Virginiashadow,
I have found that once the deer season has been in effect for a while, the deer seem to move around their area in a cyclic pattern. Where they were a few days ago may not produce any sightings for a couple of days or so, until they get back to that area. This is especially true of bucks. If they have checked an areas does out and have found nothing of interest, they'll move on. They will be back to check on this spot again. I have a lot of time off to hunt deer and I keep tabs on the does. They are soley responsible for all of the buck activity in a given area. If I see does out feeding with no bucks checking them out, I move to another spot and check on a different doe family unit. I go from one to the other until I find what I'm looking for, just like the bucks! [:-]

Sooner or later, the cycle will start all over again. It's simple, you just have to be there! [8D]