{"id":61908,"date":"2016-08-10T10:06:56","date_gmt":"2016-08-10T14:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=61908"},"modified":"2016-08-10T10:06:56","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T02:41:50","slug":"deer-camp-follow-moon-deer-hunting-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/deer-camp-follow-moon-deer-hunting-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Deer Camp: Follow the Moon for Deer Hunting Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_61919\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Moon_BLMImage.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"deer-camp-follow-moon-deer-hunting-success\" title=\"Deer Camp: Follow the Moon for Deer Hunting Success\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61919\" title=\"Deer Camp: Follow the Moon for Deer Hunting Success\" class=\"size-full wp-image-61919\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Moon_BLMImage.jpg\" alt=\"The moon has long been understood to influence the rise and fall of tides, but it may also influence the rise and fall of your success as a deer hunter. Image courtesy BLM.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Moon_BLMImage.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Moon_BLMImage-150x101.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Moon_BLMImage-400x269.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Moon_BLMImage-768x517.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Moon_BLMImage-1024x689.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-61919\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The moon has long been understood to influence the rise and fall of tides, but it may also influence the rise and fall of your success as a deer hunter. <em>Image courtesy BLM.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moonguide.com\" campaign=\"DeerCampMoonGuide\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">https:\/\/www.moonguide.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_61911\" style=\"width: 416px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2014-B-copy.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"deer-camp-follow-moon-deer-hunting-success\" title=\"Deer Camp: Follow the Moon for Deer Hunting Success\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61911\" title=\"Deer Camp: Follow the Moon for Deer Hunting Success\" class=\" wp-image-61911\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2014-B-copy-369x300.jpg\" alt=\"Adam Hays has taken three 200-plus-inch bucks and a nice number of 170-inch and 180-inch whitetail bucks during his career. Image courtesy Adam Hayes.\" width=\"406\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2014-B-copy-369x300.jpg 369w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2014-B-copy-150x122.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2014-B-copy-768x624.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2014-B-copy.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 406px) 100vw, 406px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-61911\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adam Hays has taken three 200-plus-inch bucks and a nice number of 170-inch and 180-inch whitetail bucks during his career. Image courtesy Adam Hayes.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><strong>SERIES<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Part 1: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/deer-camp-top-four-tips-scouting-now-deer-season-success\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"deer-camp-follow-moon-deer-hunting-success\" title=\"Deer Camp: Follow the Moon for Deer Hunting Success\">Top Four Tips To Scouting Now<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Part 2:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/deer-camp-four-early-season-deer-stand-tips-tactics-success\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"deer-camp-follow-moon-deer-hunting-success\" title=\"Deer Camp: Follow the Moon for Deer Hunting Success\">Early Season Deer Stand Tips<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Part 3:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/deer-camp-follow-moon-deer-hunting-success\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"deer-camp-follow-moon-deer-hunting-success\" title=\"Deer Camp: Follow the Moon for Deer Hunting Success\">Follow the Moon<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Part 4:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/deer-camp-five-top-deer-gear-essentials\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"deer-camp-follow-moon-deer-hunting-success\" title=\"Deer Camp: Follow the Moon for Deer Hunting Success\">Five Top Deer Gear Essentials<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Part 5:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/deer-camp-five-perfect-packs-deer-hunters\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"deer-camp-follow-moon-deer-hunting-success\" title=\"Deer Camp: Follow the Moon for Deer Hunting Success\">Five Top Backpacks<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Part 6:<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/deer-camp-top-trail-camera-tips-deer-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"deer-camp-follow-moon-deer-hunting-success\" title=\"Deer Camp: Follow the Moon for Deer Hunting Success\">Essential Trail Camera Know-How<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Part 7:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/deer-camp-top-tips-effective-deer-calling\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"deer-camp-follow-moon-deer-hunting-success\" title=\"Deer Camp: Follow the Moon for Deer Hunting Success\">Making The Call<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Part 8:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/deer-camp-keeping-warm-temperatures-turn-cold\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"deer-camp-follow-moon-deer-hunting-success\" title=\"Deer Camp: Follow the Moon for Deer Hunting Success\">Keeping Warm<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is perhaps one of the more contested and hotly debated theories in all of deer hunting\u2014does the moon actually influence whitetail movement and can a hunter benefit from knowing how? Ask Ohio hunter Adam Hays III what he thinks and you\u2019ll get a confident, \u201cYes.\u201d In fact, Hays plans his hunts around the moon\u2019s position in relation to Earth and has the trophies to show for it\u2014he has taken at least three 200-plus-inch bucks that he scouted and then hunted all on his own\u2014one of only two recorded hunters to ever achieve the feat. He also has a number of trophies on his well that sport racks in the 170-inch and 180-inch range.