Friday Morning Mashup 2/23/18

Hunter in treestand wearing camo jacket and gray mesh cap holding binoculars

Hunter kneeling in dry grass holding buck antlers, wearing camo and "onX Hunt" cap

Mark KenyonMark Kenyon is the author of That Wild Country, founder of Wired To Hunt, and host of the industry-leading Wired To Hunt Podcast. He is a nationally published writer, a QDMA certified Deer Steward, and MeatEater's resident "whitetail guy."Feb 26, 2018

By Bob Polanic –Hybrid-Outdoors

It’s been a couple months but I am happy to be back with a fresh round-up of whitetail info from around the web. This is an exciting time of year for the diehard whitetail hunter. This is when we get to do some hardcore scouting and hopefully kick up an antler shed or two during the process. Now is the time to go into those “off limit” areas and put some pieces of the puzzle together for the 2018 hunting season. Lace em up and get out there!

7 Post Season Scouting Tips – Realtree.com:Tons of info in this one as Josh Honeycutt covers what to look for while scouting bedding, food sources, rut sign, and much more.

Best Strategy for Post-Season Scouting – Midwest Whitetail:Hitting on the scouting topic again, but this one is short and sweet. Bill Winke emphasizes scouting your entry/exit routes during the post season.

6 Things You Can Learn From Shed Antlers (And 1 You Can’t) – QDMA:Shed season is upon us! Kip Adams explains what we can learn from as he’d about a bucks health.

9 Top Budget Bows for 2018 – Bowhunter.com:In the market for a new bow but don’t want to break the bank? Look no further.

Nebraska Whitetail Hunt 2018 – Hybrid-Outdoors:Shameless plug here. If you’re looking for some quick entertainment, check out the out of state hunt my wife and I went on from this past November.