buck. Its the biggest buck I have ever seen in Pa while hunting. This is what a 4 1/2 - 5 1/2 year old pa buck should look like. kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y2mry9ZqYtbceJc.htmlm6s

@five0pd310

9 жыл бұрын

Most counties here are 2 buck but only one can have a 13" spread. Two bucks with an unbranched antler can be taken, but then you wouldn't be able to take a large buck. Doe regulations vary from county to county and the dates from which they can be taken also differ.

@five0pd310

9 жыл бұрын

Wow...that was a monster of a buck. Too cool.

i agree with you

Great video John, I don't understand the mindset of not shooting does........ I have seen 60+ doe this rifle season and only one shooter buck. 60/1 ratio haha. Keep up the great work!

@Leatherwoodoutdoors2

9 жыл бұрын

I dont get it either. granted in some places of the state, no doe hunting is acceptable because of the population but your right, when your seeing that many doe and very few buck..why not shoot some doe!

“You can’t eat the antlers” sees a mature buck... “if it had the other side I might of shot it”

7:13 the treebranch haha! xD

great video love that ur looking for mature bucks good management

Can't wait for august video because of turkey season

Cool video. I hunt in clearfield and I pass on bucks that are small but legal too but still waiting for the payoff. Oh well being in the woods is fun enough for me too.

I think that spike in the beginning of the video would be a great management buck.

Nice hunt good luck during flintlock season

Awesome video! I wish there were more people like you passing up immature deer here in NY. But I'll have to disagree about the blaze orange, I have NEVER seen a deer react to orange at all... I've had them as close as 10ft during gun season and I may as well have been wearing full camo. I'll say that blaze orange with the black "breakup" lines in it seems better but not by much. There are a lot of legendary trackers and still hunters that wear plaid and it doesn't have any effect on their success. Otherwise keep the videos coming!

@Leatherwoodoutdoors2

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I hope people give passing deer up a try sometime by watching this.

Most people's knowledge of deer hunting is based on the Elmer Fudd character in the cartoons. There is a lot more to deer hunting than just walking around in the woods with a rifle.

I'm ready for the 2018 season

John, what are your thoughts on the SST bullets? I tried them in my .308 last year and found that the bullet fragmented a lot more than I cared for. I still had a clean kill but it ended up causing one heck of a mess. I'm trying the Hornady GMX this year but haven't gotten a shot yet.

@Leatherwoodoutdoors2

9 жыл бұрын

I havent really been able to test them the way I wanted to. I have only killed one deer with them. That was back in 2011. the deer was 5 yards lol. I cant tell much at that distance. I need a good 100 yard broadside behind the shoulder shot to tell me how good they work. I use them because Ron in the previous video had used them in his 30-06 before and they did a great job. I have heard of others that said that the SST's are hit or miss. come calibers work better with them than others. I havent heard of anyone talk about an SST that fragmented as much as yours. So I dont know when Ill kill another deer with my rifle. It may be a long time. But I will surely be using the SST's till I have a better Idea of what they do. Here is the video of the doe I shot, granted, you cant tell much by a 5 yard shot. kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZWmf2tmClsKfhc4.html

Nice vid love it again and we have a little 40 acre property and the deer are just in our woods to eat acorns we hinge cut and they are still not their they eat acorns and then corn or clover or beans and then leave its weird. I was just wondering how long it took u to grow those pines because that will hopefully get them to live in our woods thanks.

Hey man love the videos and how u can sneak up on the deer, but can you make a video on late season like tips with finding them after rifle and stuff like that?.. Thanks bro.

Could you show me the filming and editing tools you use so I can make videos too.

I am not a nature freak but thank you for stating that if u let a small buck go it will get bigger and u can get more meat. My pap owns a deer processing business in pa and I help out with the deer and every Saturday when I go to his house I see a tiny deer and I just want to freak out on that person my dad told me a story that a man had a lever rifle and he saw a deer in a field and just started shooting at it. He brought it in and my dad laughed when he saw it. The man asked him why he was laughing. My dad said nothing. The man said can I get ribs beef loins and the heart and my dad laughed again and said listen your getting loins and that's it you mutalated it with the rifle and the guy never came back

Good video John, may you get a bruiser next season.

Remarkable respect for the game...

Good video man.

I have a hunting camp in fisher, its on Old State, we use it for flintlock and bear season.

