Originally Posted by Ole_270
Aside from the legalities and ethics, does one 30 minute session have half a chance of showing that big buck that might be using the spot?
Where I hunt, especially during the rut, bucks tend to be wherever the does lead them. Not regular visitors to the same spot, or very punctual. They may show up several days a week, but not on that day we're checking on them. That doesn't even account for the old bucks that scent check a field from within the heavy brush. I've got cameras out year round in unpressured areas, even in the summer it might be 3-4 days between sightings of specific bucks.
OP shows not only a lack of ethics, but knowledge of deer behavior as well.


When the rut kicks in --- of course the bucks will follow the does --- but the does usually follow familiar trails that lead them to reliable feeding areas.

That is where my drone scouting really pays off. Good ole fashioned recon work from one little 2-lb. plastic drone that can do the work of 10 fat guys huffin' and puffin' around on foot !!