Necrovarius
New member
Hey all,
New to the forum, and a new addition to hunting. Just started last year and I have went through Hunters Training and got my license for last year and this year. I own a 12ga Stoeger Pump Action and a Model 60 .22 (125 anniversary NRA edition).
Anyways, I went out for the first time yesterday as Crow/Rail/Snipe season just opened, and took along my 12ga just in case (Coyotes and such in the area). I didn't find anything but had a really good hike. all was said and done, I was incredibly sore the next day and tired, but what i really want to know, is how one finds out what is in a specific area. I searched for tracks, and found plentiful amounts of acorns for chipmunks and squirrel, mostly a covered canopy so it was slightly darker on the trail. I looked for scat, and makrs, but only found bark peels where animals have rubbed for scratching an itch.
TLDR: How do you scout an area for the first time. What do you bring along? What do you look for?
Also, any Northern MN hunters up here?
New to the forum, and a new addition to hunting. Just started last year and I have went through Hunters Training and got my license for last year and this year. I own a 12ga Stoeger Pump Action and a Model 60 .22 (125 anniversary NRA edition).
Anyways, I went out for the first time yesterday as Crow/Rail/Snipe season just opened, and took along my 12ga just in case (Coyotes and such in the area). I didn't find anything but had a really good hike. all was said and done, I was incredibly sore the next day and tired, but what i really want to know, is how one finds out what is in a specific area. I searched for tracks, and found plentiful amounts of acorns for chipmunks and squirrel, mostly a covered canopy so it was slightly darker on the trail. I looked for scat, and makrs, but only found bark peels where animals have rubbed for scratching an itch.
TLDR: How do you scout an area for the first time. What do you bring along? What do you look for?
Also, any Northern MN hunters up here?