Can you imagine how overwhelmed Aaron is listening to Bill speaking whitetails while scouting.. It's like a PHD professor talking to a kindergarten kid.. Good luck Aaron, you obviously have one of the best teachers around
It feels great to mentor someone and get them into hunting. I feel like it's always more exciting for the mentor. I helped a friend get into bowhunting 7 years ago and he's absolutely hooked.
You tell by his face and how hard he chewing that gum he's paying much attention as he can. Good luck fellas...i like how your involving family and kinda doing things differently with this sir.
I just watched this and your brother in law was awesome! His facial expressions and desire to follow was great and Bill you did a great job of keeping on task and working through the process. I hope he had success last season and is learning more and more! Although unintentionally, Aaron you made me laugh really good, rooting for you sir….
Whether Aaron realizes this or not, he literally has the best teacher anyone could have when it comes to killing their first buck! So glad to see you making content Bill, very excited to watch your videos! Thanks again!
BILL!!!! This was awesome. Some entertainment value sure. But, some asking basic questions. Whether it’s a refresher or a “duh, why did I never think of that?”, Aaron brings such a fresh perspective. Do more Aaron, track his ups and downs. Very cool!
Thanks. I appreciate the comment. I am planning to show a few more segments with Aaron in the future. How to shoot a bow accurately, how to put a tree stand up safely, etc. Have a great day.
I am binge watching your videos. I’ve never watched them before. I think your videos are some of the highest quality and greatest teaching videos on UA-cam. I just watched the ones where you slept in the woods. Now watching this video where you’re teaching your brother-in-law that has little to no experience what to look for and how to read sign is incredibly helpful. I’m trying to teach my grandkids and I’m not so good at describing this so well. I’m going to show them your videos and talk to them about what they learn from that because early success means everything to a young inexperienced hunter. Maybe they’ll find the same success in the woods that I have found, maybe they’ll find as much success as you have found! thank you for your videos
Thanks for the comment and support. I really appreciate it. Yes, helping the next generation of hunters to find success is super important. Anything you can do in that way is time well spent. I think the key is to make sure they are good with shooting any legal deer at first. My brother in law actually shot a doe last fall and he is now hooked.
Winke is a legend. He created the Midwest whitetail shows and chasing November. He's the pioneer of posting hunts a week later instead if a year later on t.v. now everyone's been playing catch up to what he did.
This segment really takes me back to when I would follow my dad into the woods and how excited I would get just to see a rub I learned so many bad habits back then thank god Aaron has a seasoned vet like Bill to introduce the right way to scout n look for historical sign on public land I’m interested in following the progress this season
Great video Bill; and good luck Aaron! BTW, Bill it is super helpful for you to go through hunting topography and stand site selection. Many folks talk about it but few actually walk it and show what they are talking about. (Ridge, Saddle, Bench, Etc). We need to welcome the new hunters to the sport and tips like this are great; can't wait to see how Aaron gets that deer out of there. You will be getting a phone call for sure. 😂
I will do more of that. I have all that footage shot on my farm before I sold it, so I have a big reserve of stuff I can use to illustrate just about any topic. I am sure I will get that phone call. I had better just buy the game cart right now so I am not stuck dragging!
@@bill-winke Awesome, subscribed and will keep watching for new content! Feel free to stop by our channel anytime for an amateurs approach. Lol. Really trying to build some bigger deer on our Tennessee property. Food plots, minerals, cover and feeding plan. Lots to do!
Bill, God bless you brother. Really enjoyed watching you dissect public land. Your content is top-notch, keep it coming! There's few things as exciting as pouring into and sharing with someone who "just wants to get on the board."
Im glad im not the only one who likes to chew on a wad while im scouting or in the stand. It keeps me from talking too much. Its great to help someone get acclimated to know what to look for. My roommate had never killed a deer with a bow and I got him into it and he killed 2 this past year with no bad shots.
@@bill-winke bluff country can be very tough to scout especially for someone From the south. Thanks for your pointers! I have some bluffs in Missouri and Nebraska that will help me out with.
Great video Bill. THIS is what alot of newbies need,, a mentor. Also the content of the video of actually walking in the woods and POINTING OUT the important stuff to look for, rather than to just set a stand in an easy spot and have minimal success because u seen one rub. I do this with my sons everytime we hit the woods. This video shows that its never to late to get the Itch and get hooked. Remind him to not mention prices on equiptment he needs to buy, my wife is still mad! Lol. I think it would be cool video series to keep doing,what u started with him, all thru the process. Scout, pick stand site, set-up stand according to wind and entry routes, hunting, celebration if he tags one, and celebration while cooking fresh straps off the grill. Too many hunters have lost sight of reality. I love Midwest Whitetails,, but it was hard relate in ways, because u had managed land and im on heavy public in Indiana. This will also help for when i mentor a buddy for his first hunt, it will make it easier for me to show him the “ropes” Thanks Bill and keep’em coming. 👍🏻
Yes, this stuff with Aaron gets me back to the heart of hunting. I always loved shooting a big deer. Since I sold my farm I have more and more just wanted to go hunting and not worry about the size. I love public land because it is usually in really cool and pretty spots and there is a greater adventure in it than going to a stand that you put up 10 years ago and haven't moved since then because you know it is already in the best killer spot. I have the lease again this year, but if I didn't, I would have no problem just going deer hunting somewhere for the sheer joy of the adventure. I don't condemn wanting to shoot big deer. They are really cool and I will keep loving those big antlers, but sometimes the adventure (the experience of just being in a new spot) is the real trophy. Selling the farm helped to bring me back to that realization.
I have found that a buck will bed near the top of a gully on the steep side with the wind at his back and watching the gully and the other hill side. it makes it real hard to get near him.
Great info Bill! That area reminds alot of the property I hunt here in NC , lots of very steep ridges!! Looking forward to see how it plays out for your brother- n- law! Keep bringing it to us Bill!! Have a great day!
I like your brother in law! He seems like me, eager to get out and learn what he can. Its nice understanding whitetails on a different level. Clues are everywhere and it takes time to put the pieces of the puzzle together. Good luck guys and you will be 100 steps ahead of others who just walk in and hunt for the first time. Thanks Bill!
This may be one of your best videos (IMO) you’ve ever done, for me at least. Lots of good info about how to read terrain. This series following Aaron will be a good one. Especially for us MN guys who have enough points for IA now😉
Thanks Tori. He was really trying to process the information. For someone who had never hunted, everything I said was probably like listening to a foreign language!
Agreed. I think it would be worth a hunt or two early in the season before the hunter traffic starts and then abandon the bottom and get deeper into the ridges. Wind blowing in the direction of the valley will not swirl as much and you can get away with that sometimes.
A wish good luck to both of you and I can't wait to see how things unfold. I always thought of doing or suggesting a show on teaching a beginner but now I can see how things go for you guys. It should be fun and hopefully you both have a lot of patience. Good luck and I Love your new stuff on your website Bill.
Good episode for all us guys trying to make public land work. Bill, maybe you could spend to time with a topo in the future and help us "see" some of the features that you are referring to that give the deer a reason to do what they do.
Thanks for this video! I definitely learned from it. I’m heading out tomorrow to do some scouting for this fall. I’ve killed a handful of does and small bucks. I’m ready to go after trophy bucks on public land. I hope the tips and tricks keep coming!
Good luck, John. Just be sure that you set realistic goals. It is very frustrating trying to shoot a caliber of animal that doesn't exist where you are hunting. I have done that and learned a hard lesson - makes for a long season! It is probably realistic to try to shoot something just a year older (a bit bigger) than what you have shot in the past. Have a great week.
@@jasonfarley7990 I don't have much to offer right now. The landowner I lease from also hunts it so I can't bring any guests. Aaron could get permission somewhere if he wanted to badly enough but there are plenty of legal deer on the public land. You don't give a 16 year old the keys to a Lamborghini. He starts in the old farm truck like the rest of us.
All The hunting pressure is likely low near the food. There is usually the most sign in the bottoms. People get fooled by it not realizing it’s almost always sign layed down at night. Even if you get lucky with thermals the big boys probably won’t make it down to you before dark. I liked the spots you were keying in on Bill.
Agreed. I do think that those valley fields way up in there away from them the access point could be good early in the season when very few people are hunting. I would be tempted to sit them at that time. I will probably suggest that to Aaron. Have a great day.
I hunt the public in your area Bill, would be great to meet you sometime. On the question of what to do with a deer after you shoot it in that terrain I would suggest quartering and packing it out. I tried the sled and cart method, was not a good time by yourself haha!
Aaron had some personal stuff he needed to attend to and when he got back to hunting he decided to hunt a piece of private land that he has access to. He did shoot a doe this season, so that was really cool!
That was the funniest part wasn't it? When he said he had an old golf cart, I knew there was a bit of a learning curve coming his way! I can just see him dragging a deer a mile out of there.
Amen. Just filling tags is a great challenge when we first start out. In some areas with limited deer numbers it remains a big challenge for a lifetime. Have a great day.
I would definitely spend time on figuring out access and wind direction and watching hunting pressure as we get closer to the season but Aaron should definitely see some deer in this area
I would say for new hunters and to hunters new to public land set small reachable goals to just getting any legal size deer to seeing a deer outside of bow range. Hunting public land or bow hunting alone for me in Pa has been a challenge to where I have yet to fill a tag for the past three season. My first season I had deer come by my stand that I couldn't shoot, the next season I drew back on doe at 35 yards with a small shooting widow and lost the shot. My goal for last season was to release an arrow with hopes of either clean hit or miss. Sadly that never happen, but with learning from mistakes and seeking improvements the progress can be achieved.
Robert, you are on the right track. The key, once you find a good spot, is to be able to hunt it without the deer knowing you are there, which can be a real trick sometimes. Good luck.
That's funny Alex. I think he was chewing on what I was talking about! Aaron did shoot a doe last season but has not had much luck so far this year. Thanks for the comment.
I find myself rooting for your brother in law I hope that he finds success on his journey to kill a deer I hope that you keep us updated on his quest Good luck
Thanks. He shot a doe two seasons ago and a small buck last season. So he is on the board. He ended up getting permission from a friend to hunt private land so he never did hunt that stand up on the ridge on the public land.
Hey Bill thanks for the video extremely educational. I vote for cutting the deer up in the woods and just bringing the meat and head out. It is really only 50 ish lbs in your backpack at that point. I am grateful that you are making content again.
Thanks Rob. I appreciate the support and I agree, it would be way better to cut it up than try to get the whole thing out with more than a mile drag or ride in a game cart. Have a great day.
I hunted Lancing public land last year whish I would have seen this video before hand. I did not kill anything on that trip, I took a 130ish buck there 5 years earlier. Loved hunting that area but probably wont be back as the non resident tag is just getting too expensive. So how did Aron end up doing last year?
That is too bad Steve. The Lansing area gets a good bit of pressure, but there are a few hidden corners that take some really work to get to. I may hunt a part of that this year if I get up the "gumption". Aaron shot a doe last fall, so that was good!
That is a good looking spot. At a point I thought about telling him he shouldn't hunt there because it didn't look that good and then I could come in there myself!
I'm a new follower to you bill and your content is amazing keep it coming!! Did he end up bagging a buck in that location? Either way I'm sure he had an educational Year hunting and a lot of good memories made!
Thanks for the support. He did end up shooting a doe last season, but it was not at this location. It was at a similar spot closer to where he lived. Have a great day.
I should. I still have that lease and hate to give it up because I will never get it back once I do and it is pretty good, an area I used to hunt when I was a kid. So, since I am paying for it, I really should hunt it. I can't sublease it because of my deal with the landowner. I tried to buy it, but that went nowhere. I spend all my time scouting and thinking about the public lands in that area, but I have yet to hunt them. Maybe a little bit this year. The state owns all the prettiest ground in that area and that beauty is what draws me to those areas.
He did shoot a doe in a different area. He was pumped! First deer! He told me that he went back on the ridge we scouted in the video and jumped about 15 deer but never hunted it.
That's awesome! You just made my day Bill! Looked up to you since I didn't know the difference between a scrap and a rub... Have gained respect for you since I have learned the difference.. Keep doing you my friend from a Distance!
He did shoot a doe last season - his first deer ever and killed it with a bow. He was pumped and needless to say is really looking forward to this season.
I still have that lease. I would really enjoy hunting the public land not because I am trying to prove something or anything like that, there is just a lot of really pretty areas that are public owned. I would love to roam them all! If I ever give up that lease, I will definitely start hunting the public land.
@@gokartpusher08 No, I don't. So I am reluctant to shoot anything until well into the season a ways because I want to spend time in that area so I can see my parents more. The deer hunting is just an excuse/reason to be there.
Was this video last fall or present because I know some content is filmed the previous season!! If it was last season then I gotta know if he got one lol
@@bill-winke Really enjoyed the video! Are you yourself considering public land this fall? Where I'm located in SW Iowa, pressure hasn't been a problem for several years and there has been a good amount of 3 year old-plus bucks showing up on camera.
@@brentbarnetthunting I still have my lease so I will hunt that most of the time, but if I didn't have that (or should I decide not to renew it) I would really enjoy the adventure of hunting new areas all the time (which public land affords us). I love land and being able to cover more of it (on public land) would a lot of fun. We'll see. I may hunt the public some this fall just to get a feel for it in that area.
Bill sure has changed his life. From surrounding himself with sportsman to the gum chewing Aaron, what a difference. While admirable is very distracting for avid hunters who are used to watching Bill’s videos.
