{"id":2003,"date":"2020-05-15T15:15:06","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T19:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outdoorsportsnation.com\/?p=2003"},"modified":"2020-05-14T21:36:56","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T01:36:56","slug":"scouting-a-new-area-to-hunt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outdoorsportsnation.com\/scouting-a-new-area-to-hunt\/pentecostkyle12\/hunting\/05\/15\/2020\/2003\/","title":{"rendered":"Scouting A New Area To Hunt"},"content":{"rendered":"
There’s something fun about hunting that same spot your family has been using for years. Maybe its a blind your father or grandfather built. It is good to be a part of a tradition. However, if you are a serious hunter you know that one of the secrets to success is that you need to be constantly finding new places to hunt. It is far too easy to burn out a property by overhunting it. Especially if you are hunting public land, you cannot have enough options when picking a property to hunt. If you show up and someone is in your spot, or the wind is wrong, or that agricultural field is flooded\u2014you need to have a backup plan.<\/p>\n
Finding a new hunting location would be a whole article on its own. You can go door to door asking for permission. Scout maps for public land with enticing terrain features. Buy or lease a piece of property. Beg friends to let you come out and hunt. However you do it, when you do decide to hunt a property there are some steps you can take to improve your chances of success in a new spot.<\/p>\n
I guarantee you that if you incorporate these three strategies in your hunting you will increase your chances of success in new areas. By checking maps you narrow down where you should be looking. Talking to locals can provide a much-needed tip you may not have otherwise found out. Finally, getting out in the woods and scouting will confirm whether or not the area contains the animal you want to hunt. This is not a recipe for success every time, but by implementing these tactics and then spending time hunting you can start to drastically increase the places you have to hunt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
There’s something fun about hunting that same spot your family has been using for years. Maybe its a blind your father or grandfather built. It is good to be a part of a tradition. However, if you are a serious hunter you know that one of the secrets to success is that you need to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":127,"featured_media":2005,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[220],"nelio_content":{"isAutoShareEnabled":false,"autoShareEndMode":"never","automationSources":{"useCustomSentences":false,"customSentences":[]},"followers":[127],"suggestedReferences":[],"includedReferences":[],"efiUrl":"","efiAlt":"","highlights":[]},"yoast_head":"\n