I have a friend that fell out of a tree in an API, fell on cypress knees in a swamp. Stayed out for hours and had to be air lifted out. Paralyzed from the waist down. Those crappy chains on the back broke. His fault for not checking them good enough. Make sure you check the chains and wear your harness. It happens a lot.
@ it was and still is awful. Was a sporadic hunt too. Just decided to go last min. I switched to a saddle 2 years ago and haven’t looked back. I definitely feel safer in it.
I've been deer hunting for 19yrs from age 14... I hunt both private and public.. anyone can say what they want in public land.. I go by the books.. majority of public land guys don't go by 100% of the books.. it's really sad.. That's why I'm hunting private more... less pressure, no people hunting..
@@EdgarMartinHunt I've bowhunted public land enough.. still going. 90% I've spent most of my time on private and 10% on public.. Just hitting public as backup... it just flat out sucks... perminant stands and cell cams all over... I never thought it be this annoying.. Don't get me wrong dude I've been successful in public in the past.. majority 2.5s and a few nice 3.5s on my wall... Public any nice 3.5 or older will do.... Sadly too much pressure, spots I want to hit people parking there.. it's all luck man...
@@marvinmcafee4275 Sorry dude.. Sadly majority of guys don't go by the books in public.. if you see specific guys taking out big bucks that's 3.5 or older year after year.. I know there cheating the system.... In public land everyone keeps a hush about it... If you're seeing a specific guy that's taking 4-6 yrs taking a big buck thays 3.5 or older out in public.. I know that guys really going by the books and had worked very hard hunting.. Public land is very hard to get big bucks... I was bowhunting last week. Caught a guy jacklighting. As soon as I got out from the woods from the ridges.. I got off 25 min after sunset.. That guys still up in the tree on the cut beanfield at night... Yes I've seen it all before man...
Just subbed. First and foremost, thank you for your service. My thoughts - There are tons of whitetail hunting channels on YT. Most have intros that are way too long and are often self-indulgent, filled with annoyingly loud music, etc. I like how you get to the point. Next, the length of this video is where it should be, no need for 45-minute videos with pointless chunks of time taken up by clips of a hunter walking, squirrels, or other things that do not add to the story, so keeping things to the point is good in my opinion. Also, it's refreshing to see content from a state that does not get talked about a lot when it comes to hunting (public land) whitetails. Last thing, you do a good job of telling the story even though you were not able to get it all on film. All in all, keep up the good work, and I predict your channel will continue to steadily grow.
@@O2fstball14 appreciate the feedback! Will definitely have some good stuff coming this season and as the channel grows! Definitely about getting to the point of the hunt and portray the experience. Maryland definitely doesn’t get talked about a lot!
lol, I still use my API climber that I bought in 2001. Love that thing!!! I have tried other climbers two different times but just did not like them. Got spoiled by the API.
By the headline, I thought this was gonna be a story about some Karen yelling at you for shooting a deer. Good job getting that buck in the last few minutes. I always hunt into the last moments - that’s when the deer come out! Ive found DNR, police patroling the public lands and game wardens to be very decent people and even helpful at times.
@@MrAlohaWildMan it usually is! This was the parks staff that called them since my car was there so late. The guy was super cool, congratulated us and waited until we finished all photos and checking in the deer. Class act!
I’m 36/f Never hunted in my life. I’m teaching my ten year old son from videos on UA-cam. There’s plenty of crown land here to hunt, I can’t wait to get out with him
Lol I got 2 or 3 of those API stands I bust out every now and then. A little loud and clunky with those chain wraps but they hold up to the test of time.
@@duanehensley8835 they are definitely used to them. Just start moving a bit later. They will bed and watch them until they leave then get back up like nothing happened.
@@jimlahey3919 will do! The Missouri video will be just that! Some great clean footage of a great buck. Can’t wait to share it! Thanks for the feedback!
lol there’s only 128,000 acres of public land in Maryland naming a county isn’t gonna give up “your” public property. Y’all crack me up. He said there was a drop off cliff. That rules out the eastern shore. So it’s gonna be anything this side of bay bridge possibly anything north and west of millington. Loch raven very steep nice bucks throughout there, Susquehanna state park small but got some studs, rock state park steep as well, gunpowder state park, could be pretty boy or patasco valley very steep, Patuxent river or the refuge. Lots and lots of land no one is asking which tree anyone is sitting in or how many steps it takes to get there or how many leaves are on “your” tree. These types of guys lol
@ only a fool would really disclose that sort of information which is why people post example maps when shooting for b roll because people will flock to those areas. Many people like the hunting public explain that pretty adamantly. If I disclose a county I open myself up to an even more pressured area than it already is. I took my time to scout, prepare, take time off work, and already battle outside influences, no reason to add more if I can help. Especially in this particular area because people absolute catch wind, word goes around, then there’s 5 extra trucks at the parking area, now the experience is ruined for everyone hunting within 50 yards of each other. Just the way I look at it so maybe I am wrong.
