With a fresh 4 inches of snow, Jared takes the decoy out in hopes of finding a big deer out cruising. He and Brad set up in different trees, making for a cool perspective of the hunt.
Hoping to encounter a river bottom cruiser, Jared heads to the back of the peninsula on a hang and hunt. The buck movement is minimal, and Jared doesn't pass on an opportunity at a mature doe.
Jared does a solo hang and hunt in a new spot on his farm. With the end of the rut nearing, Jared sets himself up near a number of different food sources.
Brad Bever finally makes his Iowa residency official and is able to buy an archery tag. He and Jared head back to the Project Farm, doing a hang and hunt along the creek. Brad is hoping to take his first mature buck.