Fact is, deer do differentiate between a hiker, farmer and a hunter.
I just have a hard time with this, Greg. How can one possibly KNOW this? I'm all ears.
I KNOW the deer I hunt have seen me entering and exiting the woods I hunt. I busted out two does, last night, at a creek, going in. I'm betting I let the area cool down.....and I see them, again. I'm also betting they didn't differentiate between me and the landowner coming to get firewood. How in the world would they know the difference? I'm a man walking through the woods. So is he.
If I vary my routes.....HOW can they distinguish a threat from a common intruder to their house? I disagree with this.