He Spent 6 Years Hunting This Public Land Buck | HUNTR #331

In this episode of the HUNTR Podcast, we're joined by Pat Burns to break down his incredible six-year pursuit of a giant public land whitetail he called the “Electric Buck.” After finding his first set of sheds, Pat spent years collecting trail camera data, tracking through the snow, studying scrapes, and piecing together the buck's movement across thousands of acres. That obsession eventually brought him face-to-face with an 11.5-year-old whitetail. Pat shares everything the journey taught him about mature buck behavior and why, sometimes, the pursuit means more than the kill. Thanks for tuning in, and we'll catch you next week. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the show.

0:00 Podcast Intro & Meeting Pat Burns

7:00 Pat's Hunting Roots in New England

18:13 Shed Hunting & Finding the Electric Buck

31:38 The 6-Year Pursuit Begins

38:44 Trail Camera Strategy for Mature Bucks

41:33 Community Scrapes & Mature Buck Behavior

50:44 Tracking & Patterning the Electric Buck

54:30 Finding His Core Area

1:02:18 The Final Hunt for the Electric Buck

1:18:22 An 11.5-Year-Old Public Land Buck

1:28:18 Life After a 6-Year Pursuit

1:32:15 Why the Pursuit Means More Than the Kill

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