Getting Ready A UGUST has arrived and the that's always appreciated. The areas I hunt are primarily dairy October archery season will be farms, so I make it a here before you know it. Personally, I don't By Mike Raykovicz point not to bother the landowner when want to be bogged down with last-minute preparations. he is likely busy with milking chores. I want to be ready to go hunting, so Late morning is generally a good time to find a dairy farmer finishing daily despite the heat, I have things to do. I believe consistent success depends chores before heading off to do other on preparation. Nothing dampens required farm work. I'm cordial and try hunting-season enthusiasm more than not to take up much of his time, but I finding out the farm you always hunt do take the time to ask if he's seeing has been sold, or that there's a new gas deer and where. This gives me a good well pad on the back forty. This is the idea of where to start scouting in the time of year to take a ride to your hunt- weeks prior to the season opener. I ing area to see if anything has changed also ask if he minds if I take a walk and to solidify your relationship with and check out my former hunting the landowner. When visiting, I like sites, and if I can place a trail camera to take a small gift - baked goods or or two. I find trail cameras to be an fruit - and thank the landowner for important scouting tool and so I put permitting me to hunt the previous them out around the first week or two season. It's a small gesture, but one in August. I check them every week 54 WWW.PENNGAMENEWS.COMhttp://WWW.PENNGAMENEWS.COM