Russ, you have to keep in mind that Aaron is completely green (he has only been out a few times in his life) and he asked me to help him find a few stand sites on the public area he planned to hunt. I was going to do that anyway, so I just decided to film it because I thought others might enjoy the process. Most hard-core deer hunters won't get much out of it, but not everyone is at that level. Some are just like Aaron, trying to shoot any legal deer. I don't want to ignore those guys. They need all our help to learn this sport that has taken us decades to "master" if it ever can be mastered. I just hope Aaron will stick with it long enough to really get hooked. I will produce enough content in the future to hopefully appeal to the hard-cores, but I also want to help those guys who are entry-level.
And that’s why you will always be a class act in my opinion. Many of The Hunting Public cast started the journey with Bill. I love what they are doing on their own as well and follow just the same, but love the open minded and humble response I’ve come to know.
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Can you imagine how overwhelmed Aaron is listening to Bill speaking whitetails while scouting.. It's like a PHD professor talking to a kindergarten kid.. Good luck Aaron, you obviously have one of the best teachers around
Thanks David. Should be interesting to see how he does this fall.
@@bill-winke How did your brother in law end up doing last year?
This series with Aaron will be awesome for the newbies out there. Great job Bill!
Thanks Ed. Much appreciated. Should be interesting to see how it plays out. Have a great day.
It feels great to mentor someone and get them into hunting. I feel like it's always more exciting for the mentor. I helped a friend get into bowhunting 7 years ago and he's absolutely hooked.
Aaron is comical. Looks like he'd make a great sidekick. Good hunting to the both of you, Bill!
Thanks David. Will be interesting to see how it all plays out. Have a great day.
You tell by his face and how hard he chewing that gum he's paying much attention as he can. Good luck fellas...i like how your involving family and kinda doing things differently with this sir.
Thanks for the support Derek. Much appreciated. Good luck.
I just watched this and your brother in law was awesome! His facial expressions and desire to follow was great and Bill you did a great job of keeping on task and working through the process. I hope he had success last season and is learning more and more! Although unintentionally, Aaron you made me laugh really good, rooting for you sir….
This new journey with your brother in law will be cool! I'm rooting for him 🎯
Thanks Trobo. Should be an interesting journey. Have a great day.
Whether Aaron realizes this or not, he literally has the best teacher anyone could have when it comes to killing their first buck! So glad to see you making content Bill, very excited to watch your videos! Thanks again!
Thanks Bruce. I will start producing videos consistently again very soon. Need to decide on the format.
Thank you Bill Winke for helping this new hunter out, awesome video!!👍🎯
Thanks for the comment. Much appreciated. Have a great day.
BILL!!!! This was awesome. Some entertainment value sure. But, some asking basic questions. Whether it’s a refresher or a “duh, why did I never think of that?”, Aaron brings such a fresh perspective. Do more Aaron, track his ups and downs. Very cool!
Thanks. I appreciate the comment. I am planning to show a few more segments with Aaron in the future. How to shoot a bow accurately, how to put a tree stand up safely, etc. Have a great day.
Just nice to have you back doing what you love to do makes it hard to stay away.
Thanks for the good info on hunting ridge lines and bedding. I never knew they bedded at the top of a ridge. Please continue to do these :)
Will do. Thanks for watching and for the comment.
I am binge watching your videos. I’ve never watched them before. I think your videos are some of the highest quality and greatest teaching videos on UA-cam. I just watched the ones where you slept in the woods. Now watching this video where you’re teaching your brother-in-law that has little to no experience what to look for and how to read sign is incredibly helpful. I’m trying to teach my grandkids and I’m not so good at describing this so well. I’m going to show them your videos and talk to them about what they learn from that because early success means everything to a young inexperienced hunter. Maybe they’ll find the same success in the woods that I have found, maybe they’ll find as much success as you have found! thank you for your videos
Thanks for the comment and support. I really appreciate it. Yes, helping the next generation of hunters to find success is super important. Anything you can do in that way is time well spent. I think the key is to make sure they are good with shooting any legal deer at first. My brother in law actually shot a doe last fall and he is now hooked.
Winke is a legend. He created the Midwest whitetail shows and chasing November. He's the pioneer of posting hunts a week later instead if a year later on t.v. now everyone's been playing catch up to what he did.
This segment really takes me back to when I would follow my dad into the woods and how excited I would get just to see a rub I learned so many bad habits back then thank god Aaron has a seasoned vet like Bill to introduce the right way to scout n look for historical sign on public land I’m interested in following the progress this season
Thanks David. Much appreciated. It was a lot of fun. I had forgotten how much fun it is to just go scouting.
