This is a HIGHLY requested episode that we have had in the works! In this episode, we go over all the whitetail terminology that you need to know to hunt or scout for whitetail deer. We cover terms for deer hunting in flat land, hill county, and mountains - and we cover terrain terms as well as habitat terms. Some of the terms we cover: Terrain saddles Bluff gap Bluff Bench Creek crossing Ridge example in swamps Ridge top hub High crows foot Thermal hub / hubs Oak flat Sapling thicket Oxbow lake / oxbow Beaver dam crossings Compounding habitat edges Select cut Clearcut / cutover SMZ Compounding Terrain features (examples) Glade Leeward side of a ridge Logging roads / road bed / skidder trail Ditch/drainage Secondary points Ridge points and more! Want more? Here are more videos that go even deeper on some of these terms with map examples: 3 MUST KNOW Deer Funnels - https://youtu.be/YNhIZWd_1UU FLAT LAND Deer Funnels - https://youtu.be/WN_-5K_pw6M How to use Slope Angle Shading to Find Deer - https://youtu.be/dUf7GBf8buk How to Tell if Woods are Thick from a Map - https://youtu.be/Zx2WN-qFkd4 Mountain Hunt Success on Compounding Terrain Features - https://youtu.be/NE5iAeneJ_k Got a question for the show? Submit a listener Q&A form - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1uMXP Grab some Southern Outdoorsmen merch here - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1u4aK Join Woodsman Wire - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1u4aR Use the promo code “southern” for a discount on your OnX Hunt membership here - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1tyfm Save 10% on your next Vortex Optics order at eurooptic.com using the Promo Code “SGN10” - https://2ly.link/1wyYO Check out Houndstooth Game calls & use the promo code “sop24” for a discount! - https://2ly.link/1w8Bj Use the promo code “southern” for a 10% discount on Meadow Creek Mounts - https://2ly.link/1w8Bh Check out our favorite First Lite gear - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1tyfh Have you tagged a deer using something you heard on the show? Submit your listener success story here - Share Your Story Here Want to help keep the show on the air, and get some bonus content? Join our patreon - https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1uMXU NOTE: Not all advertisements run on this show are endorsed by The Southern Outdoorsmen Podcast unless an ad is read by one of the hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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