Every time a mature buck shows up on your trail camera, GPS collar research says he's probably been in that area six or seven times. That one stat changes how you think about cameras, bedding, and whether you're actually hunting the right spots.
This is from the Mountain Bucks Scouting Camp where we break down big woods buck bedding from every angle — GPS home range data, how mature bucks choose beds, doe bedding patterns, morning hunting strategy, and why mid-October may be the most underrated window for killing a mature buck.
Topics:
00:00 – Intro
00:51 – Buck bed characteristics — size, shape, rubs on entry and exit 03:06 – Why mature bucks have the best spots (and what happens when one dies)
04:10 – Hunting mornings aggressively over beds
06:28 – Finding scrapes on the fringes of bedding to hunt
07:04 – Camera placement near bedding
07:35 – GPS data: for every camera appearance, a buck's been there 6-7 times
08:44 – The egg-shaped home range — how wind orients a buck's entire world
09:50 – Buck excursions — why they disappear and where they go 14:09 – Buck bedding: smell, auditory, visual
17:37 – Doe bedding — why it's overlooked and how it changes your rut setup
20:01 – Mid-October: the most underrated window for killing a mature buck
24:32 – Second estrus cycle
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