Preparation key for new deer season
Delaware deer hunters also are scouting hunting locations and preparing sites for the upcoming deer seasons. While preseason scouting provides useful data about deer habits, hunters should also incorporate in-season scouting into their deer hunting strategies. Deer will change routines based on food supply, reproductive drive and hunting pressure. So employing minimally invasive in-season scouting could help hunters achieve greater success while afield. Hunters should look for deer signs, including tracks, tree rubs and ground scrapes, and should consider posting scouting cameras in areas where high activity is observed. The photos, combined with the temperature, time and moon phase information provided by some cameras, can help hunters build hunting plans.