I like to scout when I’m hunting government woods. Always like to see what’s around the next bend. Feed trees are what I like to find early season. Persimmons or water oaks are normally our go to early season trees to hunt. I’ll walk with my stand on my back a couple mile loop and only set up if I find something worth hunting. Our local places are open through bow season and then closed once rifle comes in except for bonus buck hunts on certain weekends. The bonus buck hunts get pretty packed, but there’s always a bunch of deer killed. I mostly kill little bucks, but I have a lot of fun doing it

45 long colt

…. The only thing illegal I’ve done over the years is stretch the limit to keep the freezer full ( not anymore of course)

… I do have Charles Beatty’s book though

… outlaw as they come lol