2023 Scouting Report

Discuss deer hunting tactics, Deer behavior. Post your Hunting Stories, Pictures, and Questions/Answers.
  • Advertisement

HB Store


User avatar
justdirtyfun
500 Club
Posts: 2973
Joined: Sun Sep 22, 2013 4:10 pm
Location: Misery, previously Hellinois
Status: Offline

2023 Scouting Report

Unread postby justdirtyfun » Tue Jan 03, 2023 3:14 pm

Let's hear all about the grind, the work, the prep for a successful 2023.


You don't have to be the best, just do your best.
User avatar
justdirtyfun
500 Club
Posts: 2973
Joined: Sun Sep 22, 2013 4:10 pm
Location: Misery, previously Hellinois
Status: Offline

Re: 2023 Scouting Report

Unread postby justdirtyfun » Tue Jan 03, 2023 3:21 pm

My hike today was on fairly high pressure area and hill terrain.
A couple features were all in one elevation line and would be great for a buck to run during rut. Seemed to be a smart scouting plan.
Added lots of pins to the GPS including some preferred beds. Pockets of thick would have bedding but a few were out on points with great back cover. Stayed in the deer sign by working the one elevation.
Covered a couple miles between hiking and an ebike .
Good productive day.
You don't have to be the best, just do your best.
User avatar
stash59
Moderator
Posts: 10077
Joined: Thu Nov 27, 2014 8:22 am
Location: S Central Wi.
Status: Offline

Re: 2023 Scouting Report

Unread postby stash59 » Tue Jan 03, 2023 3:29 pm

Thanx jdf! It is that time again. Isn't it? :D
Happiness is a large gutpile!!!!!!!
User avatar
-db-
Posts: 163
Joined: Wed Mar 02, 2022 2:46 am
Location: NELP, Michigan
Status: Offline

Re: 2023 Scouting Report

Unread postby -db- » Wed Jan 04, 2023 12:10 am

All Winter long. Have fun, guys.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NkS7R0KcXI
Go afield with a good attitude, with respect for the wildlife you hunt and for the forest and fields in which you walk. Immerse yourself in the outdoor experience. It will cleanse your soul and make you a better person. - Fred Bear

@upnorthoutdoors989
User avatar
Hawthorne
500 Club
Posts: 6217
Joined: Mon Dec 15, 2014 2:13 pm
Location: michigan
Status: Offline

Re: 2023 Scouting Report

Unread postby Hawthorne » Wed Jan 04, 2023 4:42 am

Walked a couple spots yesterday. Off to an early start jan2 was the first day of post season scouting. Had a couple 2.5 year old 8s on cam that made it
Usi05
Posts: 385
Joined: Thu Oct 08, 2020 11:11 am
Status: Offline

Re: 2023 Scouting Report

Unread postby Usi05 » Wed Jan 04, 2023 1:43 pm

Starting this weekend. I’m good in first few months of year and then late summer. Hoping to be better this year and consistent.

DNR dude showed me a photo of a buck on public where I hunt in Michigan and it was a stud. My goal is to find him!
Dpoole90
Posts: 353
Joined: Mon Oct 04, 2021 4:56 am
Location: Central IL
Status: Offline

Re: 2023 Scouting Report

Unread postby Dpoole90 » Wed Jan 04, 2023 2:06 pm

Walked a new spot this afternoon. Gonna try my hand at river bottom this year. The peice is kinda swampy. I walked a couple transitions and found some decent sign. I needed knee boots to go into the swamp. I'll be back for sure.
Usi05
Posts: 385
Joined: Thu Oct 08, 2020 11:11 am
Status: Offline

Re: 2023 Scouting Report

Unread postby Usi05 » Sun Jan 08, 2023 8:01 am

Took my oldest daughter for a 3 hour scout today. Found some killer overlooked stuff with great sign and a good bed. Rubs all around.

