Scouting

[Tony2000]

How much would it be worth to someone if you could have some current information on an area you would like to hunt but don't have the time to take a scouting trip. Is road conditions, pictures of the mountains, ect....
type of information worth anything to someone

 

[wildwilderness]

I have seen guide/outfitter services offer this In the past it would include trail cam pics, video footage ect. of specific units and locations (waterholes, salt licks) and specific animals.

The price was sort of dependent on trophy quality and prestige of area. With camera bans in Some states and restricted times they can be used I don't hear about it so much. Also the legality of selling “scouting” services with out a guide license was also questionable.

This was discussed years ago-

Thoughts on scouting for others | Mule Deer

Being the beginning of the year, I'm planning my fall and dreaming of being outside on the hunt. I live in Wyoming and have a passion for big mule deer. One thing that I have been wondering others opinions on is how everyone feels on the following: Scouting out big game animals, specifically...

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SCOUTING PACKAGES | Grant's Guide Service

Arizona Scouting Packages from Grant's Guide Service. Preseason Scouting in your hunt unit close to the start of your hunt so you have a plan on where and how to start your hunt.

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Scouting Packages

A3 Trophy Hunts was born from the need for an outfitter to be available for hunters that wanted to maximize the potential of their tag and strive for top-end trophy success. There was a severe lack of outfitters that designed their service around True Trophy Success. Thus we were born...

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[5MilesBack]

The greatest satisfaction comes from doing it all myself. That's worth a lot to me. But my biggest scouting item is finding and then knowing where I want to put my base camp. And just like hunting, I'll have my plan A through F or however far down the list I need to go. If I can't do that ahead of time, I'll just do it when I get there for the hunt. Beyond my base camp, most all of my scouting happens during the season.

 

[Pony Soldier]

I know I have said this before but---. You can scout all you want in June - August but it is meaningless for the months of Sept- Dec. I have elk in my yard through Aug but it is a crapshoot by fall when they are somewhere within 10 miles dependant on the weather.

I'm sure deer are more consistant at the lower elevations but chance of finding one after August on the summer range is closer to a miracle as opposed to a guarantee.

 

[Tony2000]

I wasn't really talking about scouting a specific animal but more along the lines of road conditions, vegetation, water sources, ect....

 

[Beendare]

The greatest satisfaction comes from doing it all myself. That's worth a lot to me. But my biggest scouting item is finding and then knowing where I want to put my base camp. And just like hunting, I'll have my plan A through F or however far down the list I need to go. If I can't do that ahead of time, I'll just do it when I get there for the hunt. Beyond my base camp, most all of my scouting happens during the season.

Yeah, agreed, well said.

I just spent the last 5 days trekking around in my - new to me elk unit. That was a workout. I can’t imagine someone actually paying the $500/day its worth to do that for them.