00:00:02 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Wired to Hunt podcast, your home for deer hunting news, stories and strategies, and now your host, Mark Kenyon. Welcome to the Wired to Hunt podcast. I'm your host, Mark Kenyan, and this is episode number three and ten and today the show. We're back for another episode of our rut Fresh radio mini series in which we're getting the very latest and greatest intel on what deer doing right now and how you can hunt them. Welcome to the Wired to Hunt podcast, brought to you by on X. It is me and Spencer here again for our weekly rut Fresh radio episode in which we are hearing from hunters all across the country on the latest deer activity, what dear doing right now, how current conditions are impacting deer, and what different people across the country are doing to get some deer killed. Ah, that's the game plan at least, Spencer, you've chatted with some folks. Do we uh? Do we have some interesting stories? Do we have some good intel for folks to work with this week? Yeah? Um, everybody is optimistic as they typically are this time of year, because we are like one week away here from things kind of really cutting loose. And for those guys who kind of have a target bucking mind or have a few deer in their area that they're interested in. They're about to become day walkers in like seven days from now, and so when that happens, it's a great time to kill a target deer before they just get off. Chasing does in early November, so most hunters are excited. Yes, I'm right there with them. I'm I've always looked at that last week of October being like you just said, an especially good ants to get that homebody buck. If you've got a buck that's been hanging out but maybe just not quite in daylight, this might be the time you can capitalize on him, still sticking to a little bit of a pattern, but moving a little bit sooner. So yeah, I'm hoping to do that exact thing tran Uh has not been daylight for me yet, but hoping he will be here soon. And this is the time of year where those cold fronts can really kind of kick off some of that stuff early. And so like this coming weekend, parts of the country have cold fronts rolling in UH, and that gets guys really excited. When you would normally like think around that Halloween time is UH, when it's going to happen regardless, but if you get a cold front like between now and then, that typically gets guys a lot more excited to find some of these bucks up moving a little bit earlier than they were, you know, as we're recording this on the twenty two. Yeah, that takes it to the next level for sure. I uh, it looks like at as of right now in Michigan, the weather is looking pretty darn good, like good cold weather. I even saw some snow in the forecast right around Halloween. UM, so I'm itching. I am curious though, folks know I'm out there chasing white tails. I just got back from my Boundary Waters hunt. By the way, I'm alive. I survived that. Um. I'll save the juicy details for next week. But you also have a white tail update finally, do you do you want to share? Do you have any any reports to share from that? Yes, I was just in South Dakota hunting for about six days and I was hunting an area that is massive. It's a massive refuge that has a lot of CRP. It's mostly managed for ducks, um swans, geese, other migratory birds, and at that refuge there's like ten thousand huntable acres, but there's probably less than twenty trees on the whole thing that you would like actually through a tree stand up in So if you find a little bit rise, some kind of small rise in the topography, you can glass for like literal miles of CRP And so, unlike you struggling to seeing deer, I was seeing all sorts of deer and it was super I opening when you're seeing uh, like big numbers of deer. I think the one night I counted like sixty deer that I saw, and on a hunt like that, when you see volume of deer that high, it's really opening. Kind of what we talked about that time of year, this time of year that you can get really aggressive and get close to their beds, or you can kind of play it safe and wait till like the very end of October. Because on some of those evenings when I would see like sixty deer um, I would wager to say that like the first forty five or fifty would be does And it wasn't until the sun went down or that last bit of daylight that those bucks would get up out of their beds and they didn't move too far from there. So we kind of talked about that, and you see it every year and it's something that experienced hunters are aware of. But when you see that many deer and the numbers tilt that far, the one way that the doors are up and moving, um, but the bucks are just tight to their beds until that sunset time. Uh. It's really eye opening about what strategies worked right now and what don't. So you saw a lot of deer, the bucks were on their feet late. Did you see any mature bucks? Did you get a shot? Do you do? You? Do? You get a buck story? I don't have a buck story. I didn't see much for mature deer um, and I didn't kill one. So I just came home with sightings and that's it. We still fun, absolutely yeah, And it was like a good way to kick things off because now I kind of hit a bit of marathon of hunting here. So that was a fun way to start the season. Sweet. So what else do we have from the folks? Any other consistent trends other than anticipation and excitement for cool weather? Uh? Any big high level keep this in mind over your next couple of hunts. That's worth touching on the the high level thing that I think to consider is that normally this time of year we're talking about crop harvest. Um beans are certainly out at this point, corn is is getting ready to come out. But for most of the hunters that we talked to this week and in weeks prior, they've all kind of stressed that it's going to be a late harvest because of how wet things have been this year. So what that might mean for you if you're somebody who hunts around Big Egg is that um bucks have a few more hiding places in corn fields. Um Or if you're in a place like Michigan, I know you're always excited for kind of a late harvest mark because it saves it saves some of those deer that might otherwise be an easy target for somebody. So just when you're planning your hunts, uh, you know in late October early November, know that the crops are still probably gonna be standing. Whatever that might mean for you, m But for who else we talked to this year, excuse me talk to This week, we go to Illinois and talk to justin's r from bow Hunter Die, and then Trey Kerns in West Virginia from three or four Outdoors, and then Joe Call from Minnesota rack Stars in Minnesota, and then we talked to Kyler Moppert in Louisiana from Louisiana bow Hunter. Anyone killing um No, yes, yes, I take that back. Joe Call just killed one a few days ago hunting in South Dakota. Now he's back in Minnesota, so he's kind of giving and Upper Great Plains Upper Great Lakes area report for US nice. Well, I'm scaded to hear this one. I as I a looted earlier. I'm particularly excited about the next seven days and I want to kind of I think this is a baby ruth thing on wanna baby ruth it. I'm gonna say the next seven days will possibly be my best chance at killing Tran based off of historical data, based off of weather, based off some time I've got um, I think I've got a chance, So I'm going in. It's a little earlier than I then you might think it's not November yet, but I think right on Halloween it can happen. So next week I'm Cali. I'm gonna try to have a good story for Spencer. I hope you do, and kind of explain that a little bit further. Mark, if somebody is um sort of new to deer hunting, it's almost weird to hear you say that the best chance is in these next seven days because deer movement actually probably won't peak for another two weeks or so. Yeah. Yeah, and I kind of I kind of very bruefully mentioned as at the top, but I'll elaborate basically as you mentioned it. You're seeing dear stead deer movement steadily increased in the month of October and then into November. But what we've got going on over the next seven days or so is there are a lot of bucks that are getting very high levels that's tossed from These bucks are ready to rock and roll. They want to breed, but not many doughs have come into Estra's yet, maybe none of the doughs yet, or if maybe just one um or a few, you know, every day we're going to have a better chance of more and more does coming into Estra's. But basically, what that means that you're gonna get bucks that are starting to move a little bit more, a little bit earlier. If there's that mature buck that you know is hanging out locally on your property. I really like if there's a buck that's kind of come a homebody, like a deer, that it's core home area is there on your farm. He's betting there either you've seen him frequently, You've got pictures of him frequently. But if you kind of know his his main pattern, his main behaviors, I think he's betting here here, I think he's feeding here or here. If you know that kind of information, over the next seven days or so, he's probably gonna stick to that same basic trend. He's not getting full rout mode where he's chasing does all over the place and going on excursions all over the place like he might do in November. So in November that buck becomes much less predictable. Yes, I'll be moving a lot, but you don't know what the heck he's gonna do. Now you're going to get this, you know, last week of October. You're gonna get the benefits of increased movement, but also the same benefits of a predictable movement is that he's sticking to a similar trend, a similar pattern. So when those two things line up, you've got a disproportionately high chance of getting a shot. Not always, but if things lined up, if conditions lined up, and you know, if you have that intel, it could be a great time to do it before he starts getting crazy. So I think I have that with trand Um. I'm looking at a trail camera picture of him two days ago and he looks really good. So he's around, he's moving. This picture was just a tiny bit before daylight in the morning. He's coming back to bed. It looks like just before daylight. So you know, over the next seven to ten days, hopefully that trend shifts just a little bit and he stays up and moving an hour later in the morning, or gets up and going an hour earlier in the evening. And that's what I gonn try to key in on. Yeah, we did a great job explaining that. And for more info like that, Uh, you should, guys should check out the meat Eator dot com. Mark has been covering some really good subjects that people are often wondering about this time. You're like deer hunting in the rain, how to rattle in a buck, how to kill a nocturnal buck, stuff like that, So head over the media dot com for Morgrad info like that, and Mark, I hope you have that tran report for us next week. Fingers crossed, my friend fingers crossed, all right, and joining us on the line first is Justin's are from Bow Hunter Die in Illinois. Now, Justin in Illinois, what would you say the buck activity is ben lately? On a scale of one to ten, I am going to give it a six. I feel like the bucks are definitely on their feet during daylight. I don't think they're ranging super far yet, uh during daylight, but nighttime activity is really really starting to pick up. Do