ADK Tracker Joe DiNitto - How To Consistently Kill Mature Bucks by Tracking in Vast Wilderness Areas
2023 ж. 21 Шіл.
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A dairy farmer by trade with around 1,500 head of cattle, Joe DiNitto doesn't get a lot of time to hunt, so he chooses to save his hunting for when the snow flies when he can find a fresh track of a big buck and follow it to a conclusion. Living near the vast 5,000 square mile Adirondack Park, with low deer densities and tough terrain, he's been able to consistently kill 6 year old age class bucks in one of the toughest places to do so. He shares his philosophies and strategies here. Catch his seminar at Huntstock, or hang out with him at the ADK Tracker booth all 3 days - August 11-13th, 2023.
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Finally, a “real” Hunter! I was afraid there were none left. Keep up the good hunting Joe!
Wow This guy is a absolute killer! Tells a great story and very informative. One of your best guests yet
This guy is the Tom Brady of hunting. A trophy taken by skill and effort is a treasure all hunters should appreciate. The story alone is priceless. This video is a gift anyone can enjoy. Thanks.
I ran into joe years ago deep in the Maine woods. He was a really nice guy. He told me about hal and his seminars so I looked him up. Didn't realize at the time how accomplished he is as a hunter.
Everyone keeps asking me how I shoot bucks in the low density woods of northern Ontario and this guy understands it so much knowledge here in this video. This is gonna make me a better hunter.
I enjoyed every minute of this interview. Joe, your record is evident behind you but I enjoy your lack of ego, honesty and passion for the hunt
Excellent podcast! Joe has a gift to describe & clarify how to hunt these big bucks in a way that is very easy to understand. Listening to him has really helped me shorten the learning curve. Thanks for sharing & keep up the great work!
I really enjoy these tracking videos. Even though I grew up in a hunting family, I never heard much about this kind of hunting until later on in life when I read Towsley's books about the Benoit's. At 53, I don't know if it's too late to give it a try, but I would like to find out. You're doing a good job by the way of letting the trackers like Joe and Lanny do the talking. I'm learning a lot. Joe especially has a gift for explaining how it all works.
Go for it..Sounds fun.
Wow. The stories he has in the bush are great. I have only been hunting for 7 years and just stick to 50 acres of trees on my property but listening to Joe Dinitto describe his tracking and hunting experiences it would be nice to plan a trip to a piece of public land some place and try tracking a buck after a snow some time soon.
1/2 the time a whitetail will make a big circle. I tend to stay put when I jump them as they will be back in a few mins to an Hr!
Outstanding interview with Joe! I’m over in Vermont and track myself. Great to hear all of the stories - he said it well - the trackers are all so happy to celebrate the successes of fellow hunters. It’s just a marvelous fraternity of hunters. Keep the stories coming - can’t get enough!
Thanks for such an engaging interview with Joe, he's a wealth of experience and knowledge. I've been hunting deer in Maine since age 12, mostly still hunting at various places throughout the day with good luck tagging good size bucks. Now at age at 77 and in good shape I'm not really sure I could cover the ground required in tracking... but I might just give it a shot having been inspired by watching this interview.
This is gonna be another great one can’t wait!!!!
I hunted with a camp ( 1972 till 2003 ) that went by the name of The 760. Yes there were always 6 to 10 of us in there for a week. We all used Remington 760 pump rifles or carbines chambered in 30-06 Remington and we all shot the same 165 grain bullet out of our reloaded ammunition. Everyone could shoot it into a 8” paper plate at 100 yards. If any one of us needed more than 2 magazines and 1 round ( 9 rounds total in everyone’s pockets and rifle ) the others had not any trouble giving others their rounds to be helpful. We harvested a lot of White Tail deer . Sad to say that the camp is barely alive now as a lot of the members have since passed on. Those pump action rifles in my opinion were the best mountain/ brush rifle for hunting in the eastern woods. Still have mine bought new in 1971 it is used hard but , not abused. This interview is one of the best I have ever watched or listened to. I had his hunts all mapped out in my mind as if I was there.👍👍👍👍👍🇺🇸✌🏻😎🙏🏽
This was a awesome podcast. The analogies/strategies were fantastic. Thank you!!
Really cool show glad to see local trackers.
Legendary pod cast with a true class act ADK buck hunter. Props to you for getting this pod cast out here for us fellow hunters to watch!! Thank you!
kudos on a super interview - Jim was right about ole Joe - he is a great communicator… enjoyed every minute
Great interview. I have seen the ADK Trackers seminar many times. Great stories and great information for anyone who may be interested in tracking deer.
