Midwest Whitetail's buck takes the trail straight toward the camera
"On A STRING!" needs no narration as an antlered visitor picks its way through autumn brush.
Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 42,961 views a day, 7.8 times a normal first day on this channel (5,499).
On A STRING!
The buck steps out of the foliage, checks its surroundings and turns down the trail. In Midwest Whitetail's "On A STRING!", the camera doesn't have to chase the encounter: the deer keeps coming toward it.
There is no speech or on-screen text. The buck angles through tall grass, lowers its head to negotiate the brush, then lifts it again and advances. No hunter appears, and no shot is shown. For this brief hunting-channel clip, the approach is the whole event.
It has drawn about 26,000 views in ten hours, already several times the channel's usual full-day audience for a Short. The comments pick up on the direct approach, too: one viewer jokingly imagines someone behind the camera carrying sugar cubes, while another points to the tall grass.
November is more than a setting for Midwest Whitetail. Its chronological hunting series follows the season as it unfolds, while Chasing November revisits the previous season in cinematic form each August. This upload strips that storytelling down to a single woodland encounter.
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What viewers say
Must have a couple of sugar cubes in your pocket here he comes looking for you
@TimCraig-f9sSee it on YouTubeWhat dreams are made of
@Shackbully686See it on YouTubeThey love the tall grass.
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Public comments from the video's page on YouTube
- Channel
- Midwest Whitetail
- Subscribers
- 311,000 ▲ 1,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 709,978
- Channel views, pace per day
- 68,610 (on a normal day: 76,906)
- Video published
- November 8, 2026
- Video views so far
- 26,222 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 42,961
The numbers
This Short has already passed Midwest Whitetail's usual first-day views, with much of its opening day still to go.
💡 Test your knowledge
Which Midwest Whitetail series revisits the previous hunting season in cinematic form?
Midwest Whitetail describes Chasing November as its cinematic presentation of the past season, released each August.


