If they run dogs, then you want to be in the middle where it is very thick. A big deer will out smart the dogs 9 times out of 10. I've watched it many of times. Those lazy hunters will send the dogs through and shoot does and smaller deer. After the hunt I've heard them say, did you see where the big boy went? Nobody did because he didn't come out. He only circled back into the thick stuff. I love to bow hunt those times. I will usually shoot any decent buck just to flaunt it in front of the lazy gun hunters later in the morning.