Better Small Parcel Deer Hunting in High Pressure States with Tony Lapratt
Dive into the world of whitetail mastery with Tony Lapratt, the trailblazer in deer habitat management! From creating strategic food plots to outsmarting neighboring hunters, Tony's unconventional wisdom will open your eyes to hunting pressured mature bucks. With tales of transforming his own property into a whitetail haven, this episode is a treasure trove for hunting enthusiasts eager to learn from the godfather of modern deer management.
We discuss:
• Tony's innovative bedding and feeding tactic
• Strategic property manipulation for hunting
• High-energy food plots: corn and beans
• Techniques to outwit neighboring hunters
• Importance of woodsmanship in hunting
and much more!
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This guy is a wealth of knowledge. One of the best people you've ever had on a podcast
You think he's wearing a toupee?
@@ShindlersFiistyea
I can listen to Tony talk for hours on end. No BS.
out of all the guys that call themselves wildlife habitat managers, this is the first guy that actually doesnt talk in riddles and lays out game plans that make perfect sense.he doesnt guess.he knows
His seminar for 35 min was better than a high price youtube personality I hired. Him and eberhart are hands down best in industry
Tony is considered the TOP is his Profession. He was one of the first "Deer Guy" back in the day
I have 1 acre in the backwoods. I took what this man said and tested it. I didnt do any beds, no plots. Strictly hinge cuts and forming a directed path for them to walk on through my acre. I've completely controlled and manipulated them with their access and travel paths. This man has simplified the aspect of hunting by logical thinking. Truly amazing.
He's a great guy. Been to 4 of his seminars
Never judge a book by its cover. He is the most unassuming deer wizard.
I’ve been to his boot camp and he’s been on our property in South West Michigan for habitat management. Tony is the real deal!
What does he charge for a visit ?
I'm getting 'van down by the river vibes'! I really like this guy!
Man i underestimated this one!!!! Made way to much sense to me.
Elite-tier combat hunting tactics, excellent.
Wow, what a neat conversation. Tony knows his stuff and presents it with real confidence. I bet 2 days in the woods with him is priceless. Thanks for sharing it with the hunting world.
Now that was legit...nice job boys
Tony the tiger he's greeeeaaaat 👍👏🥾 on the ground 💯
Love listening to Tony
This guy is awesome. Great knowledge
Absolutely awesome! It's great to have Tony on, guys. I love how he puts his Scenarios on things. Genius
Great show, thank you for getting Tony to sit down with you.
nothing but knowlege bombs🤯
Hybrid willows have been my friend in the screening world.
Went to Tony's boot camp a few years ago. Had an awesome time. Money well spent, learned a lot from him and his techniques do work!
His bootcamp is well worth the cost. I only wish I would have gone years ago. Highly recommend the class. Great guy, excellent teacher!
Love this guy
@2:42 “Trapping money” caught me off guard for a second there. Thinking this was the Big Tony everyone talked about lol
Really great episode guys!!!! Been doing this for 30 years and it’s great to hear other points of view!! Learning never ends!!! I like Tony’s transparency on “I am who I am”. Great job & very insightful! 💪👍
one of the best podcasts you guys have had! good work! Thanks Tony!
One of my favorites podcasts I have herd in last 6 months
Excellent interview!. He said a lot of great stuff in a way that is understood in a simple common sense format. It’s been a while since I’ve watched a hunting show in the morning and let my coffee cup go dry because I forgot I had a pause button! Ha ha! he hooked me right out of the gate. Gonna seek him out for more info for sure. Thanks guys!
Great show guys loved it. Great Info
First time I've listened to your podcast. Thank you so much for interviewing Tony. He is authentic and an encyclopedia of knowledge and knows how to apply it. Thanks for sharing!
The only thing I didn't like about it was it was only 54 minutes long that was such a tease, we need like a 3 hour video pretty please🤞. We need more of Tony on KZhead. He has very interesting strategies that really got my gears turning.
Man, Tony seems like such a nice guy. What an incredible amount of knowledge and experience too.
Man, this guy is a gem. I've been hunting 25 years and have a solid portfolio, I guess, and he painted a picture and went into extreme detail. I've Def learned a lot off him. Thank all of u and Goodluck this year.
This was a great interview! I am definitely signing up for a boot camp! Well done
Great video. Thanks for setting it up.
Man you guys do awesome interviews. You guy's gonna be at the illinois deer classic?
Thank you for tuning in! We will not be at the Illinois Deer Classic this year
Tony is a true deer hunting champion.
We've met Tony many times at Huntin' Shows in Michigan. He's a top notch guy who will always answer questions.
