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It’s impossible to ignore the whitetail rut, but here is yet another reason to focus on early season when you know there’s a monster buck in the area. I don’t know much detail about this buck, other than it was shot in southeastern Kansas by a young man named Parker Madl and the green non-typical score is rumored to be in the 230” neighborhood. That’s a very good neighborhood indeed!

Awesome buck, Parker!

I assume that many readers of this blog are hard at it right now, so I’m curious about your approach to early season hunting. Are you hunting a specific buck you’ve located through scouting and observation? Or do you focus on good food sources and just count on a nice buck showing up to join the chow line? Other early season tactics that folks might benefit from? Anxious to hear your thoughts!