The plant is dotted smartweed. Some may know it by dotted knotweed or American willow weed. It’s a perennial herb that grows in wetland areas.

This is one of the best scouting videos ive ever watched. well done

I've been hunting public land here in Illinois for about 9 years now and while I've seen deer while out hunting, I haven't been able to harvest one. Watching your episodes gives me insight into what I can be doing to be successful on public land and maybe even use some of this new knowledge on private land I have permission to hunt a few times a year.

@TheHuntingPublic

6 жыл бұрын

Stay after em!

On X Hunt is great especially for hunting public land like we do a lot here in PA. Thanks for always putting out great informative videos. Good luck this year guys!

That is smart weed Aaron. It's the type of plant duck hunters would keep an eye on because when it heads out and the seed fall into the water, migrating ducks allegedly really like the seed and could make a could duck hole.

All the scouting videos have me pumped to watch y'all this coming season!

I never knew it was called smartweed, I always just called it snake grass, especially when it grows on the edge of the water on gravel bars

@kyflkyfamilylivin8247

2 жыл бұрын

Smart weed, snake weed , and water plot is what my pawpaw called it. It's literally like a mother nature plot if you know what to look for. Great place to kill some doe and a big buck in rut

Hey, thanks for producing this scouting content. Its super helpful for breaking down the Public land I hunt.

Another great episode! Thank you for the insight.

great video. 13:15 you can see the pollen coming off the canary grass. Makes my eyes itch just watching it. I would die in there I think.

Great video, learned a lot about where to look for bedding, Thanks! Now I just need to figure it out on a map

Amazing video, thanks for all the tips

Looks like Pennsylvania Smartweed a water based plant that grows in wetter areas or in the water. Deer like them here in Nebraska especially in the summer.

@TheHuntingPublic

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Cody!

This season I will try and make a bow hunt up there can't wait

Lets go hunting!!!! Good video and nice area to hunt. I always thought a cluster of beds meant does. Especially if the beds range in size. So SC is completely different from your scouting scenario...thick in SC means you cant walk it hunt it or see into it...period. Cant wait to see you guys hunting again. Keep up the posts

Hit the like button before i even watched the video cause it's always great content!

Great how to in the importance of planning your access. Just finding where deer are doesn’t matter if you spook them while you’re walking to your stand.

I just scouted a nice 1000 acre parcel today. Used the info you shared and found a nice buck bed with fresh droppings underneath a big willow out in the swamp. I must've just kicked him up. The other bed was on top of the highest hill in the area. From what I could see he could see everything north, south, and east with the west at his back. Thanks for the info guys now I just haft to play the wind right.

@TheHuntingPublic

6 жыл бұрын

Awesome OLD GREG!!!!!!!!!

I was told by a few people that you can’t tell a buck from doe because of their poop. I was told the large turds are the first poop that the deer take after bedding for a long time.

It's a kind of smartweed, we called it Devils shoelace. It grew in wet area's and impossible to kill.

Great stuff guys! Ya'll must not have any snakes or ticks around there! If I walked through tall grass like that around my area I wouldn't have any blood left after the ticks got done with me! Thank God for Permethrin!

@TheHuntingPublic

6 жыл бұрын

John Cannady we couldn’t do it without it!

Great information!

I really love you guys videoes keep doing a great job fellas

Very helpful video.

It’s Hypericum tubulosum Walter, common name is Lesser Marsh St. John’s-wort.

Currently on deployment, can't wait to get back and get some scouting in as well! Thanks for all the info. Love the videos.

Great video

I was trying to pay attention but I kept looking down for snakes. Chiggers would make a buffet out of me in that chest high grass. Another great upload, I haven't missed a one.

@TheHuntingPublic

6 жыл бұрын

Surprisingly we haven't found many chiggers while scouting. We do see the occasional snake though!

Sounds like you found the Doe bedding area heaven

@TheHuntingPublic

6 жыл бұрын

Hopefully some bucks to!

