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Hi folks, This is Daniel from long island. This morning I went into the woods with my bow...Right, first hunt ever . I lived in Suffolk county. So this morning I first went to Otis Pike, and met two DEC patrolling officers, they told me the topping path is too rough for my sedan. So I did not enter that paved road. They told me to go Rocky Point if I am after deers. After I got Rocky Point, most of the hunting spots were reserved for youth pheasant hunting, which lasts two days (Oct.26-27). I parked at spot 43 on Whiskey road and start stalking hunt on the south side of Whiskey road. Sooner enough, I found that the small pine trees and bushes were so dense at the south side that I cannot move any deeper. So I crossed Whiskey road, and start scouting on the north side of the road. (Question: since I am a rookie, I am not sure whether each numbered spot on the DEC public hunting region has a designated boundary. Is it legal and OK for me to walk to regions that are far from my own parking spot and are closer to other spots for stalking hunt?) Never mind, this is my first time hunting. I pretty much marched all over the north area of Whiskey road. Believe or not, I ran into deers 3 times!! And all happened between 12:00-2:00 PM. Unfortunately, two of them ran away even before I can have a clear look on them. They have damn good hearing. The only one I have seen was not facing my direction, it also ran away at my noise. I saw his butt and whitetail. I end up with no actual good opportunity for a shoot. I left the woods around 2:30pm, hungry... BTW, there are lots of ticks. One tick even appear on my iphone screen when I was browsing the map...WTF... On my way home, I drove south along rocky point road, and found a large area of reed at the intersection of Whiskey road and rocky point road near hunting spot 3 & 33A. So I have a question. Does deer usually prefer staying in the bushes than in the heavy reeds? Does anyone ever found deer deep inside area of reeds? Is reeds good place for stalking hunt? More enough, glad to be here sharing my fun in the woods with you all. Wish everyone has a great season!