Bucks, Bulls, and Bows with Rod White

Here’s a wrap to the 2023 30 Days of Rut! I talk some late season expectations and strategies for both public and private land hunters. Thanks for another great season and good luck to all!

When I recorded this, I didn’t look at the date, it is actually Friday Nov 17th, not the 16th! The weather here in the Midwest is on point, the timing is phenomenal for mature bucks to be on their feet, and this weekend could be one of the best all season, it dang sure is for mature whitetails! The question really comes down to are you in the right kind of places, do you have the tenacity to hang in there all day everyday, and do you have at least a little bit of luck on your side? From now till Thanksgiving is your last big shot until the wicked winter arrives…and that’s only if you have a solid food source to hunt over! Good luck to all and stay safe!

My FAVORITE time of the year is upon us!!! Or, about to be 😉!! More mature bucks have fallen to my arrows during this next 7 to 10 day time period that at any other time of the year. I talk about the shift in habitat you should be hunting, the calls that are most effective, and tactics that you should consider deploying. Good luck everyone, enjoy and stay safe!

As we leave the pre-rut and enter the “lock-down” phase…a term that couldn’t be farther from the truth, behavior changes tremendously. And those that are unwilling to change, will indeed, most likely, not have any success for the next few days. But those willing to give my advice a shot, stand a chance to tag the buck of their dreams when they are at one of the most vulnerable times of the year!

Two slightly different approaches are needed this week depending on whether you control land you hunt (private landowners) or you have no control over hunting pressure or the environment in which you hunt (public land hunters). Best of luck everyone and I hope this helps everyone tag your best buck ever!