Ep. 405: Ground Hunting Big Bucks in Open Country - DIY Kansas Rut Hunt with Josh Ilderton and Cole Booth // The Untamed

Beau Martonik is joined by Josh Ilderton and Cole Booth of the Untamed. The guys break down their recent DIY Kansas whitetail hunt that ended in success! They discuss obtaining a Kansas whitetail tag, the Kansas walk-in program, finding deer sign worth hunting, bucks living in the middle of nothing, speed scouting on the fly, epic encounters on the ground, and much more!

Topics:

• 00:00:00 - Intro
• 00:07:01 - Morning activity in West Virginia
• 00:16:35 - Obtaining a non-resident Kansas whitetail tag
• 00:23:01 - Kansas walk-in area program
• 00:28:26 - Finding deer sign that’s worth hunting
• 00:38:31 - Living out of the truck
• 00:42:01 - Bucks living in the middle of nothing
• 00:53:01 - Public Land Etiquette
• 00:55:49 - Finding the biggest sign of the trip
• 00:59:01 - Driving 200 miles a day
• 01:07:11 - Dirt roads you DON’T want to go down
• 01:13:13 - Why ground hunting was the most effective
• 01:21:54 - Naming deer
• 01:25:01 - Tough break opportunity
• 01:37:01 - Throwing rocks to get a buck to get up from his bed
• 01:42:01 - Choosing the right hunting partners for out-of-state trips
• 01:44:46 - Who turned the rut on?!

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