#361 - Learning Mature Bucks Through Thermal Drone Studies: What Over 30,000 Deer Can Teach You with Jack Huston
The WHTL Podcast - Whitetail Deer Hunting Tactics, Stories & Expert Guests · Jake Hofer
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Show Notes
Welcome to the WHTL Podcast, presented by Moultrie. Your source for Whitetail Deer Hunting Tactics, Stories & Expert Guests. On this week's episode, we are back in the studio with Jack Huston of Midwest Deer Surveys. We discuss:
- Jack has flown over 30,000 deer across 200,000 acres in eight states
- Most landowners underestimate their deer populations by about 25%
- Deer behavior varies significantly between rut and late winter seasons
- Timber generally holds more deer than warm season grasses
- Heavy timber stand improvement (TSI) can attract deer to a property
- A balanced buck-to-doe ratio is crucial for healthy deer management
- Drones can achieve about 95% accuracy in deer surveys
- Observing deer with drones reveals their constant browsing behavior
- The best time for deer density surveys is during the rut and late winter
- Jack's company, Midwest Deer Surveys, offers thermal drone surveys for deer management
And so much more!
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