It takes a village to manage deer herds to grow bigger deer. In the farm country of Pennsylvania, Steve Pfaff knows first hand. Steve was able to kill one of his best bucks to date in 2016 and he credits his success not just to his own practices on his family (public land) farm, but to the commitment and deer management teamwork of  neighboring farms.  Each farm works towards maximizing crops production while effectively keeping the deer herd in balance. Steve studies the deer herd year round with the use of game cameras, is very particular about treestand placement, uses the farm crop rotations to his advantage, and says that a slow quiet walk to and from the stand is important to his bow hunting success.  Steve shares with us his experience of working the family farm, hunting the family farm, and shooting a buck of a lifetime. DEER NEWS: Harvest Number Up Significantly in Vermont State Island Deer Vasectomies Continue Thru March Use Natural Bio Diversity to Fight Lyme Disease Late Season Buck Could Take Down 75 Year Louisiana Record OUR SPONSORS: ScentLok Enforcer www.ScentLokEnforcer.com Morse's Sporting Goods www.MorseSportingGoods.com HERE'S WHAT WE DISCUSS: Mercier County, Pennsylvania 100 Year of Hunting and Farming Tradition Crop Rotation, For Better Yield and Hunting Corn to Oats to Grass, Timothy, Treefoil, Clover Crab Apples and Acorns 200 Tillable Acres, Swamp Pasture, Timber A Public Land Farm, With Neighborly Commitment Button Bucks Will Travel 20 Miles We Expect Crop Loss, But It's a Balance Game Camera Monitoring, and Bow Hunting  Early Season, Mid Season and Late Season Strategies Hanging Stands, August and Late July 16 Stands, Moving Around, Switching Back and Forth 20 Ft High Lock On Stands and Camera Intel A Computer Dedicated to Deer Pics A Scent Cover and Buck Bomb A Slow Quiet Walk to the Stand, Less is More and Best How to Position a Stand, Hang a Cam First Angling the Stand Away from the Field Hanging on a White Oak Setup in Thick Cover and Shooting Lanes The Importance of the Practice Stand Shooting Off Season Steve's Most Memorable Deer Hunt 10 Rapid Fire Questions   Our APP: www.BigBuckRegistry.com/app Help Support This Show: www.BigBuckRegistry.com/pledge FEEDBACK HOTLINE: 724-613-2825 REVIEW and SUBSCRIBE on iTUNES and Stitcher: www.BigBuckRegistry.com/itunes www.BigBuckRegistry.com/stitcher Want to Know When the Next Big Buck Podcast is Released? Then Join the Club: www.BigBuckRegistry.com/huntmail Submit A Buck: www.BigBuckRegistry.com/mybuck Be a Guest: Guests@BigBuckRegistry.com Share for Share: www.BigBuckRegistry.com/s4s Facebook: www.Facebook.com/bigbuckregistry Twitter: www.twitter.com/bigbuckregistry Feedback:Feedback@BigBuckRegistry.com Also find us on these fine networks:  Blubrry Libsyn TuneIn  CREDITS: This Show was Written, Edited, and Produced by Jason “Jay” Scott Ammann Deer News Written and Recorded by Jim Keller Chubby Tines Tip of the Week Written by Dusty Phillips