After as many sits as I've had this year....without making it happen on a buck....I'm starting to second-guess myself a LOT.

The white areas are ones I have access to. The one to the NE is one I have, exclusively. I've hunted this area exclusively for th epast three seasons. I've taken one 3.5yr old buck and one 4.5yr old buck (see yellow dots) in the past two years, exclusively. Problem I'm having is.....I haven't made visual confirmation of a good buck in that area this entire season (including game cam photos.....which I admit I didn't have it out there, long or much).

I've seen one 3.5 yr old buck that I'd LOVE to take....but he was spotted at the red dots......and about a mile apart. I have no idea of how to hunt him, now....other than to hunt the ladies. Also....where I saw him last (NW red dot)...I vacated that woodlot to let the gun hunter in there have it to himself.

The light blue dots are 2.5 yr old sighting, this year. The one I saw in my old lands won't go 70".

Am I not giving the old lands their "due"? I admit to being "down" on it this year....because (unlike the past) I haven't seen or know of a good buck in there. Maybe a "traveler" will come through during the rut? Maybe there's bucks in there I never saw on trail cam in previous years? Maybe one moved in when I took these other guys out?

I KNOW the new lands have it all. I don't have the confidence in the old lands to forego the new ones and hunt them HARD. Should I trust the tried and true lands? Give the new lands a chance (I've been in there a lot....and have seen ALL 4 "shooters" over there, this year).

I'm torn.

BTW...the green area is lands that NO ONE has permission to hunt (County parks system lands).