RE: How do you scout/pattern your deer?
When I need new areas to hunt, I check neighborhoods that back up to feeder woods and/or parks. I look to see the amount of old and new rubs in the area and ultimately go by the amount of doe's moving through the area. I won't hunt these areas until the first week in Nov. when the pre rut begins. I won't shoot unless the deer is huge with heavy and wide mass. If I feel like hunting meat early in the season, I have areas for this. I also won't take a small to large buck until late Dec or January time frame.