Big Woods Buck Tracking | Deer Country
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- Mark heads north to the big woods of Maine to study the art of tracking deer in the snow with living legend Hal Blood. He’ll get one day to follow in Hal’s footsteps and then he’s off on his own to track one down for himself in three days.
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Great hunting with you, Mark. Come back anytime! - Hal
My camp is in the west forks! So glad to see you guys hunting the big woods of Maine!!!! Thank you!!!!
You're just cool, Hal. Simple as that.
I've always wanted to visit and hunt Maine. Is it difficult to get out of state tags?
@@Chad-wu4ij just go online and buy one. No lottery.
Thanks for reppin maine so well
"4 days, 30+ miles, no deer. " Welcome to Maine!
Bear hunted with hal before Definitely a good guy.
One thing I would say is ditch the sling when tracking. They can jump up at any time and you need to be ready to take a split second shot.
Drive by stacked logs just passed best spot
Anyone know what rifle Mark is using and what pack that is? I think it is an exo pack.
I believe it is a Weatherby Vanguard with stainless steel barrel
Steve. We are waiting
Jeez. One month. Calm down.
Probably need to lose that suitcase on you're back!
What happened to Stephen??
When Hal said “you take running shots “ and the answer was NO Hal looked as if he was thinking well you probably not gonna kill one then 😂😂😂 that look was priceless
Ha, I thought the same
😂😂😂 yep
If you can NOT feel confident taking a running shot, You need to practice more and build the confidence. I've shot 90 % of my wall hangers running.
I laughed pretty hard at that one! lol
I'm surprised Hal didn't make him take the sling off and carry his gun.
Super funny watching an out of stater try and hunt somewhere other than a foodplot or agriculture😂 “I don’t take running shots”. Might wanna learn bub.
Hal is a legend. I never miss an episode of the Big Woods Buck podcast by Hal. Highly recommend it!
No running shots? You have snow on the ground. No running shots could equal no success.
wow so awesome to see Hal on here he is a living legend. tracking is the best more people should do it. GO ADK and Northeast trackers!
Nice to see someone from one of the major players in the hunting show community come and test themselves in easily “The Hardest” place to kill a big mature buck!!! Less then 3-4 deer per square mile, big elevation changes, “NO” food plots or agriculture fields and millions of acres of nothing but thick woods and logging cuts. You become a year after year successful hunter here and you are going to be able to provide food for you and your family no matter where you are!!! Big Woods hunting is very much a lost art. Hal Blood is continuing to advance the public down the path Larry Benoit blazed along with many other old timers who used to hunt like this. It’s truly an experience following a big mature buck through the big woods. He will teach the keen eyed hunter all his little tricks and secret hide outs if followed for a day or two. You will see things that you would never thought to think of and hopefully in the end you get a chance to see him and if you can close the deal it’ll be an experience you’ll never forget!!!
Not the hardest place to hunt deer but hard for sure
New hampshire makes Maine look like its fucin the cornfields of iowa
@@vinnycaruso1166 depends where you are hunting..
You can pretty much forget killing a buck that way if you won't shoot them running. Also why the giant backpack? Hal probably has a sandwich, a knife and a drag rope.
Absolutely insane! I’m literally 2 seconds in and absolutely excited! I’m a native Mainer. 35 years old, Hal’s name is more common table talk than salt and pepper in deer camps and hunting journals. I have several friends who’ve had the pleasure of hunting with him. Always the gentleman. Very cool! Two of my favorite hunting personalities!!!!!
I had the privilege to go on a moose hunt assisted by Hal Blood when I was 13. Hes unmatched. Great video. I have his books as well, worth the read. I"m now a registered Maine Guide myself, and hope to know half as much as he's forgotten in my lifetime.
My family and I have a deer camp in Vermont, hunt like this every year, Hal and the Benoit’s are the legends for this type of stuff. Been trying to get Steve or any MeatEater crew out there for years to show off this type of hunting, nothing beats it.
the one good thing about deer hunting in Vermont, if you can hunt here, you can hunt anywhere
Absolutely, it’s more taking your gun for a walk than it is hunting anyways
If I was single my profile on a dating sight would read “must enjoy taking your rifle for long snowy walks in the woods” 😂
Welcome to the Northeast MeatEater! It's a humbling experience hunting our big woods. Great video showing the end result of most days spent in our woods. "Not for the weak or fainthearted" - WMBT 🤙🦌
Amen!!
I understand that mark doesn't want to take running shots but when you are trying new things and tactics you have to either immerse yourself or jump off the ship.
