#1854288 - 03/25/10 09:01 AM
Scouting Methods
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Football Hunter
18 Point
Registered: 10/22/07
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Loc: Wilson Co/Perry Co
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When Im scouting,I usually think..."where are the deer now?How are they gonna get to X" Be it white oaks,food plots,whatever,thats how I usually start out,what do you do?
I usually associate everything with food and how they are gonna get to it,then find funnels,think of provailing winds,etc.
And then I usually confuse myself on that old logging road thats covered in scrapes and rubs 
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#1854479 - 03/25/10 10:13 AM
Re: Scouting Methods
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deerchaser007
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Registered: 12/17/02
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Loc: Bradyville, TN USA
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In the mornings ,. i focus on were deer are going to bed from the long night of feeding. In the mid-day,.. i focus on spots around were they bed,. hoping they will slip out for alittle snack,. in the afternoon i focus on feeding areas.
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#1854578 - 03/25/10 10:48 AM
Re: Scouting Methods
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Bottom Hunter
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Registered: 12/29/06
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Loc: Hatchie Bottoms
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aerial photos are my best tool.
Bh
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#1854597 - 03/25/10 10:54 AM
Re: Scouting Methods
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BowGuy84
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Registered: 09/16/07
Posts: 4847
Loc: Nashville, TN and Louisville, ...
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I find thick cover/bedding areas. I hunt here mornings and evenings except for early and late season afternoons when I key in on fields.
During the rut I move back in woods and try and find where an edge habitat contacts a terrain feature.
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#1854635 - 03/25/10 11:15 AM
Re: Scouting Methods
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Lee Creek22
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Registered: 09/10/08
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Loc: Ewtonville, TN
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I try to focus my stand areas between food and cover.
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