Fellows..
The day i arrived in ohio for my 5 day bowhunt back in november..I wanted to power scout a new chunk of area on the public. I never hunted that area so i decided to power scout it for a half day.
After a couple hours of hiking around i found a good scrape. So..I set the cam on it and figured id pick it up on my last day in ohio.
Here's the result of my cam being on a scrape in early novemeber. These 2 bucks.
Here's the thing..Those 2 bucks never returned to that scrape after they visited it the first time my cam was setup. My point is.. Is in-Season scouting a detriment?....I think it is...I wasnt planning on hunting this area..just wanted to see what was going on. Those 2 bucks smelled my scent and never returned.
I think winter scouting is the way to go..Ill be heading to Ohio next week to find a good tree in this new spot..So..when i come out next fall ill go right to my tree and hunt so i dont mess up the area by walking around and scouting.
**disregard date and time..i screwed that up..never set it(rookie)
The day i arrived in ohio for my 5 day bowhunt back in november..I wanted to power scout a new chunk of area on the public. I never hunted that area so i decided to power scout it for a half day.
After a couple hours of hiking around i found a good scrape. So..I set the cam on it and figured id pick it up on my last day in ohio.
Here's the result of my cam being on a scrape in early novemeber. These 2 bucks.
Here's the thing..Those 2 bucks never returned to that scrape after they visited it the first time my cam was setup. My point is.. Is in-Season scouting a detriment?....I think it is...I wasnt planning on hunting this area..just wanted to see what was going on. Those 2 bucks smelled my scent and never returned.
I think winter scouting is the way to go..Ill be heading to Ohio next week to find a good tree in this new spot..So..when i come out next fall ill go right to my tree and hunt so i dont mess up the area by walking around and scouting.
**disregard date and time..i screwed that up..never set it(rookie)
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