#249 - How Andy May Consistently Finds and Kills Mature Bucks on DIY Trips!

In today's episode of The Exodus Podcast, we are back in the studio with the deer hunting legend Andy May. This podcast with Andy went so in-depth that we had to break it down into two segments, so be on the lookout for part 2 next week! Get your notes ready, there is A LOT that Andy covers that you would never think of when in the whitetail woods.

If you want to skip the introduction, Andy's section starts at the 9:18 minute mark.

We discuss:

-How Andy balances work, family and hunting to kill mature bucks

-How he has found better success with less time to hunt

-Using previous experience in the woods to make on-the-fly decisions

-How growing up hunting in Michigan taught him to think outside of the box when hunting public land

-Why he'd rather travel and hunt public than spend money on a high percentage lease

-His process of scouting an area that he plans on hunting in the fall

-A complete breakdown of his 2020 Iowa rut hunt

-Why do bucks travel perpendicular to deer trails in the rut

-Killing a mature buck over then only scrape in the area

-Do bucks use scrapes in the rut?

-Mature bucks use scrapes less than young bucks

-There aren’t big deer everywhere in Iowa

-A complete breakdown of his 2020 Michigan gun hunt

-Using terrain features to your advantage

-Letting other hunters do the work for you in gun season

-What areas mature bucks run to when gun season starts

And so much more!

 

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