Summary: The Hunting Beast Podcast Episode #12 - Tracking Whitetail with Todd Havel<br><br>Well known Hunting Beast member Todd Havel also known as Magicman54494 takes us into his world of tracking Whitetails.<br><br>In this podcast Todd shares his tips, tactics, and experiences while hunting Whitetails on foot in the Big Woods of Northern Wisconsin, and Minnesota.<br><br>Todd talks at length about:<br><br>- The proper gear you need<br>- The learning curve on tracking<br>- How to pick a track<br>- Tracking - pace, noise, wind, and observations <br>- What tracking has taught him about bedding <br>- What tracking has taught him about mature buck behavior <br><br>During all this Todd shares some great memories he's made tracking and killing mature Whitetails<br><br>What I learned:<br><br>- There is no substitute for learning in the field, if you want to study tracks, you need to get boots on the ground<br>- Mature deer move with a purpose, and often follow a pattern based on topography and learned instincts<br>- Pack light, but be prepared for the unexpected<br>- Think outside the box, hunt like a predator, mimic deer movement and behavior, and embrace change<br>- Track characteristics and how tracks age <br>- What a track can tell you about an animal, age, gate, and time of movement
