Well I wouldn't try to compete with an orchard...$$$$$$$
Ag fields are also difficult to compete with but since deer eat all throughout the day you may be able to do some small snack plots focused on the Oct-Nov period....
Maybe you can key in travel corridors... How do they get from bedding to the orchard or Ag... Create secure areas of travel by hinging.
I have similar issues, realize that it's not gonna be fixed by Oct '16 and am going to focus on lessening the canopy in our wooded sections, and releasing some wild apples and oaks that are getting crowded.
If you can predict where deer may get bumped from, start creating some corridors near those locations that might direct deer toward your stands....
Like you said, start doing a few small things and see where it leads.
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