Episode 014 Dr. James Mather co-founder of thehuntblog.com a whitetail deer blog

So I think the whitetail deer will always humble you. Right when you think you’ve got them figured out, they pull something new out of the hat. One of my favorite places, especially if I’m hunting a new area for whitetail, at least first hunt from an observation point, don’t go diving right into the middle of the wood lot right away. So many times, you see a deer trail heading in a certain direction and you assume he’s gonna come out somewhere on that trail. But those trails will circle up into the field almost every time, or I’m sorry, downwind of the field. So be aware of that. Look from a distance. Watch where you’re going. They will never cease to amaze you with how they approach a field. A mature buck or a mature doe, a mature doe that’s raised two fawns despite hunting, coyotes, and wolves is a smart animal.