In this episode of The Hunting Dad Podcast, I'm sitting down with Arkansas deer hunter Austin Crutchfield to talk mid-season whitetails, river-bottom hunting, and the tactics that have helped him find success year after year.

Austin recently punched two buck tags just four days apart, and we break down how those hunts came together, from summer scouting and trail-camera intel to finding the right food sources and making adjustments when a setup isn't working.

We get into the importance of finding hot oak trees, identifying fresh acorn sign, hunting persimmons, and understanding how changing water levels can create overlooked feeding and bedding opportunities. Austin also shares his thoughts on scrapes, trail-camera-shy bucks, overhunting productive areas, and why you need to find where a buck feels comfortable moving in daylight instead of repeatedly hunting where he only shows up after dark.

We also discuss mobile hunting on private ground, using e-bikes to access deeper areas, balancing hunting with work and family, and making the most of limited time in the woods.

No magic tricks or guaranteed formulas here—just a down-to-earth conversation about paying attention to the sign, adapting to what the deer are doing, and making every hunt count.

If you're trying to tag a good buck before the rut, this episode has plenty of practical ideas to take into the woods.

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In this episode of The Hunting Dad Podcast, I got to sit down with my great friend, Jacob Myers from The Southern Outdoorsman podcast to talk about one of the biggest challenges facing hunters who travel from the South to the Midwest — figuring out what information to actually trust.

From scent elimination and access to stand placement, wind, public-land tactics and everything in between, Midwest whitetail hunting comes with no shortage of opinions. The problem is, a lot of those opinions conflict with one another.

We dive into how hunters can sort through all that information, determine what actually matters, and develop a system that fits the way they hunt instead of constantly chasing the latest tactic or piece of advice.

We also talk about the differences between hunting Southern whitetails and Midwest deer, what makes the transition challenging, and how conversations through The Southern Outdoorsman have helped them learn from hunters with completely different experiences and approaches.

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