I'm a new bow hunter here in So. California and had a question on deer movement. I scounted out an area in the off season usually in the mid afternoon that had allot of sign, I never once saw any deer though. I set a tree stand next to a trail that comes down over a ridge. I sat in my tree stand from 4:00a.m. - 9:30a.m. and saw nothing. I went backyesterdayfrom 2:30p.m. - 7:30p.m. and saw three deer @ 6:00p.m.(none close enough too shoot though!)
My questions are, do deer move in a circular pattern? All the tracks go one way so that should answerthat question but would you think that deer would be moving through the area in the morning as well as the evening or do they all stick to the same pattern at the same time every day?

Sorry for the book!