I got lucky that day saxman, usually you need more than 1 person to ever shoot any deer coming out of the thick stuff. 1 to get in a clearing and the other start going through the brush from the other side towards your buddy.
Another way is to find the deer trackes where they are coming in and out of the thicket Then find you a place about 25-50yrds away where you can still see that path. But get set up there at least a half hour to an hour before legal shooting times and stay theretill legal shooting times end.
They are most likely going in early morning and coming out late afternoon.