I found a trail that connected two foodsources. I found a good set of buck tracks on it and set up a trail camera in a small pinch point where there is a crick jump.
In the woods I found a buck track after 20 yards of walking from my 4wheeler. I tracked it back to its bed and found 3 other bucks bedded with him. They are bedded on a point that is used in fall.
The interesting observation I made is that they bedded higher on the point in the winter than in fall. But when they got up from their beds they walked down to the 2/3 elevation and then followed the contour line which I thought was cool to see. I didnt kick them up so they were on a natural pattern.
Here are the 2 biggest beds one looking one way and the other looking the opposite direction. The other 2 beds were positioned the same but 10 yards higher looking for danger in both directions.
The buck has a good track:
I cut this track further along which is very easy to recognize compared to others. Couldnt find his bed.
Here is a buck bed thats close to a rub on the edge of a ridgetop cut cornfield.
I kicked up a group of deer and saw 2 half rack bucks take off. Both bucks looked like a 2 or 3 yr old. One had his left antler and the other had right antler lost. I looked for the antlers but with the snow its tough lookin. Overall a good scout/shed hunt today.
