Scouting Articles

Early season offers too many windfalls not to exploit.

Browning Trail Cameras’ Defender Vision Pro LSF is a cellular trail camera built for hunters and landowners who want real-time livestream capability in a feature-rich scouting platform.

The author has been running Spypoint trail cams for six years, and in 2025 he added the Flex-Dark and Flex-S-Dark (solar) cell models to his scouting mix.

A deep dive into the cellular trail cam debate.

Spring is the perfect time to walk your property, including sanctuaries, to learn all you can about the local whitetails.

The recently released Muddy Trifecta 180 cellular trail camera captures panoramic 180-degree photos and videos.

The author used two new Spypoint cell cams during the 2024 South Dakota deer season, and also placed four of his older Spypoints (2022 and 2023 cell models) back in the woods for an extended field test.

In the author’s opinion, most whitetail hunters don’t get shooting opportunities on mature bucks because they scout and hunt TOO much.

Killing a mature whitetail buck isn’t always as easy as hunting over these clues.

Throughout North America, cellular trail cameras have changed how hunters scout and pursue whitetails.

Tactacam has completely redesigned its popular X-Pro and X 2.0 cellular cameras; today the company announced its new-for-2024 Reveal X 3.0 and Reveal Pro 3.0.

The Ridgetec Freedom cellular scouting camera uses the latest technology in motion sensors and detection circuits, as well as black flash lighting and 4G cellular transmission.

The author has used SpyPoint cellular trail cams for a few years, and in this review he details his most recent experience — over a 7-month period — with the LM2, Flex G-36 and Flex-S models.

The author runs a SpyPoint Flex cellular trail camera during the 2022 South Dakota archery deer season. Spoiler — this trail cam works well and is an outstanding value.

Developing a game plan long before fur season arrives is an exercise in efficiency and productivity.

If you’re setting up shop and calling before you've thoroughly scouted a property, you’re probably doing it backward.

Should you avoid hiking into whitetail sanctuaries every day of the year? One deer biologist/hunter says, “no.”

Hunting small cover for big bucks requires deer hunters to take a fresh look at their situation and use tactics outside of the whitetail norm. Here's how.

Online scouting is certainly important and helpful, but it doesn’t replace boots-on-the-ground scouting.

With SPYPOINT technology, you’ll be amazed at how much scouting you can do without ever setting foot in the woods.

Collecting data on your local whitetail herd throughout the year will pay big dividends when bowhunting season rolls around next fall.

Put your boots to work, read deer sign this late winter and spring, and learn more about where whitetail bucks will be next fall.

Scouting for whitetails far from home requires a bit more hustle and far more attention to detail than scouting in your backyard.

Whitetails often choose the path of least resistance, which is why travel corridors can be the absolute best place to set your ambush.

Don’t miss the scouting opportunity this spring to learn the fall travel habits of mature whitetail bucks.

If you’re looking to be a successful hunter or tracker, you must first learn to recognize animal sign, including poop. There’s a story in every dropping: what an animal is eating, where an animal is going or where it’s been.

If Santa didn’t leave one of these four top trail cams under your tree this year, perhaps it’s time to spend some gift card money on a post-Christmas treat for yourself.

Learn about hunting deer in the Adirondack Mountains, a unique New York wilderness that doubles as rich habitat for eastern mountain bucks.

Few things fascinate hunters more than the bright scars known as buck rubs. Here's a list of insights about deer and the sign they leave behind.

Nah, no way. Scouting too much isn't possible, right? Truth is, it's not really about how much you scout in August and September, it's about how you do it.