Author: James L. Bruner
It happens to nearly every hunter at one point or another where everything is piled up weeks behind where they should be. For some it’s business schedules, others it’s family issues, while for another group it’s just a plain old lack of discipline and desire to do the work involved in scouting out a proper deer hunting area. I can’t change your desire to scout earlier in the year and some would say these people don’t belong in the woods, but I won’t judge anyone here. Instead let’s hop on the quickest trail to a productive deer hunt.
First of all let me jar your memory for a second and remind you once again how important field notes and outdoor journals can be. If you spend a lot of time in the woods throughout the year you probably have crossed paths, literally, with several places that caught your attention as possibilities for an upcoming deer season. A good friend of mine use to lament about the time I would spend viewing deer trails when we were fishing the river banks of some secret brook trout hotspot. It’s just a natural reaction for me to always have an eye open looking at my possibilities. This is where your notes come in handy as your memory might be a tad sketchy on the location. In hindsight I have to admit that most of these areas that were found by chance have turned into good standby and even primary hunting spots. If you have such an area in mind, and it fits into your now restrained schedule, it’s probably a good time to have a closer look. In essence search your notes and mind for these little possibility places before running off to the woods hoping for the best.
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