I appreciate what you do Jeff, I was allowed to hunt this 2.5 acre parcel for the last 4 years, 1st year I blew it up. I've been listening to what you say and try to follow it. Man, what a difference, more activity, more deer, more quality deer. I can't thank you enough and if I ever hit the lottery, I'll be another one of your customers.

Thanks to your tips and tricks I got to shoot my first bow buck last night

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

2 жыл бұрын

That's awesome...congrats!!! Really happy for you😊👍

@latishakea2492

2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations!!!! I hope to get my 1st Buck with my bow this season too! GLAD FOR YOU !

@jandjhunting693

2 жыл бұрын

@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 I’m gonna start filming my hunts this winter we have land in Mississippi

I have learned so much from this guy. I live in Michigan and I have struggled with my food plots in the past. I took Jeff's advice on planting buckwheat and no plow my plots in after with great success. He is a wealth of information. Thank you so much!!

I've been hunting more mornings after watching your videos. Couldn't agree more during this time of year. I hunt public land close to bedding and mornings rule! Thanks for the great advice!! 👍

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

2 жыл бұрын

That's awesome Jim...good luck!!

@curte6062

2 жыл бұрын

I will say mornings have stunk around here until the full moon now we're getting a lot more late morning activity I don't put a lot of stock in the moon most of the time more the position of the Moon rather than the phase it's in. I've had great luck when the moon was directly overhead in the middle of the day and directly underfoot what's about to kick in though and all bets are going to be off now I just look for the right wind for specific stands and cooler temps.

@christophermix6845

2 жыл бұрын

The next 2 weeks are going to be 🔥

I’ve been watching your videos for the past year now and I believe that I’ve grown so much as a hunter thanks to you Jeff! I just killed my biggest MI buck this week, I wouldn’t have had the opportunity without the knowledge gained from you!

Jeff, I can't tell you how much I have appreciated the content over the past few years! I have been watching your videos and implementing your tactics seriously for 3 seasons. My property, (27 acres of deer heaven - now) my quality of hunt, and the quality of harvests just keep getting better. Last season, My neighbors were telling me "the rut hasn't hit yet" in December. Thanks again!

This man is giving out free game. He breaks it all down and gets into the details. Honestly so much you can’t watch all the videos and comprehend it all. You have to live it to really learn it. I myself am mostly self taught. I put many hours in the woods. I also put many hours into reading and researching the animals I hunt. But you can only learn so much on paper or videos. I’m a firm believer that you can never stop learning about anything. But if you already have a good idea of how whitetails work but want to dive in deeper and help clear things up, this is the channel you want to go to. This man knows what he’s talking about!

Your channel has been a blessing Jeff! My buddy and I have been watching your vids to get ready for our first year and from your knowledge, we both got one with the bow 2 weeks after opener! Thanks again Jeff!

I have also been saving stands for that cold morning pre rut sit per your advice and I just shot my biggest 8 point in Michigan October 23rd. Thanks Jeff! Thanks for all the tips.

These videos are always right on time! Great job Jeff and Dylan.

Last year got the ok to manage my families 60 acres. I run 5 cameras, two feeders and about an acre food plot of rye, turnip, peas, wheat….. they love it. Unfortunately I only have mature bucks using land as a highway right now but I believe once rut starts here they will be there. Your videos are awesome thank you

@whitetailhabitatandhunting

2 жыл бұрын

They will bed there if you have/man bedding. I have 40acres and have mature bucks bed and feed here! 👍

I hunt public lands only now. In Mid Wisconsin. THe rut is going strong the opening weekend of gun season. Almost always have my buck an hour into the season. I am hunting rutting areas only. (48 years hunting) There are tricks to finding areas bucks use to travel during rutting seasons. They travel the shortest distances between beddiong grounds (IMO), so I position my stand (s) only in these areas. Public hunting lands are so much more satisfying as I also have to find a spot where other hunters will not hinder my hunt. I LOVE this challenge as much as geting my deer. Not like many who hunt privarte lands and are shooting their pets at the bait stations. I now also do ALL my scouting a full year in advance as I no longer live in that state, but still hunt there.

Have watched your videos closely the last few years. Have seen way more bucks and managed to down a few. Amazing , skill set you have. Thank you!

Love your videos! Very helpful, especially this one! I've had a rough idea/ understanding of the rut, but I'm glad you went into detail with all the phases and timeline of the rut; regarding southern MI (as that's where I live and hunt). I appreciate it all! Good luck with venti this year!

Massive fan. I've seen so many of your videos and they are spot on. Picked up my first rub, under a licking branch yesterday. The cold Saturday turbo-charged movement. Three core bucks on 180 acres, just waiting for the non-core!

