So this year I have learned more about deer hunting then I ever had. Went from private land only hunting to hunting public once again. Have had quite a few sits and really have not had much luck yet on public. I found a spot that limits a one way in and out bedding area and did a sit there on saturday. This place is crazy to get into and out of. Did find a cellular camera that was not there when I scouted. So I am not the only one going in, but can say the human sign is limited and the deer sign is concentrated to an area that most would overlook. Unfortunately this is going to be a better rut spot and early season. I saw 10-15 does there saturday and 3 spikes. I let them walk.
So we are approaching end of season. Im planning on scouting like crazy during the winter while some of the sign is still fresh and the temps are cold. Figure it beats a gym membership. In my old days I just looked for any sign, and understand now that it is flawed logic there. I have a ton of areas marked out and going to work out a process to work down the list of them.
Any tips for off season scouting anyone would like to share. Im not looking for any trade secrets or any spots at all. Just general things that may help some people trying to become better hunters? I always have limited time to hunt so my thought process is to scout like crazy and narrow down to high concentration areas away from extreme pressure. My thinking is I can increase my ratio of deer seen and maximize the limited time I have to hunt.
While most of the areas are really deep, and tough to get into I have some areas marked down that is easy to overlook. I have also been scouting the parking areas and vehicles on days I dont have time to hunt in the hopes of patterning hunters as well.
So we are approaching end of season. Im planning on scouting like crazy during the winter while some of the sign is still fresh and the temps are cold. Figure it beats a gym membership. In my old days I just looked for any sign, and understand now that it is flawed logic there. I have a ton of areas marked out and going to work out a process to work down the list of them.
Any tips for off season scouting anyone would like to share. Im not looking for any trade secrets or any spots at all. Just general things that may help some people trying to become better hunters? I always have limited time to hunt so my thought process is to scout like crazy and narrow down to high concentration areas away from extreme pressure. My thinking is I can increase my ratio of deer seen and maximize the limited time I have to hunt.
While most of the areas are really deep, and tough to get into I have some areas marked down that is easy to overlook. I have also been scouting the parking areas and vehicles on days I dont have time to hunt in the hopes of patterning hunters as well.