Joe is a really interesting story teller,he explains the mentality of tracking big bucks really well and draws the line between tracking and still hunting,Love those big bucks👍
Enjoy listening to these fellas! very skilled deer hunters.
Awesome interview! Great job 👍
This podcast series is great! keep them coming! decades worth of info shared in these priceless podcasts. Although he is not a tracker and is in the Midwest I would love to see a podcast with Dan Infalt if possible!
Great show , Thank You for sharing your experience!!
This guy does such a great job of breaking down the tracking “game.” Looking forward to Huntstock! By way of WV.
If you transcribed this podcast into a book, it would be the “holy grail” of deer tracking! The way he breaks down the day is far above his peers! Thank you joe, most educational podcast on “KZhead” Thanks, Will
you should really watch some big woods bucks tracking videos from rick labbe.
Honestly one of the best interviews Ive ever watched as far as deer hunting goes. Ive dreamed of tracking adirondack bucks for a long time. I once read a 'Deer and deer Hunting' article where the editor mentioned that if you could consistently kill a mature whitetail buck in the adirondacks you could consider yourself amongst the best of the whitetail hunters in the world. Hoping to close the deal at least once in my life
Fantastic episode! Truly enjoyed this!
Joe’s the man! Love my snow….can’t wait for Vermont and Maine!
Really enjoying your interviews. Joe D is very inspiring.
This is awesome, subscribed. I am just getting into hunting now, this is amazing content for people that love learning as much as they love hunting.
Atleast the wind seem to calm down on day 2. Congratulations to all 3 on a amazing 3 day hunt. Great job!!
Fantastic podcast. Very new hunting tactic to me. DiNitto is articulate and informative, interviewer did a great job keeping the convo going and getting massive amounts of experience out of DiNitto.
Thank you for posting this. Joe, you certainly belong on TV. Your way with words and description of your travels is unlike any other. Ironic that its the first true snowfall of the season right now, 11/28/23. ADK is getting hammered as I write this. Black river/ Independence river/ Ferris lake & Shaker mtn all got hit hard today. You have reignited my passion for tracking, I will now drive to snow - I dont care. Leaving the tree stand in the Finger lakes & heading north. Good luck & hope to see another video soon! Excellent questions and lead-ins, you kept it going seamlessly. 10/10 (liked/subscribed/bells & whistles!) 💯
That absolutely amazing. I can’t wait to try some tracking!!!
Enjoyed this. I hunt the north Georgia mountains. Very rarely have snow but I'm waiting on day we do and try this. Hard to track em in the hardwoods.
Highway / Kitchen / Bedroom / The One Step - Exactly what I needed to hear! Excelent
Awesome interview!!
I listened to half of your podcast, went out yesterday afternoon by the house where I hunt 150 acre parcel and started tracking a buck track i came across... I put some of your advice to work and I tracked him, but I ran out of time, I had to get back to go to a Christmas Concert... I will be using these tactics next year for sure! It's last day of Bow here in Northern NH, so I will be heading out to see what I can see! Thanks for the stories & Merry Christmas!
Great video. I love listening to the ADK trackers, just humble dedicated deer hunters. For those that haven't been to or hunted the Dacks it's work. My dad taught me how to hunt up there and if there was a buck in our zip code he would kill it.
I really liked listening to Joe and the questions the interviewer asked. Joe gave a lot of great info without arrogance, from the buck on the wall anyone can tell he's a great tracker and hunter.
Great interview. Great hunter. Thanks for sharing.
Great interview.
wealth of knowledge and info. Great video, keep up the great work!
Awesome interview with an awesome hunter
This is the best hunting video I have ever watched. I need to hunt with Joe. I live in PA and have thousands of acres near me. It would be so fun to hunt a big ole PA mountain buck with him.
Thanks man, appreciate hearing that! Come meet Joe at Huntstock in Vernon Center, NY July 19-21st! www.huntstockevents.com
What a master tracker. It takes years to learn. What a legend
What a great interview. Thank you
Thanks for watching! Join us at Huntstock this year if you can - dates and tickets at www.huntstockevents.com!
Fantastic interview and video!
It's great to see you dry firing and not wasting ammo.
Such a perfect analogy to a man coming home from work, makes so much sense !
