Learn what a buck’s core area is and how to hunt them to set yourself up for success.

Learn what a buck’s core area is and how to hunt them to set yourself up for success.
There’s a lot of confusing stuff out there about mature whitetails and how they use the landscape. Let’s get down to the nitty gritty on how it all works in the real word.
Find where mature bucks spend the majority of daylight hours in this episode of Hunt ’em Big with Steve Bartylla.
In this episode of Hunt ’em Big, you’ll see where family groups bed during daylight and how this is different from buck bedding.
Buck bedding areas determine where deer are coming from, and locating them gives hunters a huge advantage.
Understanding how bucks use the heart of their home range can give you a leg up on relocating specific deer from year to year.
Whitetail bucks choose their core areas throughout the year for many reasons, and figuring out why will go a long way toward helping your habitat improvements attract more bucks to the area.