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Why Bucks Leave a Farm

  • October 9, 2022
  • Bill Winke
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Why Bucks Leave
Why do you think older bucks sometimes leave and then come back a year later? What causes that?
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Where Bucks Breed Does

  • October 4, 2022
  • Bill Winke
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Where do bucks take does during the rut? Do the bucks decide or does the doe decide? Would doe bedding areas be a good option?
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Nocturnal Bucks

  • September 20, 2022
  • Bill Winke
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Nocturnal Bucks
Why does it seem like most of my mature buck sightings are during the middle of the night?
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Filming Summer Bucks

  • August 18, 2022
  • Bill Winke
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Filming Summer Bucks
I love filming bucks in August from my box blinds. How concerned are you about pressuring bucks during summer months?
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Manipulating Deer Trails and Travel Routes

  • July 10, 2022
  • Bill Winke
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Manipulating Deer Trails
What are your thoughts on creating manmade, artificial pinch points in your habitat to change deer patterns?
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Buying Hunting Land with a Home Site in the Middle

  • March 17, 2022
  • Bill Winke
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Buying Hunting Land
Should I buy a property adjoining me even though there is a house right in the middle of it?
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Using Redneck Trailer Blinds

  • March 15, 2022
  • Bill Winke
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Redneck Trailer Blinds
Will making small moves of a Redneck Blind during the season disturb the movement patterns of the deer?
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Are Mature Bucks too Easy to Kill?

  • February 20, 2022
  • Bill Winke
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To me, it seems fairly easy to kill mature bucks. Do you ever feel like harvesting a buck you go after is too easy?
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Deer Movement vs Temperature

  • November 22, 2021
  • Bill Winke
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Deer Movement vs Temperature
I know that you have said that deer move best on a weather break. If it warms up in November will deer move more?
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Whitetails in Hard Antler in Late July

  • August 3, 2021
  • Bill Winke
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Whitetails in Hard Antler
I have a buck on our farm in Minnesota that is already in hard antler. What are your thoughts on this?
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Size of a Mature Buck’s Range

  • April 13, 2021
  • Bill Winke
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Mature Buck's Range
What is the size of a mature buck's range?
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