Yeah Hal looked at him like well you better just pack it up then 😂😂😂
Tracking Bucks in northern Maine has to be one one the hardest hunts on the planet. Deer density is low and the country in rough and unforgiving. the forest is so dense your likely to spook the deer before you even see it. It's amazing Hal is as successful as he is.
Oh man did Hal throw some ‘you a douchbag’ looks Marks way!!
You can't find a better teacher and human than Hal Blood. He's a legend here in Maine. So glad you came up to experience big woods tracking!
🤔Where can I get a blaze orange bino harness?
This makes me feel better actually seeing one of these Midwest guys try out the northeast. I always hear this is some of the most difficult hunting but I thought that's just something the northeast guys tell themselves. I'm in central NH myself but it's similar, we can hunt on Sundays here tho 😃
My congratulations. Here in the Quaker State, we just got 3 Sunday's after much resistance. Hopefully someday we have Sunday hunting year round.
Funny having a farm hunter used to bean and corn deer go hunt northern forest. Deer pop and size are humbling.
Mark did a good job conveying the challenging differences
I thought he was going to punch you for asking dumb questions. 😂
I did to 😂😂 he was getin sick of him talkin so much 😂😂
Mark : are you worried about the wind at all Hal' ??....
Hal : can't do nuthin' 'bout it,, it's all around us.... 😉 lol 😂
Classic Hal'....Honesty,, straight to the point,, 👍.
Great video guys A+
You want to track a buck in the snow come to New Brunswick, Canada
As a native Mainer and consistently following the meateater crew and the big woods bucks crew very glad to see this video come out, don’t give up Mark like Hal says the law of averages will catch up, great video!!
Anyone with a free-range conure in his cabin sharing about still-hunting deer in big timber ought to be the best deer hunter in America.
What a waste of a Meat Eater episode. Literally no meat or substance just a lot of fluff thanks. I can hunt bigfoot behind my house doesn't mean I'll post it on youtube
WELCOME TO MAINE MARK. NOTHING LIKE WALKING THROUGH THE WOODS AND FINDING THAT "BIG BUCK" YOU`VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT ALL YEAR. IT WAS MY PRIVATE TIME AND BEST HUNTING YEARS OF MY LIFE. HUNTING THE WAY IT SHOULD BE. TRY AGAIN & GOOD LUCK.
Welcome to Maine! Where we continue to torture ourselves every November! Waiting on the first snow to fall, walking miles upon miles to not see one deer ALL SEASON! 😅 Glad you were able to experience a small bit of it, hope you return for a longer period of time! 🦌
Don't forget "Where doe go into heat because it's cold"
Very surprised he didn’t tell you to ditch the scope, rifle sling, and giant back back. Hard to shoot a running deer with you gun on your back.
I have hunted deer for 60 years. I still cant tell a buck track from a big doe.
Being from Vermont, this episode has made me day. Have been wanting to see one of these hunting shows try an cut it in the north east territory. Awesome job keep it up
Yeah, I'm from northern Alberta but I hunt much the same way. My wife is always impressed with the Meat Eater guys on TV, but she's actually a pretty good still hunter herself. I sometimes remind her "Put those guys in the timber and my money's on you being the better hunter".
Some awesome learning experiences for you with all these different types of hunting… loving this series… I loved that line about walking in corn flakes…. I’ve had plenty on hunts where I’ve described my entrance as ‘ walking on bags of potato chips”…. Hilarious… keep it up Mark
Being formally from MI I miss hunting the big woods in the snow. And I actually appreciate the fact you produce videos with no harvest. Shows how real and hard it can be. Cheers-Steve
Darn these videos are always so relaxing.
Also, congrats on 1 million subscribers!!
Mam takie same odczucia
Need an older truck a gun without a scope (7600 preferably) the wool plaid, and lose the pack hunting NE big woods.
Hehe, did you see that cheeky bird scuttling about in the background in Hal’s cabin? 😝
Hal is a legend and one hell of a great guy! Awesome video
What's in your backpack? Camera gear? Never seen someone pack more than an AT thru hiker on a day's deer hunt. Love to see a pack breakdown video.
I'd love to see meat eater do an episode in Ireland after our red and sika deer and what a balls it is and youl see how good you lads have it in the USA.
