WH this is a very good question, and it got me thinkin about the mistakesImade thispast archery season and what I will do differently during the 2007 season. I know this seems like theopposite thing you would want to do, but I am actually not going to scout my hunting area this year. Theland I have permission to hunt is probably only 3 or 4 acres. It is surrounded by cornfields on three sides, and the other side borders a large horse farm where hunting is not allowed. The deer are funneled past my stand location as they travel from their bedding area to the fields. Isee scouting this locationas just a way to increase my oddsof having the deer scent me, which is what happned last season. This is why I will also be taking scent control more seriously.

One of the most important lessons I learned last year, is that you just have to be patient. Dont start suffling around your equipment just because you saw a big buck on the other side of the property.

There is one more trick I learned last season in order to "outsmart" that big ol buck, but thats my little secret.