you do much decoying on your properties in Illinois? Man, I tell you what, I don't. I've been thinking about it, but you know, with us, we mostly sell film our hunts, and I'm dragging a lot of gear into the woods already. A decoy is just kind of one extra thing that I got to bring out there. So I've done in the past, Uh, not a lot, but I certainly wouldn't hesitate to do it, And if I was going to do it now, it seems like a pretty good time. When I think of the Bow Hunter Die crew, I often associate them with killing big bucks at the end of October. What is it about your group that makes you guys so good at killing those target bucks this time of year? Um, I think it's just you know, being in the woods and having a pretty good beat on where these bucks are at. You know, like I was saying, this time of year, I don't feel like the bucks are covering large a bounds of territory or ground during during daylight, but they're definitely up and on their feet and moving around. So if you have a general idea of where a buck is at, uh and you know where the does are at in that general vicinity, you've got a pretty good opportunity. You know. This last let's say ten days of October has always been one of my favorite times of the year time hunt these bucks for a little bit more predictive going to become November. Uh So, I just feel like if you have an idea where they're at, and you get the right weather, you could definitely get on top of one. And if you've kind of alluded to you know, they're fairly susceptible to calling this time of year. Most of the those aren't an estress yet, uh so they're they're looking for a fight. Besides acorns, what are their food sources? Should hunters in Illinois be keyed in on right now? Oh man, I'm seeing I'm seeing good activity around either corns or beans. To be honest with you, UM, I wouldn't say either one over the other. It seems like a lot of the a lot of the harvest is gonna be late this year, at least up in northern Illinois where we're at. Most of the fields are are still standing, but the ones that have been cut have been pretty hot. You know, those fresh cut corn or fresh cut beings either one. If you've got one of those, those seemed to be really hot right now. Other than that, if you've got you know, foot plots on the ground. A lot of my basket plots, oats, rye, stuff like that are really getting hammered right now as well. Um. And of course acorns, acorns are are still gonna gone. As someone who's selectively pressures their property. When do you usually start mornings and when are you gonna start hunting mornings this season? I'm hunting mornings now. I mean we've had the good weather conditions, bucks have been on their feet, so I've already started hunting mornings very sparingly. But from here moving forward, it's a full speed ahead man. Morning's afternoons. Any opportunity, i've got to be in a tree, I'm gonna be out there. You talked about calling before. Are you doing a lot of blind calling this time of year? And do you have uh an ideal set up, like a certain stand location that you'd rather call from than others or morning versus evening. You know, I'm not a huge blind calling fan. I'll call to a dear if I don't think he's direction and I can see him. But I'm not a guy that's just going to sit in rattle and grunt a lot. I will do it sparingly. I mean, if we get a good hard cold snap, uh, you know, in a clear morning without a lot of land where I know it can be heard for a long ways and I want to cover some distance, I'll hit the antlers together. But I do it sparingly. Most of my calling is too animals that I can actually have two eyes on and and be able to, Like I said, Taylor, my calling to what their their body language is telling me. You're headed to Iowa this weekend on a public land white tail haunt. What is going to be your strategy for that haunt. Uh to find some doughs and thick bedding cover. Um, that's gonna be my main strategy. Um. Food you know, on a lot of these public spots is difficult to find because a lot of the aggas on the neighboring private So I'm going to focus primarily on on betting areas. If i can get close to food, great, Uh. If not, I'm really looking for doebetting is when I'm looking at right now going forward then the six week or so, what do you think that bucket activity is going to be on a scale of one to ten in Illinois. I think we're gonna start ramping up to a seven or eight. Um, I'm already seeing pretty heavy chasing on my trail camera minutes of daylight. It seems like some of the younger really pushing these those around pretty hard right now. I would imagine we start seeing some of the older ones doing the same thing over the next week, so seven, maybe an eight. We've got some cold weather coming in, possibly some snow flurries and frost. So everything is shaping up to be a really really good end two October here. I look forward to following you guys adventures on bow Hunter Die. Thanks for joining me justin no problem. Thanks to mener Alight and joining us on the line. Next is Trey Kerns in West Virginia from three or four Outdoors Trey in West Virginia. What would you say the bucket activity is been leateley on a scale of one to ten. I actualy, it's been a four lately. You know, I feel like it's it's still been really warm. Um. You know, it's been early October the last couple of weeks, and you know, you're really getting on some dry spells. Haven't had a whole lot of rain here in the eastern side of the United States, and um, the deer activity has been minimal throughout daylight hours. And then you know, if you do catch some of the throw cameras that we've been, you know, just seeing them relatively nights you've