Rybo:

Heck I don't know! Until the bucks get off the beans....it's MY theory that the ones HERE have altered their home range. I know they stay on the North side of the area I hunt during the late Fall and Winter months.....but the Summer and early Fall months have us on this side seeing some smaller bucks and lots of does.

I have trail cam photos of a couple of good bucks for my area.....but I've read where deer will travel in excess of 2 MILES in one evening to visit a mineral site.

Last year I saw a few more bucks in October than November....with my sightings getting more prevailant as the season progressed.

I'm patient. It'll happen.