Jack:
I watched a QDM show a year or so ago.....that said whitetail does appear to become MORE "active" as they're pressured. Meaning....they'll stay on their feet more as they're pressured, more.
What they also said was.....this new, added movement would be due to them taking differing routes (and the extra time associated with doing so)than normal....to AVOID the area they're being pressured in.
I absolutely believe this.
Surely you are not suggesting that pressured deer will move more during daylight hours than non pressured deer. Do they move more in the dark because they have been re-routed after being pressured? Maybe so.
But I have trail camera pictures that document the same basic number of deer and individuals come through the same route or at least entrance to the field ( I am set up about 75 yards from the wooded corner of the field closest to their primary bedding area), but the TIME they come through changes quickly and drastically once human intrusion begins.
I would note also that my specific situation would be considered LIGHTLY pressured as I am the only bowhunter in the area and I spread my hunts out so as to not overhunt, and enter/exit as expeditously and least intrusive as possible.