RE: Scouting for hunters?
My father and I finally found a great area in the WMA last year. We spent2 straight years dealing with non-hunting, non-scouting, arrive on opening day, drive to a spot where you see alot of marker tape, turn down the trail with 2 trucks at the end of it, drive right under the first stand you see, get out and wonder whysomeone was drawing an arrow back and sighting in on their tires. We decided last year to not mark anything and we never had problem. We also turned in 10 poachers within the first week of hunting and became pretty tight with the Wildlife Officers. They would drive by several times a day which helped to keep alot of the baiters and one day hunting wonders away. I have already started scouting for this year in the same area and I am seeing great sign. I counted 12 does(4 immature), 12 fawns,and 8 bucksyesterday. Being that we were lucky to see 4 deer total in a year in the other areas I think we found a really good spot. We also learned some things last year about the movement changes between preseason andduring season trails and movement tactics. I didn't go a day without seeing a deer last year.