Neighbors: Whitetails & Mule Deer
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Travis Glassman shares his strategies for hunting whitetails and mule deer in Western Kansas amidst changing deer populations and personal shifts in hunting focus due to fatherhood.
Western Kansas Deer Hunting: Decoys, Glassing, and Mature Buck Strategy Western Kansas hunting gets brutally honest here: when deer numbers fall, CWD spreads, and the wind never quits, how do you still find mature bucks? Travis Glassman breaks down the exact strategies he uses to stay on deer in one of the toughest crossover zones in the Midwest, where whitetails and mule deer live in the same country but behave like completely different animals. Dan Johnson catches up with Travis after years away from the show, and what unfolds is a practical, boots-on-the-ground conversation about hunting pressure, changing deer numbers, and how fatherhood has reshaped the way he approaches the season. Travis shares how he is now hunting not just for himself, but for his kids too—and why that has changed everything from trail camera strategy to the shots he is willing to take. In this episode, you’ll discover: Why whitetail numbers in western Kansas have dropped so hard, and why mule deer are slowly rebounding How chronic wasting disease, drought, and shrinking water sources are changing deer movement The difference between patterning whitetails and patterning mule deer in flat, open country…
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