RE: 3 hours cutting a trail.
Yup, you've screwed yourself. First off, any access that takes 3 hours to create is to much time spent. Secondly, the deer will be using the new "easy" route. The minute they hit your sent on the trail you're screwed. It's all well and good to say I spent all this time to prepare, but your chance of screwing yourself is really good. You'd be better off feeling and pushing your way through the junk. You've created a visual sign, stinky human trail and termination point in the middle of Heaven. It's too early in the year for such drastic measures.