I would say if one expects to see 20+ deer a day,that's a load of deer.

During archery season,when I'm sitting in a tree for hours at a time,a good afternoon or morning for me is anywhere from 1 to 6 deer.Most years,I get skunked about half the time when archery hunting and when I am seeing deer,I probably average between 2 and 4 deer per sit.During rifle season I'm more mobile and therefore see more deer,it's just a matter of getting a good shot at one.This year,the worst day I had in rifle season hunting a full day was 4.The best day was 12 but I spent the majority of my time trying to get deer moving by my one buddy.The two days we hunted together he saw well over 20 both days.If he would have been by himself just stting,he wouldn't have seen a fraction of that.This was a tough year if you were solo.The weather was lousy on the first day and the snow was way too crunchy to walk on the last day,plus it was pretty cold to sit for hours at a time.The first saturday wasn't too bad and that's when we saw the most deer.I saw 12 that day and my buddy saw close to 30 but we hunted a few different spots.