re: Question About Deer Hunting

I don’t know how you would even hunt public land without scouting during the season. I’m sure not going in the woods unless to go to the stand is fine when you’re sitting over a corn pile, but when you can’t bait and draw the deer to you, you have to go find them. I usually hunt the morning, scout mid day so I don’t mess up other hunters, and I’ll either stay for the evening hunt or just call it a day after scouting for a bit. But I scout at least a little bit, probably 90% of the days I go to the woods.
My scouting is basically still hunting though. I’m not out there stomping through the woods making unnecessary noise. I’m still trying to kill a deer while I’m scouting.