Did any of you stop to think that maybe you are hunting the wrong areas....areas that are commensurate with the weather, moon phase, preferred food source, and rut phase?

I have my favorite hunting spots as well...and from time to time, they go completely dry....because the preferred food source changed in conjunction with the weather. I hunt the edges of swamps that butt up against standing oaks. This year, the acorn drop was horrible yet I chose to waste a few days sitting in my old favorite stands because they usually produce good action during the rut. Once I confirmed that the deer were honed in on a different portion of the swamp that actually had acorn producing trees closeby....I was rewarded with some of the best hunting I've had in years. The action was just incredible....and all it took was moving my stand about 1,200 yards east.

Deer just don't disappear fellas....food sources do. Move to where their favorite food is in accordance to the weather. Low temps require high calories.