This episode features Pat Epling and Walt Gabbard as they hunt whitetails at Vatoville in Texas.
Hunting Texas whitetails is always exciting, but this hunt provides a unique perspective through the art of rattling antlers to bring in bucks. Rattling in deer is a challenge, but an experience that is like none other in deer-rich Texas. Vatoville, a hunter-funded outfit, was established in 1996 by Steve "Vato" Anderson.
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Ben Mears • Whitetail Deer Taxidermy
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