RE: ARE THERE DEER THERE?
That sounds like a honey pot to me! You got a bedding area on one side of you and then a feeding area on the other! Did you check if the oaks are producing any acorns? If they are STAY THERE!! It is also very possible that since you did scout after the rain that it did wash the track away from a normaly used trail. I would suggest to scout after it has not rained for 2-3 days b/c the rain usually does make the deer bed down for that day and the day or 2 after and then they return to normal traviling. Let me know and good luck on opening day.