Opening day will be here before you know it. Now’s the time to stack the deck for success. Some hunters take their best bucks of the year on opening day, thanks to summer scouting. Realtree’s Josh Honeycutt tells you exactly how to do it.

Scouting for deer is the most important step in killing one. Sure, you can head to the woods without a single scouting hour logged and come away with a deer, even a big one. But the likelihood of success is minute in comparison to those who spend time collecting intel on the deer they plan to pursue come season.

Those Who Should Scout

Articles such as this one are often misinterpreted in that it’s geared solely toward trophy hunters. That’s false. All deer hunters, including trophy hunters, meat hunters and combinations of the two, should all scout. Mature bucks are hard to kill. Fat does are too. Do the homework. Fill more tags… [continued]

Tell us what you think in the comments section below.