The WHTL Podcast - Whitetail Deer Hunting Tactics, Stories & Expert Guests
Aug 4, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min · 13 segments
Welcome to the WHTL Podcast, your source for Whitetail Deer Hunting Tactics, Stories & Expert Guests. In this episode, we're back in the studio with Jeff Hopkins. We Discuss: - A buck's tarsal gland…
Jeff HopkinsGuestJake HoferHostAll right, in this week's episode of the Whitetail Podcast presented by OnX, we are joined by Jeff Hopkins.
Now, Jeff has been hunting for 47 years and has stacked up 17 bucks, scoring over 170 inches.
So it's not just urine, it's that buck's fingerprint that's on that scent that you're making
We're gonna break down how to build a dominant buck's exact scent fingerprint, how to read mock scrapes like a map, and pose the question of who's really doing the hunting with Jeff's strategy.
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All right, in this week's episode of the Whitetail Podcast presented by OnX, we are joined by Jeff Hopkins.
Now, Jeff has been hunting for 47 years and has stacked up 17 bucks, scoring over 170 inches.
So it's not just urine, it's that buck's fingerprint that's on that scent that you're making
We're gonna break down how to build a dominant buck's exact scent fingerprint, how to read mock scrapes like a map, and pose the question of who's really doing the hunting with Jeff's strategy.
