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5-27-19: Deer Hunting’s Cardinal Rule, Keep them in the Dark | Midwest Whitetail
Season 2, Episode 24
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10m
As bowhunters, we have to do everything possible to keep the deer from knowing that we are hunting them. Everything we do from the time we leave the vehicle until the time we return has an impact on our hunting success. Bill discusses the ways that deer know they're being hunted and also updates us on his Poor Man's Plot.
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