A 10step guide to killing a great publicland buck field. Summer scouting revealed several mature bucks on my farm, including a narrow 10 pointer that im calling tight rack ii. Aug 14, 2017 a 10step guide to killing a great publicland buck. All private land open to sportsmen property is open only for public walkin access for the purpose of hunting within legal hunting seasons, or as signed. Carl frederickson on public land elk hunting mossy oak. Email us today to book your hunting package or quality location information. The most likely spot to hunt him is a small, narrow food plot in the middle of my farm, but the recent drought wiped out the clover i had planted there, so im.
Our scout, jim carr, scouted for steve in idaho in 2012. Public hunting land how to find some as a beginner zero. In this first video, learn how the guys find new tracts of public land to hunt. Whether youre new to hunting public land or simply want to find more properties to hunt, nows a good time to start.
No matter which package that you chose, all youll have to do is show up and start hunting. Part 5 mapping public land whitetails scouting buck bedding areas duration. Bps book called aids to scouting sold well both to the military and public at large, and particularly appealed to teenage boys. This book is a class act and all the photos, including the live mule deer have been taken on public land. The annual public hunting permit aph allows access to over a million acres of public hunting land that tpwd either owns or leases from another agency or private landowner. Sep 26, 2017 in that way, public lands level the playing field and provide every deer hunter with a place to hang their stand, so to speak. First if youre interested in hunting public land long beard in a new state or looking to take on a new experience in your own home state you first must do your home work.
For others, its a great opportunity to cover countless acres and enjoy the excitement and adventure public land has to offer. Mark the location of the elk sightings on the map and note the time of day. This one should be pretty obvious, and a lot of public land hunters skip right to this step. The book discusses whitetail tactics on private and public land.
If you hunt public land in areas with large amounts of hunters, being able to predict hunting pressure, where it will come. For many, the thought of hunting public land sends icy shivers down their spine. Public land scouting packages semiguided and self guided. Popular scouting books showing 150 of 424 scouting for boys. I would recommend this book to all former scouts and scouters as well as any one else who would like to find out about scouting and rockwells connection with scouting. Scouting areas with hills, hollers and mountains has never been simpler. If tagging a buck of your dreams is this years plan, start now by utilizing these tips from m. Scouting for deer with trail cameras on public land.
Oct 10, 2017 brandon bobo, who works as a biologist for the national wild turkey federation in the state of alabama, is a member of mossy oaks gamekeepers pro staff. The bad news is that in minnesota, like most popular whitetail hunting states, good, unpressured public ground near a major metropolitan area is few and far between. The tactics that i share are not the way but a way, to be adapted to the public land that you hunt and tactics that you utilize. Public land comes with its own set of challenges, however. Sep 28, 2017 i have been hunting public lands in texas for over 22 years and found that most hunters are unfamiliar with many public hunting areas. Instead of pulling off the road in an area that looks good, start with scouting for deer on public land by using your computer.
How to escout for public land whitetails meateater hunting. For many hunters, the idea of scouting is walking on. Scouting book tools and lists for finding better baseball prospects, closers and more. Hunting whitetails in the big woods isnt easy, but these tips will help you locate a target buck. Oh, and its not a book by a wannabe trying to become a hunting authority. The book does a good job of helping you understand what it takes to do well hunting on public land which is what it is for. Use our interactive maps to find public lands sites, information, books and maps. These maps show approximate boundaries of lands open to public hunting. Highly efficient buck scouting tips whitetail habitat. If youre also scouting public land this summer, feel free to mutter.
They have a new, more aggressive strategy for the 2016 season, one that involves locating and identifying mature buck beds this week, the guys explore a new tract and then dive deep into the big woods in search of the bedding area of giant 10 pointer named butch. Jun 22, 2017 its easier than you think to find public hunting land. Jim found the elk and steve killed a good bull from the area, which you can see is typical steep idaho elk country. Often a tract of land may not look like much from the aerial.