No tellin’ how many fawns you stepped over. Does utilize that tall grass to bed them down that time of year. Does use the scrapes as well.

It’s a type of smart weed. Need to see seed head to determine which species

Is that like a wetland restoration area where they plant oaks? Looks like some stuff I’ve hunted in Kansas. Deer love to bed on the edges of those planted Oak areas

@TheHuntingPublic

6 жыл бұрын

Yes it may be

I was hunting small game in Missouri recently and noticed there's alot of ticks. Was wondering how you guys deal with them there?

Ya the ON X maps are really a game changer for me I first learned about it early on in the turkey tour and didn't think much of it. The very next week I was turkey hunting and went in after one. I was focused on the bird, not where I was going and got myself good and lost. It took me several hours to find my way out so I went home and decided to try it. Not only will I not be getting lost anymore but it let's you see an area to pick the best areas to scout, property lines and land owner information. Pretty freaking awesome.

Do you use the free version of ONX or do you pay for the full plan? Also, I was wondering if you had tried Huntstand? I've found that pretty good so far but just started using it. Finally, I'm wondering if you guys considered using saddles for hunting? Haven't tried them myself, but seeing how light and flexible they are it seems like they would be great for your kind of run and gun hunting when you are getting aggressive in those beds. Great video!

@TheHuntingPublic

6 жыл бұрын

Greyhunter Thanks! We’re thinking about trying saddles. They sound sweet! We are using the full plan but you can buy individual states for less.

I would guess the Jerusalem...from the Jerusales tulipesias genus.

i should be one of THE HUNTING PUBLIC Louisiana swamp chapter

It looks like a variety of smartweed.

@BenAngelina4

6 жыл бұрын

A good stand of smartweed in standing water is a waterfowl magnet!

Smartweed...never heard of it

When you scout in the summer, are you taking any precautions for scent? I know I sweat a lot, but I always shower with scent free soaps, deo, and use only my hunting gear that has been washed in scent free soap.

@usernamehere6061

3 жыл бұрын

No it doesn't matter

What light do you guys use with your gopro?

do you use permethrin or other insecticides to prevent tick bites when scouting in long grasses?

@gtbowhunter9086

6 жыл бұрын

Stephen Palmateer I use Sawyers. Good stuff and no soaking required

@TheHuntingPublic

6 жыл бұрын

We use special pants with permethrin in the fabric. There aren't many brands that make them anymore unfortunately

@marjoriehandley3727

6 жыл бұрын

Buy permethrin concentrate from any farm store or co-op. I mix it with water in an empty Sawyers spray bottle. 20-1 cheaper

Good stuff Aaron 👍🏻 I’m finding tons of Beds right now preseason scouting Will the Buck Leave his bed with the wind in his face?? I’ve always been taught to hunt with the wind in my face but I’m learning from you guys & Dan that’s not necessarily always the best.... I’m trying to get a game plan on how to setup on these beds ...Thanks...Keep Up the good content

@TheHuntingPublic

6 жыл бұрын

Michael Gammill from what we’ve seen, bucks will leave their beds in any direction regardless of wind. However they will bed with the wind at their advantage so you have to setup that way. Sometimes that means blowing your wind right past the bedding area in order to setup close enough to the bedded buck

@southernbloodoutdoors2811

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the reply That’s Kinda what I figured I guess the main thing Is try not to let your scent in his bedroom

This time of year are their any spots that you see as off limits to walk on? Seems like you aren't too worried about bumping deer right now at all, is that the mentality we should have? If so at what point in the year do you say to stop using certain areas? Should we try to do all of our scouting in one day on an area to not stink it up as much?

