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View first unread post R.I.P. Stan...

Last post by Tim H « Thu Mar 25, 2021 11:54 am
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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 Hill country workshop... March 19th Saturday ***FULL***

Last post by greenhorndave « Wed Mar 23, 2022 4:53 am
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by dan » Tue Feb 15, 2022 11:38 am

A lot of people have been asking for a hill country workshop. We have one for you this year. This one will take place in Trempealeau County in...
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View first unread post Hill country workshop... March 20th Sunday ***FULL***

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by dan » Sat Feb 19, 2022 11:28 pm

A lot of people have been asking for a hill country workshop. We have one for you this year. This one will take place in Trempealeau County in...

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View first unread post Short tutorial on reading topo maps.

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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 Do you ever get burnt?

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by Buckharasser150 » Sat Apr 30, 2022 2:12 am

I am noticing that when I first get out to scout a property, I start real slow and take everything in and am super curious but then the longer I...

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View first unread post Refurbished trail cams

Last post by Swedishbowhunter « Wed May 18, 2022 2:08 pm
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by 515Raven » Wed May 18, 2022 1:46 am

I see a lot of ads from Camofire re: refurbished cameras, primarily stealth cams and muddys. Can anyone vouch for these? Some are listed at decent...

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View first unread post Wind finder / Leeward ridge identification

Last post by PK_ « Fri May 13, 2022 8:56 am
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by Adam B » Tue May 10, 2022 3:50 pm

If there’s two ridges out of this cove, but looking at wind finder daily shows that it’s constantly switching directions, how does one determine...

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View first unread post Late spring/summer scouting tips?

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by upwind predator » Thu May 12, 2022 12:29 am

This spring life took over and I only made it out 3 times before green up so late spring and summer scouting it will be for me this year for the 1st...

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View first unread post Help with Topo

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by mobymikeguide » Wed Apr 27, 2022 9:53 pm

Hey guys I need to work on reading topos, I avoided some areas in Missouri last year because not being familiar with hills and it really hurt me. I...

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View first unread post Late Spring Scouting Tips

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by swiftni » Sat Apr 30, 2022 2:49 am

After seriously ramping up my post season scouting efforts this year, I still can’t stay off of OnX and I’ve identified more locations I need to...

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View first unread post Strangest/Coolest things found in woods

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by Dewey » Wed Jun 01, 2011 8:27 am

There is another thread about weird people encountered in the woods but thought I would start one about weird or just plain old cool things they have...
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View first unread post Is terrain more important than cover for a Primary buck bed

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by Mr. SMITH » Sun Jan 02, 2022 4:33 pm

I did a little bit of scouting today in a new spot and found some beds on some points that i suspected to have beds. This area had a regeneration cut...

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View first unread post Identify These Rubs for Me

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by <DK> » Fri Apr 08, 2022 10:37 am

Alright, I have to ask bc its bugging me not knowing. Need some opinions.

Would you guys say these are a bear or elk rubs?

I am leaning towards...
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View first unread post 2020-2021 NY trail cam compilation

Last post by Hawthorne « Sat Apr 16, 2022 8:23 am
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by Jzehr92 » Sat Apr 16, 2022 4:17 am

Just a handful of my trail cam footage here in North Central NY, hoping to expand further into remote areas of the Adirondacks this year. All of this...

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View first unread post Rub height / deer size study...

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by dan » Fri Jan 06, 2012 11:33 am

I was planning on going out and measuring a lot of rubs and seeing if we can't come up with an accurate system for determining rough age estimates...
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View first unread post Yearly aerial photo resource

Last post by Lost River Jones « Thu Apr 14, 2022 4:09 am
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by Mike » Thu Apr 14, 2022 2:15 am

I’m looking for a resource that has yearly (ideally) aerial photos, this is for a property in Wisconsin. Does anyone know of a good one? Thanks!

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View first unread post Scouting Properties That Do Not Look Good...

Last post by headgear « Fri Apr 08, 2022 2:21 am
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by Buckharasser150 » Thu Apr 07, 2022 2:43 am

I live in central MN, and only a couple properties that look good enough on aerial to hold good bucks (pressure wise). You think its worth checking...

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View first unread post Horizontal Rubs on the Ground

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by 515Raven » Tue Apr 05, 2022 9:58 pm

Is there any significance to rubs on small-sized trees or medium-sized branches that are laying on the ground or across some other ground object? I...

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View first unread post Dune and Swale Complexes: Ultimate Scouting Challenge?

Last post by headgear « Sun Apr 03, 2022 5:10 am
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by -db- » Thu Mar 17, 2022 1:22 am

I live, scout and hunt in the Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan. This area, like the whole of the top portion of the Lower Peninsula along with...
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View first unread post Buck bed?

Last post by Hookslinger « Sat Apr 02, 2022 11:03 am
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by Evan_Outdoors » Fri Apr 01, 2022 11:43 am

One more buck bed question. This was out in the middle of a fairly dry cattail flat. I just get a little unsure when so many spots are matted down...

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View first unread post Cyber Scouting and predominant wind direction

Last post by Adam B « Tue Mar 29, 2022 1:42 pm
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by Adam B » Mon Mar 28, 2022 2:45 pm

Are there any resources online that tell the predominant wind direction for a particular area? Forgive me if this seems like an ignorant question. I...

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View first unread post E-Scout with Jacob

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by dan » Wed Mar 09, 2022 1:21 pm

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View first unread post Public land scouting workshop... Sunday February 27th 2022

Last post by DGF « Wed Mar 02, 2022 8:33 am
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by dan » Sun Jan 09, 2022 12:44 pm

Public land scouting workshop... Sunday February 27th 2022

This workshop is limited to the 1st 25 people who sign up. We can go a little over if the...
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View first unread post First Beast-style scouting trip

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by lostarrow85 » Sat Feb 26, 2022 8:31 am

I was at Dan's scouting workshop last weekend and while things are still semi-fresh in my mind, I want to try to get out and scout some sections of...

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View first unread post Scouting Iowa public, Picking obvious spots, or avoiding them

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by Swedishbowhunter » Tue Feb 22, 2022 4:47 pm

I was scouting in NE Iowa public land this last weekend. I am hoping to draw this year (55%chance) so I wanted to nail down a few properties. I found...
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View first unread post E-Scouting - ATV Trails in the Marsh

Last post by Swedishbowhunter « Fri Feb 25, 2022 11:40 am
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by nsmith253 » Thu Nov 25, 2021 6:13 am

Have been doing some plotting and planning for winter and spring scouting. I'm looking at some large 10k+ acre typical upper-Midwest public cattail...
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