I enjoy swapping and reviewing chips. That’s a given for many hunters. That said, my two favorite swaps of the year are the first late summer swap and the first after gun seasons are closed. The first tells me what I have, while the second gives me a good picture of what next season could potentially become.
Today, let’s focus on getting a thorough inventory of bucks after the gun seasons are closed, as that’s either happening or will be real soon. Unlike when I was a kid and believed that nary a single buck could have possibly survived the orange army’s onslaughts, a bunch do every year. Here’s how I’ve inventoried the survivors for many years running, now.
PILING IT ON
Where legal, simply offering a single bait pile per 40 acres will turn up most every buck. Now, they may well be showing up at midnight, but a picture and/or video of them is really all we need for our
