824 - Everything to Know About Ground Hunting with Zach Ferenbaugh
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Zach Ferenbaugh discusses the techniques and strategies for successful ground hunting of whitetail deer.
Want to go deeper? Join our Circle Community here: https://linkly.link/2o0Sn Zach Ferenbaugh of The Hunting Public has killed some of his biggest bucks without ever climbing a tree — slipping through cover on the ground, calling them into bow range, and getting close enough to reach out and touch them. In his first-ever sit-down with us, Zach breaks down the woodsmanship behind ground hunting whitetails: reading conditions and other animals, moving through the woods undetected, why deer can't see nearly as well as you think, and why getting closer actually makes a mature buck easier to kill. If you love turkey hunting, hate sitting still, or just want another tool in the bag, this one's for you. In this episode: - Why Zach walked away from the tree stand — and started killing bigger bucks on the ground - How to move through the woods: when to speed up, when to freeze, and how to use wind, rain, and terrain to time every step - Reading other animals as alarms — including the woodpecker "deer alarm" that tips him off before a buck ever shows - Why the nastiest, thickest cover gives the hunter the advantage, not the deer - How deer really see (and why staying still beats staying…
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