BASED ONLY WHAT YOU HAVE SAID,I WOULD SCOUT THE CLERCUT BORDERS FOR ENTRANCE OR EXIT SIGN.WITH ALL THE MAST YOU DESCRIBED,IT IS APPARENT THAT THERE IS SO MUCH FOOD THAT THEY DO NOT NEED A PATTERN.IN A GOOD MAST YEAR,THE FOOD PLOTS PROBABLY DON' T GET MUCH ATTENTION UNTIL THE WEATHER AND RAIN ROT THE ACORNS.I WOULD SET UP HOUSEKEEPING ON THE CLEARCUT LINE BECAUSE THEY ARE PROBABLY BEDDING THERE.TRACKS LEAVING YOUR PROPERTY WOULD INDICATE EARLY AM STAND AND TRACKS COMING ONTO YOUR PROPERTY WOULD INDICATE LATE AFTERNOON STAND.I HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS LAST SEASON WITH ACORNS ON EVERY TREE.WHEN THE RUT KICKED IN I SAW THE DEER THAT WERE MAKING THE SIGN I COULD NOT FIND EARLY IN THE SEASON.GOOD LUCK!