Nice videos you have. what part of pa, private or public? keep them coming. great job

Great video.

Your such a trophy hunter when some people don't even have the chance to shoot.

Awesome hunt!!

I went to Gettysberg last spring from Ottawa Ontario... I counted 36 deer from Aleandrea NY to Binghamton.NY and 79 from there to Gettysberg. All near the road standing there like pets. I don't think hunting in PA is very hard....My buddy hunts in Butler PA and says..if you get out of bed...you will shoot a deer 100%. Not like that up here in Ontario.... I am jealous because....it's a big effort to hunt up here...no t gimme....

Where did you get the name leatherwood outdoors

When that tree limb fall off,I was like,well that was creepy and scary,I’m glad he had rifle in case of a wild animal.

Was this filmed in Warsaw township by Brookeville, Pa?

The buck you,jumped in the pines is the same deer that chased Rons wounded doe ??

Great video

Nice video, I go hunting in upstate New York and when I took my hunting class/ test they didn't tell us why we wear orange during that season

@pheonixcat5306

8 жыл бұрын

ikr I asked them why do we wear orange wouldn't the deed see us? it was the last day and he said u should know

SPIKE IS MY FAVE!!

In 5a we can buy doe tags by the 100 if we want but I hunt more in 3c but the past two years have been tough

John What grunt call are you using?? I shot the twin of that last buck last year in the ANF in forest county. The one I shot didn't have a broken beam just an 8" spike with a fork. Kinda makes me wonder it that gene is going around. I looked and looked at the one you filmed and It kinda looks like it grew that way.

@Leatherwoodoutdoors2

9 жыл бұрын

Its a flextone buck collector deer call. Not every call of the same make will sound good blowing really hard. Mine is average but i havent tried any other calls out to see if there are any better ones out there. I thought when I looked at the footage that he broke the main beam right past the brow. Never did give me a great look at the other side. But I do believe that there could be a gene running around with the "bad side". I have see bucks like that before. That sound like an awesome buck for the ANF!

@charger7022

9 жыл бұрын

I posted a picture of the deer on leatherwoods facebook page not as big but nice none the less. I shot him chasing a group of 3 does about a 1/2 hr before dark the 1sr day last year.

3:51 the deer was like hey bro, waddup

I hunt in PA and in rifle I seen 3 deer total which was a spike and two does and I hunted everyday all day. I need to hunt where you do lol

John the buck at 4:40 looks strikingly similar to your monster 10 point, your thoughts?

@Leatherwoodoutdoors2

8 жыл бұрын

+Ryan Kohler Yes, I am thinking that its the same buck!

@evanl6899

8 жыл бұрын

That's what I was thinking it looks like that buck that u and Ron saw after he shot that doe and he wouldn't leave it

What type of camera do you use

I'm really surprised at how much your guys still hunt/stalk, and how close you get to the deer. It's as though the deer in PA don't see as well as the ones I hunt in NYS!

@Leatherwoodoutdoors2

9 жыл бұрын

Hey, its not every time this happens but I know this property like the back of my hand and literally when i walk up on these deer there is a very very specific line I must travel on in order to see them before they see me. Its taken me years to figure this out. Granted, the one caught me the same time I saw him. Basically if I would have just looked 5 seconds longer before I took my next step I would have been able to video tape that 10 point in his bed before he stood up. Plus, the 4 point was facing away from me and behind a tree. I know the route I must take in order for deer to be either behind a tree or facing away from me. Look close at the 4 point in the video and you will see he is facing away from me the entire time. When he turns around, most people say think the deer sees me. Well thats not true. I am standing still and that buck cant see me. Its not until I take a step or two forward and he catches my movement that the buck sees me then runs away.

@VinceEspositoJr

9 жыл бұрын

Understood, but your vids seem to show a lot of still hunting in other contexts, like flintlock season.

I have the same Ideas when it comes to Deer Hunting. I let many bucks go in my time

Thanks I'm hunting my stand right now!

@thelaughinglemon5106

8 жыл бұрын

Sure gotta like the taste of tree stamd

U are so in respect for nature, hate egen i see american hunters that Thinks they are cool just that u have a rifle and a license... Well just wanted too say that i really like your videos, so keep making'em :)

Nice video. What camera do you use?

What kind of 7mm u shoot?

Buck is staring into your soul

If you look in the lower left corner at the 9:38 mark you can see another deer stand up when the other deer runs.

great vid