Absolutely loved this video! I could listen to him talk all day! What a wealth of knowledge!!
Love his enthusiasm
Outstanding!!! Wow!! Ok I’m hooked. Great job! I have work to do….but can’t stop watching. Geez.
What an episode! Great information and I always enjoy the in-person episodes! Great work Jake and Chad!
The best information on whitetail and habit that I've ever heard .
Tony’s insights are great
Love Tony. Great podcast. Great guest!
This man is Amazing!!
Your best podcast yet.
This is sooo good 🔥🔥🔥
Best podcast yall have had.
I learned o much from this video! Thanks
Every time I pass Tony’s property off Old 27, I wonder how many bucks are bedded down in there. It looks thick and quiet.
We have 13 acres in SW MI. that doesn't hold bucks year around. Tony is 100% right with his small property concepts. We use it as a social hub with plenty of mock scrapes, small food plots and easy entry/exit stand locations. It's a dynamite place during the Rut.
This guy is a savant. Never even heard of him. Great pod guys. Thanks for sharing
Hi Tony i just watch your video and you said your coming to wi.when are you coming?
Tonys a little weird! lol just joking this was a good interview thanks
cool story bro
Your a clown. Probably his neighbor
I wonder how much he charges for consulting
Can someone explain his method on planting corn and beans? Plant corn to block the deer from getting to the beans? Is that how it works?
We are visiting Tony at the end of the month and that will be a topic we cover!
@@ExodusOutdoorGear that'd be great! In short just for now how did yall interpret it? Whole field of beans but a few rows of corn in the middle so they just hit the corn and not beans? Sound right?
15 years ago we didn’t have a lot of baiting in the area I hunted in Ohio before all the local Amish started going to this guys camps in Michigan. Wasn’t long they were full blown baiters. It used to be hunting property needed some acreage to make it worth the investment. Today we are surrounded by 10 different properties that range from 4- 100+ acres. Most of them have multiple bait piles. With increase in hunting pressure and lower kill criteria, it’s hard to get a 125-140 inch 2-3yr old buck to survive. The only bucks that consistently reach maturity now are the rag horns. From 2018-2022 I shot 3 bucks on this farm. Average age was 4.5 yr old average points was 7pt average score was 105” meanwhile the neighboring hunters are consistently shooting 2-3yr old PnY deer 125-140” Dunno what else to do so I guess I’ll shoot the mature cull deer and they shoot the pretty looking ones lol 🤷♂️
Love what this guy is talking about, but talking about planting invasive and non native plants even if they're extremely damaging to surrounding lands (even though he doesn't talk directly about the damage some of these plants cause)? That's kinda whack. He mentioned being a true woodsman, that involves the preservation and conservation of native life.
Lol well that aint nobig buck
careful wear youre walking, dont step in the bullshit
He's legit
He hasn't been on many podcasts because he doesn't like to offer any useful information. You have to take his boot camp or hire him to disclose anything useful.
You sure haven't paid attention have you
@@bobo44donemilking51 I'm paying plenty of attention to Lapratt. Did you know that he sued some of his past clients accusing them of sharing his "secrets"? That frivolous case was thrown out of court because his "secrets" were deemed to be common knowledge. His reputation was marginal before that bone headed move. After that he lost all credibility.
You sound like his neighbor
Thumbnail should say farm hunting for farmers. Garbage.
OMG this was ridiculously good. This dude reminds me of myself in so many ways. I started trapping in the early to mid 70's and learned a lot about deer in the process. I didn't start deer hunting until later, but I used to skip holidays and everyone's birthday to go hunting every day too. I learned a lot back then, but now my first sit isn't until mid to late October. The 20th being the magic date to even consider a first sit. I have a small property as well, but I always shoot the big ones and the neighbors all hate me and accuse me of poaching 🤣. So many other parallels with this dude. It's actually uncanny. But I'm a lot better looking 🤣 Never even heard of this guy before, but very cool 👍
He really makes a ton of sense. And I know what he is saying when he says get in tune with all your surroundings nothing helps you as much as learning to put the slip on another predator we are human but predators of the highest level!! But if there is any doubt in your mind. Step out of the box and build a few sets for coyotes fox even wolves if they are in your state another is bobcat any of the above isn't easy . When you're comfortable with sets and begin to find full sets then you will be able to understand how much difference between the predators and a whitetail buck a hell of a lot. If you don't have the choice of being taught then take the nolage and work to better this proseiger sent alone with Coyote wolves bobcat fox!!! A tip off the top is rubber gloves that come to your elbow when you get consistent at it I can easily see his point excellent pod cast. You all seem locked on gaining as much knowledge as you can.awsome!!!! l