Today we are talking with our good buddy Michael Perry! Michael is a legend in the state of Alabama, with several bucks in the record books with a bow, rifle and muzzleloader. Michael broke the muzzloader state record in 2021 with a 196″ public land monarch. In this episode we tour his legendary trophy room. We cover:
The buck that took Michael from just hunting deer, to hunting mature bucks
How Michael and his brother have both taken 18 point bucks on public land in Alabama
How Michael sees LESS hunting pressure now than he did the 1990’s
What Michael learned from his dad when it comes to hunting big bucks
Michaels grizzly bear, brown bears, black bears, moose and other big game
How Michael has been able to make his dream hunts happen while working a regular job
Finding the key to being successful in your area
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Awesome room! All it takes is a pile of $$!
Y'all's deer is no bigger than a little billy goat. 😂😂😂😅😊
Y'all Alabama people will be better off just fishing. Y'all can't get no big deer
Just want to say South Carolina deer will make Alabama deer look really little.😂
I've been home since I was 15 years old. I'm 44 years old now there's no way of telling from a buck track or a dog track. Scientist has done prove that if y'all do y'all's research. So I think it's funny when y'all say is a buck track and could be a really fat big doe. That's what gets me when everybody on social media can say oh it's a buck track y'all don't know. Y'all are full of s*** and not educated at all. You cannot tell from a mature doe are a mature Buck track. If y'all really think so y'all not hunters. If so all y'all want to do is shoot something every one of you are sportsman and not hunters. Y'all hunt for a sport. There is no way of proving from a doe track or a buck track. The old-timers know that 😂.
Thank you for sharing your storys on your hunts awsome
Michael, what’s your cover scent and terrain preferences?
That would be 96 or 97 for crooked foot
Glad he isnt starting today trying to kill all of that. He wouldnt be able to afford that taxidermy.
Nice to see someone knowing a giant deer 🦌 from a big deer. But at the same time knows his expectations.
I am officially unsubscribing from this channel..
#1: You guys are not good hunters even though you have all deer hunting knowledge at your fingertips.
#2: You support agenda based videos that aim at logging and destroying what is left of the natural untouched hardwood forests on public lands knowing that the states will only allow useless pines, thorns, gum, and sage grass to grow in its place which will make incapable of being hunted ever again.
#3: The quality of your content releases are rapidly declining and are not relevant to the time of year or season when they were released during.
#4: You two just need to stick to your crap private land and give up on promoting public land hunting and pushing your piece of crap buddies who own logging and construction operations and want access to the public lands. DON'T LOG AND DON'T BURN AND DON'T PLANT PINE TREES… IT'S THAT SIMPLE…
There has to be mountain lions in Alabama
Ain't no way the pressure was 10xs more back then than it is now!!! We got famous social media influencers and podcast broadcasting how good public land is to hunt. You think more people knew back then what they know now? Fuck no. Way more competitive and wwway more people in the woods now on public.
PUBLIC LAND Show Room = Inspiration for folks like me!
As hunting is more expensive, and hunting leases increase in prices,
Access to private lands and premium hunts are disappearing.
But PUBLIC land is still available.
Thank you for the confirmation and motivation!
EMBRACE The AWE!
Uh ohhh…not the crossbow..good thing you're an older man or they will judge an criticize you brother..
All jokes brothers.
Awesome episode..loved it
I really like this type of video where the guest tells stories of the hunt and we can see the mounts.
Good stuff and I’ve learned a lot from this guy , me and my wife love watching both of yaws channels,, Riteon
Awesome Room…..
Awesome Trophy Room
Wow! Did he harvest all these animals himself or are some of them purchased/sheds?
Kodiak bear with my recurve is my dream hunt
I'm on a hard learning curve in Dixie. I lived in New England & the deer & bucks rack seem to have been much larger compared to where I currently live. I've let a bunch of 115-120" go but I'm finding I was most likely making a mistake. I wish Louisiana had a QDM program the genetics are terrific but the number of 1.5 & 2.5 year old bucks taken short circuits their potential. Beautiful collection from years of expertise. 👍🏼🏹🦌🦃🫎🐻💯