Purchase merchandise, topos, maps, books and public lands items. Scouting publicland mountain bucks petersens bowhunting. The rest will be on small pieces of private land in heavilyhunted areas. Resources for scouting public land on any forest service land you want to hunt, the enforcement officer for the u. Idaho scouting packages semiguided and self guided hunts.
Much of the area ive been looking over this summer, for example, is located in southern ohio, a hilly, hollerfilled place. Even though i am immersed within a full time whitetail career, i still have to be highly efficient with the amount of scouting time i choose to spend. I use different layers topography, wetlands, land cover, etc. Its a risky practice on public land, but in my book, the information to be gained by running trailcameras is worth the risk. Finding public land, scouting it, and filling your freezer with lean protein is a fun process thats challenging and rewarding. Deer scouting is defined as spending time afield searching, investigating and evaluating one or more areas for whitetailed deer sign to improve the hunting experience. So, another of my secrets for successful elk hunting is to start with walkin areas, go further than most people will go, find private land adjacent to public land and hunt in that region.
Its a risky practice on public land, but in my book, the information to be gained by running. If you read popular hunting magazines or watch the outdoor channel, youll often hear about how folks hunt over food plots, ag fields, or funnels and pinch points in the timber. Aaron warbritton and zach ferenbaugh have been scouting the public lands. The first may seem obvious, but i want to avoid public lands that are too close to populated areas. Its called public land mulies and its definitely the best book youll find on mule deer. If thats your goal, be content with hunting a couple years without punching your buck tag.
Theres nothing that can replace finding and reading sign. How to get the jump on public land bucks this season. Elk scouting tips scouting for a diy elk hunt pure hunting. Being successful on public land often requires a little different approach than when hunting private land. Forest service is probably the best person to get information from on where to find deer. Petersens hunting expert picks the 10 best public land hunt. Bowhunting public land whitetails is unlike anything else on the market, and is certain to make you a better deer hunter. Jul 10, 2018 i always look for walkin only places that people on four wheelers will drive past, because they dont want to walk in to hunt. Typical prolonged preseason scouting intrusions in hchp areas are. Luckily for the public land diy elk hunter, a good set of aerial photos and scouting for elk can really help.
From sandy beaches on the pacific coast to the glaciers of the sierra nevadas, californias public lands encompass forests of giant redwoods, sequoias, and joshua trees, vast expanses of exotic desert, fertile valley wetlands, and all sorts of fascinating transition zones. For many hunters, the idea of scouting is walking on public access t. Robert badenpowell shelved 17 times as scouting avg rating 4. Scouting for deer on public land breaks down into two parts. Its a great thing to see whenever a noted whitetail expert gives some attention to hunting on public land. Theres an even better chance that public land is open to hunting. What happened to teds arm public land scouting tips. Published by the boy scouts of america for all bsa registered adult volunteers and professionals, scouting magazine offers editorial content that is a mixture of information, instruction, and inspiration, designed to strengthen readers abilities to better perform their leadership roles in scouting and also to assist them as parents in strengthening families. If you need a guide on public land, hire the legal outfitter for that area. In order to be consistently successful when deer hunting on public land, you need to. Scouting for deer on public land can seem like a daunting task. Aaron and zach have a new strategy for public land scouting for the 2016 season. Once you complete that, getting out and walking the land will either confirm your suspicions or help you eliminate areas from consideration.
Hunting and scouting for elk is exciting and challenging, however the challenge and excitement compounds when you add in the words doit. Colorados premier where to hunt guide detailing over 500 trophy hot spots on colorado public land collier, guy, kluesner, spencer on. Public land scouting buck bedding areas midwest whitetail. Sep 22, 2019 public land scouting discussion in michigan whitetail deer hunting started by jiggin is livin, sep 22, 2019. In the shawnee national forest in illinois where my brother adam and i and our friends have hunted for many years on public lands, well often scout for swampy areas. Occasionally, the requirements will not match those in the printed scout handbook, the annual scouts bsa requirements book, or some merit badge pamphlets because of the timing of their printing schedules. I promise itll be worth it, its loaded with amazing tips and even detailed scouting reports on all the western states. The hunting public are passionate about public land whitetail hunting. In 1907 bp rewrote aids to scouting, to aim it at a younger audience and called it scouting for boys. Encompassing millions of acres, public lands are places where young people can connect with the natural world and explore their cultural heritage. Top 10 spring turkey scouting tips do you believe the birds are either there or they arent but they usually are, so why bother scouting. I started getting this buck on my muddy trail cameras last fall and encountered him in early november.
