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whitetail scouting
« on: Yesterday at 09:18:04 PM »
Anyone already started or starting soon? With the lack of snow I'm making the 475m one way trip before the green takes off this year. It's usually early to mid-may before I even think about heading up.

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Re: whitetail scouting
« Reply #1 on: Yesterday at 09:45:01 PM »
Even with the mild winter the deer are still doing winter things. I’d hold out  :twocents:

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Re: whitetail scouting
« Reply #2 on: Yesterday at 10:03:32 PM »
Even with the mild winter the deer are still doing winter things. I’d hold out  :twocents:

 :yeah:

Should be early green up though... But they're still going to be in the same areas for fawning season too...
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Re: whitetail scouting
« Reply #3 on: Today at 05:18:45 AM »
Me thinks that's up to you.
If the snow is gone,access is good ,then totally up to you.
We still get hard freeze at night ,some nights freeze some don't.
Which can be pretty hard on battery.
That's one reason to hold off
Other than that......
It's your game.

A lot of spots I had ,blue tongue killed everything.
So I have no desire to setup at all these days.
In Stevens county,might as well call it predator scouting.
Low snow pack ,can lead to even more drought/blue tongue.
All we can hope for is some rain through out summer, otherwise we are screwed.

With all that said .
If your planning some new spots ......maybe go shed hunt.
If your turkey scouting.....seen a lot of toms strutting in the past week.
Never a bad time to get out and play
Seen about 30 toms yesterday, strutting on state land yesterday.
So you never know ,what you might eye spy.
Elk here,turkey there,wolf or coyote tracks there,shed here.
You just never know,I would use it as an extra trip,still do your normal spring trip.
That's just me.
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Re: whitetail scouting
« Reply #4 on: Today at 06:56:51 AM »
Anyone already started or starting soon? With the lack of snow I'm making the 475m one way trip before the green takes off this year. It's usually early to mid-may before I even think about heading up.
Thats a long way to travel for a March scouting trip…now, having said that, Im always looking for an excuse to get into the mountains so I say if you have the time, do it.


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Re: whitetail scouting
« Reply #5 on: Today at 07:39:05 AM »
Even with the mild winter the deer are still doing winter things. I’d hold out  :twocents:

 :yeah:

Should be early green up though... But they're still going to be in the same areas for fawning season too...
I’d go for it. Take advantage of this mild winter.
It’s a great time to scout for last falls whitetail activity.


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Re: whitetail scouting
« Reply #6 on: Today at 08:00:50 AM »
I know in unit 5 and 6 in Idaho the deer and elk are holding in their winter range right now. They are in areas I wouldn't find them in the high numbers they are in come Sept-Nov. Its definitely shed season. Found one sunday taking my trash to the dump. We got out at the dumpsters and my wife pointed down and said "look an antler"  :chuckle: Found a spike in the dirt pullout right along the road.
If you shoot the first one you will never get that true trophy.

 


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