A good investment for your hunting, especially if you are unfamiliar with the area is "Post Season Scouting" |
All of the leaves are off the trees and ground foliage is reduced to minimum, exposing the previous seasons activity. |
Corridors and funnels that can be hid by vegetation before season become clear as glass. |
An area like this before season can be almost unnavigable. But later on, even I can find a trail like this. |
Rubs stand out like a bright light in the dull gray of the late winter/early spring woods. |
Scrape & rub lines are easy to spot once the timber opens up. |
Don't overlook any sign that is within a known rutting area. What may not be a "text book" scrape or rub by our standards may have a different meaning to the bruiser whose senses are much keener than ours. |
What is wrong with this picture? |
Here is a closer look. A hunter has cut off a number of small trees in an area to give them a spotless clean field of fire. A scar on the resource that is not quick to go away. Try to leave the woods so that no one knows you were there. |
Another indication of what an area may have to offer. |
Standing on a bluff overlooking a river where native americans once lived, hunted and fished can be inspiring. I thank God for the opportunity to enjoy the outdoors. |