The Show: In-Pursuit with Greg & Jake
Channel: Outdoor Channel
Times: Mondays @ 1pm EST, 12 Noon Central time
The wait is over and the footage is in the bag. We’d like to welcome all our viewers to the third season of “IN PURSUIT with Greg Miller”. Judging by the results from the 2009 hunting season, this will be our most exciting and entertaining 26 week run of “IPTV” to date.
As I wrote in my first book, “Aggressive Whitetail Hunting”, the reason why hunting can be so tough during this time frame has to do with something I’ve come to refer to as “The Transition”.
I think it’s safe to say that just about all whitetail deer hunters, especially bowhunters, consider grunt calls and/or rattling antlers to be a necessary part of their deer gear.
In my first book, Aggressive Whitetail Hunting, I wrote that I’ve heard deer hunters refer to funnels by several different names.
I’ve had the unique privilege of being able to spend time and talk with many of the most successful trophy whitetail hunters in North America.
One question I’m often asked by other hunters is how early in the fall do bucks establish rub lines?
In Chapter Five of my book, Aggressive Whitetail Hunting, I wrote that much of the frustration and low hunter success rates during the post rut period are simply because hunters lack understanding.
In my book, “Proven Whitetail Tactics”, I wrote a chapter entitled, “When Deer Disappear. That chapter chronicled what happens when the first couple days of the gun season are history, and you’re still in possession of an unfilled tag.
In Chapter 11 of my book, “Rub Line Secrets”, I wrote that hunters have long been led to believe that mature bucks never travel along their rub-lines during the rut.
Most deer hunters know that there are any number of strategies that can prove effective during gun season. But in my book, “Proven Whitetail Tactics”, I wrote about one that I’ve found to be especially deadly.
In Chapter Seven of my book, “Rub Line Secrets”, I wrote that finding active rub lines isn’t a guarantee that you’re going to kill monster bucks.
In Chapter Nine of my book, “Proven Whitetail Tactics”, I wrote that just about everyone out there has at one time or another heard the old saying, “timing is everything”.
The area in North Dakota where Jeff arrowed the velvet 9-pointer is a perfect example of the type of habitat found across much of the state. The terrain could best be described as flat, featureless and, with the exception of shelterbelts, pretty much treeless. But as Jeff quickly discovered, the resident whitetails have adapted well to this open environment.
Jake’s successful Texas bowhunt took place here, in the very northeast corner of the state. Trust me, this is NOT the type of environment most people envision when Texas whitetail hunting is mentioned. Rather than the brushy, flat, desert type environment typical of South-Texas, this area is open, hilly and boasts an abundance of lush green winter wheat fields.
There’s no doubt that my success in Kansas was due in part to some timely calling. But it was also the result of exploiting a very basic and somewhat predictable morning movement pattern. This satellite view provides a perfect illustration of what I’m talking about.