I have followed every video you've posted this year and I have finally closed in on my target buck. He has become more active at night but knowing that the Temps are finally hitting the 30's and low 40's this week here in NW PA I'm very confident that I will get my opportunity this week. Your videos have taught me alot and got me very close to alot of nice bucks. Just waiting for that one special guy to get close!

@whitetailhabitatandhunting

2 жыл бұрын

God bless!

Shot my best buck to date on Monday afternoon. I've been following Jeff's weather advice for 2 years. In those two years I've seen more bucks than in the past 10 years of hunting.

This video is timeless. Thanks Jeff

Thank you take the time to educate all your viewers, I don't miss a one thank again.

Already know this videos gonna be 🔥 can’t wait for my Rutcation October 28th-November 12th

Love your videos AWSOME advice helps me out where to put my stands and when to be into the woods great videos Jeff 👍

Wow! 35 seconds in and you're already spitting facts... Love it! "moon-isms". :)

This dude is like a deer hunting scientist awesome stuff thanks man.

Hello from Eastern Ontario,Canada. Keep the videos coming!!

Almost that time !!!! Revisiting your past videos to brush up on knowledge🤞🏼

Been out here in Iowa the last couple days. Saw my first big buck walking after does yesterday morning. Got a couple trees injected with tordon using my hand saw. Ordered 20 late dropping apple trees from Century Farms for April. Bring on the rut!

It’s gonna be a good one GOODLUCK and have a great deer season and thank you for your info.

We dont have a frost yet here N Alabama but ive hunting 3 times since the October 15 and not much deer moving since i put out the trail cam Oct 11. Im learning more about the Rut and like these videos!

Jeff, you hit the nail on the head regarding the 15th of November being the peak here in the northern part of Indiana. I can’t count how many bucks (4+ year olds) that all of a sudden become killable. Best bucks I’ve killed and seen are from Nov 13-18. I think that’s the end of of peak breeding (2.5 days) and start of the post rut (2.5 days). Magical days to be on stand when all the factors line up.

We are in pre rut right now in MD weather is turning for the better finally

For me in southeast Michigan 7th through 14th has been magic for me the last few years. The 9th in particular.

Priceless information! Thank you

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

2 жыл бұрын

Thank YOU Kevin, you are very welcome...

Hey Jeff! Ive been follwing you for about a year now and set myself up for my first year bowhunting using mostly your advice. Your channel is such a valuable resource for me and i just shot a really nice 10 pointer on public land yesterday!

@silasnoyes1

2 жыл бұрын

Congrats

@silasnoyes1

2 жыл бұрын

That's awesome 😎

Had my first sit last night where I didn’t see any deer.I did see a good buck with a doe in the beans on the way home.Right stand,right time now..

Listened to the latest video on the drive to the woods...now watching the latest video from a tree. Going to be a great Texas bow hunt🙂

I finally found my first actual buck bedding area. I was astounded by the amount of sign in such a tight area. I'm sure I stayed there too long got too close and totally I Messed it up.... But I was so excited Like I just was so happy that I finally found it. I tell you what it was like a freight train hit me in the head... Like I was looking and looking I put like a couple things together I'm like oh my gosh this is what that Habitat Guy says about deer. Is is my 3rd year Bow hunting. I have not had a chance to be out too much this year maybe 6 or 8 sits.. Or ground hunting and I have seen deer every time I went out. Is they used to alert me to their presence by Is me spooking them and watching them running away.. Now I can notice them 1st. Like you argued at what you do and your content is very helpful and I appreciate it. Just too bad you're from Wisconsin. Pretty sure we have bigger deer in Minnesota...

Thank you for this video, my best friend got me into hunting. This is my FIRST time hunting, my friend let me borrow a bow so I can get in the woods. No one in my family has ever shown me how to hunt, so I’m trying to learn as much as possible. I’ve watched a couple of your videos and love the info so you gained a subscriber! Thank you!

@aftonm693

2 жыл бұрын

Good luck, bowhunting is fun and also a challenge!

@HeavyChevy32

2 жыл бұрын

@@aftonm693 thank you! I have so much to learn yet. I know I’m making a ton of mistakes but I’ll get there!

Thanks Jeff for your thoughts on this subject 👍

im a second year hunter and i got my first deer on the 20th this year using some of youre tips. thank you

Hi Jeff, muzzle loader season starts this Saturday in NH. looks like rain,hopefully the forecasts changes,thanks for the great informative 👍.

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

2 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome Brian and good luck!