I think it’s ironic that you get video footage of all the does you saw but never got any film of any of the bucks you mentioned. Maybe show us some footage of bucks next time? Congrats on the buck though
@@egx3713 unfortunately both shooters I saw in that 4 day span of hunting both showed up in the last 10-15 min of shooting light so even my Sony a7riii at 32000 ISO could not pick them up and I didn’t want to show grainy footage! But thank you! My Missouri video I will drop for this season should have a lot more daytime buck footage and thank you for watching!
I had to take my DNR to court for harassment And Have a attorney intervene here in ky simply for having corn in my pickup truck Can’t stand the dnr. They ain’t worth a good You know what …. I needed up moving out of ky and wouldn’t give that state my money to hunt in a million years
In Md we can bait on private land and put trail cameras up on certain public, just not wildlife refuges . A DNR officer was present for this deer and saw my set up so rest assured, there was no baiting on public land.
@@bch5513 i got mine early maybe 2004 or so , it was the crusader The next year i went to get another one and it was flimsy , not all welded and just unsafe pos
@@jamesmiller428 they thought I was some random person in the park after hours. I walked out of the woods with my gear on and camo and the girl goes “you know the park is closed right?” 😂😂😂
@@J0KER_601 it is 100% ILLEGAL to bait on public in Maryland. The clip your are referring to is when I am mentioning the thick timber we have here and it is B roll from a permission piece I have.
@@EdgarMartinHunt 10-4. I'm in the deep south, so I have zero knowledge of hunting in the northeast. But you guys definitely have some nice deer in that region.
@@EdgarMartinHunt that’s interesting.. most public land pieces are hundreds if not thousands of acres. Sharing a name isn’t really giving out an area. Non the less, best of luck brother.
That “old school API” is the best climber ever made
@@revskull they are lights out! The grand slam and the bow hunter are old school but durable!
I have a friend that fell out of a tree in an API, fell on cypress knees in a swamp. Stayed out for hours and had to be air lifted out. Paralyzed from the waist down. Those crappy chains on the back broke. His fault for not checking them good enough. Make sure you check the chains and wear your harness. It happens a lot.
Also his fault for no harness.
@ that’s awful! Definitely have to check each time. I try and recheck my gear after each hunt!
@ it was and still is awful. Was a sporadic hunt too. Just decided to go last min. I switched to a saddle 2 years ago and haven’t looked back. I definitely feel safer in it.
nice buck and great story glad the DNR treated you good always good to hear.
@@kimandtheboys thank you!
APT - The Best Climber!!! Love how it bites the tree!
@@RobertVest-v6o the API boshunter and the grand slam are some killer pieces of equipment!
"Whatever you do, keep the initiative." Love to see it brother!
@@conorwedel652 absolutely! Thank you!
Beautiful buck.Congratulations!
@@JohnLee-ud2gm much appreciated!
Great content brother! Stay safe! What a Buck!!!!!!!!
@@buydirtlife thank you!
New Sub from Indiana. You told that story very well, Congratulations on a great Public Buck! You sure did earn him.
@@TrueNorthOutdoorAdventures much appreciated! Good luck this season!
Indy here as well
Great deer man. I enjoyed the story. Great deer!
@@afishinfamily5494 thanks brother!
What a beast congrats! Love the content, we'll be following along on your future hunts!
@@HuntingCarterHill thank you!
9:54 The deer... lol Cool story!
I've been deer hunting for 19yrs from age 14... I hunt both private and public.. anyone can say what they want in public land.. I go by the books.. majority of public land guys don't go by 100% of the books.. it's really sad.. That's why I'm hunting private more... less pressure, no people hunting..
@@meateaterwhitetail7291 this place was very pressured unfortunately. But have to stay patient and wait on the weather most of the time!
@@EdgarMartinHunt I've bowhunted public land enough.. still going. 90% I've spent most of my time on private and 10% on public.. Just hitting public as backup... it just flat out sucks... perminant stands and cell cams all over... I never thought it be this annoying.. Don't get me wrong dude I've been successful in public in the past.. majority 2.5s and a few nice 3.5s on my wall... Public any nice 3.5 or older will do.... Sadly too much pressure, spots I want to hit people parking there.. it's all luck man...
@@meateaterwhitetail7291 a lot of luck in those high pressure places I agree!
