Hey there txhunter58 I'm not sure were he hunted I'll have to ask. I was talking about a ranch like bgidd2280 described, High fence etc... My father in law told me that he would get in his stand which was next to a feeder at dark. About 1/2hr to 45 minutes after the sun would come up the feeder would go off and the deer would be all over the place. Then about 45 minutes before the sun went down the feeder would go off again. Same thing deer all over the place. The deer were fed at regular times all year. So naturally the deer learned that when the feeder turned on there was going to be food. Now you now as well as I do that this makes the hunting real easy. I realise that all of texas is not like this. I didn't mean to make anyone mad. I also know that texas is not the only place that has these types of ranches(high fence, feeding etc...). I know that when the guns start going off the deer start to spook easly, But sooner or later you'll get your deer. If you're on one of these ranches like bgidd2280 described its going to increase your chance of getting a nice deer ahole lot easier.