It follows his commitment of hunting and harvesting trophy mule deer only on public land. Thats the part people overlook, says hank tassitano, an avid public land user. Have you ever had a miserable day out in the woodsbeing attached by bugs from hell, poked by thorns or wandered. More than 150 national forests, millions of acres of bureau of land management land, dozens of military bases, and hundreds of national wildlife refuges are filled with everything from deer and turkeys to ducks and antelope. It provides useful information that can be used when hunting either type of land. Using the adjusters on the upper right of the map, you can change the angle and viewing level to really get a feel for the lay of the land. By 2003, id been scouting and hunting mule deer almost exclusively since. Swamps will prevent about 95 percent of the people who hunt public land from scouting them to see if any deer movement is there. Top 10 spring turkey scouting tips grand view outdoors. Were pulling up the tarp and getting ready to resume play at scoutingbook. We can provide either our full scouting packages which include the most current scouting. Fish and wildlife service and comprise more than 400,000 acres in north and south dakota.
When it comes to scouting the public land, dont be too quick to judge a book by its cover. Even in the heaviesthunted states, publicland gems can provide somewhat. Part 1 mapping public land whitetails finding public. Learn more about his tactics through his instructional books and dvds.
The requirements listed below are the current and official requirements of the boy scouts of america. Growing up, i learned to hunt whitetails on private land with all the prime food sources, which made the hunting just a matter of time. Aug 02, 2016 successfully find bucks using trail cameras on public land. Scouting for deer with trail cameras on public land muddy.
Private land open to sportsmen north dakota game and fish. Public use of game and fish department private land open to sportsmen plots lands plots 30040801. Favor publicaccess areas with row cropssuch as many walkin areas or state land with leasing programsor ground that closely borders agriculture. Theyve heard stories of truck windows being shot out and fights over competing claims for dead deer. The trust for public land is committed to our communities during coronavirus the driving goal of our mission at the trust for public land is healthy, livable communities, and the health of our volunteers, partners, staff, and the communities we serve is our top priority. Night of the howling dogs by graham salisbury, fieldbook by boy scouts of america, alien scout by a. How to hunt elk in colorado on public land gone outdoors. After all, over johns 54 seasons hes scouted 17 different parcels of public land and several dozen free permission properties in michigan and has 31 bucks listed in the michigan record book from 19 different properties and one of them was a state record from public land. Four camping books worth reading before your next trip. We have so much land and opportunity with great turkey in the state.
Whether ive hunted giant chunks of public land in oh, pa and mi, or have been scouting a clients private parcel for a 1 to 2 day hunting design, speed matters. I did however considered a worthwhile read especially for the price. One of the hardest parts of hunting, especially for the modern day hunter, is just finding a good place to hunt how do you find public hunting land when youre a new hunter, dont own any land, or you just moved to a new part of the coun. Knox wildlife management area, the daniel boone national forest and three other areas, youll find some of our states best turkey hunting on public land. Throughout this comprehensive book youll read about petersons detailed scouting strategies, his top gear choices, and how he plans and executes hunts on public land throughout the country each fall.
A handbook for instruction in good citizenship paperback by. Ioglb does not require licensing for hunting information services that gather information for prescouted areas. Jim took this great buck on public land in idaho with a muzzleloader in 2012. Escouting for public land bull elk page 2 rokslide forum. If youre unable to scout in the offseason, speed scouting for rubs, scrapes and other deer sign during hunting season is a good way to form a. A variety of onsite activities, special events, and online books connect children and families to their public lands.
