How to Kill a Buck: Early October

How to Kill a Whitetail Buck in October

October is the most interesting month of the whitetail season. Just hear me out. It’s like the slow ride up the first big hill of a rollercoaster, every passing day akin to a click on the tracks, building towards the much-awaited rush of the rut. The suspense of October alone is enough to make it a winner. But there’s more. October also presents the most diverse conditions of any month during the season, with shifts in weather, food, hunting...

How to Kill a Buck: Late September

In episode two of How to Kill a Buck, Mark Kenyon, Tony Peterson, and I discuss tips and tactics for tagging a whitetail in late September. Specifically, we cover how to hunt lifetime patterns of a buck, striking on opening day, and avoiding hunting pressure on public land. We even break down a piece of public ground in Missouri and compare how we’d approach it. For more info like this, subscribe to the Whitetail Weekly newsletter, Wired to Hunt...

Introducing MeatEater’s New Series: “How to Kill a Buck”

We’re excited to introduce our newest series, How to Kill a Buck! Twice per month this fall, Mark Kenyon, Tony Peterson, and I will discuss tips and tactics for every part of the season. We’ll even break down a real property in each video and compare strategies for tagging a buck in that location. For episode one, we’re talking early season hunting while looking at a piece of ground in Kentucky. If you want more whitetail information like this...