Can a mature buck actually recognize your treestand, your climber, or your trail cameras? Andrew opens this one with a story about the biggest buck he'd ever seen in bow range — a buck that stepped out, locked onto the base of the tree he was sitting in, and eased off without a sound. It never saw him. It never smelled him. So what gave him away?From there, Andrew and Jacob work through a stack of your questions from Circle and the website. Classic Thursday Q&A — straight from you guys.In this episode:Do deer recognize your treestand & trail cameras?The buck that busted Andrew's climber — and what gave him awayShooting houses, box blinds & the black-window trickWhy you're giving mature bucks too many chances to learn youWill a mature buck abandon his home range under pressure?The good bucks you never knew were on your propertyCould you actually pressure a buck out of his core?Do deer relocate, or just shut down and go thick?You jumped your target buck scouting — now what?Scouting in August & September on familiar groundFinding a bachelor group in a cool creek bottomAre you putting your trail cameras in the wrong spots?Cameras on feed trees: before or after they drop?Has extreme mobile hunting saved more bucks than it's killed?The Who / Where / When of killing a specific buckDo bucks bed in the same spot year after year?Thermals, wind & hunting tight to waterIs killing a mature buck more luck or skill?Mast crop reportJoin 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 eyewearHave you tagged a deer using something you heard on the show? Submit your listener success story here - Share Your Story HereNOTE: Not all advertisements run on this show are endorsed by The Southern Outdoorsmen Podcast unless an ad is read by one of the hosts. Our Sponsors:* Check out Omaha Steaks and use my code BEEF for a great deal: https://www.omahasteaks.com* Check out Outdoorsy and use my code OUTDOORSMEN for a great deal: https://www.outdoorsy.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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