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In this episode, Jared Van Hees interviews Randy Birdsong about effective strategies for hunting big bucks, including food plot placement and property design.

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People in this episode

Host: Jared Van Hees

Guest: Randy Birdsong

Topics covered

• hunting strategies
• deer movement
• food plots
• property design
• seasonal rotation

Keywords

• big bucks
• hunting
• food plots
• deer movement
• property design
• hunting strategies

Sponsors

Vitalize Seed

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: HeadHunters TV, The Raven Project

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