@corybraswell510

2 жыл бұрын

We have 1 more week in Tennessee unfortunately...lol

@btu45nh

2 жыл бұрын

@@corybraswell510 good luck Corey!

@corybraswell510

2 жыл бұрын

@@btu45nh Thanks

I hunt a 40acre private in Connecticut and just yesterday October 24. Pre rut is in high effect. I had 6 small bucks 80 yards and then the dominant 10 point came out and they fled the area. Its go time

Love to hunt the rut up North one day. I agree the rut is the same time every year…that said, I’m in Florida. Florida has varying rut dates (August in S Florida, Mid Oct in my neck of Central Florida). Florida is a rut wild card! Here comes a buck. Gotta go! Great video Jeff.

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

2 жыл бұрын

Good luck with the buck! And I like that...FL is a rut wildcard 😊

Rut in SE OH typically peaks 5-12 November. I'm seeing fresh scrape activity now. Good luck everyone!

Love the frosty mornings in early November. Tending grunts, leaves crashing. (Not from squirrels) LOL good luck Jeff, give venti a hello for me.

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

2 жыл бұрын

So awesome James! Low 30s this morning.. I will try 😊 Although going after bigger and older in WI this morning...

@deercatchersoutdoors330

2 жыл бұрын

@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 best of luck!

@michaeledwards7668

2 жыл бұрын

@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 what if it's cold, yet raining pre rut/rut time will the deer still be moving or bedded because of the rain??

@Sinister267

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaeledwards7668 deer move a lot during the rain according to studies. Watch some videos on common whitetail myths.

@aaroncoleman2615

2 жыл бұрын

@Whitetail Habitat Solutions, can you point me in the directions of those studies and literature regarding the ultrasounds and 30 years of data?

A lot of company’s make you take your vacation At least 2 months in advance. It’s not that easy to just pick days, and you always have the weekends off with a normal schedule job but in pa we only get Saturday to hunt, I did schedule my two weeks with the time period of the rut from last year, took your advice about the same time every year in your area. But I have from the 23rd to the 7th off. Will I hunt every day? No, but I’ll be picking good weather days in between, and even the days I’m not hunting it will be better than being at work lol but I’ve seen some amazing pre rut activity all through October, yesterday evening the 23rd was a amazing evening. I Grunted a buck in and he was grunting back. And I have to say the extinguisher grunt call is a great call. Being able to switch to a doe grunt and buck grunt really efficiently is awesome and the call just sounds great.

Thanks for another great video Jeff. Anxiously waiting for each one. Totally agree about the exact timing of the rut each year. Closely watching Huntcast for heading to my best stands. For the 1st time ever after changing my farm based on you I have mature bucks to hunt this year. Huntcast is confusing me on one thing. Im in Cape County MO and on November 7th it’s giving 0 points for the Rut. Based on your videos and my experience we should definitely be in prerut?

Ive been following your advice and the other morning i hunted close to bedding and i had a smaller 7 point come in to me rattling. Activity has been very slow i haven’t had any pics on camera and they are definitely strictly close to bedding and on certain trails right now in east TN. Im seeing tons of rubs coming up and now im just waiting to see some scrapes and waiting for the first 2 weeks of November and im going to hopefully slam a giant. Thanks for all you do!

Upstate NY, only forest hunted since childhood, only mornings. Just started afternoons last year when on another property near some Ag. Love them cold, crisp, mornings, Halloween week.

Sorry I missed this video I WAS OUT HUNTING Oct 24 morning the buck was chasing, around 9am. I hunt in SE MN also. The sight and sounds was great.

Hoping to get my first deer with a bow this season

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

2 жыл бұрын

I hope you do too!

@matthewfisher9303

2 жыл бұрын

I hope you do.

@dennybirchfield

2 жыл бұрын

Me too

@TheWVgoodguy22

2 жыл бұрын

I hope that you do as well. I am also looking to get my first deer 🦌 with a bow 🏹 this fall or winter.

@AmandaIsAwesome

2 жыл бұрын

Me too!!!

Trying to stay off of small property that I hunt the weather looks great Wednesday with a rare Eastwind I scored a 6. Point 2 weeks ago same wind can't wait

Love the videos jeff. Lots of great info. I never comment until now but been following you for 3 years now. Do you video your hunts. I would like to see the video of venti if so that would be phenomenal

The grapevine mock scrape. Unquestionably the most effective tool I've ever used for whitetail bucks.

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

2 жыл бұрын

That's awesome Philip...so dang enjoyable!

