Red sounds a lot like the big woods I hunt out here.. Mountains, forestland, big country unbroken, lots of room to roam. Difficult to find deer on destinations so to speak but if you can get out and do some scouting usually when you find an old bucks hang out, he's there fora reason.. Good luck, I look forward to hearing how your bigwoods adventures play out..

Right now here in the mountains I am concentrating on water sources sinces it still good and hot out from the summer, dry and water is the most congregating variable in the whitetails daily regimen. Food second for me since there is so much of it here ...everywhere in all directions in the form of thick brushy/browse species spread through the timber.. Clearcuts are the key here...andare excellent food sources. If your woods have logging practices in them, seek out old clearcuts and water sources to look for sign and try setting up and glassing them in the evenings this time of year. The big boys may be closer than you expect. Good luck.