In this episode, Jon Teater (Whitetail Landscapes) and Johnny Stewart discuss hunting tactics in multiple states and how he works his hunting strategies as the rut nears. Johnny explains where to start when breaking down a hunting property and how he approaches areas that he has history with. Johnny explains the ideal habitat conditions for deer that he focuses on. Johnny explains how to lay out his cameras to inventory deer and what his tactics are to check each one of these cameras. Johnny explains the importance of laying off trail camera data and why you need to forget scrape season, and move to where deer want to be. Johnny describes early season tactics and data that shaped his future hunting. Johnny breaks down the seasonality and the importance of thinking through the specifics on where he does want to be this time of year. Jon explains what is going on with his own property and recent things he notices in a field that are meaningful to assessing deer social hierarchy and communication.    Johnny explains the activity of deer this time of year and why deer are switching to become more daylight active. Johnny details where deer are and what is meaningful data and how to approach large mature bucks. John explains when he focuses on terrain and how security cover can be more meaningful. John explains when to hunt high or low in the terrain.   Johnny discusses how to anticipate other public land hunters and how they have had to evolve their strategies around these newly found or experienced hunters on the landscape. Jon explains how the tactics talked about apply to both public and private landowners, and how he hunts public ground that many overlook and why access is critical. Johnny discusses why deer select certain areas and when to be more aggressive and when not to hunt. Check out the Sportsmen's Empire Podcast Network for more relevant outdoor content! Social Links https://spartanforge.ai/ https://whitetaillandscapes.com/ https://www.facebook.com/whitetaillandscapes/ https://www.instagram.com/whitetail_landscapes/?hl=en Our Sponsors: * Check out Thompson Cigars and use my code SE for a great deal: https://thompsoncigar.com * Check out Troll Co Clothing and use my code EMPIRE25 for a great deal: https://www.trollco.com/hunting Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy