How early is TOO early to scout?
06-07-2011, 12:51 PM
#21
Fork Horn
Join Date: May 2011
Location: St. Joseph, MO
Posts: 198
I think everyone is on the same page. I like to get out after hunting season in a fresh snow and check things out. I have hunted the same land for years so I may tweek things a little in the early spring and cut back my lanes, even though they can grow back, you can get the big stuff. I like to check my cameras only 2 times before hunting season. leave them out for 2 months at a time and I will check them during hunting season as I walk by them. It gets real tempting to go look to see if the big buck is on there when I check it.
06-08-2011, 10:12 AM
#23
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Iowa
Posts: 292
There is never a bad time to scout, just that different times of year require different kinds of scouting. Summer time is great for watching fields and running trail cams.
There is a great tool available for deer hunters and it can be used for scouting as well as hunting. The Non-Typical Whitetail Journal from Step Ahead Outdoor Solutions is an unbelievable asset for anyone that wants to learn as much as possible from your scouting and hunting trips, as well as your trail cam observations.
If you check it out now they are running a FREE TRIAL of the journal. It has a ton of really helpful features, including some really great mapping tools.
Dan
There is a great tool available for deer hunters and it can be used for scouting as well as hunting. The Non-Typical Whitetail Journal from Step Ahead Outdoor Solutions is an unbelievable asset for anyone that wants to learn as much as possible from your scouting and hunting trips, as well as your trail cam observations.
If you check it out now they are running a FREE TRIAL of the journal. It has a ton of really helpful features, including some really great mapping tools.
Dan
