Summer Scouting Tips: Getting Around Quietly
Stealth isn’t just important during hunting season — it’s critical during your summer scouting sessions, too! Take advantage of your e-bike’s quiet performance during the offseason with these tips.
Sneak in the Trail Cams
Minimize disturbance to hunting spots by riding your e-bike deep into the woods to hang trail cameras along deer travel routes and food sources. Use cellular cameras so you can take inventory of bucks in the area over the next few months without repeatedly trudging through these ambush areas and alerting deer.
Get High to Glass
Gather intel by riding your e-bike up the mountain to great vantage points where you can scan fields and other high-traffic areas for deer on the move. Set up with your binos or spotting scope and spend the last couple hours of daylight studying the number of deer, where they come from, which direction they travel, and where you might be able to ambush one come fall.
Log Miles for Less Pressure
Nothing beats boots on the ground when it comes to scouting, but trekking several miles into the woods in the summer heat can be brutal. Use your e-bike to quickly and quietly reach low-pressure areas that other hunters won’t travel to. Search for sign and log potential treestand sites on a mapping app so you can return later.