Good to see the meat eater crew in my neck of the woods. Hal blood is hands down the best deer tracker alive in the state of maine hands down. I only ever met him once but my old roommate Tara used to work for Hal at cedar ridge in Jackman maine. Love hunting big woods. Been waiting to actually have snow during gun season to test my skills at tracking. I've hunted for 20 years but still have alot to learn
I like the fact that he isn’t packing a rifle when you two are hunting together. He’s letting you harvest a buck, if saw one 👍
Can I ask where is Steve at? Has he quit meat eater?
Hal is absolutely legend here in Maine my buddy Eric guides for him I've indirectly learned so much from these Northern Maine Guides if you have an opportunity check them out and if you get a Moose permit you can't go wrong with them !
I've been hunting the Northwoods of Maine on and off since my highschool graduation gift in 1987 to go to a Maine deer camp, I was hooked ever since. It takes a complete woodsman to constantly take mature bucks up there. No food plots, no bean fields. It's not a easy hunt, no guarantees up there.
As Hal says " you either love it or hate it". I love it.
Hal and some others ( Benoit family, Dick Bernier) have mastered the skill set. These guys , in my humble opinion are the best true deer hunters out there. I love Hals podcast, website. I hope every hunter can experience a true northwoods hunt atleast once-in-a-lifetime, and see how challenging it is, " you will either love it or hate it "
I hunted this way in the Adirondacks for years. It’s working for it for sure.
I bought Hal's book Big Woods Bucks when it first came out. Had the pleasure of also meeting Richard Bernier in Kenora in 2019 while my buddies and I were there for a hunt trip. Took some knowledge and advice, and got on the biggest buck sign that I have ever come across... over and over that trip.
Been looking forward to this the most.
Been waiting along time for this to happen! The best teacher you or I or anyone in that matter to ask for awesome what a legend
Great video. I’d love to hunt with Hal. I cracked up when you said you were looking for a blind and deaf buck. Me too.
I Soooo want to go hunting, FL is trash for hunting.
Zero effort in my opinion. Lighter gear,less gear.Your not elk hunting In Montana so a small fanny pack type,is all you need.Your way over loaded to do any tracking. It.looks like you have enough gear to.spend the night in the woods,tent,mattress roll,man,what's in that huge pack anyways..
Needed for tracking is as follows.
1.Gun and bullets
2.First aid kit,small one.
3.a sandwich, and an empty drink container for brook water to drink,or bring your own if you have thin skin.
4.Fire starter.
5.A fanny pack from Hal's company, and what you need fits in this wool waist pack.No need for a 45lbs back pack.😢😢
You have to love Mark's theory,blind and deaf deer , I'm with you brother, loving the series
I know Hal personally and have guided for him. He is the 100 percent real deal, no fences, no gimmicks, just hard core genuine deer hunting in the north country.
I wish you would do a little more narration after the fact... Of what was going through your mind at that time like chef and Steve do.
Only one person that could be a better teacher and that's Lannie Benoit. Iykyk... Mark I'm a Michigan boy like you and tracking a big woods buck like these guys has become a bucket list over states like Iowa.
I never comment on anything, but have to say I love whenever Meateater does anything in Maine, even if they get skunked. I was born and raised here and it means something to me to have our state noticed for its legends like Hal. North Woods deer are real athletes and truly wild. I’d tell Mark what they told me: “No one can take a Maine buck away from you.”
What are you carrying in your pack on hunts like these?
I can't imagine tracking with a giant backpack on.
It's crazy how short these episodes come out after all the editing and production. Hearing the full stories last year on the podcast and all that doesn't seem to make the cut on this video series is tough. I love the details from the podcast and understand everything can't be produced into this series, but there's just so much more about these hunts that aren't getting shown. I really like watching the series, but wish we could somehow still get more of the story here.
Yeah, I’d like them to be longer. 45 minutes would be great! I love meateater, so the more the better IMO. It’s the best media ever👌
Yeah, the quality if these justifies 45 min- 1 hr easily. Especially tracking with Hal Blood.
@@johndyer9232 agreed. The podcast after Mark got back from Maine last year when he had Hal on was a masterclass in buck tracking in the snow. Wish more of that could have made it onto the you tube show
@@steveming2197 what episode # was it?
@@MrMut3r Episode 497 I believe
What would you carry on you and in your pack on a hunt such as this?
I track and am 73. UP MI. Your carrying too much junk. Like all the Maine guide stuff. Regret never going there. Too much rifle lighten that up. Good luck
He's wearing too much camo and not enough orange showing, IMO. Yes, I know lots of hunters who wear full camo but the law that requires orange is a good one. Also, stop waving the hands around.
First mistake you made that I see,I your backpack.Way way way too big to use for when your tracking.