I have been hunting public lands in texas for over 22 years and found that most hunters are unfamiliar with many public hunting areas. They are concentrating on finding mature buck beds. Take a summer scouting trip to your public area to familiarize yourself with the terrain and to locate a concentration of elk. The full story appears in david longs excellent book public land mule deer. Information, maps, permits, and guidebooks for planning adventures at western parks, forests, refuges and wildlife areas, historic sites, wilderness areas, lakes and reservoirs, wild rivers, and blm lands. Public hunting pdf maps by county it is the responsibility of the users of these maps, to be aware of all rules and regulations relevant to their hunting activities and hunting locations. If you ever wanted to see the insights to the madness of public land deer scoutingthis video will cover some of the things we look for. Our scout, jim carr, knows how to get it done himself on public land as shown here and below. Utah scouting services was founded on the basis of guiding companies charging astronomical rates to help you fill your big game tag.
Eberharts whitetail workshops are not land management workshops but rather are teaching workshops for hunters with the desire to take trophy bucks whether hunting public, knockondoors for free permission, family owned, leased, managed or manipulated properties, or even if travel hunting to other states. Read or download the boy scouts of america s most uptodate guide to safe scouting here. The good news is that there about two dozen different publicland spots within striking distance. I published a new book on amazon titled a guide to texas. I enjoyed reading the book, and it helped get me excited for my elk trip but i didnt learn very much about elk. Tips on scouting for elk on public land elk scouting tips. Every week, john will take viewers stepbystep through his process and strategies for researching, scouting, preparing and hunting mature bucks on highly pressured land. Prescouting is very important for narrowing down where you can potentially hunt. But youll still need to groundtruth them to formulate a winning hunt strategy. If youre a bowhunter, you can have uncrowded, highquality deer hunting on uncle. Apr 16, 2014 scouting for deer on public land can seem like a daunting task. Knowing how to eliminate unproductive areas and key in on spots where deer are likely to be is all part of the scouting game. Jun 12, 2015 knowing the public parcels to start with and the rules for each is a critical step in scouting for a public land deer hunt.
I was very much impressed with norman rockwells world of scouting. Public lands interactive map this map shows state properties including wildlife management areas, special opportunity hunting areas, state parks, public fishing lakes, forever wild lands, artificial reefs and offices and facilities of the alabama department of. Jul 16, 20 that said, how can the smart hunter effectively scout and hunt public land cattail marshes to kill those wiley old bucks. It brought back many memories when i was a scout and leader. Have you ever had a miserable day out in the woodsbeing attached by bugs from hell, poked by thorns or wandered around like a tourist lost in the woods. With many tracts of public land ranging from the tens of thousands of acres, to small untouched parcels, getting your big game hunting boots a cross every square inch is impossible. Aerial photography, maps showing land ownership like the hunt app from onxmaps and a great set of optics from vortex are critical in helping you be successful when scouting the public land. If you ever wanted to see the insights to the madness of public land deer scouting this video will cover some of the things we look for. Public land scouting page 2 michigan sportsman online. People of all ages can enjoy recreational activities, experience nature, explore our nations history, and discover the land s past on some of americas most amazing landscapes. The costs of our full scouting package is regardless of your group size. Scouting public land gobblers in our state in the ft. Theres usually plenty of browse, but deer are drawn to destination food sources.
All for a fraction of the costs of traditional guide companies. With public lands, you just need to do your homework its a gold mine for us. The scouting in this video can be done any time of year. Here is a sampling of programs available at blm sites across the country. Tassitano has been hunting public land in virginia for nearly twenty years, tagging out on spring turkeys. I think the biggest reason hunters fail hunting public land is because they watch too many hunting shows and read too many magazines that all seem to revolve around rut tactics. He frequently hunts public land in alabama and this week he is sharing tips with us on how he hunts public land. What is the annual public hunting permit aph and where can it be purchased. Public land hunters get the deer hunting strategies you. The best deer scouting system ever deer hunting realtree camo. We provide a similar service at a far better value. Knowing the public parcels to start with and the rules for each is a critical step in scouting for a public land deer hunt. Fall is fast approaching and soon it will be time to put away your shorts and pick up the hoyt or browning in preparation for bugling bull elk. But there are some things you can do to ensure your time is well spent during the scouting phase.