Big difference between Legal an respectful
@@marvinmcafee4275 Sorry dude.. Sadly majority of guys don't go by the books in public.. if you see specific guys taking out big bucks that's 3.5 or older year after year.. I know there cheating the system.... In public land everyone keeps a hush about it... If you're seeing a specific guy that's taking 4-6 yrs taking a big buck thays 3.5 or older out in public.. I know that guys really going by the books and had worked very hard hunting.. Public land is very hard to get big bucks... I was bowhunting last week. Caught a guy jacklighting. As soon as I got out from the woods from the ridges.. I got off 25 min after sunset.. That guys still up in the tree on the cut beanfield at night... Yes I've seen it all before man...
Congratulations on a nice buck ! 🦌😁
Just subbed. First and foremost, thank you for your service. My thoughts - There are tons of whitetail hunting channels on YT. Most have intros that are way too long and are often self-indulgent, filled with annoyingly loud music, etc. I like how you get to the point. Next, the length of this video is where it should be, no need for 45-minute videos with pointless chunks of time taken up by clips of a hunter walking, squirrels, or other things that do not add to the story, so keeping things to the point is good in my opinion. Also, it's refreshing to see content from a state that does not get talked about a lot when it comes to hunting (public land) whitetails. Last thing, you do a good job of telling the story even though you were not able to get it all on film. All in all, keep up the good work, and I predict your channel will continue to steadily grow.
@@O2fstball14 appreciate the feedback! Will definitely have some good stuff coming this season and as the channel grows! Definitely about getting to the point of the hunt and portray the experience. Maryland definitely doesn’t get talked about a lot!
Great story.
Hell of a deer 👍
@@JoeCarbone-v8k appreciate it Joe!
Great buck. Congratulations!
@@claytonkeates2614 thank you!
api grand slam was the best climber ever made!! have 3 and love em!
@@brianm3303 it’s a killer!
I have multiple API Grand Slams. Now buy the nice Summit seat and you will love this combination.
@@keithkinsey5593 I check it out! Summit viper used the be great!
Great story!!! 👍
Congratulations! Great looking buck.
@@gemeni69 much appreciated!
lol, I still use my API climber that I bought in 2001. Love that thing!!! I have tried other climbers two different times but just did not like them. Got spoiled by the API.
they are very reliable!
By the headline, I thought this was gonna be a story about some Karen yelling at you for shooting a deer. Good job getting that buck in the last few minutes. I always hunt into the last moments - that’s when the deer come out! Ive found DNR, police patroling the public lands and game wardens to be very decent people and even helpful at times.
@@MrAlohaWildMan it usually is! This was the parks staff that called them since my car was there so late. The guy was super cool, congratulated us and waited until we finished all photos and checking in the deer. Class act!
Click bait video... but good job getting deer
That's awesome! Congrats!
@@RhodesLessTraveledOutdoors thank you!
😊 Great job young man congratulations on a well-earned very nice buck 😊
@@warbirdflyerF4U thank you!
A lot of people on here talking about API being the best climber....holy cow try a Summit Viper.
@@johnnyjarrett8166 Summit Viper is also cold blooded!
Stand and sticks. Any tree.
this was great!! Crazy story
Absolutely!
Good story! Think I’ll try to hunt MD next year. Didn’t have a lot of time to scout anywhere this year.
@@jeffreybelko3383 appreciate it!
Congrats, damn nice buck!!
Thank you!
Wow lot of deer 🦌 there.
Congratulations & great hunting strategy!!
@@eric.psu95 thank you!
Well done.
@@johnturner1562 thank you!
I’m 36/f Never hunted in my life. I’m teaching my ten year old son from videos on UA-cam. There’s plenty of crown land here to hunt, I can’t wait to get out with him
@@Tdragonfly Goodluck and be safe!
Awesome buck!!
Thank you!
Congrats from Mi!
@@jonstafford2691 appreciate that Jon!
Lol I got 2 or 3 of those API stands I bust out every now and then. A little loud and clunky with those chain wraps but they hold up to the test of time.
@@jtur1627 best way to describe them right there. Reliable, a little loud. But solid stands.
Congratulations
@@Graygoatoutdoors111 thank you!
Awesome!
That looks like a red Hitchcock tag on the wall mount.
Indeed it is!
Congrats on a public land stud! Wild story
Thank you!
Apparently these mature bucks are used to the hikers and bikers there.
@@duanehensley8835 they are definitely used to them. Just start moving a bit later. They will bed and watch them until they leave then get back up like nothing happened.
So what part of Maryland
Sounds like they're in a nature trail park area suburban
How dare you shoot a deer under 200 inches…. 🙄
Just kidding man! Beautiful deer! Congrats. Enjoy that venison for me lol
@@joshuarichardz6010 hahah thanks man!
Just show the footage. Skip the dialogue and all of the at home production stuff. Short and sweet.
@@jimlahey3919 will do! The Missouri video will be just that! Some great clean footage of a great buck. Can’t wait to share it! Thanks for the feedback!
Nice buck! Are you willing to disclose what County in Maryland?