Great video Bill; and good luck Aaron! BTW, Bill it is super helpful for you to go through hunting topography and stand site selection. Many folks talk about it but few actually walk it and show what they are talking about. (Ridge, Saddle, Bench, Etc). We need to welcome the new hunters to the sport and tips like this are great; can't wait to see how Aaron gets that deer out of there. You will be getting a phone call for sure. 😂
I will do more of that. I have all that footage shot on my farm before I sold it, so I have a big reserve of stuff I can use to illustrate just about any topic. I am sure I will get that phone call. I had better just buy the game cart right now so I am not stuck dragging!
@@bill-winke Awesome, subscribed and will keep watching for new content! Feel free to stop by our channel anytime for an amateurs approach. Lol. Really trying to build some bigger deer on our Tennessee property. Food plots, minerals, cover and feeding plan. Lots to do!
This is great !! Best of luck to Aaron this fall 👍
Thanks for the support Caleb. Have a great day.
Really appreciated this video. Thanks Bill!
Really cool to see you explain your way through the scouting trip. Fun video 👍
Thanks for the support. Much appreciated. Good luck this fall.
Bill, God bless you brother. Really enjoyed watching you dissect public land. Your content is top-notch, keep it coming! There's few things as exciting as pouring into and sharing with someone who "just wants to get on the board."
Thanks for the note and the support. I really appreciate it. God bless you too.
Im glad im not the only one who likes to chew on a wad while im scouting or in the stand. It keeps me from talking too much. Its great to help someone get acclimated to know what to look for. My roommate had never killed a deer with a bow and I got him into it and he killed 2 this past year with no bad shots.
That is awesome. Tell him congrats from me. Have a great day.
I see you Bill! Looks like awesome country!
It is really nice country. I grew up hunting that stuff. Have a great day.
It is really nice country. I grew up hunting that stuff. Have a great day.
Nice of you to take time out of your schedule to help him scout!
It was a lot of fun. I love walking that bluff country.
@@bill-winke bluff country can be very tough to scout especially for someone From the south. Thanks for your pointers! I have some bluffs in Missouri and Nebraska that will help me out with.
Great video Bill. THIS is what alot of newbies need,, a mentor. Also the content of the video of actually walking in the woods and POINTING OUT the important stuff to look for, rather than to just set a stand in an easy spot and have minimal success because u seen one rub. I do this with my sons everytime we hit the woods. This video shows that its never to late to get the Itch and get hooked. Remind him to not mention prices on equiptment he needs to buy, my wife is still mad! Lol. I think it would be cool video series to keep doing,what u started with him, all thru the process. Scout, pick stand site, set-up stand according to wind and entry routes, hunting, celebration if he tags one, and celebration while cooking fresh straps off the grill. Too many hunters have lost sight of reality. I love Midwest Whitetails,, but it was hard relate in ways, because u had managed land and im on heavy public in Indiana. This will also help for when i mentor a buddy for his first hunt, it will make it easier for me to show him the “ropes”
Thanks Bill and keep’em coming. 👍🏻
Yes, this stuff with Aaron gets me back to the heart of hunting. I always loved shooting a big deer. Since I sold my farm I have more and more just wanted to go hunting and not worry about the size. I love public land because it is usually in really cool and pretty spots and there is a greater adventure in it than going to a stand that you put up 10 years ago and haven't moved since then because you know it is already in the best killer spot. I have the lease again this year, but if I didn't, I would have no problem just going deer hunting somewhere for the sheer joy of the adventure. I don't condemn wanting to shoot big deer. They are really cool and I will keep loving those big antlers, but sometimes the adventure (the experience of just being in a new spot) is the real trophy. Selling the farm helped to bring me back to that realization.
Great video Bill I love scouting new ground sometimes it's more enjoyable than sitting in the stand good luck to Aaron he's learning from the best!
Agreed. I really enjoy scouting too. I just love land and walking around on it is a pleasure. Have a great day and thanks.
I have found that a buck will bed near the top of a gully on the steep side with the wind at his back and watching the gully and the other hill side. it makes it real hard to get near him.
Great info Bill! That area reminds alot of the property I hunt here in NC , lots of very steep ridges!! Looking forward to see how it plays out for your brother- n- law! Keep bringing it to us Bill!! Have a great day!
Thanks Paul. I will bring as much of it as I can. Have a great day also.
I like your brother in law! He seems like me, eager to get out and learn what he can. Its nice understanding whitetails on a different level. Clues are everywhere and it takes time to put the pieces of the puzzle together. Good luck guys and you will be 100 steps ahead of others who just walk in and hunt for the first time. Thanks Bill!
Thanks for the comment. Aaron ended up shooting a doe last fall (his first ever) in a different area. He was pumped, for sure. Have a great day.
