Who here hunts for bucks not knowing what is out and about in the areas they hunt? I mean not actually seeing the bucks they hunt in daytime hours? I would say that all but one buck that I have killed over the years, I have not seen before the season....and it was luck I saw him on a field one night, then two nights. I then killed the small 7 point the first week of season 200 yards from the field, as he was transitioning in to feed.

I hunt on a public military base and we cannot hang trail cams, and on many occasions cannot scout certain areas in the off-season because they are closed down due to military training. I have to learn new areas each year and their basic patterns just to keep up with the deer and rapidly changing hunting areas. Alot of these trail cam threads have me thinking that I am at a severe disadvantage not knowing which bucks frequent what areas on the grounds I hunt. Does anyone else hunt "naked"?