835 - Most Spots With Deer Sign Aren’t Worth Hunting. Here’s How to Pick One That Is

In this listener Q&A, we walk through a day of post-hurricane scouting: six and a half miles of acorns on the ground and only one spot worth hunting, plus the three-reason test that made the call. Then we run through your questions, hot takes, and some Circle marriage advice before Jacob ties the knot. In this episode: - A hurricane knocked every acorn down at once: where do you hunt when the feed is everywhere? - The bench pinch point: bedding cover, feed sign, a funnel, and two fresh scrapes - Jumping deer on purpose to learn where they're bedding - Thermals busting you on a field edge in Kentucky hill country: go low, get on the ground, or move - Getting ready for the pre-rut: doe groups, cover changes with leaf drop, and travel routes between bedding - The risk of a mock scrape on a public land rut funnel - Hunting a buck that shows up on the same December dates two years running - HOT TAKE: rifles don't belong in "primitive weapon" seasons - HOT TAKE: does Alabama even need a muzzleloader season? - Hot tips: annual patterns plus annual weather, and electrical tape over the muzzle in the rain - HOT TAKE: find grouse without a dog and you're one of the best woodsmen around - Why every spot needs three reasons to hunt it - HOT TAKE: is .223 enough for deer? - HOT TAKE: carbon suits and ozone units - Hot tip: plan how you'll carry your mobile setup, not just which one you'll buy - HOT TAKE: "feed trees" are overrated, and browse is the real baseline - Marriage advice for Jacob from the Circle community 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 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