Jumped a good buck in one area. Assuming rain holds off in going to get a few more miles in tomorrow
User avatar
Hawthorne
500 Club
Posts: 6217
Joined: Mon Dec 15, 2014 2:13 pm
Location: michigan
Status: Offline

Re: 2023 Scouting Report

Unread postby Hawthorne » Mon Jan 09, 2023 12:39 pm

F907A187-9DAC-4B40-878C-D879F8E6A24D.jpeg


Got out and did some scouting and stump shooting with the longbow today and came across this rub. The near by swamp I know holds some big deer. Gonna dive in there next time out
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
bbarnett
Posts: 1
Joined: Tue Dec 20, 2022 3:22 pm
Status: Offline

Re: 2023 Scouting Report

Unread postby bbarnett » Mon Jan 09, 2023 2:11 pm

Ive been scouting some new to me public. I can't hardly find a hunter. The woods are wide open with no pressure. I wish I still had a tag bc Im finding some big buck sign around a thick bedding area.
Usi05
Posts: 385
Joined: Thu Oct 08, 2020 11:11 am
Status: Offline

Re: 2023 Scouting Report

Unread postby Usi05 » Tue Jan 10, 2023 4:15 am

Im really disciplined about scouting Jan and Feb and late summer but awful for that in between time. Need to do some reading here on what I should be doing from March-July
User avatar
Hawthorne
500 Club
Posts: 6217
Joined: Mon Dec 15, 2014 2:13 pm
Location: michigan
Status: Offline

Re: 2023 Scouting Report

Unread postby Hawthorne » Tue Jan 10, 2023 4:28 am

Usi05 wrote:Im really disciplined about scouting Jan and Feb and late summer but awful for that in between time. Need to do some reading here on what I should be doing from March-July


March and April is really no different than January or February unless you want snow imo.May and June I probably do the least for the entire year good time to fish or turkey hunt.July and august can hang trail cams and look for velvet bucks
Usi05
Posts: 385
Joined: Thu Oct 08, 2020 11:11 am
Status: Offline

Re: 2023 Scouting Report

Unread postby Usi05 » Mon Jan 16, 2023 6:08 am

Girlfriend and I did 5 miles in hill country yesterday near my house. Found 3 beds and marked trees for next fall.

Did find a few stands near two saddles but lots of good areas that don’t appear to be hunted at all.

I’ve kind of avoided hill country the last few years but a goal of mine is killing a buck in hill country this year. The movement is so predictable just like the threads I read here said!

I did find a weird camera set up. A guy had a cell cam hooked to a regular camera for some reason. Also had another cell cam watching those cams. Anyone know why you would do this? Does the cell cam pull battery from the regular cam?
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
User avatar
thwack16
500 Club
Posts: 2037
Joined: Thu Aug 06, 2015 2:07 pm
Location: MS
Status: Offline

Re: 2023 Scouting Report

Unread postby thwack16 » Mon Jan 16, 2023 1:04 pm

Usi05 wrote:Girlfriend and I did 5 miles in hill country yesterday near my house. Found 3 beds and marked trees for next fall.

Did find a few stands near two saddles but lots of good areas that don’t appear to be hunted at all.

I’ve kind of avoided hill country the last few years but a goal of mine is killing a buck in hill country this year. The movement is so predictable just like the threads I read here said!

I did find a weird camera set up. A guy had a cell cam hooked to a regular camera for some reason. Also had another cell cam watching those cams. Anyone know why you would do this? Does the cell cam pull battery from the regular cam?


Appears to be a spypoint cell link hooked to a normal camera to convert it to a cell.

The other cell cam is an odd one? Unless it’s a non working cam and put up as a dummy to deter someone from stealing the other setup? Or maybe a test.
Usi05
Posts: 385
Joined: Thu Oct 08, 2020 11:11 am
Status: Offline

Re: 2023 Scouting Report

Unread postby Usi05 » Mon Jan 16, 2023 2:16 pm

It was really weird. There was another cell cam watching those two cams. Guy was brave! No Python locks. I’ve had too many messed with over the years to skip the lock


  • Advertisement

Return to “Deer Hunting”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 88 guests