This may be one of your best videos (IMO) you’ve ever done, for me at least. Lots of good info about how to read terrain. This series following Aaron will be a good one. Especially for us MN guys who have enough points for IA now😉
Thanks Matthew. I appreciate it. I will try to document as much of his progress as possible. Have a great day.
This is a great episode! P.S. your brother in law’s facial expressions are hilarious lol
Thanks Tori. He was really trying to process the information. For someone who had never hunted, everything I said was probably like listening to a foreign language!
Great stuff Bill! Just love seeing content from you. Keep up the great work.
Thanks Justin. I will keep adding new content, hopefully every week. Have a great day.
Really enjoying the videos, Bill
Thanks. I appreciate the support. I hope you have a great day.
That Valley looks mighty tempting but the swirling wind can be tricky. Best bet is stay up on top in the long run.
Agreed. I think it would be worth a hunt or two early in the season before the hunter traffic starts and then abandon the bottom and get deeper into the ridges. Wind blowing in the direction of the valley will not swirl as much and you can get away with that sometimes.
A wish good luck to both of you and I can't wait to see how things unfold. I always thought of doing or suggesting a show on teaching a beginner but now I can see how things go for you guys. It should be fun and hopefully you both have a lot of patience. Good luck and I Love your new stuff on your website Bill.
Thanks Chad. I will keep adding more to the website. Yes, I am also looking forward to seeing how the season ends up for Aaron.
Good episode for all us guys trying to make public land work. Bill, maybe you could spend to time with a topo in the future and help us "see" some of the features that you are referring to that give the deer a reason to do what they do.
Yes, I need to do that. I think that works even better than the aerial video because you can point to different spots on the map very easily.
Thanks for this video! I definitely learned from it. I’m heading out tomorrow to do some scouting for this fall. I’ve killed a handful of does and small bucks. I’m ready to go after trophy bucks on public land. I hope the tips and tricks keep coming!
Good luck, John. Just be sure that you set realistic goals. It is very frustrating trying to shoot a caliber of animal that doesn't exist where you are hunting. I have done that and learned a hard lesson - makes for a long season! It is probably realistic to try to shoot something just a year older (a bit bigger) than what you have shot in the past. Have a great week.
Dang....can you imagine having the man, Bill Winke, showing you all of the tips and tricks in person??? Wow.
Thanks for the support Ben. Hope you have a great day.
Could you imagine being his brother in law and still having to hunt public
@@jasonfarley7990 I don't have much to offer right now. The landowner I lease from also hunts it so I can't bring any guests. Aaron could get permission somewhere if he wanted to badly enough but there are plenty of legal deer on the public land. You don't give a 16 year old the keys to a Lamborghini. He starts in the old farm truck like the rest of us.
Good video Bill. Enjoyed it
Thanks sir. Much appreciated.
Aaron sure has a high powered brother in law to guide him in this activity.
Thanks for the comment Underdog. I appreciate it. I am looking forward to seeing how Aaron does this fall.
Arron has that 2 seater sports car with the top down, swag.
😂
Reminds me of the movie "A river runs through it." When they take the brother-in-law fishing.
A great movie. Still makes me tear up when I watch that one.
You can tell Aaron is humbled by bills knowledge, rightfully so
Thanks for the comment Ronnie. Much appreciated. Have a great day.
All The hunting pressure is likely low near the food. There is usually the most sign in the bottoms. People get fooled by it not realizing it’s almost always sign layed down at night. Even if you get lucky with thermals the big boys probably won’t make it down to you before dark. I liked the spots you were keying in on Bill.
Agreed. I do think that those valley fields way up in there away from them the access point could be good early in the season when very few people are hunting. I would be tempted to sit them at that time. I will probably suggest that to Aaron. Have a great day.
I hunt the public in your area Bill, would be great to meet you sometime. On the question of what to do with a deer after you shoot it in that terrain I would suggest quartering and packing it out. I tried the sled and cart method, was not a good time by yourself haha!
About the only option in that terrain. Sled may work , but would kill you by the time you got back to the truck.
@@roymcdavid1015 oh it did, never again🥵
Great video for intro to hill country. Any updates on how the season has gone for Aaron so far?
Aaron had some personal stuff he needed to attend to and when he got back to hunting he decided to hunt a piece of private land that he has access to. He did shoot a doe this season, so that was really cool!
@@bill-winke perfect, way to get on the board. Hopefully that lit a fire for him. How was your season?
What are you going to do if you kill something? “Call you Bill!” 😂
😂😂 you know thats what he wanted to say!! But didn't wanna come right out and say it
That was the funniest part wasn't it? When he said he had an old golf cart, I knew there was a bit of a learning curve coming his way! I can just see him dragging a deer a mile out of there.
