Terrain Features That hold Big Buck | Ohio Public land 164 inch Buck | W. Sebastyan Kissell

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Sebastyan Kissell shares his experience of hunting a 164-inch buck on Ohio public land, discussing terrain features and challenges in the hunting community.

A 164-inch buck on public land with archery gear — and he almost walked right past. Sebastyan Kissell of Allegany Origins breaks down exactly how he pulled it off. In this episode, Sebastyan shares the full story behind his most-viewed video ever: an early season Ohio archery buck on public ground, arrowed at 10 yards. But this isn't just a kill recap — we dig into the exact terrain features he used (draws, saddles, pinch points near roads) and why hunting close to parking areas is more effective than most hunters realize. We also talk about the real stuff: running a hunting channel with a newborn, why the hunting community is shrinking itself from the inside out, how to protect your spots without going dark online, and what it actually takes to balance the woods with a growing family. Topics covered: *How Sebastyan scouted and killed his 164" Ohio public land buck on archery opener *Why the spots closest to roads and parking lots are often the most overlooked*Using terrain (saddles, draws, pinch points) to locate pressured whitetails *The hunting community's internal division problem — and why it's costing us hunters *Running a small hunting channel as a team with full-time…

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Guest: W Sebastyan Kissell

Topics covered

• scouting and killing a 164" Ohio public land buck
• hunting near roads and parking lots
• using terrain features to locate whitetails
• hunting community issues
• running a hunting channel
• introducing kids to hunting
• planning future DIY hunts

Keywords

• big buck
• public land
• archery
• hunting channel
• family
• DIY hunts

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: the Hunt The Season

Places: Ohio, Iowa, Montana

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