Thank you! I would rather not disclose that! The whole state might show up at my parking spot! HAHAHA
@@EdgarMartinHuntnever ever brother never share your hard work with the masses, may sound rude or mean but who gives a shit lol
lol there’s only 128,000 acres of public land in Maryland naming a county isn’t gonna give up “your” public property. Y’all crack me up. He said there was a drop off cliff. That rules out the eastern shore. So it’s gonna be anything this side of bay bridge possibly anything north and west of millington. Loch raven very steep nice bucks throughout there, Susquehanna state park small but got some studs, rock state park steep as well, gunpowder state park, could be pretty boy or patasco valley very steep, Patuxent river or the refuge. Lots and lots of land no one is asking which tree anyone is sitting in or how many steps it takes to get there or how many leaves are on “your” tree. These types of guys lol
@ only a fool would really disclose that sort of information which is why people post example maps when shooting for b roll because people will flock to those areas. Many people like the hunting public explain that pretty adamantly. If I disclose a county I open myself up to an even more pressured area than it already is. I took my time to scout, prepare, take time off work, and already battle outside influences, no reason to add more if I can help. Especially in this particular area because people absolute catch wind, word goes around, then there’s 5 extra trucks at the parking area, now the experience is ruined for everyone hunting within 50 yards of each other. Just the way I look at it so maybe I am wrong.
I think it’s ironic that you get video footage of all the does you saw but never got any film of any of the bucks you mentioned. Maybe show us some footage of bucks next time? Congrats on the buck though
@@egx3713 unfortunately both shooters I saw in that 4 day span of hunting both showed up in the last 10-15 min of shooting light so even my Sony a7riii at 32000 ISO could not pick them up and I didn’t want to show grainy footage! But thank you! My Missouri video I will drop for this season should have a lot more daytime buck footage and thank you for watching!
Congrats on a very nice buck
@@rickdiaz4559 thank you Rick!
I had to take my DNR to court for harassment
And
Have a attorney intervene here in ky simply for having corn in my pickup truck
Can’t stand the dnr. They ain’t worth a good
You know what ….
I needed up moving out of ky and wouldn’t give that state my money to hunt in a million years
@@ericstevens8744 I hear you! There are some bad apples in the bunch!
You keep saying “we.” Who are “we?”
The world may never know 😏
Eeeeeeyuh!
@@landonrbriggs 👹
Was that a corn pile I saw at the 2:58 mark???
Yes that is B roll of my private land area showing the “thick MD timber” I am referring to when that pops up.
In Md we can bait on private land and put trail cameras up on certain public, just not wildlife refuges . A DNR officer was present for this deer and saw my set up so rest assured, there was no baiting on public land.
Man the old api treestands were great until jonny morris bought them out and ruined them
@@jeffjames9568 old school! But they still work!
I have 2 grand slams that I still hunt out of. 1990 versions. Have a grand stand lockon too
@@bch5513 i got mine early maybe 2004 or so , it was the crusader
The next year i went to get another one and it was flimsy , not all welded and just unsafe pos
What part of Maryland is hunt the eastern shore
@@jamesickes3789 next video should be an eastern shore hunt! Look out for it!
@@jamesickes3789 as long as we can see em!
How does a park ranger not know if his park is open to hunting?
@@jamesmiller428 they thought I was some random person in the park after hours. I walked out of the woods with my gear on and camo and the girl goes “you know the park is closed right?” 😂😂😂
Heck yeah brother I hunt western md public was this around me?
Sorry but that title is click bait. Congrats on the buck
So it's not illegal to bait deer on public land in Maryland?
@@J0KER_601 it is 100% ILLEGAL to bait on public in Maryland. The clip your are referring to is when I am mentioning the thick timber we have here and it is B roll from a permission piece I have.
@@EdgarMartinHunt 10-4. I'm in the deep south, so I have zero knowledge of hunting in the northeast. But you guys definitely have some nice deer in that region.
@@J0KER_601 definitely have some booners!
Is it legal to bait on public land? Did I see corn in the footage?
@@markschall2333 that is B roll from a permission piece I have. It is illegal to bait on public land and some areas you cannot even have trail camera.
@@EdgarMartinHuntstupid rules
fellow MD hunter here, just outta curiosity.. what part of MD was this?
@@traviswilson5979 I don’t give out my areas sorry. But there are a lot of good deer in every county in my opinion especially the WMA’s!
@@EdgarMartinHunt that’s interesting.. most public land pieces are hundreds if not thousands of acres. Sharing a name isn’t really giving out an area. Non the less, best of luck brother.
@@traviswilson5979 thanks! best of luck!
You realize deer eat 6x a day?Early /mid October, morning sits are super hard to go in with out blowing deer. Especially if your at feeding areas.
API
Is this at Tuckahoe?
@@joshuahowell7565 negative.
Measurements are pretty far off.