RE: Should I start scouting right now??
I have been doing the same. I have marked trees for stands, cleared shooting lanes, while it all resembles fall. I have noticed that the bucks on my property have been rubbing in almost the same area each year. The sapplings have seasons of rubs all over them.I am glad to havenoticed all of the travel patterns by scouting and spending time in the woods.
I am glad that I have taken the time to walk just about every foot of 300 acres. Take pictures, download aerials, and do it now so you arent doing it a month before bowseason.