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CHANGE OF PLANS

In a perfect hunting world, there is little argument that the first week of November is the best time to be in the whitetail woods. Those magical days afford you the optimal chance of arrowing a buck as he throws caution to the wind and behaves carelessly.

However, we live in an imperfect world and things don’t always go according to plan. When it comes to bowhunting, there are many variables that are beyond our control. For me, of all the variables beyond my control, hunting pressure most affects my hunting success.

INCREASED PRESSURE

The reality is, today there is no such thing as minimal hunting pressure, especially when hunting public land. Low-pressure hunting properties

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