Maybe it’s the warm mild fall ? Maybe it’s Covid and more people are stomping the woods because they are out of work ??
I know my property is much different . I’ve owned it since 2006.
It was a given every morning and night lots of deer in my field and wooded hedge..
This year I see a few but always 2am on my camera .
I was getting lots of buck and doe pics a weeks before bow season ... then like two weeks before it opened none !
so is YOUR area seem different this year ? Are you seeing less or no deer ?
I’ve been using my ground blind and killed a doe opening morning .
issue is it has 4 windows . I usually only open 3 and sit with my back to the corner all dressed in black.
the front window faces one trail , the back another , and the side another...
but leaving today I discovered a nice fresh rub, big cedar torn up.
it’s on a rocky sharp pointed ridge and opposite the window I leave closed .
now I really want to watch all 4 sides.. but I’m afraid the deer would see my shape ???
Yup , swallow hard .. if you saw the ravines I’ve been up and down it would blow your mind,,,
good thing I’m somewhat in shape ... many it’s tough ,.
again I wish I could relive that day but ...
live and learn ...