@TheHuntingPublic

6 жыл бұрын

nathan kaplon yes we scout these areas in one day and don’t come back until it’s time to hunt. Naw we don’t mind bumping them. Doesn’t seem to hurt anything. The trick is you can only do it once in most cases

BBT big buck turd, thats great

Google cals it water corriander

Do you do any consulting? You should come to SE Wisconsin and help me Figure out some of the highly pressured public land I hunt. I mainly scout via on x and google earth. Not a lot of time to scout due to work and kids sports. I see deer every time I go out however I’m thinking I’m not close enough to their main bedding areas. I’m a Dan Infalt disciple and I utilize most of his tactics but my experience scouting is very limited.

@TheHuntingPublic

6 жыл бұрын

Yes we do. Please message us on Facebook and we can provide more details.

There must not be very many cotten mouth snakes around there!! Great video, always look forward to watching them.

@TheHuntingPublic

6 жыл бұрын

Luckily there are not!

@wesmckinney4915

5 жыл бұрын

No kidding man! When I’m in the ole swampy places that’s usually in the back of my mind!

Water hemp

Do you guys ever use trail cameras? If so any experience with bucks spooking on them? Also any advice on how to use cameras on public? Thanks

@TheHuntingPublic

6 жыл бұрын

Filming a video on that tomorrow morning actually

smart weed

I hunt an area where there is part heavy woods, and part marsh/old clear cut. The clear cut is heavy with cat tails, and I can always hear the deer walking in there, and there is a ton of trails, sometimes 5-8 different trails coming together at one point. What would your recommendations be ? see if there is one big tree in the area and setup shop ?

@TheHuntingPublic

6 жыл бұрын

Get as close to the bedding as possible. Sounds like they may be in those cattails, possibly bedded against lone trees in the marsh.

@Fireenze666

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ill go for a scout trip when I get some of those pants with that special stuff in it against ticks you guys use

@TheHuntingPublic

6 жыл бұрын

They work unbelievably well

@Fireenze666

6 жыл бұрын

what brand is it

@TheHuntingPublic

6 жыл бұрын

The pants I have are the old Cabela's Insect Defense. Not sure if they make them anymore. You can also take Sawyers Permethrin and spray your pants with it. It'll help tremendously.

10:17 Looks like a tick on your shoulder. lol

Never saw a deer poop looking like what your pointing out, deer usually looks like chocolate covered peanuts or raisins , looks to me more like hog poop.

How much does the onx cost?

@Diffidentone

4 жыл бұрын

You can get the one state version for around $20 for the year if you use the THP discount code they give in this video. They also have a free week trial on their website if you just want to check it out and decide if it is for you or not. I'd recommend the free trial, not losing anything if the app may not be good for you.

How did you trace your tracks with onx maps?

@TheHuntingPublic

6 жыл бұрын

We use the tracker tool on the app in the bottom right corner.

@arteohesdub5100

6 жыл бұрын

@@TheHuntingPublic ok thanks oh and I love your videos it helped me a lot and motivated me more to get out there in the woods. Any advice on how to hide trail camera better from getting stolen?

@Diffidentone

4 жыл бұрын

@@arteohesdub5100 Well as far as cameras, wardens, police and other law enforcement glue bark, leaves and other tree debris to their cameras to camouflage them better. Also you can try and get them up higher on the tree, some people bring in a climbing stick or even a small step ladder, just something to get the cameras up above peoples easy view and reach.

where's the deer at? I'm suprised no deer jumped up out of all those beds!

@TheHuntingPublic

6 жыл бұрын

They did. Just couldn't get on them fast enough with the GoPro. They would have been hard to see as well with the wide angle lens

It's called annoying grass!

Giving away all the secrets. There is a place not mapped where I hunt and it's 1200acre only seen maybe 4 others hunt it blows my mind I kill 10+ doe there every yr and donate half to the wounded warriors etc.

Possibly Alligator weed if its in wet areas. I could be wrong though!

Where are you?

@thereelaccountant9246

5 жыл бұрын

they will only give states. No sense in giving up their hunting locations so everybody can come into them.

Not thick enough for Black tails