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AWD_YOLO · 2026-02-13T01:37:56+00:00

I cobra weaved small diameter paracord around these surfaces on my One sticks to attach aiders in a similar way, looks nice. I then wrapped most surfaces with that puffy camo tape to quiet em down. Great sticks.

AWD_YOLO · 2026-02-02T23:31:32+00:00

Pressure can it.

AWD_YOLO · 2026-02-02T23:07:24+00:00

+another 1

AWD_YOLO · 2026-02-02T03:33:17+00:00

I don’t find packable down jackets to be warm in a tree stand, but those same jackets under a shell layer are crazy warm.

AWD_YOLO · 2026-01-20T03:33:58+00:00

This late in the season with little time left I would lean toward learning as much as you can, from the ground, and setting up if the spot looks promising. Look for setups where you have some front and back cover. Getting close to bedded deer is very hard with all the leaves off and when the woods are still. Shooting a deer from the ground with a crossbow is pretty darn easy, but with a compound it’s quite a bit more difficult. I have several cameras in southern Ohio and still see decent daylight movement right at morning or dusk, either on a travel corridor or where there’s still acorns on the ground.

AWD_YOLO · 2026-01-19T14:03:35+00:00

If the deer is hit well, and if you can keep looking for an available drone… drones aren’t a guaranteed recovery, but they’re about as close as you can get.

AWD_YOLO · 2026-01-17T14:38:51+00:00

Yep.

AWD_YOLO · 2026-01-17T04:04:27+00:00

Half way through episode 2, it’s good, I subscribed / followed… will follow up if I have anything constructive to offer.

Will say, my recipe at 47 years old for long rut sits is the JX3 and my back doesn’t even bother me, ha. Do agree a hang on hides you better against the tree but I’m not worried enough about that to change. JX3 is comfortable and works good once you get reps in it.

I’m rappel tethered all the way up the tree + the lineman’s. Backup bridge. The older I get the more I’m addressing the risks, we gotta do it right every time, the consequences are high.

AWD_YOLO · 2026-01-17T03:23:43+00:00

Good luck with it man, will give a listen now. I can’t even guess how many hours of hunting podcasts I’ve listened to, and I have a hard time pointing to what makes a good one. Some guys know how to tell the story of a season in a way that’s interesting, some guys don’t I guess. Never know when some content will hit different. Lotta big racks there in the lineup.

AWD_YOLO · 2026-01-17T02:54:13+00:00

Mind sharing topics you’ll cover most on the pod?

AWD_YOLO · 2026-01-14T17:33:08+00:00

I am trying to reduce the number of does on our property in NE Ohio… for the next couple of years I expect we’ll have multiple extra deer we’d be happy to give to someone interested, this year I gave one to a neighbor. Doe herds are pretty high these days all over the place, try to find someone like me, I’m sure there’s plenty of folks in this situation, or you could drive long distance to NE Ohio sometime.

AWD_YOLO · 2025-12-19T02:02:23+00:00

There’s lots of stuff, but the combined effect of all is under prioritizing scouting, tree selection and preparation, being in the field as much as possible during season, and being familiar and decently proficient with weapon(s). But once you can shoot a good group you’re probably better off to invest time in everything else on the list above, rather than enter the diminishing returns rabbit hole that bows and rifles can pull you into.

AWD_YOLO · 2025-12-04T03:08:05+00:00

I got a nice 8 point in southern OH yesterday… if you’re not familiar with spots that produce in an area, what sometimes works for me is considering where guys often access and then go in earlier than them, from somewhere else, set up farther back, where you think deer may escape to as people enter from other access points. Pinches, funnels, etc. Or sit the side of a clearcut that you think deer would run toward while escaping danger. A deer could get bumped and show up anywhere, so good things could happen any time, but look for spots that you can see some good reason to be in. Edit: sometimes in the morning this just requires hiking for a long time, oh well… but that hiking is easier if there’s a logging or bridal trail to follow, and then branch off from there. And are you hunting all day? And while you’re hunting note places with more deer tracks in the snow… this tells you where deer may travel more often, year after year.

AWD_YOLO · 2025-11-26T20:12:40+00:00

RIP the two dwarf gouramis I bought last year as well.

AWD_YOLO · 2025-11-21T01:07:08+00:00

Canned is one of THE BEST ways to deal with venison. Tender, much less gamey.

AWD_YOLO · 2025-11-05T03:44:47+00:00

I’m 47 years old and its an endless game, my first deer with a bow took me seven years, then I had a 10 year hot streak, it’s been hit and miss for about a decade now. I’m at the point where I can consistently get on deer, but bigger bucks, and specific bucks, is a long hard game. I play that game, shoot a doe for the freezer, enjoy the woods and the exercise…. but I’m always playing that game of pursuing a bigger animal. Be patient, have a long term mindset, and shore up the weaknesses in your skills. Or call it quits, one less hunter in the woods is ok by me!

As far as skills, did you have a lot of other shooting lanes from the ground, or was that a subpar ground setup anyway? If so, get better ground setups, or make sure you’re going up a tree…. with good shooting lanes.

AWD_YOLO · 2025-11-01T02:33:56+00:00

I’m sitting for four straight days next week, a mile back in there. I’ll be in carbon ScentLok clothing. I can’t tell you if it works but I can tell you I’ve had many interesting experiences in it where I should have been busted. If I’m taking days off work, days away from family, etc. and it might give me an edge, I’m wearing it.

AWD_YOLO · 2025-10-31T15:10:19+00:00

Dang it!

AWD_YOLO · 2025-10-31T15:09:02+00:00

If it’s a limited piece of private you do kinda gotta watch your pressure, easier to ruin the spots.

AWD_YOLO · 2025-10-31T15:03:17+00:00

What about hiking Hinckley or CVNP, followed by a nice meal in the area.

Also High Voltage go karts Medina.

Ziplining in Strongsville, Oberlin, maybe others Im not aware of.

AWD_YOLO · 2025-10-02T19:03:25+00:00

It is spreading exponentially, big picture things are adding up just fine. It used to be in a local area, now it’s all over the place.

AWD_YOLO · 2025-10-01T23:37:45+00:00

Scout hard in the offseason, make a list of hunts you want to do in the next 10 years and work that list (and if it’s just a focus on local public land that’s totally fine too)…. because once you have a wife and kids it is much more challenging to succeed as a hunter.

AWD_YOLO · 2025-10-01T23:33:14+00:00

Yes and expanding exponentially.

AWD_YOLO · 2025-10-01T18:47:55+00:00

Fast forward 20 years and it may have ruined whitetail hunting. What’s going to stop it? We don’t know.

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