As I move stands around and check on existing standings it’s a good time to cut shooting lanes or touch up old lanes. I recommend doing this late morning or early afternoon to avoid spooking any deer that already have a well established summer pattern.
If there is a downside to cutting summer shooting lanes it’s the ease of cutting too much. By June and July the woods are about as thick as they’re going to be all year. Speaking from experience, it’s really easy to cut too much on shooting lanes and sight windows. During the summer this can look like magnificent work but leave you feeling like you’re sitting naked up a power pole during late season.
With that in mind only cut the most obvious right now. Trees will continue to grow and as limbs add leaves they will get heavier and lower into your shooting lane or fall out of them. You’ll always need to make some minor tweaks once the season arrives but at least you’ll have the heavy cutting and pruning done well in advance of opening day of bow season. You only need enough of a lane to get a WEDGEHEAD broadhead through to #splitem wide open!
