306 Dr. Grant Woods: Whitetail Deer Biology and Behavior – BBR Evergreen Series

Original Air Date 2013

RE-release Date 2025

In this Evergreen Edition, host Jay Scott Ammann revisits one of the Big Buck Registry's most informative and enduring conversations — a deep dive with wildlife biologist Dr. Grant Woods, recorded in 2013. This remastered episode brings the original clarity of Grant's insights back to the front, exploring how science, observation, and respect for deer behavior shape ethical, effective hunting.

From deer vision and scent control to rut timing, habitat work, and trail camera use, Dr. Woods explains what decades of study have revealed about how whitetails perceive their world — and how hunters can use that knowledge responsibly.

🎧 Key Topics Covered

• Grant's early research on deer scrape behavior and communication

• How those studies led to modern trail-camera strategies

• The truth about deer vision: what colors they actually see

• The science behind moon phases and rut timing

• Why fear, not food, drives most deer movement

• Dr. Woods' scent-control discipline and low-impact hunting access

• Building better food plots and habitat on The Proving Grounds

• Managing deer congregation and disease risk

• The logic behind hunting "the 5 percent" — targeting high-odds corridors

• Late-season patterns and fawn-driven rut activity

• Why venison is among the healthiest meats available

• A reminder that hunting should always be fun, ethical, and rooted in respect

🔍 About Dr. Grant Woods

Dr. Woods is a professional wildlife biologist and the founder of GrowingDeer.tv — a long-running educational series focused on habitat improvement, deer behavior, and management. His decades of research continue to influence hunters, landowners, and conservationists across the country.

 

🌿 Evergreen Edition Updates

In this refreshed edition, Jay adds new reflections on how Dr. Woods' original insights still stand the test of time. The episode remains a foundational listen for a