the Benoits...
 

whatya think of them? have u seen any of there videos? i have seen them both.

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I have meet them all a few times and attended their seminars. They sure know how to read sign and track. However, did you notice that most of the time their hunts are shot there is snow on the ground. I don't know about you but where I hunt the snows come much later than the deer season

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The last huntable snow cover I have seen was in 1972. Dang near went blind that day.

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The magazine article (Field & Stream or Outdoor Life) that was out the last 4-5 months was excellent. Can't remember which magazine it was in but I thoroughly enjoyed it. The hunting situations they described were so much like the hunting I have in northern Michigan...it was a good read.

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We gun hunt with plenty of snow on the ground usually. The Benoits are excellent trackers and know & understand deer movement & behavior better than anybody else. Hunting those big timber bucks isn't easy at all. The Benoits take tracking to a new level. They will go for hours & hours & sometimes even stay overnight in the woods. I have seen both of their videos and read the books. I have spoken to them several times at local sportsman's shows as well. Great guys, really down to earth, and no bullsh*t. Definately good stuff for New England!

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One of the first things they mentioned about their style of hunting is they want snow. They are trackers and their track records speak for themselves. Since I hunt New England (Maine and NH), I can relate. I feel like a Little Leaguer watching a game at Fenway when I see how successful they are. They are so good, when anyone of the Benoits decides this is the track they will follow, that buck's life expectancy was just reduced to hours, if not days. I have more respect for them and a few others (Drury Brothers) than many others I have read, or seen on TV.

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Who are they? The name sounds familiar to me and yet I do not recognize any of your comments

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These guys are the absolute best . No ifs ands or buts about it. I feel for the buck they are hunting it has no chance.

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Larry Benoit and his three sons from northern Vermont. They have been around for 40+ yrs. They are the absolute best when it comes to tracking deer. They don't need snow, but they are the first to admit, it sure increases their odds. As an example, Lanny, one of the sons has an average dressed weight of over 240 pounds for the last ten yrs. This was in a recent Outdoor Life mag.
For more info, check out http://www.larrybenoit.net/

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did u see a few moths ago in north american whitetail magazine, the cover was "is LANNY Benoit the greatest deer hunter in America?" way back when field and stream did "is LArrry benoit the greatest" .

like father like son

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There is no dought that the Benoits are great deer hunters, However they only seem to have one hunting method, to really master deer hunting I think you should be able to hunt any situation. I have done well with there methods in Wisconsin, however most hunts are cut short when you hit the property lines. I am not nocking them, just feel like they only have one nitch.

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Just went up to my buddies store and pick up two of their books. I've got three of their videos and now three of their books as well. They really are good at what they do and thats track down big bucks. For the past three years my buddy has booked them for a seminar here in NH around Feb. This past year they didn't do a video but they did put out a hunt or two on a seminar tape. You can get their videos/books through the link below or just ask to get on the mail list for the next seminar.

Since moving to NH I've changed my ways of hunting these big woods up here. Haven't tracked the big one down yet but I'm getting better year after year. First it was a 4pt then two years ago it was 7pt with a 16.5" spread. This year I'm going to track down 130-135 class buck;)
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