had. Honestly, what food sources are you focused on right now? In West Virginia? Focusing on you know, whatever acorns have fallen, and then you know the greens mainly right now we're not literally focused on grain. Um, it'stuff some standing corn, but um acorns that have fallen um and then also some greens that we've been kind of focusing on as well. And um, if you know, if we're you know, sitting on these hot evening days, we're usually focusing on water sources as well. Are you seeing a lot of signmaking yet? And what do you do with that information when you do find some fresh rubs or scrapes this time of year? Yeah, I think we're you know, we're getting into the later half October now, and with that, um, you know, we're just trying to focus on, you know, finding out where these bucks are and then also using previous you know, information that we've used the last couple of years and kind of just know that when it gets around this time of year, it's going to get good at aging and the weather starts getting better. Uh, we'll probably see that tendency where those deer starts popping up in places where we usually see them this time of year. Do you use any calling tactics in West Virginia? We we do a little bit towards um, you know, closer to run, not a whole lot right now. With firearms season being about a month away, how do your strategies change when you get to that time of year where firearms hunters are about to hit the woods. Yeah, I think we try to use too. I think we try to use that to our own abilities, just because we do have a large quantity under woods UM for firearms season. I think we try to um locate ourselves where we use that our to our advantage and have those hunters pushed dear to us. UM. I don't think it's a negative by any means. I think it's uh, you know, if you play it right and hunt with you know, get enough strategy, I think it's going to help you in the end. Are you haunting mornings yet? Yeah, we founded a couple of mornings, and it honestly just depends on what kind of sign we're getting on the trail cameras. Um. You know, we're you know, it's all. It's all dictated on what the deer movement is in that area and what dear it is. So I mean that the deer is you know, shown itself in in daylight hours in the morning and we can avoid its betting area. We can slip in there and then we'll hunt mornings. But up until about last week, we were all evenings. But we're starting to see some more movement this morning. So we're just gonna try to slide in there probably this weekend and get some more morning sept Maybe do a couple all day sets going forward. Then in this next week or so, what do you think that bucket activity is going to be on the scale of one to ten in West Virginia. I think that buck to activity is definitely gonna be probably around a seven. Um, I don't think it's quite there, but I do think that this week, with the change in pattern and everything with the weather, I think it's really gonna start clicking things and get you over that hump you know, we've kind of been waiting on. Actually good luck this season. And thanks for joining me, all right, thank you alright and joining us on the line. Next is Joe call from Minnesota from Minnesota, Rex Stars Now Joe in Minnesota, what would you say the buck activity is ben lately on a scale of one to ten. You know, if you would have asked me last week, I would have said about a one to two. Everything we've seen on our trail cameras has been a lot of nocturnal movement. But in the last couple of days here we're starting to pick up some bucks that are showing up just that last light. So, um, I would Bumford five for sure. And uh yeah, I think that they're they're starting to be a little more territorial, starting to spa around a little bit more, and then also checking their scrapes. You just mentioned scrapes. There. Are you seeing a lot of signmaking then right now? Yeah, you know, I think the little guys are getting a little antsy. Uh, the younger bucks, you know, they're kind of running around with some doughs right now. But the older guys, you know, there mature deer. They know what's up, and they know it's gonna be a little bit yet before things really get rock and so that they're more focused on territory, and uh, you know, they're they're starting to hit those scrapes and making sure that everybody knows that they're in the area and this is their territory. I know two years ago and obtention of buck. Uh you know, just that last night I watched them go to bed, and I waited there all day for him, and he got up just at last light and he comed and he made a couple of scrapes and ended up taking them. But kind of seeing the same thing. Just you gotta be patient. You know, the younger ones are gonna be moving a little earlier. Um. But if you can get near a buck betting area where you can find some good signs, some good scrapes and good RUPs, I think you're gonna have a good chance of putting something decent on the ground. Are you using any really aggressive tactics this time of year, like calling or decoying there in Minnesota? You know, I was actually just talking to my cousin about that the other day. He went and picked up a decoy. And I have the perfect spot for a decoy. Um. It's it's in a section. I just purchased forty three acres this past summer. Uh, And it's a it's in a section. It's a three by one by all section, and I have a nice five acre field kind of right in the middle of it. And it's just a perfect spot for decoy. And that's something I'm gonna try this year. Um. You know, it's just a matter of being at the right spot at the right time, I guess. But the biggest thing that we're being aggressive with is we're getting really close