RE: Your Hunt to Scout ratio?
I don't scout very much. Mostly because I hunt the same places for years.
That said, I need to re-evaluate my main spot and pretend I've never seen it before. I think I am falling into too much of a rut.
Now this past season I did hunt a new place. Made a trip or 2 late winter, a few during spring gobbler and one more in september getting to learn the lay of the land and looking for good areas. I took a weekend in season to roam around and find better areas because I wasn't happy where I was. That eventually led to me finding the spot where I killed my buck. (and that took an extra mid day walk around to improve my location a little more)
So in short, I could care less what the deer are doing december thru september. I only care where they are when I am hunting them in october & november. Many times that means in season trips to find the activity. Off season scouting can only get you so far.