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by dan » Wed May 09, 2018 11:50 am » in Deer Hunting

I got some shocking and devastating news today... A man, a real man, my friend, Stanley Schmidt passed away yesterday.
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View first unread post Short tutorial on reading topo maps.

Last post by Pberry07 « Fri Apr 26, 2019 1:30 pm
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by Stanley » Tue Nov 19, 2013 3:54 am

There have been a lot of questions on topos and what they will do/not do, for the scouting part of hunting. So I though I'd start this thread on how...
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View first unread post getting in the game

Last post by bwwma « Wed Oct 28, 2020 9:23 am
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by bwwma » Mon Nov 07, 2016 5:05 am

Lee side, transition and thermals will put you in the game. Our public land is many thousands of acres, and I picked this spot on the map based on...
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View first unread post Big woods, northern Michigan

Last post by Preston715 « Wed Oct 28, 2020 4:20 am
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by kenn1320 » Sun Oct 18, 2020 6:15 am

Looking for insight to hunting this type of terrain. Rolling hills with 150ft top to bottom elevation change. Areas are timber managed. Pole/log...

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View first unread post Overlooked deer/bucks sign?

Last post by Crazinamatese « Mon Oct 26, 2020 10:41 am
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by mheichelbech » Mon Oct 12, 2020 2:27 pm

What deer or mature buck sign do hunters commonly overlook or do not ascribe enough importance to when scouting or sign that hunters might not...

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by A5BLASTER » Sun Oct 25, 2020 5:54 am

So first day of gun season hits today on my primary wma I hunt. Been waiting for today and a good cool north wind too do some scouting of a area I'm...

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View first unread post What areas would interest you in this aerial? Alberta, Canada

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by Newff » Thu Oct 22, 2020 10:32 am

Hey guys,

I understand not everyone has time to do this, but if anyone is bored and wouldn't mind taking a quick look at this aerial and giving your...

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View first unread post Caltopo: anyone else having problems?

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by sureshotscott » Fri Oct 16, 2020 10:32 am

I had a bunch of bookmarked maps on caltopo but nothing works anymore, wondering if anyone else has seen this and figured out the secret sauce???...

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View first unread post How long does human odor molecules stay active?

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by MichiganMike » Thu Sep 24, 2020 4:46 am

Just wondering if any one has any hard data or research on how long human scent molecules stay active? Especially in a forest setting or the ground...
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View first unread post Scouting Time with Dan and Magic

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by Hodag Hunter » Tue May 03, 2011 6:46 am

Last Saturday and Sunday, 4-30-11 and 5-1-11, Dan, Magicman and myself went scouting in search of big woods beds and deer activity. I knew it was...
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View first unread post deer bedding and party balloons

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by ghoasthunter » Fri Feb 15, 2019 4:58 am

i have been noticing something thats kind of funny every time i find good deer bedding i find balloons in the area. i thought about it and its the...
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View first unread post Aerial imagery trail identification

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by Entity03xx » Fri Oct 16, 2020 3:34 am

Hey all. FNG here,. I read a thread on here about using Google to get a different view vs OnX. Its much clearer and detailed I feel, as well as the...

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View first unread post Unique Approach to Online Scouting

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by Kokes » Wed Oct 14, 2020 2:53 am

Maybe some of you have already done this already, but if you search a name of any particular WMA's or public lands you hunt, there is a good chance...

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View first unread post In season scouting

Last post by PK_ « Tue Oct 13, 2020 11:33 am
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by Huntress13 » Sat Sep 26, 2020 4:40 am

I plan to do in season scouting this year in new areas.

My question is, how do you keep from messing up an area with scent when you end up deciding...
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View first unread post Critique my map scouting

Last post by GeneralLee « Mon Oct 12, 2020 4:34 am
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by Randtheman » Sun Jun 07, 2020 10:20 am

I'm 2 years into beast style hunting and trying to connect the dots. One thing that I need to improve on is map scouting. This map is from the hills...
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View first unread post Help Scouting Hill Country

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by WVCharlie » Fri Sep 25, 2020 4:06 am

Hello all, we have scouted this area pretty heavily and have found some good beds and good sign but are having trouble finding the primary buck...

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View first unread post Wind based?

Last post by isitseasonyet? « Sun Oct 04, 2020 2:55 am

by isitseasonyet? » Sun Oct 04, 2020 2:55 am

How do you tell if a bed is wind based?

Or do you just assume that they only bed in that area when the wind is to their back?

It seems to me like...

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View first unread post Mountaintop Swamp/Marsh??

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by wnchunter15 » Mon Sep 28, 2020 2:47 am

Hey guys..

I’ve bean e-scouting some public here in western NC and come across an area that looks like it’s possibly a marsh or swamp at the top of...

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View first unread post Unique Public Land Opportunity (800 acres to myself)

Last post by RidgeGhost « Sat Sep 26, 2020 10:40 pm
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by dusters » Sat Sep 26, 2020 2:55 pm

I won a raffle for a special hunt, so I'll have roughly 800 acres all to myself from 9/28-10/11. Another hunter was able to hunt it the last two...

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View first unread post Scouting And Hunting Thorny Briars

Last post by Grizzlyadam « Sat Sep 26, 2020 4:44 am
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by Sharpshoot3r » Sat Sep 26, 2020 2:36 am

I have a a lot of thorny briars in the NE where i hunt. I don't hear a lot about how to scout and hunt them on videos, podcast, etc. Should i treat...

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View first unread post #1 Goal When Winter/Spring Scouting

Last post by gsquared23 « Tue Sep 22, 2020 2:44 pm
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by hunterstoots34 » Thu Sep 17, 2020 8:46 am

I think we can all agree that the beast style of hunting places a very high emphasis on scouting during winter and spring when trying to search for...

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View first unread post do you treat lake points the same as river oxbows?

Last post by Cutter « Mon Sep 21, 2020 5:49 am
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by iplan » Mon Sep 21, 2020 5:13 am

I'm hunting a property that is on a lake. Looking at the topo (see attachment), I was trying to decide if should treat these points the same way...

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View first unread post Beast Mode - Access to locations

Last post by Dewey « Sat Sep 19, 2020 2:09 pm
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by Murphdog » Sat Sep 19, 2020 1:52 pm

I have been in full beast mode during offseason, scouting about 100 hours in the winters. I found locations in remote islands in swamps and marshes...

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View first unread post ONYX Issues

Last post by Huntress13 « Fri Sep 18, 2020 11:30 pm
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by brkissl82 » Tue Aug 18, 2020 2:04 am

Is it just my computers or have the ONYX maps been almost impossible to read lately?
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View first unread post Huge rubs in mass quantity.

Last post by Swelch « Wed Sep 16, 2020 5:55 am
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by Tennhunter3 » Tue Aug 18, 2020 4:54 pm

Today I went scouting in a area I had never been what I found was just unbelievable.

I had a point marked on a map in Middle Tn for two years to...
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View first unread post First RUB found in TN.

Last post by Tennhunter3 « Sun Sep 13, 2020 6:57 am
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by Tennhunter3 » Fri Sep 11, 2020 6:08 am

Today I scouted a new spot in a area I hunted for several years just a tiny spot.

Found a buck bed by a log.
A shed 18 yards from bed.
Walked...

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