I have not seen the deer change much on the properties I hunt but many other things do. On what was my two 'best' properties for big deer - and deer in general - activity is drying up in the last three seasons. The landowners slowly opened thier doors to more and more people to have access (and I know they have every right to, its thier land) but the hunting greatly suffered. Now ATV and horse riding paths crisscross them and deer are few and far between - very little sign, not to mention actually seeing animals. All good things come to an end - so I do my homework and have a couple new potential hotspots lined up this year.