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LATE MOVES

The benefits of a mobile bow-hunting setup receive the most focus during the rut-packed periods of October and November, but the greatest tactical advantages provided by a mobile approach aren’t witnessed in those prime months of whitetail bliss. They shine brightest when temperatures are at their lowest, food sources are at their scarcest and hunting pressure has reached its fever pitch, having a major impact on the natural movement patterns of the entire deer herd in a given area.

The waning days of the season can be cold, windy and brutally slow. Those final

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