By Alex Comstock

There are so many ways to send an arrow through a mature buck during the rut. There are also a lot of ways to fall into a rut of your own that can hinder your success. One of those ways that are easy to fall into a rut is with treestand placement. I’ve talked about it periodically over the years, but it’s easy to hang a stand and then hunt it over and over again, maybe even year after year. Sure, every once and awhile you’ll find that magic spot where it seems like you have a chance at a mature buck out of it every year, but that is few and far between. Today, I wanted to touch on how running and gunning can be a successful strategy, and specifically why during the rut it can be particularly effective.

By Alex Comstock 

Hunting the rut can be a different experience largely depending on where you are spending time chasing bucks. For instance, you will hunt completely different if you are in Iowa compared to the mountainous range of Pennsylvania. Speaking of Pennsylvania, I wanted to get an idea of what it might be like to hunt mountain bucks on the east coast, and today we've got a great Q&A with Beau Martonik from East meets West on all things mountain buck hunting during the rut. Beau has spent a lot of time hunting the region, and has a pretty darn good track record. His information provided below will no doubt help you if you are hunting this type of terrain. 

By Alex Comstock 

I've had a few people ask me recently what days I'd recommend they take off of work in the next month to hunt the rut. I asked them if they were hunting new places, or areas that they've hunted in the past. When they answered the latter, the answer was simple. When was the rut rocking last year? How about the year before?

By Alex Comstock

Over the course of 365 days, there are so many things that go into putting yourself in the position to be at full draw on a mature whitetail buck. But all of it can seemingly go to waste in a split second during the moment of truth if you aren’t able to seal the deal. From what I’ve seen and through talking to a lot of people that have consistently put down mature bucks, it seems to be there are people out there who seem to always get it done in that moment of truth, and there are some who simply struggle in the moment. You could be the best deer hunter in the world, but through a series of split seconds, it could define what you end up killing and what you wish you could have back.

By Alex Comstock

This season I’ve hunted the big woods of northern Minnesota around where I live more than ever in the past. Hunting big woods can present unique challenges, and today we’ve got a great Q&A with Greg Litzinger, a big woods public land hunter from New Jersey who has had a lot of success throughout his years.

By Alex Comstock 

The October lull and nocturnal bucks. Two terms deer hunters like to use a lot during this time of the year to blame their hunting woes on. But what if neither of those existed? Like in the way you might think them to exist. There's something to be said for reduced deer movement in early October, but that doesn't mean you can't still be in the game when it comes to hunting mature bucks. I talked to one of the best at doing so at this time of year, Dan Infalt, and Dan provided a lot of insight at how you could still be a successful mature buck hunter this time of year.

By Alex Comstock 

This summer I was thinking about how at times I love to hunt by myself, and other times I will hunt with a friend. Some people only hunt with others, whether they simply like sitting together for the company, or maybe they film together. Others will only hunt solo, never wanting to sit with others, no matter how good of friends. This summer, I posted about this topic on social media to gather thoughts from others, and wanted to share them below. After you read through what a few other people think, and why they do what they do, I'll offer up my complete thoughts. 

By Alex Comstock 

Have you ever hunted a buck that seemed to be everywhere all of the time, but you just couldn't catch up to him? Last year I hunted a buck I had called Kobe, and had thousands upon thousands of trail camera photos, not to mention encounters as well, but I could never get him in bow range, even though I thought I had him pattered to a T. It raised a question that I wanted to address in this blog post today. Can mature bucks pattern us just as we can pattern them? Below are my thoughts. 

By Alex Comstock 

Early season hunting can be a very interesting time to be chasing mature bucks. Things can be changing in a hurry with crops coming out and food sources changing seemingly with the snap of a finger. Bucks have shed their velvet now, and a lot of them are shifting their home ranges. You need to be on top on your game and be ready to change on the fly if you want to put yourself in the best position possible to wrap your tag around a buck this time of the year. 

By Alex Comstock

There are so many tiers to hunting and everyone is at a different level. Some just want to harvest an animal, others are after mature bucks, and then there are the hunters like Tim Wells from Relentless Pursuit who are at the pinnacle of hunting and do things that I know I couldn't.