827 - A Bowhunting Trick You'll Want to Use This Season!

This week we're back in the mailbag: your questions on early-season food, killing mature bucks without cameras, timing an out-of-state road trip, moon studies — and the noise trick that pulls curious deer right to your tree. Plus a round of hot takes to close it out. In this episode we get into: - This year's mast picture — red oaks dropping while a lot of white oaks aborted in the drought, and where that's pushing deer right now - The opening-day call: scratch the itch on brand-new public ground, or wait for the ground you already know - What "hunting aggressive" actually means — and when aggression costs you more than it gains - A mature buck showing up on a travel-corridor camera: sit the corridor now, or push in before gun pressure hits - Killing mature bucks where trail cameras aren't allowed — leaning on sign and habitat instead of pictures - Passing young bucks on pressured public: worth it, or are you just handing him to the next guy? - A first-ever mountain hunt — a 4-day game plan for terrain that looks nothing like the flatlands - Timing a rut road trip around Halloween: pinch points, scrapes, rub lines, and how to find "the tree" - Moon studies and deer movement — do they measure WHEN deer move, not just how far? - Using natural woods sounds to pull deer in: dropping rocks out of the tree, rubbing two quarters like a squirrel cutting a nut, the acorn crunch, and the grunt call - Andrew's one-stick setup and the cam-cleat system that makes it work - The handkerchief-and-washer scent trick from the Bill Vale episode — how to use it, and how to check whether it's legal where you hunt - Hot takes: is planting a food plot just baiting? Are trad-bow hunters better? And what percent of hunting is pure luck? Watch Jacob's hunt for an Alabama swamp buck here - https://youtu.be/j_25tjxlk60 Join our Circle Community here - ⁠https://linkly.link/2o0Sn Grab some Southern Outdoorsmen merch here - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1u4aK Join Woodsman Wire - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1u4aR Use code “SOUTHERN” for a discount on Whitetail Hill food plot seed & trees - https://linkly.link/2myBP Use the promo code “southern” for a discount on your OnX Hunt membership here - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1tyfm Check out Latitude Outdoors for your mobile hunting gear - https://2ly.link/1zVDI Use code TSOP15 for a discount on Mossy Oak - https://linkly.link/2ERb8 Use code SOUTHERN20 for a discount on all Vortex apparel, including eyewear NOTE: Not all advertisements run on this show are endorsed by The Southern Outdoorsmen Podcast unless an ad is read by one of the hosts. Our Sponsors: * Check out MyBookie and use my code SOUTHERNOUTDOORSMEN for a great deal: https://www.mybookie.ag * Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code SOUTHERNOUTDOORSMEN for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy