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    EARLY-SEASON MYTHS BUSTED

    Aug 03, 2021 4 minutes
    By Tony Hansen

    I always reserve the right to change my mind. It’s a lesson learned the hard way from far too many failures. There’s nothing wrong with confidence. Plenty of good can come from solid, sound decision-making. But refusing to admit when you’re wrong? That’s a surefire way to sip a whole lot of tag soup, especially in the earliest days of bow season.

    The early-season whitetail game has been well-defined for quite some time. You target the best primary food source. You hunt that solid bed-to-feed pattern. You avoid hunting field edges whenever possible and instead tuck back into staging areas. You ignore that tantalizing early-season scrape (especially if it’s located along a field edge).

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