It might seem as if it’s a bit early, but it’s not. This year’s crop of whitetail bucks is out there, already sporting the first month of antler growth. And while the bow opener is still three months away in Minnesota, and the gun opener another six weeks after that, the time to start gathering some deer intel is now.
This is easy enough with a couple of trail cameras, but there are some locations where you might want to focus your early-summer reconnaissance.
Three buck hot spots to hang trail cameras and get early intel this June
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