Ep. 1038: Foundations - Proximity, Procedure, and the Secret Power of Getting Close to Mature Bucks

About this episode

Tony Peterson discusses the importance of proximity in whitetail hunting and how hunters often misunderstand it.

The goal of pretty much all whitetail hunters is to get close to big bucks, but they often don't - and for good reason. Proximity matters, but most hunters think about it wrong, which Tony explains in detail this week. Connect with Tony Peterson and MeatEater Tony Peterson on Instagram  and Facebook MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , Youtube , and Youtube Clips MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop MeatEater Merch See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Tony Peterson

Topics covered

• whitetail hunting
• big bucks
• hunting strategy
• proximity
• hunting techniques

Keywords

• whitetail
• hunting
• mature bucks
• proximity
• strategy

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Organizations: MeatEater

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