Ep. 384: Hunting the Whitetail Rut with Andrae D’Acquisto

Today on the show I'm joined by legendary whitetail bow hunter Andrae D’Acquisto for a followup to our previous conversation this summer and this time we’re tackling how to hunt the whitetail rut.

Topics discussed:

• My principles for rut hunting success
• How Andrae's 2020 season has gone so far
• How he goes about finding a buck during the last few days of October
• Why the rut can be frustrating for someone hunting a single buck
• The most important step to Andrae's rut success
• The detail of the rut bump and dump
• Setting up on funnels during the rut and why some bucks avoid them
• How and why to set up off the edge of bedding areas
• What to do when you see a buck locked on a doe
• Overhunting or not?
• What sign is valuable during the rut
• How moon phase may or may not impact deer movement

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