833 - Will a Buck Really Leave His Bed If He Smells You?

In this listener Q&A, we get into whether your wind actually pushes a buck out of his bed, or whether it's the walking in that does it. Then we run through your questions, hot takes, and hot tips as Alabama's opener closes in.In this episode:- Bucks bedding off WMA roads on gun days, and why your wind may not move them out of a thicket- Bumped a buck from the same thicket two years running: is he really bedding there?- Short on time in thick north Louisiana woods: finding bedding on onX, hunting sign over cameras, and why a saddle helps- How to hunt a 70-acre cutover that's thick with hard access- Making the most of five acres surrounded by ag- Where the big 8 goes when his bachelor group shows up without him- This year's mast: what a "loaded" tree looks like, and why lone white oaks may not pull deer- HOT TAKE: no mobile setup beats a pre-hung set with a perfect access route- HOT TAKE: slip hunters ruin more stand hunts than they kill bucks- Hot tips: cup your ears, terry cloth for beggar lice, a treble hook for dropped gear, and talk to the old-timer at the gate- Acorn field reports from Georgia, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania- HOT TAKE: fewer gun weekends on Alabama WMAs- Keeping deer meat out of ice water, and what actually makes venison gamey- New alloy-case ammo and the cartridges it could help most- Why every hunter should take a Stop the Bleed class- Early scrapes and licking branches showing up well before the Alabama rutJoin our Circle Community here - https://linkly.link/2o0SnGrab some Southern Outdoorsmen merch here - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1u4aKJoin Woodsman Wire - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1u4aRUse code "SOUTHERN" for a discount on Whitetail Hill food plot seed & trees - https://linkly.link/2myBPUse the promo code "southern" for a discount on your OnX Hunt membership here - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1tyfmCheck out Latitude Outdoors for your mobile hunting gear - https://2ly.link/1zVDIUse code TSOP15 for a discount on Mossy Oak - https://linkly.link/2ERb8Use code SOUTHERN20 for a discount on all Vortex apparel, including eyewearOur Sponsors:* Check out MyBookie and use my code SOUTHERNOUTDOORSMEN for a great deal: https://www.mybookie.ag* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code SOUTHERNOUTDOORSMEN for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy