Late Season Bowhunting Strategies

Personally, the 2022 season was a struggle for me to say the least. I’m not sure I’ve ever experienced a year where so many plans didn’t come together, target animals seem to vanish into thin air and no matter how hard I tried, I could not catch a break. Last year tested my patience, persistence and mental attitude to its very core and right down to the wire. Fortunately, I didn’t throw in the towel early and trusted the one factor, the single variable that has helped me put more giant bucks on the ground than anything else - the...

  I’ve always been a huge fan of the late October through early November window for killing specific bucks - LATE SEASON can be just as good if not better!   With mature bucks being wore down from the rigors of the rut, it’s time to feed again in order to survive!  I can’t put enough emphasis on this fact - food is more important now than at any other time of the year! This is going to make these older bucks predictable once again. During late season, you have to find the food and when you do you will find the deer,...

When it comes to chasing giant whitetails during the late season, it’s all about security cover! By the time snow starts to fly in December, the deer have been pressured by bow and gun hunters for 2-3 months and you can bet any buck still living will be holed up in the best cover available!

If you haven’t filled your archery tag yet don’t worry, some of the best hunting of the year is still to come! My favorite time of the season to shoot a mature deer is definitely October, but my second favorite is late season.