Oregon
WKR
Some great advice from a couple folks above. Scout when their antlers are fuzzy. June/July.
I used to do really well on blacktails. Back when I had the motivation to scout in that time frame. Now, with my job, it's absolutely impossible to go looking around at first light, cause I'm working every day. In the evening I'm to tired and usually in bed by 730pm.
My other favorite tactic is watching that radar and doing a good guess when the heavy rain is about to stop. Insane how those deer have to get up and shake off a bit and feed when it quits raining. No matter time of day. I'm fortunate to be hunting 10 minutes from the house so that tactic is doable.
I used to do really well on blacktails. Back when I had the motivation to scout in that time frame. Now, with my job, it's absolutely impossible to go looking around at first light, cause I'm working every day. In the evening I'm to tired and usually in bed by 730pm.
My other favorite tactic is watching that radar and doing a good guess when the heavy rain is about to stop. Insane how those deer have to get up and shake off a bit and feed when it quits raining. No matter time of day. I'm fortunate to be hunting 10 minutes from the house so that tactic is doable.