Let’s Talk Whitetails

Let’s Talk Whitetails

Seasons are in full swing across the country, but there’s still time to increase your whitetail knowledge this year. We’ve brought together a few of our favorite onX Blog posts below to help give you that small edge that might make all the difference. 

There are a plethora of articles and information about which states are best for filling tags with big whitetail deer. You likely have heard that Wisconsin leads all states (by a large margin) when it comes to Boone and Crockett bucks this century, and you’ve probably also heard that Iowa, Kansas and other Midwestern states are known for sizeable deer. But do you know which states have the highest success rates for hunters, or which states have the largest number of deer per square mile? Do you know which states have seasons that extend into February?

It’s finally here, like Christmas for adults, but it arrives a month early and lasts for longer than a single day. It’s the rut. We’re here to help you break down the rut and how to hunt it from start to finish. The rut certainly varies from state to state and hits at very different times in Illinois than it does in Mississippi, but segmenting it into multiple different time frames, or “phases” as the Drurys have coined, will help you become more successful.

The crew at The Hunting Public finds success year after year by continually researching new areas and strategies to find where whitetails seek refuge and elude pressure. In the second season of The Hunting Public’s Mapping Whitetails series, we take a closer look at four specific habitats and the tactics The Hunting Public uses to find success.