Bill is going to call Ranch Fairy and cash in a favor. Either that or Warb, Garnier-Fructiss, and that whole gang. Can’t wait to see the shenanigans.
Backpack out..Just as well get him some out west training as well.
This is where and why we all started hunting. Put your time in and just “get on the board.”
Amen. Just filling tags is a great challenge when we first start out. In some areas with limited deer numbers it remains a big challenge for a lifetime. Have a great day.
Love it.hope you keep us posted
Thanks Jeremy. I will try bring a few more videos with Aaron as he prepares for the season.
I would definitely spend time on figuring out access and wind direction and watching hunting pressure as we get closer to the season but Aaron should definitely see some deer in this area
I think so too. Enough sign for sure. As long as he can get in there more or less undetected (the hardest part) he should be fine.
I would say for new hunters and to hunters new to public land set small reachable goals to just getting any legal size deer to seeing a deer outside of bow range. Hunting public land or bow hunting alone for me in Pa has been a challenge to where I have yet to fill a tag for the past three season. My first season I had deer come by my stand that I couldn't shoot, the next season I drew back on doe at 35 yards with a small shooting widow and lost the shot. My goal for last season was to release an arrow with hopes of either clean hit or miss. Sadly that never happen, but with learning from mistakes and seeking improvements the progress can be achieved.
Robert, you are on the right track. The key, once you find a good spot, is to be able to hunt it without the deer knowing you are there, which can be a real trick sometimes. Good luck.
Any new content/updates on your brother in law? Did he ever finish chewing whatever he was chewing on?
That's funny Alex. I think he was chewing on what I was talking about! Aaron did shoot a doe last season but has not had much luck so far this year. Thanks for the comment.
I find myself rooting for your brother in law I hope that he finds success on his journey to kill a deer I hope that you keep us updated on his quest Good luck
Thanks. He shot a doe two seasons ago and a small buck last season. So he is on the board. He ended up getting permission from a friend to hunt private land so he never did hunt that stand up on the ridge on the public land.
Hey Bill thanks for the video extremely educational. I vote for cutting the deer up in the woods and just bringing the meat and head out. It is really only 50 ish lbs in your backpack at that point. I am grateful that you are making content again.
Thanks Rob. I appreciate the support and I agree, it would be way better to cut it up than try to get the whole thing out with more than a mile drag or ride in a game cart. Have a great day.
I'm excited to see how this goes!
It should be an interesting season. Thanks for the support.
I hunted Lancing public land last year whish I would have seen this video before hand. I did not kill anything on that trip, I took a 130ish buck there 5 years earlier. Loved hunting that area but probably wont be back as the non resident tag is just getting too expensive. So how did Aron end up doing last year?
That is too bad Steve. The Lansing area gets a good bit of pressure, but there are a few hidden corners that take some really work to get to. I may hunt a part of that this year if I get up the "gumption". Aaron shot a doe last fall, so that was good!
Great video can't wait to see the deer he gets great looking sign
That is a good looking spot. At a point I thought about telling him he shouldn't hunt there because it didn't look that good and then I could come in there myself!
Lol he needs a spot like that to boost his confidence and teach him
I'm a new follower to you bill and your content is amazing keep it coming!! Did he end up bagging a buck in that location? Either way I'm sure he had an educational Year hunting and a lot of good memories made!
Thanks for the support. He did end up shooting a doe last season, but it was not at this location. It was at a similar spot closer to where he lived. Have a great day.
Are their follow up videos related to this topic? I'm curious to know the outcome, were you successful?
He did shoot a doe last season, but the hunt was not filmed. Needless to say, he was pumped.
Wondering if Aaron has harvested any deer yet. Would be an awesome video if he did
He shot a doe last year but it was not on video. He was pumped as you might imagine.
@@bill-winke awesome
Bill, you should do a public land season of your own.
I should. I still have that lease and hate to give it up because I will never get it back once I do and it is pretty good, an area I used to hunt when I was a kid. So, since I am paying for it, I really should hunt it. I can't sublease it because of my deal with the landowner. I tried to buy it, but that went nowhere. I spend all my time scouting and thinking about the public lands in that area, but I have yet to hunt them. Maybe a little bit this year. The state owns all the prettiest ground in that area and that beauty is what draws me to those areas.
@@bill-winke it would be interesting to go all the way through the process.
Great video!
Thanks for watching. Have a great day.
So how did he do?!?!?!
He did shoot a doe in a different area. He was pumped! First deer! He told me that he went back on the ridge we scouted in the video and jumped about 15 deer but never hunted it.
That's awesome! You just made my day Bill! Looked up to you since I didn't know the difference between a scrap and a rub... Have gained respect for you since I have learned the difference.. Keep doing you my friend from a Distance!
