Sorry for the consecutive threads, but I'm starting to get frustrated (have only taken one deer this season) and I'm not sure what to do. This is only my 2nd season hunting, and I know that I've made a lot of mistakes this season already due to not scouting enough, etc.

Yesterday morning I went to the spot where I took a 9-pointer earlier this season. It was colder than it was that day, and after being there from 6-10am, I had to get moving...couldn't sit any longer. I used the opportunity to scout for an evening spot, and I chose the wrong one (a spot in the pines where 3 deer trails converge). One of the spots I did find (and probably the one I should have hunted) is described as follows:

There is a creek running north/south with pretty steep embankments most of the way along. To the east are thick pines with thickets here and there, and traveling west towards the creek is a strip of hardwoods (noticed a decent amount of acorns, etc on the ground). To the west of the creek are pines again. So basically, you've got a strip hardwoods (maybe 50 yards wide) sandwiched in between two sets of thicker pines.

Now along that creek, I found a spot where the embankment is low and there is a deer trail running across. To me, it seems like a good place to set up, especially if I have a north/northwest wind.

Thoughts??

Also, on the days were you see NOTHING, how many times do you hunt that spot before giving up on it?