Tag Archives: deer scouting

Bowhunting Public Land: 7 Tactics That Actually Work

Bowhunter in the field on public land with compound bow

Quick Answer: Bowhunting public land works when you go deeper than other hunters, run a mobile setup, and treat wind control as a hard rule rather than a suggestion. The 640 million acres of publicly accessible land in the U.S. hold mature deer — the gap between success and failure is almost always access and […]

How to Make a Mock Scrape: 7 Steps to Pull a Mature Buck

Bowhunter walking forest path scouting for mock scrape locations during whitetail bowhunting season

A mock scrape is a deliberately created scrape that imitates the bare-ground signposts whitetail bucks paw out under an overhanging branch — and when it’s built right, bucks usually start working it within 48 hours. The trick is not the dirt. It’s the licking branch above it. Get that branch at the wrong height, hang […]

Trail Camera Placement: 7 Bowhunter Rules for Buck Photos

Trail camera placement: bowhunter mounting cam on tree

Trail camera placement rules that turn an empty SD card into a daylight buck inventory. 45-degree angle, height by terrain, summer scouting spots that work.