Anyone else start scouting yet?
 

with a fresh 3-4 inches of snow on the ground, i decided to head out scouting to see if the deer are still running the same patterns. Did not find as much sign as I would have liked but re affirmed some things. So has anyone started to scout yet?

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Nope, still hunting..............

Scounting starts in February for me........

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i never stop

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I have been debating hopping into the woods and dropping a quiver full of deer. On the scouting side, I'm currently trying to gain access to 500 acs. of land in Al. I'm not exactly sure where it is but I know that it was bought exclusively for turkey hunting. My bow hunting won't screw that up and besides the owners live in Alaska. Other then that, I'm looking into new spots to hunt just because I always like hunting new areas.

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Here in N.Y.(Catskill Mountains) now is the best time to scout, especially drop hunting. I walk every weekend from january till march. I've walked many, many miles of property and have not even came upon coyote kill, which is strange cause there are many coyotes. Looks like good winter for deer, and better yet good hunting 4 next year.

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Man you all suck! J/K:D I live 3 hours from my hunting grounds and it is under 5' of snow. I wish I could go out scouting and shed hunting. It's not like I can go out my back door and I am in the woods. Sounds to me like you all are real close to your hunting grounds. Mine is all national forest, couple hundred miles from me.

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I with bob d on this one, I never really stop scouting!!!!

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Best time of the year to scout. You can really see the trails!

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Not yet. I like to wait untill about the end of April. That way the deer are at or near thier normal bedding/feeding routines and I can start planning for the upcoming season based on the normal habits and not just thier yarding habits.

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Yes i started today , took the shotgun out for a walk for wabbits , and noticed alot of new deer trails that i thought would normally jsut be deer wandering! , also noticed a few areas they seem to bed that i would normally overlook , this was a spot i dont hunt all that often!

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ive been doin plenty of scoutin from my treestand ,,,last 2 days seen more deer than any 2 of my best fall bow days this year ,,,i knew they did nt leave the county like everyone else thought !!!

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I will be putting the game cams out shortly to see who made it through the season. ;)

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I scout everyday. The best is alwas early spring.

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Is there even such a thing as the end of scouting? :D I like immediately after the season best. this late in the year the deer are yarded up around my parts. The reason Ilike immediately after the season best is the deer are still in their fall travel patterns and you don't need to worry about spooking and chasing deer off. I do however carry a note book and make notes while shed hunting. I've found more then one bed room and verious travel lanes durring shed hunts.

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Same here bob!

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I started scouting the day the season closed, although I think it is more to enjoy a walk in the woods than to actually pattern deer this early in the year. Still, with the snow on the ground, I have observed some trails that are much busier than I thought they would be. I may put in some screws soon and hunt these trails next year during December snow.

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Funny how they seem to know that the season has ended huh??

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DK ,,, I live n.j. our statewide winter bow season is open til jan 31 its really cold sittin average temps around 20f ,,but the deer keep showing up earlier and earlier every nite so i keep goin out ,,,ive been watchin the antics of a very dominent doe as she picks on a small buck ,,she watches out for the rest of the herd and keeps chasing the the spike away ,,,so last nite i was goin to harvest her and ironic enuff he alerted her to my presence ,,,,,i was tryin to help him out !!! lol,,,,,

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i'm always looking even when i'm driving down the road i'm looking for signs of deer

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I never stop,besides this is the best time to scout.




EVERY HUNTER KNOWS WHAT THEY NEED TO DO THEY JUST DONT DO IT

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another never stopper, after the season is also the best time for me.

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once the season ends i'm back in the woods the next week just going into a piece of woods I have never been in see if it is worth hunting if so i'll be in there a few times a month learning the woods

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yeah ,I'm scouting on this hunting forum. I've been picking the brains of other hunters regarding calling /rettling deer. Then I'll be ready next year. The signs are pretty consistant every year where I hunt at. Same area . Same bucks.
Chuck

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I have done a bit, however they are not following the same patterns in Vermont that they do the rest of the year. The property I hunt, the deer have all yarded up. I have been up there coyote hunting, and the coyotes have TONS of tracks surrounding this yarding area. It is a patch of real thick pines about 8 acres in total that they are yarded up in. I am tempted to go in there to look for dropped antlers, but don't want to push them around too much when they are yarded up.........I stay on the edges of it and try to call in yotes with my fawn in distress calls. 2 weeks ago I had a bunch of does come in to the calls right up the the ecaller. There are a few big deer tracks in there though, that are probably leftover bucks. Apparently I am the only one that killed a buck on this property this year, so I am sure there will be some nice ones next year. I had a dandy 8 point under my stand during archery, but it wasn't light enough for me to see the pins through my peep.

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Yes, shed hunting season now!

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im always taking notes when im out i went out this morning i still have a doe tag seen 7 cross the field to far for a shot but i have a good idea where to set up tomight even with all the scouting id still rather be lucky than good

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I never stop scouting so i can stay ahead of the game before it even starts.

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Just got permission to hunt new land, I have been out doing some scouting. I am excited to say I think this land offers some potential.