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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 Help Scouting Hill Country

Last post by WVCharlie « Wed Sep 30, 2020 6:50 am
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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 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 In season scouting

Last post by Huntress13 « Mon Sep 28, 2020 3:06 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 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)

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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

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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?

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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

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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

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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.

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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 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 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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View first unread post KY opener

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by Burningbootleather » Tue Sep 08, 2020 2:46 pm

Hunted KY all weekend. New trail cam buck showed up and mostly scouted to learn that area better. I found my first fresh rub of 2020 and not to...

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View first unread post Scouting lessons...

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by dan » Wed Apr 22, 2020 11:45 am
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View first unread post Community scrape?

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by upwind predator » Tue Mar 03, 2020 7:21 am

Was scouting a public hill country bluff yesterday afternoon for possible future rut hunts this coming fall and came across an area with scrapes and...
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View first unread post Bedding in pines

Last post by HeadHunting « Wed Sep 09, 2020 3:46 am
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by Wamby211 » Sun Mar 01, 2020 6:00 pm

I have read and watched all kinds of info on hunting beds on hills and in marshes but was wondering about how to hunt them in pines. I have always...

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View first unread post Interesting Study on summer buck behavior

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by MichiganMike » Mon Sep 07, 2020 10:09 am

Was reading a study about summer buck behavior. It was stating how bucks actually spend the summer in open areas free of thick timber and brush that...

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View first unread post Mapping help

Last post by Bowhunting Brian « Mon Sep 07, 2020 12:06 pm
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by Bowguy26_92 » Mon Sep 07, 2020 11:03 am

The public land that I hunt is a combination of pines and hardwoods. I'm curious if there is a way to find thickets under the canopy with out...

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View first unread post Critique my map scouting

Last post by Tennhunter3 « Tue Sep 01, 2020 9:23 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 In-season scouting

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by tgreeno » Thu Aug 16, 2018 12:11 pm

I know in-season scouting is a huge factor in Dan's & many beast's success. IMO...many of my areas won't really let me "scout" them...
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View first unread post Shining Tips

Last post by HuntingParadise « Fri Aug 21, 2020 4:39 am
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by HuntingParadise » Wed Aug 19, 2020 3:44 am

Title is essentially what Im asking. Just curious as to any tips people have shining that I may not know about or dont use.

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View first unread post Where would you begin?

Last post by MrChris « Thu Aug 20, 2020 2:11 pm
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by MrChris » Tue Aug 18, 2020 1:07 pm

I was hoping you Beast guys could help me pick apart a new piece my daughter is wanting to hunt this year. We just found this piece this weekend, and...

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View first unread post Deer bedding in Corn

Last post by MichiganMike « Sun Aug 16, 2020 2:52 am
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by willsk85 » Thu Jun 11, 2015 8:13 am

Hey Guys,

Question about corn and deer bedding. You see and here a lot about deer bedding in the corn and I have seen it myself. Obviously corn is...
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