I inherited a beautiful Remington 760 in 280 caliber with an old fixed power weaver 3x scope with weaver swing away rings that allow the scope to be swung to left in case you wanted to use open sights. Beautiful rifle doesn’t look like it’s seen much use. 1950’s I believe or early 60’s.
I shot a 130 inch 9 in Hamilton county.Packed in 3 miles and spent a couple days in a spike camp.But have an old friend who has tracked down about 20 good ones up there.
Great share 👍🏻👍🏻
I find it amazing it comes so easy for you. Love to hear your stories, with eyes wide. Amazing wall. Wondering how many 200 pounders you have killed. Thanks for the info
This is great! Thanks!
Thankyou for your knowledge, love to learn.!!!!!!!!!!
Just amazing podcast!!!!
An hour ago I wasn't looking forward to snow yet but now I am lol.
Holy cow this guy is golden .truth in this man's word love it
awesome podcast I find it hard to earn things since im always reading and listening but learned a few things what a video!
Good stuff bro
Great video!
I'm pretty fortunate to have a lot of pto time. Think I have like a little over 1000 hours built up. I took off Nov 3, Nov 10 and then my big one Nov 16- Dec 3, which is all over Indiana's fire arms season. Should be able to get several bowhunting days in. Have a couple nice bucks showing up and hope one gives me a shot. Good luck to you and your crew.
Are there effective trackers in the south where it doesn't snow? Great interview by the way!
Dry firing is how you break firing pins, it cost my hunting body a very nice black tailed buck. My dad ŵas a gunsmith and he didn't allow us to Dry fire !
man i would love to hunt with joe , jim and steve those guys are legends here in the adirondacks.
That's notgoodonthefireingpin
As an Iowa hunter; I can appreciate this. Everyone still hunts; I can't do that. His words as gospel. He is spitting the truth.
If you’re a newbie listening to guys like Joe Dinitto, Hal Blood, Benoits, Salernos, etc. will make you a better hunter.
One guy you need to interview who is also a very accomplished Adirondack killer is Adam Arquette. He has a different approach to the tracking then most of these guys and is very helpful with new hunters looking to take the challenge of hunting those big north country bucks. If you would like his contact info I can give it to you as Adam is a good friend of mine. Very humble guy
I know your comment wasnt intended towards everyone but Im new to tracking and looking for someone to help me learn the ropes. If your friend is open to helping I'll take him up on it. Even if it comes with a price. Either way let me know. THanks!
Joe is the man!
I’ve been deer hunting for 40+ years. I shot a big mature buck many decades ago and swore it would be my last. The flavor of the meat wasn’t even comparable to a nice fresh spike buck. The younger the deer, the better they taste. It’s just that simple.
Nice excuse, you have how many doe tags?
@@of-Israel Usually only 1per season but one year I had 4 doe tags. That was a joyous year of the freezer being full of venison that tastes close to veal
@@user-cm4uy9bu4s in Oklahoma if all you want to do is shoot does there are tons of draw hunts just for that on the wildlife refuges ect
I’ve found that if a buck is rutting hard, that taste goes into the meat. Before and after the rut they taste the best
"How about a nice rack for the wall" - Larry Beniot
Best common sense for a looong time. Respect!!!!
Loved my Remington 7600 pump in 280 rem shot many nice bucks with it until a farming accident left my left arm and hand paralyzed so I ended up trading it to a friend even up for a model 742 woodsmaster in 6mm Remington and he threw in 5 full boxes of ammo a set of dies 50 brand new cases and 200 bullets and primers. It’s been a great whitetail rifle but it’s not my old friend 280 pump gun
What is Joes chosen rifle , i might of missed him mention it
Successful public hunters are the best hunters IMO. I don’t waste time watching the tv channel hunting shows that are basically product promos. I’ve learned over the years to simplify methods. I hunt mountain whitetail on national forest lands in November rut. I don’t hunt early season for multiple reasons. I place my stand between 20-25ft high. There is always wind at 4000 ft elevation. I’ve found that the bigger dear are around that elevation mark. Less deer population but bigger. I leave me hunting clothes in scent control bags marinated in the shrubs of that area and alfalfa pellets. It’s a fantastic cover scent. I’ve had some bruisers work the wind straight to my stand on their trails and never get winded. The wind also swirls as well. I get into my stand in the dark and don’t come out of my stand until it’s dark. Lessen your presence as much as possible. I’ve also had some dandy bucks walk right up my footprint trail in the snow and not even care . I credit it to my marinating process.
