ORIGINAL: atlasman
ORIGINAL: Germ
I do all my scountingin Jan & Feb. Go ahead and bump them all you want in those two months.
Even on smaller plots??.........I ask this because I try not to disturb my smaller areas as much or as deep as I do bigger woods........especially if the bedding area is on the small plot. My feelings are that the deer treat their bedding area with the most regards for safety. They know when they travel and/or when they eat they could run into trouble but those are risks they feel they have to take. If they don't feel safe in bed then they may move on (which can make all the differenece in a small plot even if they only go a little ways............a little ways could mean I will never see them again.
What is your take on this strategy for smaller areas?? Still OK to give them the boot??
yep, they will be back next season. One of my best bedding area's is 20 acre woods. I scout each year in jan. March is the deadline for me, past march I stay out.
The deer have been pushed for 2-3 months, soa scounting trip is not going to hurt.
I still wear rubber boots and use scent control as if I was hunting. I even set the stand this time of year. I will cut all the shooting lanes, etc. Then in Sept make a quick trip to hang the stand. I am in 100% hunting mode. All scent control, thenI do not hunt these spots until Rut, last weekend in Oct for me.