It's good the capture just how often people think you can track Bucks in Maine and get one every time. It's not as easy as it looks on video. The biggest bucks will take you all around the woods and play games with you it takes years to master then you run out of years.
Surprised this one made the cut.
Hal is a little off when saying southern Maine bucks are not as big or one out of a few hundred.. Yes, we have higher hunter densities, but down here the bucks can get huge because of pockets of posted land, and the deer find refuge behind homes, and land that is hard to access.. I see dozens of 220lb plus bucks brought in as I have a relative that is a taxidermist down here.
Your lucky to have Hal for the day in the North woods
When he said do you have one last nugget of advice for me I thought Hal was gonna say learn to shoot fast, and at running deer, and get a Remington pump, and take the sling off 😂
Any body else notice the conure(or lovebird not sure) sliding along the couch ?
Hal blood is a North American legend hes the liam neeson of the woods hahah . I love to hunt with Hal he reminds me of my grandfather and how great deer hunter he was. Im probably the last of that kind of deer trackers . I remember my grandpa teaching me how to track Deer and bear in the big woods. Hal blood is the man he is a big time educator . Ive met him 2x in my life was a nice man in person
As someone who lives in a state where you can hunt on Sunday, why in the world can’t you hunt on Sunday in some states? What is the reason for the law?
Damn "Christians".
Hell, when we moved to North Carolin back about '64, my Mother did the wash and went out to hang it on the clothesline. The neighbor woman pert -near had a heart attack ! I remember she even stepped back as she told my Mother how she was sinning. Afraid to get sucked down to Hell by the Devil himself. Sundays were to go to church and repent like the holy sinner that you were ! They're a little more educated now a days, but not by much. Southern Baptist always trying to be more strict and holier-than-thou than the Catholics. The Baptist church catty-corner from my house had a Boy Scout troop, wouldn't let me join 'cause i didn't ttend their church. Sad, but true . . .
"Christian" refers to over 45,000 separate religions and branches from them.
A general belief is that unnecessary work that can wait, servile labor as it is called, shouldn't be done on a Sunday. I'm Catholic myself and do say that same thing, but never thought it should impact the law. I hunt on Sundays all the time, its not work for me, and really shouldn't be considered so.
You could have done it if you had more time. You were in a great part of the state. Plus you went from interviewing and being a bit overwhelmed to hunting by the end of the video because you believed you could close the deal. You put yourself in the game. Doesn't matter if you are green or new to it. Good video. 👍
I've been waiting for this one. Mainers are pure salt of the earth folks
This was uploaded right as I went on my lunch break at work. Talk about clutch timing.
Hal and Meat Eater together !
I’m at a loss for words…
Hal's introduction couldn't have been worded any better. He is truly a living legend among Maine Whitetail hunters.
So true. I’m British and know of him.
You can get one tracking. Next time don’t lug around your entire wardrobe in a backpack 👍🏻.
I recommend reading Hal’s book Hunting Big Woods Bucks; he goes into details how to look for the proper signposts for tracking
Steve to good to go to Maine to track a big buck?If you say so,but I bet he wouldn't get it either
A lot of us feel the same as you in this episode 😄
For me being tired from walking in the forest is well worth the try.
You have a scope on your gun so you can lose the binos and you're not going camping for 3 days so you don't need the back pack either.
Old timer so casual about a running shot lol
Great episode. Hal blood is amazing. Glad to see you guys come east. Just need to keep that red and black going. I’m an upstate NY hunter that gets into the adks often. Read all of Hal’s books and listen to his podcasts as well as meat eater.
Awesome that you came up and gave it a try
As a Mainer I love this. Grew up hunting the big woods with my dad and I too fell in love with the challenge of finding he one deer within a huge landscape. Great episode guys.
If you are on an all day trek chasing deer why are you carrying a huge backpack? What is in there that you think you need?
I love Hal Blood. Hes the best hunter this century. Next to Fred Bear.
I suspect there are more nutballs in D.C. area than any ten square miles on planet earth--even Texas.
Need to lighten the load and clothes to big of a backpack for this type of hunting
Great vid
It’s a good thing Hal is a guide… He’s used to catering to hunters who show up with enough gear to get us through a season and need to carry it all everyday!
Wool✔️gun✔️bullets✔️water✔️compass ✔️”Game on”
100% concentration all the time. Never know when you’ll stumble into one…
Really enjoying these episodes. It’s always fun to see how other parts of the country do things.
Meat eater back again baby. Bow season this weekend in Texas! Let’s go!