[Cap'n Jack Duggins]

Go out NOW, and find the bedding areas. Where deer are living now are where they have moved to when the Fall food sources change.
Look for lots of rubs (on trees) in a small area. Then set up just outside that area next November.

 

[Cap'n Jack Duggins]

Steve, do a bit of walking and find out where they are now. Bucks and Does will bed near each other. Find the rubs, mark it on your TOPO map/GPS. Mark where you find deer in January/February on your map/GPS.

Next Fall, hunt the Bucks bedroom area(s) early and hunt the Doe area(s) late season. Try this occassionally throughout the season between your normal hunting.

 

[Cap'n Jack Duggins]

Don't forget, I get 15% of the shed antlers you find! heh heh...

 

[Cap'n Jack Duggins]

SJ, our deer here in Maine have no thumbs so there are no rule of thumbs! *grin*

Our Deer bed in thier food source. They don't have to travelfar if at all. We do have areas where farmers grow food products but not like where you're at. We have big woods and patch woods. In the big woods, bucks could take three to five days to get back around to a scrape. In the patch woods it usually takes two to three days IF they are traveling at all.

I've always wanted to hunt out your way! Beautiful country...