@philipkellerman9826

2 жыл бұрын

@@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751 did you head over to Instagram and watch last year's kill from my trail cam? As of now it's my only post over there. I should be on your list of followers (easy to find )

Dont forget small game is open as well here in michigan

Very true about the scrapes not being scratched up every time . Bucks love hitting the branch though .

October 20th and on for me has been my go to every year for my hunting career!

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

2 жыл бұрын

Amen to that John!

Very informative; thanks for sharing!

Great video as always.

Love all your videos!👍🤘 I would be interested in a video of your history and how you got into whitetail management.

In northern Michigan and just started seeing bucks on my cam right in frront of blind again. Was at midnight though. Lol. Still not seeing much moving around in my area. Been very warm

Great video Jeff. I will use this in North Carolina this week. There have been 15-20 degree drops in daytime high to night time low here the past day or two. The day time high also drops from 75 to 63 from Monday to Tuesday. Tuesday morning low is 39, Wednesday morning, 43. Scattered rain Monday and showers probable Thursday through Saturday. Would you hunt both Tuesday and Wednesday morning if possible, or just Wednesday? I’m near bedding in a funnel to food and don’t want to wear out my welcome. Peak rut here is Nov 30

Thank you 🙏🏻 Jeff for sharing these from your many decades of experience in the deer 🦌 woods. 🌲🌳 I am hoping that I get redemption this fall after missing 3 does last year and freezing up and not drawing slowly on a really nice buck 🦌 when I should have last year. All from the ground too here in West Virginia. I have two archery 🏹 tags 🏷 so I can take one buck and one doe. I have 4-5 bucks on camera 📷 that I would love to see in range with a clear shot. A couple trophy does too. Good luck 🍀 out there Sir.

Jeff, 10/22, I saw 9 different bucks. There was a doe that must have gone into heat early. Thanks for letting know not to hunt too much to burn out stands.

I love your videos, and I trying to learn as much as I can from them. But I live in NH, and I hunt big wood's in the mid-part of the state. Which is part of the White Mt. National forest. And it's definitely not easy hunting, or easy to pattern them. But every year I scout it? I'm learning more and more. So it's definitely a work in progress.

Great content as usual.

I was googling things on when the rut was, as it is my 2nd year hunting and my first year bow hunting, never got an actual date of when it usually starts so I didn’t touch my trail cam till after thanksgiving and massive wide 10 point was up by my feeder on the 13th and 16th of November. I wanna cry 😂

Love your info brother.

Great video!

I’m hoping to go out this weekend for my first hunt ever. Got a nice cross bow ready to go

Any tips for hunting around or during rainy days/weather? Hunting in east central MN and have a few days of rain coming up this week. Just got my first bow and hoping to arrow one of my target bucks this season. Keep up the awesome work Jeff!

I sincerely enjoy as it happens whitetail info, without trying to sell some donkey deer 1000. Your info has given me another great angle to add to my whitetail tackle box. Your info works in Southern MD. Thank you!

Thank you for sharing this.

Real eye opener for rut activity from North to South . I always believed that spring being later in the North that the rut would be later ??? so the fawns aren't born to early before green up ??? I guess I was wrong???

Always enjoy your videos! Ive learned alot. Ive got a question, hopefully you'll be able to answer it for me. I did a hot lap on our farm by an area I was going to set up that evening, my target buck was out eating so I left and set up the following evening. He did come as prodicted! But he came right under my climber. I shot low( bow) he jumped from the noise of the arrow, took a few steps. He walked off . he didn't blow at me or run off. What's my chances he'll take tbis same route and how long. Biggest buck to date I drew back on at least 4.5 years old. My nerves got the best of me. Thank you for your time.

Jeff, Love the content I have been practicing your techniques for the last 2 years and have had opportunities at mature bucks. Would love to get into more Wisconsin hunting to enjoy the rut more than what we get in MN. Its very unfortunate that MNDNR sets opener right at the start of the peak rut. Would like your take for Bow hunters on what to do peak rut in this situation. Would you consider a all day sit around Halloween knowing that the following weekend gun will open up?

I love watching your videos, its a huge learning experience, I hunt in SE MN, I was in the stand Friday morning at 5 am, at 8:45 I had 5 doe's come wondering by, heading to there bedding area. I left my stand at 10am and started heading back to the farm. after walking about 250 yards away from my stand, I seen one of the bucks I am targeting, with 2 other smaller bucks. Shouldn't they be out of there bachelor groups?? I figured the target buck would be more focused, on the females

Rut is starting early this year in Texas. Just sat and watched the bucks chasing. This usually doesn't happen till mid November...

The thing to remember is what creates rain. Cold air meeting warm air usually. So bucks aren't worried about freshening up after the rain, they're up moving because the rain passed and it's cold suddenly.

