RE: Clearing shooting lanes
 

Just last weekend I was scouting through a potential spot I haven't checked in a few years and found a few old cut branches.
I looks around a bit and found a taped up tree and figured out right where the hunter was sitting.

He/she gave a quick lesson to me, as he might know something that I don't?
Although, I didn't see anything that intrigued me, but the season is to far off to cross this spot off my list.
This is why I remove branches and mud the ends to make them dull.
Being a Ninja in the woods is a good thing!

RE: Clearing shooting lanes
 

#2. I like to leave things as close to normal as possible. deer know when things are changed just like you know when things are re-arranged in you living room.

RE: Clearing shooting lanes
 

me personally I like to go out in the winter time and fins the main runs and escape routes. Then I will pick at least 6 + spots in my area ( which is 5000 acers ) and clear a bunch of lanes and then either prep the tree I want to sit in to be set and or just hang a stand by may at the latest so come mid Sept all I have to do is climb my tree and hunt, this has worked excellent for me in the past. especially if you do it with in 12-18 hoursbefore a heavy rain, that way far more if not all of your scent has been washed away