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The Ultimate Guide to Summer Scouting Whitetails

It's worth suffering through the heat, bugs, and work of summer scouting to nail down the pattern on a big buck.

The Ultimate Guide to Summer Scouting Whitetails

Those who put in the effort know that warm-season deer surveillance can reveal valuable intel about big buck habits and the intel gathered now can make fall hunting easier. (Photo by Clint McCoy)

Summer is full of things to do in one’s down time. Fishing, boating and golfing opportunities abound. Backyard barbecues and vacations with the family are likely. The summer season is often seen as a time to unwind and take it easy. But not for die hard whitetail enthusiasts.

For hunters seeking to fill their tags on mature, trophy caliber bucks, summer is full of toil and scouting effort. Loafing is not an option. During the humid doldrums of summer, seekers of quality trophy deer usually get their fill of heat, humidity, biting insects, poisonous plants and back breaking labor. Those that embrace the whitetail work in July and August usually fill their tags. Those that...

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