RE: missing deer
You cannot expect to go out and see deer in october then go out 2 months later and see the same deer in the same spot. There's a lot that can happen in the mean time....rut, hunting pressure, food source changes, etc. Heck you could go 2 days in a row and not see deer from one day to the next. Were those the only 2 days you went out this year? Do you hunt that spot regularly?