<\/p>\n<p>Like famed 1970s and 80s business owner and pitchman Victor Kiam, who was known from his commercials for Remington Shavers where he said he liked the product so much he bought the company, Hays believed in the late Jeff Murray\u2019s <em>Moon Guide<\/em> so much, he now owns and sells the guide. The truth is, Hays and Murray were great friends, a bond built after Hays sought the older hunter out after finding success with his product. When Murray died from a lengthy illness at the age of 59, his family eventually approached Hays and asked him to carry on with the late hunter\u2019s work. He has. And while Hays, one of the stars on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.200inch.com\/\" campaign=\"DeerCampMoon200Inch\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">Team 200<\/a> television show, dedicated to teaching hunters how to find and hunt big bucks, continues to seek out more of his own big deer, he is busy helping other hunters understand how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moonguide.com\/\" campaign=\"DeerCampMoonGuideCAMPAIGN_NAME_HERE\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">Deer Hunter\u2019s Moon Guide<\/a> can help them find theirs as well.<\/p>\n<p>Hays offers the following advice on using the moon for success throughout the entire deer season.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Early Season<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_61914\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DeerMovingWinter.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"deer-camp-follow-moon-deer-hunting-success\" title=\"Deer Camp: Follow the Moon for Deer Hunting Success\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61914\" title=\"Deer Camp: Follow the Moon for Deer Hunting Success\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-61914\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DeerMovingWinter-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"Don\u2019t ignore weather patterns, especially approaching fronts, which can kick deer movement into overdrive, particularly in the winter.\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DeerMovingWinter-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DeerMovingWinter-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DeerMovingWinter-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DeerMovingWinter-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DeerMovingWinter.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-61914\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Don\u2019t ignore weather patterns, especially approaching fronts, which can kick deer movement into overdrive, particularly in the winter.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Early season deer can be among the most predictable to hunt as they are still unpressured and focused on food. But don\u2019t think food is the only motivator behind deer activity. The moon is at work, too. Here\u2019s Hays\u2019 approach. First, scout religiously in the evenings, glassing agricultural fields and plots from a distance so you don\u2019t impact the local herd\u2019s behavior. Watch for big bucks\u2014often still in bachelor groups now\u2014moving into a particular open area. For real trophy bucks, Hays notes they won\u2019t move far this time of year simply because they don\u2019t need to; food and bedding are often close together. Nail down his habits and then consult the <em>Moon Guide<\/em> for those days they predict will be best.<\/p>\n<p>Says Hays, \u201cNo matter what time of season it is, there are specific days each month that are much better than others\u2026wait until that perfect day,\u201d before making your move.<\/p>\n<p>So what in the <em>Moon Guide<\/em> helps the hunter? Hays says there are only a few days each month where red moon times (red days he calls them) occur. Those are days when the moon is typically directly overhead or underfoot. Those days seem to influence deer movement the most. When overhead or underfoot times coincide with the times a deer normally feeds, your odds for success increase dramatically\u2014provided you\u2019ve done your homework and know where that big boy is hanging out.<\/p>\n<p>[one_half]<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_61913\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DeerHuntersMN.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"deer-camp-follow-moon-deer-hunting-success\" title=\"Deer Camp: Follow the Moon for Deer Hunting Success\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61913\" title=\"Deer Camp: Follow the Moon for Deer Hunting Success\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-61913\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DeerHuntersMN-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"When the moon is directly underfoot or overhead is believed to kick start deer movement leading to more deer seen and more deer taken.\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DeerHuntersMN-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DeerHuntersMN-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DeerHuntersMN-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DeerHuntersMN-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/DeerHuntersMN.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-61913\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">When the moon is directly underfoot or overhead is believed to kick start deer movement leading to more deer seen and more deer taken.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[\/one_half]<\/p>\n<p>[one_half_last]<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_61917\" style=\"width: 482px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_0056_2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"deer-camp-follow-moon-deer-hunting-success\" title=\"Deer Camp: Follow the Moon for Deer Hunting Success\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61917\" title=\"Deer Camp: Follow the Moon for Deer Hunting Success\" class=\" wp-image-61917\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_0056_2-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"While Adam Hays III enjoys the opportunity to travel across America to hunt, most of his biggest deer have been taken right in his home state of Ohio, where he can put the most time into scouting and learning the land.\" width=\"472\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_0056_2-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_0056_2-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_0056_2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_0056_2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_0056_2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-61917\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Most of Hays&#8217; biggest deer have been taken right in his home state of Ohio, where he can put the most time into scouting and learning the land.