I agree with a few others that this is one of my favorite parts of hunting. There is an area of national forest that I've been poking around in for 7 - 8 years, but kind of hit and miss,I live hundreds of miles away. Anyway, I have taken a few deer there in that time, missed one or two, and I feel very comfortable hunting there now. I know some good cover and terrain features, I know the wind behavior in those areas, and I remember deer sign from past visits. I know some areas that consistently hold deer. The only food source I pay attention to is acorns, and that is hit and miss for sure.

This is different country, and a different way of hunting than the typical midwestern farm country bowhunting.