Great vid…👍

Hey thanks for the great info! I'm in Georgia gun season just begun here oct 16 been going out daily hunting public land .. what's the best advice to give it about 70 to 80 degrees still here in Georgia nothing moving much... Our first week is buck only Nov 30 starts either buck or doe

When you find rubs do you walk around the property on your way out or in bad weather conditions such as rainy days to not leave your scent??

Here in NC, our gun season is the Monday of Thanksgiving week, and I have always believed the rut had already been here and gone, by that time.we have bear season here and it closes the weekend before Thanksgiving week, so you would be lucky that the deer you have found the dogs hadn't been through there and hunters. Unless you are hunting out towards Boone NC or somewhere else.

Good morning Jeff wow that is a lot of great information on all the ruts. Just one question I put bait around my areas were I have mock scrap is that going to mess up the deer approach to the mock scrap

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Ralph...it can? Bait is always a risk to mature bucks...a mock scrape is not. I like to keep the two separate with 2 different stand locations.

Hi Jeff great Chanel 👍 we had great success with soybeans this year grew 5'+ . However they are starting to turn yellow, can I broadcast winter Rye into them now since they are finishing up at this time of year?

Can you make a video about after you miss a target buck or doe, what's the thoughts on how that deer might react after they get spooked

Hello Jeff have a question. My food plot looks great,but they are not hitting it yet.which is good to me,I think they still have enough food out at the big ag fields.once it's all cut it should bring them to my food plot correct.my plot is between the big ag fields and bedding.just wondering if I'm thinking right here in Central Pennsylvania

Hey Jeff I am in North Carolina. When do you think pre rut, peak rut and post rut will be hitting here since we are in the south? I hear a lot of different dates from people but to me the peak rut seems to be right before Thanksgiving but I don't have many mature bucks in the area I hunt.

Missed a 9 pointer Friday afternoon, I was heartbroken, luckily he wasn't too sure what happened and walked off un spooked. Glad I missed rather than injuring him, hoping yo get another shot at him

@owendrake709

2 жыл бұрын

@@anonymous-zx1oq I almost did man, I was so upset with myself

@matthewshoaf9008

2 жыл бұрын

I feel your pain. Same thing happened to me Friday on some public land. Persevere and we'll get one!

@ryanb5768

2 жыл бұрын

I know the feeling. Keep in the fight. I blew a shot at a big six point and thought my day was done, sat up against a log all dejected and had a huge 10 point sneak in behind me. Doe caught me turning and blew and I screwed the pooch on him too! Promptly never forgave myself.

Here in western ny we've got tons of rubs and scrapes, mature bucks hitting them at night with very little daylight movement. Would you say we're jus getting into the pre rut here?

So I’m from iowa and I should I go out and hunt in the rain, when I’m seeing new fresh rubs this week and two big bucks back to back nights?

Get to Hunt Buffalo for first time this year! Have off starting tomorrow till November 7th is this a good time? Also thoughts on calling, decoys, lures, and mock scrapes?

great video! small question: how can someone determine when the rut begins in a certain area... example: I'm situated in northern Quebec and some say it starts in december.. others say in late or mid november... How do I determine through deer activity "the when" in my specific area...? thanks!

Do some of the older does try to be in the area of the mature bucks to be bred? Nice information as usual! Thanks!

@whitetailhabitatsolutions9751

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! No, I find mature does have very small home ranges...about a fraction of what a mature buck has. They are home bodies....

I ended up going to a different spot was my second day out on the 11th shot a 8pt 190lber dressed 😀 up here in MAINE

I like to hear you talk about western NC thoughts on the app mountains timing ruts!!?

The rut is my Christmas in November. Best of luck Jeff to you and your family hunting those big bucks!

I hunt a small 30 acre parcel where I’ve had at least 3-4 mature bucks every year even in early October and this year I haven’t had a buck come through at all but I have a bunch of does coming in to a new food plot I put in(brassicas). Should I wait to hunt it until lock down?

My area of Louisiana the rut starts late December early January

Northwest GA. > The family group of 7-deer I watch, 3-old enough to breed, based on when they had fawns last year, & counting back 5-months, & 3-weeks. Therefore, a hunter in my area should start sitting for Pre-Rut on Nov. 15th. Because the Rut will *Peak* on Nov. 23rd. / Then the bucks will recouporate & Post Rut will start approx. Dec. 24th.

I do have a nice 8 coming in mostly at night but the morning after the last temperature drop he came in just before shooting time . But he has showed up on the 27 around 730 am so I’m hoping sat morning he will do the same .