New cuttings will attract a deer like a magnet. I hunt cuttings quite often and as previously mentioned, hunting the edges is my recommendation. You will need to spend time scouting to determine what areas the deer are using to enter the cuttings. Deer love edges and finding what edges are being used is key.

Most of the time I find the deer at the edge of the cuttings in the thicker woods. Although later afternoon seems to be better, I have seen deer use these edges at all times of the day.