to those buck betting areas, but we're waiting for the right wind, right temperatures to sneak in those spots. And uh, you know, this past year we've actually been pretty successful seeing some good deer. But now is the time to really get after it. I know the deer are a little more educated after this last weekend here in Minnesota. They had a used firearms season, so that beer a little more educator. Right now, it's gonna be a little more difficult. Most of the Midwest is looking at a late harvest this year. Is that the case in Minnesota? And how does that change things for you? Yeah? Right now, usually are way behind harvest. Last week here towards the tail end, some farmers were starting to get in the field. But between last night today we picked up about two to three inches and that's really gonna set things back. Um. You know, so those deer have a lot more cover. You're gonna have to try to, you know, figure out those those crop lines and true lines where kind of maybe catch them skirting around the edge. But you know, it provides a lot more cover for these deer. There's a lot more cover out there for him. I guess the way I look at it is, you know, if the crops aren't gonna be out anytime soon. I think it's multiple times in order for these crops to come out around here. Um, you know, but the only positive I see out of it is, uh, you know, more deer are probably gonna make it through this season and in return, we're gonna have some some bigger bucks next year. So it's kind of a you know, a give and take. I guess when firearms seasons start to open in mid November for Minnesota, how do you guys plan for that and how do you adjust your hunts for that? You know, we really hit it home with archery just before firearms season. Uh. You know, it's it's it's tough sitting there and you know, you just gotta go to your hot spots even if the conditions aren't right, you can try to got to get in there and be aggressive, you know around here. Uh. I hunt in South Dakota this past week. And the biggest different sites see between you know a lot of other states and Minnesota is that, you know, just the size of the sections. You know, around here, a lot of people have forties, you know, forty acres and on that forty acres there's you know, multiple people hunting where it's just to some of these other states, you know, people own sections and you only you know, in some spots you only have five people hunt sections, which you know, more deer able to get by it. But around here, you know as usually pretty good deer harvest. So we really trying to kick things down a little bit just before rifle season starts. But you know, it's it's always a good time rifle. It's a great tradition here in Minnesota. Able looking together with your family and friends going forward. Then in the next week or so, what do you think that buck activity is going to be on a scale of one to ten in Minnesota? Yeah, I think you know, I'm looking at the radar right now, and this weekend it's supposed to warm up quite a bit. And when I say a warm up quite a bit, it's gonna it's gonna be, you know, around forty, and it's gonna bump up to upper fifties, and then kind of the start of the next week it's gonna drop back down in the thirds and twenties for low So hopefully some of the big guys we have on camera make their way out are Joe good Luck to you and everyone else from Minnesota rack Stars. Thanks for joining me. Thanks all right and joining us on the line. Next is Kyler Moppert from Louisiana. Bow hunter in Louisiana. Now, Kyler in Louisiana, what would you say the buck activity has been lately on a scale of one to ten. On a scale of one of tim I would put it at a seven right now for early season. Um, it's been, Uh, it's been abnormally high buck activity for this early in the year for our state. Now, Louisiana kind of has three different phases of the rut going on at all times. You've kind of got the Florida deer, the Midwestern deer dear similar to Alabama. Can you explain to me those three different populations and what phase of the route they'd be in right now? Sure, so we've got three distinct ruth phases, just as you said, um, for different areas of the states. For coastal deer marsh deer is what we would call them. They're a little smaller in size, smaller body size, and um, they don't get to be as large racked either. Those are gonna rut early like southwest Louisiana might even be a week or two pass. It's main rut right now. They start their in September season starts up to over fifteenth in those areas. UM. And then we've got um you could say, more native deer in Louisiana that we're closer to the river parishes UM parish being a county. Everywhere else in the U. S UM, those deer have been UM you can say, adaptive to the flooding cycles for generations and they always run a little later. Those would have a lot more in common with like a South Alabama rut where it can kick off anywhere between um middle of January and roll on into the middle of March on game camera. And then um, then we have back in nineteen in the mid nineteen sixties, we had a large population of Midwestern deer came out of Minnesota, Wisconsin areas that were released in the Louisiana that they are very much time with the Midwestern run. They're they're going to go into rut kind of uh the beginning to the middle of November and maybe fizzle out the very beginning of December. So three distinct areas. Of course, when you get into maybe the overlapping line of of um one group into another regionally that it can it can blur a little bit. UM, but we've got that would be the main three that we've got in the state. Yeah, the rest of the country is really focused on probably acorns