The area I hunt doesn't have a large deer population. However, one particular field I hunt in had great sign last year and I saw does in season, leftover rubs, sheds and plenty of does and small bucks on my camera....Fast foward to this season. Hardly any sign of deer. Rarely do I see tracks in this field anymore. Reasons? 1) One section of woods was thinned, not cleared, I thought it would make it a bit easier to hunt, but did this freak them out? 2) I set up an automatic game feeder. It wasn't right on a trail but on the edge of the field/woods where a fence was broken, I thought would create a natural funnel once deer running along the edge found it....This is a soybean field surrounded by woods, really great setup, especially compared with my other locations. Do any of you think the thinning of woods or automatic feeder scared them away?