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Old 02-17-2008 | 07:44 PM
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Default RE: Late Season Scouting

Get in there and walk. Then walk some more. 630 acres is ALOT of land. You will not learn it in one walk.. walk it again and again over the next 6-10 weeks.

As far as beds and trails.. you can pick out some to begin to hunt by this next fall. Look for trails in funnels and travel corridors that have last fall's deer sign present. Wooded edges are easy to locate in winter months. That is wooded edges within the interior of the woods where 2 distinct types of vegetation meet.. i.e. cedar and Oak trees.. thick under brush and more open deciduous.. things of this nature. And again look for this past year's sign.

The problem with some bedding areas is this.. alot of times whitetail will bed in other areas in winter as opposed to fall due to diet. It doesn't always hold true.. it depends on the harshness of winter and of course your local food sources. This is where you'll have to use your own common sense. But distinguishing between doe and buck beds is real easy in the snow.. which makes for alot of gained knowledge if you read it right.

Winter scouting is a great tool to start the year on. Go out there and walk.. and of course keep your eyes open for sheds.
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