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Title: what to look for?
Post by: Ian johnson on October 08, 2007, 09:53:00 PM
I have never scouted out a new area for hunting, how do I find out where the deer are?, what certain things should I look for?, I plan on using a ground blind
Title: Re: what to look for?
Post by: ishiwannabe on October 08, 2007, 09:58:00 PM
Bedding areas....travel routes, food sources. Trails to and from. Then try to figure out when they eat, move and bed down. Also keep an eye out for natural funnels....around a pond, along a hedgerow....etc etc. Good luck.
Title: Re: what to look for?
Post by: Ian johnson on October 09, 2007, 12:04:00 PM
what will a bedding area look like?
Title: Re: what to look for?
Post by: Tom Leemans on October 09, 2007, 02:09:00 PM
A daytime bedding area will be thick and out of the wind. Deer like cedar thickets. Rest assured, you'll have to make some noise to get close to them when they're bedded down, and they'll have several escape routes.
Title: Re: what to look for?
Post by: Blackhawk on October 09, 2007, 02:23:00 PM
I like the lazy man's way...Trail Camera.  I got one of those $79 specials and ended up with 76 pics in a couple weeks from one spot.  I found out they only were there the first two hours of daylight and only does/fawns.