50 min
#249 - How Andy May Consistently Finds and Kills Mature Bucks on DIY Trips! The Exodus Podcast - Whitetail Deer Hunting Tactics, Stories & Expert Guests
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In today's episode of The Exodus Podcast, we are back in the studio with the deer hunting legend Andy May. This podcast with Andy went so in-depth that we had to break it down into two segments, so be on the lookout for part 2 next week! Get your notes ready, there is A LOT that Andy covers that you would never think of when in the whitetail woods.
If you want to skip the introduction, Andy's section starts at the 9:18 minute mark.
We discuss:
-How Andy balances work, family and hunting to kill mature bucks
-How he has found better success with less time to hunt
-Using previous experience in the woods to make on-the-fly decisions
-How growing up hunting in Michigan taught him to think outside of the box when hunting public land
-Why he'd rather travel and hunt public than spend money on a high percentage lease
-His process of scouting an area that he plans on hunting in the fall
-A complete breakdown of his 2020 Iowa rut hunt
-Why do bucks travel perpendicular to deer trails in the rut
-Killing a mature buck over then only scrape in the area
-Do bucks use scrapes in the rut?
-Mature bucks use scrapes less than young bucks
-There aren’t big deer everywhere in Iowa
-A complete breakdown of his 2020 Michigan gun hunt
-Using terrain features to your advantage
-Letting other hunters do the work for you in gun season
-What areas mature bucks run to when gun season starts
And so much more!
Connect:
-https://linktr.ee/exodustrailcamera
-https://bit.ly/TheDeerGearPodcast
-https://linktr.ee/TheLandPodcast
In today's episode of The Exodus Podcast, we are back in the studio with the deer hunting legend Andy May. This podcast with Andy went so in-depth that we had to break it down into two segments, so be on the lookout for part 2 next week! Get your notes ready, there is A LOT that Andy covers that you would never think of when in the whitetail woods.
If you want to skip the introduction, Andy's section starts at the 9:18 minute mark.
We discuss:
-How Andy balances work, family and hunting to kill mature bucks
-How he has found better success with less time to hunt
-Using previous experience in the woods to make on-the-fly decisions
-How growing up hunting in Michigan taught him to think outside of the box when hunting public land
-Why he'd rather travel and hunt public than spend money on a high percentage lease
-His process of scouting an area that he plans on hunting in the fall
-A complete breakdown of his 2020 Iowa rut hunt
-Why do bucks travel perpendicular to deer trails in the rut
-Killing a mature buck over then only scrape in the area
-Do bucks use scrapes in the rut?
-Mature bucks use scrapes less than young bucks
-There aren’t big deer everywhere in Iowa
-A complete breakdown of his 2020 Michigan gun hunt
-Using terrain features to your advantage
-Letting other hunters do the work for you in gun season
-What areas mature bucks run to when gun season starts
And so much more!
Connect:
-https://linktr.ee/exodustrailcamera
-https://bit.ly/TheDeerGearPodcast
-https://linktr.ee/TheLandPodcast
50 min