brudaman340 Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 What are the main parts of scouting deer? I have been hunting for 5 years now and I would like to get into scouting for particular deer. How do you find feeding places and bedding places? How do you learn patterns of particular deer? What signs do you look for to set stands? I would really like to become successful at scouting and get the deer that im after but i dont really know much about scouting. Thank you for the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earnhardts12000 Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 watch from distance and watch all summer long and don't disturb his homeland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLH Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Trail cameras are the trick for patterning a particular deer. Set a few cameras on hot trails leading to and from bedding areas should be a good start. Before you can start "scouting" a specific deer, you have to figure out which deer you want to hunt in particular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Trail cameras are the trick for patterning a particular deer. Set a few cameras on hot trails leading to and from bedding areas should be a good start. Before you can start "scouting" a specific deer, you have to figure out which deer you want to hunt in particular. Trail cams have done more for scouting than anyone can imagine. Look for food sources, trails, rubs, etc. I can't say what to do or not to do, but as was mentioned, don't wear out your welcome in a particular area. Walk an area, look at tracks, trails, etc, set a cam up and get out. You may even want to come back to get the cam during another part of the day, taking a better chance that the deer may be in a different area at a diff time. I'll be danged if I'm one to be giving advice, but to me it's all about keeping low visibility and the rest comes from experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildguy Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Trail cameras are the trick for patterning a particular deer. Set a few cameras on hot trails leading to and from bedding areas should be a good start. Before you can start "scouting" a specific deer, you have to figure out which deer you want to hunt in particular. yep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outdoorsman91 Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 What about us hunters who dont have the luxory of looking from a distance. I hunt in pineywoods and its not thick but i definitly can't scout from a distance anywhere. What should I do without possible scaring the deer out of their patterns when scouting trails? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layin on the smackdown Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 As mentioned above, trail cameras will really help you out in that situation. Also, the best time to burn up the woods is right after the season closes...i know this doesn't help you now, but it will for next year. As for now, hunt what you know or think will be the good spots...if you are consistently not seeing deer, well then you gotta gamble and move. The more time you spend on stand, the more you will learn from the property, how deer travel it, when they travel it and where they travel it. As in most cases, time = success. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earnhardts12000 Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 outdoorsman91 go in with rubber boots and scent free as possible find intersecting paths that make like y more often then not its where bucks does split go different directions,try not to touch vegitation get out quickly as possible so don't disturb them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 What are the main parts of scouting deer? I have been hunting for 5 years now and I would like to get into scouting for particular deer. How do you find feeding places and bedding places? How do you learn patterns of particular deer? What signs do you look for to set stands? I would really like to become successful at scouting and get the deer that im after but i dont really know much about scouting. Thank you for the help Man I could/would love to disect this post sentence by sentence. You ask alot of good questions that can not all be covered in one blanket statement right now by me at least. I'm gonna keep an eye on this thread and interject my thoughts on some points of interest when I'm feeling chatty. Your short, yet to the point post, really got my gears turning. I just need to organize my thoughts on each aspect and put those experiences to type that will make it all understandable to you. Something I'm not feeling at the momment, but could come to me at any time. :robot: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outdoorsman91 Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Thanks alot i will give it a shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earnhardts12000 Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 like was said look for rubs scrapes especialy rubs in line which is his rubline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brudaman340 Posted October 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2009 well personally i believe finding bedding and food sources is a good spot to start, but where do you start to find the spots? What time of year do you look for what types of foods? Like acorns they eat when? after crops like clover and alfalpha are done producing or do they go for it all whenever they see it. I am glad to see so many responses on this thread because so many people can learn from it and I greatly appreciate the advice given here. This is the reason why i love realtree forums. its been popular with me for 3 years now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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