How do I know if the deer are traveling through a certain area? Down here the ground is either covered with pine straw, or it is flooded. Either way, it is too hard to see the deer tracks. I have found several "good" spots to hunt, but I am not sure if they would hold any deer. How do I find out if the deer are using this spot? I have a trail camera, butit will only work out to ten feet. Thanks

Tie thread between two trees, too high for your average critter, but not too high for a deer. Mark the trees with tape if you have to in order to find the thread back. If the thread is broken, good chance it was a deer that walked by and broke it. You could also tell which direction he was walking.

For bow season...YOU HAVE TO FIND A FOOD SOURCE. Get in between bedding area (basically any thick area in deer woods where they feel safe) and a food source. If you have no fields where the deer will feed throught the night find acorns and hunt around them. If its been hot out there like here, find some water...there will always be tracks near water.

If they travel it enough they will leave a trail thru pine needles from what I have seen. I mean I doubt you will track one thru it, but if it's a well used trail you should be able to see it. Your pretty screwed with the water. You could look to see where they enter and exit the wet parts though. That should be pretty easy to see.

The string idea works pretty well too. Sort of like a really low tech game camera. I think that is how they used to be triggered even. Before motion sensors and crap.

Paul

You should see some sort of trail and old rubs. I did just scout a news small section of woods but never saw any old rubs. I found the few trails they are running on but personally not enough traffic for me to waste too much time hunting. I might drop by a have a beer with the home owner one evening and shoot a few little deer just to help her out. My point after that long story is always keep looking for new spots. Keep scouting and you'll know when you find a highway.

Good luck this season.

Usually the ground in the area is matted down, usually that will be a deer trail.