The most likely reason you are seeing fewer deer is because the water is down and they are in the cypress. They have everything they need in there, water, food, cover, and thick areas to bed in! I'll bet that if you go get in the middle of a big cypress dome that opens up in the middle, you'll see more deer, maybe even shoot one. I know you'll have a hard time no looking at more than 50-70 yards of woods all around, but you have to be where thay are!