RE: How many don't scout?
I don't scout.....much. Not a reason to scout. My woods are small....and I know where I saw them, last year. IF they change their patterns.....I can observe that from stand, mostly.
Later in the year....they'll be crossing the property I have access to for mast crops in outlying areas. I might set up on a stretch of road to see where they're crossing......and set up in that area if I have access to it. But....I am way too intrusive if I go in there. So when I go.....I hunt.