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[\/one_half_last]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Rut and the Moon<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_61918\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/MapHunter_WinkePic.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"deer-camp-follow-moon-deer-hunting-success\" title=\"Deer Camp: Follow the Moon for Deer Hunting Success\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61918\" title=\"Deer Camp: Follow the Moon for Deer Hunting Success\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-61918\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/MapHunter_WinkePic-400x266.jpg\" alt=\"During the rut, see when the moon will push deer to move during daylight hours and locate a good feeding location or bottleneck or travel corridor and set up and stay alert. Image courtesy of Bill Winke.\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/MapHunter_WinkePic-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/MapHunter_WinkePic-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/MapHunter_WinkePic-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/MapHunter_WinkePic-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/MapHunter_WinkePic.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-61918\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">During the rut, see when the moon will push deer to move during daylight hours and locate a good feeding location or bottleneck or travel corridor. <em>Image courtesy of Bill Winke.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>During the rut, when bucks are seemingly always on the move seeking out does, there doesn\u2019t seem to be any rhyme nor reason to when and where you might intercept a monster. It could happen anywhere, anytime in big buck country. Even Hays once doubted the moon\u2019s influence at this time of year, but after some experimenting with the <em>Moon Guide<\/em> to help him select stand locations and wound up killing two big bucks on different occasions, he\u2019s changed his opinion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t predict big buck movement at this time,\u201d Hays says. \u201cBut the moon will affect when does are feeding; and when they are feeding, big bucks will be moving in search of them.\u201d Hays tries to determine when optimal moon times will influence deer to feed during daytime hours and then selects a stand in a remote plot or in the deep woods. The rut may be on, but so is hunting season, and deer will feed, but often do so where there is cover of some sort if it\u2019s daylight outside.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Late-Season Action<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_61916\" style=\"width: 275px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/HunterinStand_WinkePic.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"deer-camp-follow-moon-deer-hunting-success\" title=\"Deer Camp: Follow the Moon for Deer Hunting Success\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61916\" title=\"Deer Camp: Follow the Moon for Deer Hunting Success\" class=\" wp-image-61916\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/HunterinStand_WinkePic-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"When moon times coincide with the last hour of sunlight, set up in a treestand on a remote field or food plot edge. Image courtesy of Bill Winke.\" width=\"265\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/HunterinStand_WinkePic-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/HunterinStand_WinkePic-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/HunterinStand_WinkePic-768x1155.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/HunterinStand_WinkePic-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/HunterinStand_WinkePic.jpg 798w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-61916\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">When moon times coincide with the last hour of sunlight, set up in a treestand on a remote field or food plot edge. <em>Image courtesy of Bill Winke.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Late season, when the rut is over and deer have been hunted hard and food is scarce, can be when understanding\u2014and trusting\u2014the moon\u2019s influence on whitetails can pay the biggest dividends.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFood sources are more scarce, but you still need to key on them,\u201d says Hays. He suggests identifying when the moon will influence movement right at dusk and set up on a field edge that hasn\u2019t been hunted in at least a week or two.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe moon at this time might be the only thing that encourages an otherwise nocturnal buck to move when it is still legal shooting time,\u201d Hays says. Because deer may be moving from farther away to find food, a hunter may need to adjust his stand to sit farther back in the woods so he still has enough shooting light when the deer begin to move.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and as much as Hays believes in the moon\u2019s influence, he admits rapidly changing weather patterns resulting in a sudden drop or rise in barometric pressure and temperatures, can play a bigger role in kick-starting deer movement than even that opaque orb circling the Earth. If you have a day when the moon\u2019s overhead or underfoot position coincides with an incoming front, you could be in for an epic day of hunting Hays says. So, take advantage of all the info you can to maximized your success out on the hunt.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moonguide.com\/\" campaign=\"DeerCampMoonGuide\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">https:\/\/www.moonguide.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is perhaps one of the more contested and hotly debated theories in all of deer hunting\u2014does the moon actually influence whitetail movement and can a hunter benefit from knowing how?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":61919,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,887,748,18,269,1],"tags":[132,586,756,116],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-61908","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gunsamerica-authors","8":"category-columns-deer-camp","9":"category-doug-howlett","10":"category-hunting","11":"category-instruction","12":"category-uncategorized","13":"tag-buzz","14":"tag-column","15":"tag-deer-camp","16":"tag-hunting-2"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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