Honestly....on the lands I just hunted, this year....I feel like I scouted them pretty well throughout the season. My next moves are to do some trail/stand site maintenance. I need to create a more easily traveled corridor where a natural funnel exists.....but the presence of blowdowns makes it hard for them to move. I've got a day's worth of work (Chainsaw/atv)in this area.....and I'll have it done before the year's out. It shou;d make for a GREAT bow stand next year.

I picked up 100 more acres, too. I'll be walking them as soon as we close here on the 20th (with a topo).

Turkey season.....more in-woods scouting. Summer....check the ag fields.

How do you do your post season scouting?

On Foot!![8D]

Dan

Yep. Turkey hunting gives me two excuses to be in the woods in the spring...scouting and looking for birds. Usually once Turkey season is done i will work on the food plots and clear natural funnels and shooting lanes.

Next year will not be as intense as this past year, as i know alot more about this land tan last year. Signs (rubs, scrapes, trails) noted this year will be important to know next year.

One thing I plan to do this year is "re-scout" my main hunting spot. I need to walk into some areas(even tiny ones) that I haven't gone thru in a while. I am going to try and view the property as if it is the first time seeing it. I've gotten too complacent "knowing" everything about it.
I also intend to clear out some lanes for at least a half dozen more trees.

I check the thickness of the ice every day waiting for ice fishing.[8D] This year I'll be spending some time looking into the swamp with the 243 across my lap waiting for a coyote to show.