Habitat Podcast #409 – In today’s episode of The Habitat Podcast, we are back in the studio with Brett Smith!
We discuss:
-Brett explains why he scouts aggressively during the rut instead of waiting for a buck to come to him.
-He recalls bumping the same buck four days in a row and weighs the pressure difference in Michigan.
-He targets leeward ridges and the top third of draws where cover, wind and fresh sign come together.
-He walks the road between public-land parking areas to enter overlooked cover without going miles deep.
-He uses concentrated rubs near bedding to plan morning sits instead of trusting every fresh rub line.
-He J-hooks into a setup to keep his scent and boot tracks away from approaching bucks and does.
-He shakes dry oak branches and follows with a grunt to mimic a buck working a scrape near bedding.
-He picks an average tree in the right location over a perfect tree farther away from the action.
-He explains how he uses rising morning thermals and evening drainages to manage his scent.
-He shares why he stopped scoring and posting bucks and wants hunting to mean more than a number.
And So Much More!
Chapters:
0:00 How Many Times Can You Bump a Buck?
1:16 Meet Brett Smith and His Approach to Land Management
6:15 Scouting a Lease Before the First Rut Sit
12:36 Public Land and Overlooked Roadside Access
16:41 Leeward Ridges and the Top Third of Draws
20:08 Entry Routes, Ground Scent and Rubs Near Bedding
24:57 All-Day Sits, Taking Breaks and Mobile Setups
29:48 Rattling vs Shaking Branches and Grunting
37:06 When to Move and How Often You Can Bump a Buck
39:49 Water Access, Wind and Morning Thermals
44:57 Why Brett Stopped Scoring and Posting Bucks
47:59 Rapid Fire: Gear, Cover, Food Plots and Broadheads
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