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When to scout?

Unread postby wareagle0775 » Tue Feb 28, 2017 6:01 am

Our season just ended yesterday and spring turkey season is from middle of march till end of April. Next season will be my first year hunting on public land. I will still do most of hunting on private but want to do some on public as well. When do I start scouting? I've already been looking at google earth at areas. Looking forward to putting boots on the ground and put up a camera. Should I start now? Later spring? Summer, late summer?


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Re: When to scout?

Unread postby tbunao » Tue Feb 28, 2017 6:04 am

Now! It's never too early nor is it ever too late! Unless there is 3 ft of snow or water then you wait :lol:
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Re: When to scout?

Unread postby AAAK » Tue Feb 28, 2017 6:14 am

Absolutely now! It's gonna be 85+ 100% humidity in a months time. I'm not sure if you are hunting Eglin AFB but if you are I would check the regulations in regards to scouting during the off season.
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Re: When to scout?

Unread postby tgreeno » Tue Feb 28, 2017 6:24 am

The sooner the better!

It's amazing how fast the off-season goes by. I had a list of places I wanted to scout before my season ended. You always seem to end up running out of time no matter how soon you start. I would put camera's up wherever you want intel.
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Re: When to scout?

Unread postby wareagle0775 » Tue Feb 28, 2017 6:42 am

AAAK wrote:Absolutely now! It's gonna be 85+ 100% humidity in a months time. I'm not sure if you are hunting Eglin AFB but if you are I would check the regulations in regards to scouting during the off season.


Blackwater management area. Where you at?
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Re: When to scout?

Unread postby Dewey » Tue Feb 28, 2017 6:48 am

Scouting never ends even during the hunting season. Only thing that changes different times of the year is my technique. Cyber scouting, boots on the ground, glassing, shining, running cameras and plenty of research on different hunting areas.
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Re: When to scout?

Unread postby dan » Tue Feb 28, 2017 7:57 am

Dewey wrote:Scouting never ends even during the hunting season. Only thing that changes different times of the year is my technique. Cyber scouting, boots on the ground, glassing, shining, running cameras and plenty of research on different hunting areas.


Pretty close to what I was going to say... The question should be when "shouldn't" I scout... The more the scouting, the more the success. Iv'e never met a guy that I thought scouted too much.
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Re: When to scout?

Unread postby AAAK » Tue Feb 28, 2017 9:17 am

wareagle0775 wrote:
AAAK wrote:Absolutely now! It's gonna be 85+ 100% humidity in a months time. I'm not sure if you are hunting Eglin AFB but if you are I would check the regulations in regards to scouting during the off season.


Blackwater management area. Where you at?


PC. Tyndall is my main area that I hunt
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Re: When to scout?

Unread postby wareagle0775 » Tue Feb 28, 2017 10:40 am

AAAK wrote:
wareagle0775 wrote:
AAAK wrote:Absolutely now! It's gonna be 85+ 100% humidity in a months time. I'm not sure if you are hunting Eglin AFB but if you are I would check the regulations in regards to scouting during the off season.


Blackwater management area. Where you at?


PC. Tyndall is my main area that I hunt


Ah ok, I'm about 1.5 hours from pc. I use to work over in that area a lot.
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Re: When to scout?

Unread postby swampyak » Wed Mar 01, 2017 1:11 pm

Any time you have time


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