Yup, Jon, I spend LOTS of time in the woods but.....and I'll be the dissenter here.....NOT in the summer! 80% of my scouting is from the end of season 'till greenup in the spring. Maybe 5% in the summertime - mainly now I'm spending time hanging stands - July/August. Then the other 15% during the season. I STAY OUT OF THE WOODS I want to hunt after Labor Day until season starts. You can REALLY screw up your hunting area by being too enthusiastic with your scouting in the late summer/early fall. Also, I couldn't care less what the deer are doing in the summertime. It has zero effect on how I hunt, or where....I hunt deer in October, November, December, and the first bit of January...THAT is the time of year I want to know about what the deer are doing, not August. I have a couple of cameras, but they have had no effect on where/how I hunt either. I put them on mineral licks in the early spring, and feed situations in the winter after season to see what made it thru gun season, but a camera where I hunt is just another enticement to go in and stink up an area best left alone.
Ryan