Originally Posted by
rafsob
Not sure that starting just after the season is any good. Deer pattern differently at different times of the year. I believe deer change with the seasons. I have noticed this during my time in the woods.
I guess everyone had their own methods, so no sense me going into any detail on mine. I picked up my habits from my uncle and dad. I do a lot of scouting, though, in late august and early september.
If I plan to hunt in mid or late September, scouting in early September would be too close I would think. Sometimes, however, when I have completely wrecked the area for the year by tracking a deer all over the place and/or repeatedly spooking deer, I will then scout that spot in mid season but not hunt there again til the following year.