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This Week’s Report
County spotlight deep dives
The pattern that shows up every single year is showing up again: the deer that were moving confidently on public land and lightly-hunted private ground during the first few days of the season have gone quiet. Hunters walk out of the woods asking the same question — did they leave, or did I just stop seeing them?
The real answer, backed by actual GPS-collar research rather than guesswork, is that they didn’t leave. They adjusted. This week’s issue covers exactly what that adjustment looks like, how long it lasts, and — region by region — where that means you should actually be looking right now.
Featured Intelligence
County reports, sightings, and field-tested tips from across all six regions
Issue 6
Trail Cam Strategy
Two topics this week. First, how to place trail cameras by terrain type across each Tennessee region to build an accurate buck inventory before season pressure changes everything. Second, a look ahead at Tennessee’s most overlooked.
Food Plot Strategy
Cumberland Plateau Strategy
This week we go deep on food plots specific to Unit 4 terrain and soil. If you have been reading generic food plot advice online most of it was written for Midwestern agricultural land or Middle Tennessee….
Field Tips
West TN Edition
Bucks are in velvet and hitting soybean and corn field edges hard at first and last light across all twenty-one counties. The flat agricultural terrain of West Tennessee means..
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