EP 509 | He Shot the Texas State Record… The Strategy That Keeps Working
In this episode, I sit down with Texas State Trooper and one of the most consistent bowhunters I’ve ever talked to — Tarif Alkhatib. A few years back Tarif punched the Texas State Record buck, but what impressed me most isn’t just one giant… it’s the repeatability. Year after year he’s targeting and killing truly mature, free-range whitetails — many of them 6, 7, even 8+ years old and pushing well into the 150–160” class. We dive deep into Tarif’s system for hunting bow-only counties in Texas, how he uses the Red Moon to time his hunts, and the mindset that keeps him consistently around the oldest deer in the county. If your goal is to stop chasing young bucks and start hunting true mature whitetails, this episode is loaded with real, field-proven insight. In this episode we cover: Tarif’s Texas State Record buck story Hunting bow-only counties in Texas The Red Moon theory and how he applies it Finding and targeting 6–8 year old deer Why consistency matters more than luck Mistakes bowhunters make chasing mature bucks
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Show Notes
In this episode, I sit down with Texas State Trooper and one of the most consistent bowhunters I’ve ever talked to — Tarif Alkhatib.
A few years back Tarif punched the Texas State Record buck, but what impressed me most isn’t just one giant… it’s the repeatability. Year after year he’s targeting and killing truly mature, free-range whitetails — many of them 6, 7, even 8+ years old and pushing well into the 150–160” class.
We dive deep into Tarif’s system for hunting bow-only counties in Texas, how he uses the Red Moon to time his hunts, and the mindset that keeps him consistently around the oldest deer in the county.
If your goal is to stop chasing young bucks and start hunting true mature whitetails, this episode is loaded with real, field-proven insight.
In this episode we cover:
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Tarif’s Texas State Record buck story
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Hunting bow-only counties in Texas
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The Red Moon theory and how he applies it
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Finding and targeting 6–8 year old deer
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Why consistency matters more than luck
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Mistakes bowhunters make chasing mature bucks
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