RE: Pre-season thoughts, expectations......
Hunt less.......kill less......less pressure.
I'm going to spend the better part of this season learning my new properties (from the outside, in). That'll either diminish or enhance my chances at a wall-hanger......I'm not sure, yet.
I have one secluded crop field that will be in beans, this fall. I stand my greatest chance of killing a shooter buck in this spot....if I had to make a prediction, now.
I'll be out of my best spot (where I've taken my best bucks) until the right time of year, this year......even if that means sitting on the couch.