RE: doing some long distance scouting
There' s a railroad track that runs throught the land I hunt and I walk that track and use my binoculars for long range scouting. I try to be as stealthy as possible and I don' t seem to put much scent down walking the track. I usually start the end of august and I' ll usually see the large groups of bucks running together and I can get a good idea of what' s for supper for the upcoming season and where their running and eating. By the start of the bow season, the bucks will breaking up their groups but it seems the biggest ones are always around the area where I see them grouped up.
I enjoy riding the roads and looking for deer but I don' t care a gun. I do carry a camera.