This man is a real hunter.great info and very enlightening. No mule deer though.whats with the title. I hunt the open west and by its nature hunting mountains and canyon require different tactics. Your lessons on tracking would work here.thank you
The title? The title explains hes a top ADK tracker for “MATURE” bucks, not Mule deer, read the title again pal
I have never had the opportunity to hunt in the snow… but regardless LOTS OF IMPORTANT INFORMATION here .. I do hunt big woods just wish I could get some early season snow to try this hunting out. Man I feel the things this feller is sayin in my soul
Would love to see this man in an actual hunt. Maybe you could go with him and video one!
Its like anything if life when you find a pattern that works just keep repeating it most hunters keep doing the same thing that does not work and think it will change. the man is good.
I think what would stop most people is the fear of getting lost
You don't do this without a GPS and being prepared for 3 nights if things go wrong.
Just a little reminder fellow hunters, if you are using a tub3 feed magazine and you have been out in the freezing rain , make sure the rounds did not freeze in the magazine tube. Yes, I had that happen . Be careful. Good hunting.
The last couple days ive been charged up on tracking cut several tracks each day both days im following a deer walking as joe puts it on the interstate or side road both buck ended up runing at that point good wind , i know he says they will calm down usually after half hour but i didnt keep on them bc they got mixed in with so many others and fading snow,day two much of the same on a buck track good snow very thick at least a hour of one steping yep running tracks i was walking out the 2 hour to the truck cut another buck track who appeared to be walking in a straight line stood there looking at the track and my watch its gonna be 530 if i walk straight to truck now,any way i started on track prob 45 min of him cruising it appeared to me and im walk at a normal pace the buck went straight to running im not down on it but man its frustrating i dont know what stage obviously im in yet
It's very tough to track bucks and get close. Especially mature deer. A friend and I just spent spent the entire weekend tracking what we believe is the same buck and we got close enough that I saw him twice. The snow was crunchy and there was no wind really to make noise in the trees. It was the most challenging hunt I have ever done hands down. We came up empty but it still feels like a victory. You have to have ultimate persistence to hunt the way Joe DiNitto, Masset, Blood, Labbe, the Benoit's and any of the other legendary tracker hunters operate. It is not easy, but nothing good comes easy. I have so much respect for the legends of big woods tracking now I can't even begin to describe it. If I dragged a 100" buck out of the big bush up north I would hang it as high on the wall as any 170" + buck from the edge of any corn field or food plot.
When we get snow il try again thanks for your experience
Shoot a bar. Great video
Michigan public land is a good example of where cutting back on doe tags is needed. This was the worst year for me, as far as deer numbers, in over 25 years of hunting public land. You cannot manage public land with limited resources the same as a private land agriculture piece of property.
How does he hunt when there isn’t any snow?
Walk how many miles?
fly land on head 1:27:39
I would like to know what brand and model of hunting boots he wears while hunt, tracking a buck?
Lacrosse burly 18inch boot with the air grips, the air grips are important
Wonder how many firing pins he replaced over the years!!!
What rifle is he using?
Looks like a browning micro youth
Joe when you’re tracking a buck and the wind is at your back do you not bother with the track because the wind will be blowing your scent to him or don’t you worry about it and keep on tracking him.
That was my question, too.
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That ain’t going to work here in the South Carolina mountains where snow is a luxury. Most of the time it’s just leaves and sticks. Very few places have exposed ground to actually see tracks.
hi guys westfield here i found this and hurd how close u are how can i join a show
Come to Huntstock in Vernon Center, NY this year to say hi to Joe and have a chance to be on some live podcasts. www.huntstockevents.com
Right ! Just listen to the " eperts" Got any advice on where and how to take a dump ? What ?! No comment ?! The one wth the un insulated skull could use a stacking hat''
Ya but every state is different I'm a everyday deer hunter in upstate new York big woods these bucks don't live in the yard so good luck up here if you got private property wher you can grow deer maybe ya but not if neighbors blast everything
He's a no BS stone cold killer from the sounds of it, don't get to track much in Midwest the way it's so cut up, but I learned a lot & will use it someday. Only question I have is how does he know They are 6 1/2 year-old average? Only way to know for sure is send the teeth in to a lab. Otherwise you're just guessing.
This guy is awesome. But there is a 100 percent benefit to lowerong your firearm and re pointing it. Shotguns 101. Just squeezing and slamming round out you miss way more.