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Old 12-14-2017, 04:04 AM
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archeryrob
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Pines can be particularly horrible to hunt. Most of them are a food desert, so deer just meander through them to get some where else.

Focus on where are the thick areas and where are the food areas and where the deer move between them. Are there any natural funnels, a valley between two hills, a trail cut in a thick area or a hole/low spot in a fence. You can't see it now as much but in late winter you'll be able to see the trails better.

Deer will normally have patterns they always follow and can vary by days. Gun season can also change all those patterns for a short time. As Rockport said pre season scouting and binos in ladder stand can teach you a whole lot about the deer movement on a place. Every place is different, so anything we tell you could be right, or wrong at your place.
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