right now and signmaking. What are you seeing in Louisiana at this moment for signmaking and acorns? Um? So for signmaking, seeing a lot of really early rubs. UM. I saw my first scrape over the weekend hunting public land. UM. But but honestly, where I was hunting the area it doesn't go into rut until Christmas or after, so um it might have just been more territorial more than any sign of the rut. But that was in northeast Louisiana. UM. But I um the signmaking, and I guess the way I've been seeing the dear behaves, it's been We've been in a big drought for the past within a half or so. So it's one of the few times that I've ever actually focused on hunting a water source. Because one thing about louisianas we we only have two water levels. We have just enough water, are way too much water. We very rarely have a drought and so when it was dry for almost nearly a month and a half. Um, creek crossings were a big, a big focus for me and a lot of public land and private land hunters. If you're trying to find reder, you go find water. Acorns are starting to drop now, Um, I think are are hard messed trees are scheduled a little later than y'alls up north. We are just now starting to see um, really consistent white oak, cow oak and over cut acorns falling, which is that's always my target for October. And then um, you know, we'll get the red oaks and the pin oaks dropping here heavily as well, but they'll they'll always favor the white oaks before before the red oaks and pinnocks where we hunt, So a lot of that. So besides acorns, what other food sources should bill horners in Louisiana be focused on this time of year? And how of that change as we get into November. Uh, you know, with with how much flooding the state has had in two thousand nineteen, there's a lot of areas that have been underwater from legitimately from the middle of November all the way until about a month and a half ago. UM, A lot of those are gonna be river parishes or areas fed by the Mississippi River. Because you gotta remember, we're we're at the very bottom. Y'all are at the very top. So anything that y'all get rained on with comes down to us about six about three or four weeks later. And so when that happens across the country, our waters rise. I know people that we weren't able to hunt their dear lease at all, um, and it just it just re emerged, if you will, out from under the back waters, UM a few weeks ago. So a lot of that is going to have fresh brows, fresh growth, real green saplings, and those deer are going to move back into those flooded areas just as quickly as the water receives. They'll be right there, step for step without water, headed back out, going back to their um. You can say, their homelands. So brows is something that we shouldn't be overlooking. UM. I've been hunting a lot of betting areas and thickets. UM. You know, I jokingly say all of Louisiana is a betting area. We don't have the luxury of saying this is where the deer sleep. This is where the deer eat, you know. UM, it's not like that down here. Everywhere is where the sleep. Everywhere is where they eat. UM. But I have been UM noticing a lot of um friars and um uh smile ax and and UM thorn bushes and things like that being hit very hard. We'll see nothing but stems coming out of the ground. And a few days before it was a big pushy briar patch. So brows is attractive as well if you don't have a corn dropping right now in your area. UM. And then you know, we also are a state that allows feeding UM, supplemental feeding UM and uh. I know a lot of people that are getting good results from that as all going forward. Then, in the six week or so, what do you think that bucket activity is going to be on a scale of one to ten in Louisiana. So I think it's going to increase. I'll increase in a point. I'll put it out in eight. UM, that's a little high for this time of year. UM buck activity and the number and size combined the number and size of deer that have fallen, the quality deer that have fallen in the first month of both season in Louisiana is probably the greatest that I've witnessed personally in the last four or five years. Um. Maybe it maybe it is the fact that it's been so dry that do you have to get up until find water they don't have something within the twenty thirty yards of where they're land down. Um. But for how hot it's been, you know, we've been in the nineties all October opening day with ninety eight degrees and there are some absolute giants that were killed the first week of both season in whether that you would not climb up in a deer stand in and so oh um, maybe it's uh, just un characteristically hot weather has them up on our feet. Hot weather has them up on their feet. I mean, and um, I think this week coming up with this cold front coming down, I think it's only gonna get better. All right, Kyler, Well, I'm at the headwaters in Missouri River here in Montana. I'll try to stop sending water your way. Good luck this season, and thanks for joining me. It would be great. Thank you. So You'll have a good day. And that concludes this week's episode of rud Fresh Radio. Thanks to Justin, Trey, Joe and Kyler for joining me and thank you guys for listening. If you want more great white tail content like this, make sure you're subscribed to the white Tail weekly newsletter that Mark and I put together for meat Eater, and make sure you're regularly checking out the meat eater dot com for more of what we're writing. Good luck to everybody this week who's out there, like Mark, trying to kill that target buck as they get more restless here at the end of the month and until next week, stay wired to hunt.

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