LarkHarrison243
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- Dec 13, 2019
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I feel like I have no chance of even seeing a deer this year. I spent all summer preparing my gear that I neglected scouting. Is there any way to recover from this?
This is one of the best things about saddle hunting!!!Dude you are a saddle hunter. Go in early afternoon. Scout until you find an awesome spot and hunt it.
2020 hunting mantra!Strike out and find the action
at what point do you deem it huntable? If i see one fresh set of tracks would that be enough in your opinion?Pretty bad of me, but I didn't do any "preseason scouting" either. Besides, going in and looking for the fresh sign is always the way to go.
This time of year Im looking for travel routes from bedding to food. Fresh tracks are good but tough to tell if made during day or night. Bucks aren't traveling far this time of year. Don't be afraid to scoot in on potential bedding with fresh tracks. If you bump some deer that's ok. I've watched a doe snort because of a squirrel.at what point do you deem it huntable? If i see one fresh set of tracks would that be enough in your opinion?
That's what I'm doing wrong. I am on a travel route but not a bedding area.This time of year Im looking for travel routes from bedding to food. Fresh tracks are good but tough to tell if made during day or night. Bucks aren't traveling far this time of year. Don't be afraid to scoot in on potential bedding with fresh tracks. If you bump some deer that's ok. I've watched a doe snort because of a squirrel.
Don't get close minded with a saddle either. If you are on a good trail, hunkering down on the ground ain't a bad idea either. Just make sure you can shoot the last scent you left on that trail because the deer will stop to smell it.
Bumping deer isn't bad. Sure the hunt might be compromised (or it might not be) but you've learned something about that bedding area that you can use in the future.