TOPIC: natural springs

Are natural springs on a hill side facing the right heading a good place to start scouting if is the first time scouting the area.

I can't say I remember finding any on hills with lots of springs, but I suppose every woods is different. I don't think springs are a good determination of good/bad woods. More about how thick/shady the woods is, what type of trees, any other plants around that grow near seng, is the soil too rocky or too sandy, etc.

I have often thought about mountains with creeks or springs that with water available more animals will visit to drink. That if seng is there some animals might help spread seed?

i thought about going out early scouting when does it usually come up

When it usually comes up is relatifve to your area. Here in NC, it's usually sometime inbetween mid march to mid april. However in the great white north [Maine, for example] it's later.

Hard to say when the exact emergence will be...

I'm in northern PA, and there are still piles of snow in shady areas. I've never seen a plant poke up out of the dirt before mid-May in my area. The ground here is still frozen rock solid.