Awesome!! 👍
Thanks for the support Landon. Have a great day.
How did Aaron here?
He did shoot a doe last season - his first deer ever and killed it with a bow. He was pumped and needless to say is really looking forward to this season.
@@bill-winke 👏
Are you considering any public land hunts yourself if you don't close on a property before season?
I still have that lease. I would really enjoy hunting the public land not because I am trying to prove something or anything like that, there is just a lot of really pretty areas that are public owned. I would love to roam them all! If I ever give up that lease, I will definitely start hunting the public land.
@@bill-winke understood. I hope you get you a property to purchase soon. Do you still get a land owner tag now?
@@gokartpusher08 No, I don't. So I am reluctant to shoot anything until well into the season a ways because I want to spend time in that area so I can see my parents more. The deer hunting is just an excuse/reason to be there.
Was this video last fall or present because I know some content is filmed the previous season!! If it was last season then I gotta know if he got one lol
It was this spring, so Aaron will be trying to fill his first ever tag this fall. Have a great day.
Well good luck bill ,you have ypur hands full .
Thanks. Yes, it will be an interesting challenge.
Dream Big brother 🙏
You too Edward.
what do you do when you kill one??? call your brother in law !!!!! LOL
I got a good laugh out of Aaron's ideas of how he was going to get it out. Will be interesting.
I can think of a few friends of mine that are ditches maybe even gullies. That means I have at the most 4 friends lol
Good one Allen. Have a great day.
Good one Allen. Have a great day.
am I the only one who watched till the end expecting that guy to throw a burlap sack over bills head and club him like a baby seal??
I may be getting old, but I like to think I could have outrun him, especially downhill!
@@bill-winke hahaha so funny, happy to have you back!!!
No deer here on this property. Just some fawns and a few scrub bucks. (wink wink)
Yes, my thoughts too. I took him to a different spot about ten days earlier and it was pretty void of sign by comparison.
@@bill-winke Really enjoyed the video! Are you yourself considering public land this fall? Where I'm located in SW Iowa, pressure hasn't been a problem for several years and there has been a good amount of 3 year old-plus bucks showing up on camera.
@@brentbarnetthunting I still have my lease so I will hunt that most of the time, but if I didn't have that (or should I decide not to renew it) I would really enjoy the adventure of hunting new areas all the time (which public land affords us). I love land and being able to cover more of it (on public land) would a lot of fun. We'll see. I may hunt the public some this fall just to get a feel for it in that area.
Bill sure has changed his life. From surrounding himself with sportsman to the gum chewing Aaron, what a difference. While admirable is very distracting for avid hunters who are used to watching Bill’s videos.
Russ, you have to keep in mind that Aaron is completely green (he has only been out a few times in his life) and he asked me to help him find a few stand sites on the public area he planned to hunt. I was going to do that anyway, so I just decided to film it because I thought others might enjoy the process. Most hard-core deer hunters won't get much out of it, but not everyone is at that level. Some are just like Aaron, trying to shoot any legal deer. I don't want to ignore those guys. They need all our help to learn this sport that has taken us decades to "master" if it ever can be mastered. I just hope Aaron will stick with it long enough to really get hooked. I will produce enough content in the future to hopefully appeal to the hard-cores, but I also want to help those guys who are entry-level.
What a horrible way to look at this video Russ. Bill is exactly right in his response to you.
this fkn guy and his jawline. wth
That's what he does when he's pondering, I think.
@@bill-winke no, I meant you. You must chew 20 packs of bubblegum a day. I need to start doing jaw exercises I guess
I hunted that property this past season. No deer.😎
No, those were probably old cattle trails.
@@bill-winke 😁 Good luck to your BIL, I hope he gets a crack at a good buck.
@@n.s.8803 Any legal deer will do.
@@bill-winke😂
Lol bullish. You get that term from the Amish?
Lol bill. Did you really? Bullish means horny in Dutch 😂
Your brother in law is Bill Winke, and you wait til NOW to take up hunting? 🤷🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️
Yes, he moved here from Chicago.
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I feel sorry for that piece of gum.
Yes. He was hitting it hard!
Check The Hunting Public UA-cam channel...they’re experts at hunting public land.
Agreed. They have become really good at it.
And that’s why you will always be a class act in my opinion. Many of The Hunting Public cast started the journey with Bill. I love what they are doing on their own as well and follow just the same, but love the open minded and humble response I’ve come to know.
and Aaron still hasnt killed a deer lol. Guy is too shifty.
He has killed a couple, one each in the past two seasons.
@@bill-winke ha! im sure you had doubts when showing him spots and techniques.