Well MD, we got a little rise out of the faithful. I don' t have much to add without knowing more about your situation. The advise from the other guys is excellent. If the property is fairly large why not move out of the area completely. It seems like you have a lot of time to hunt, so give it a shot. If you have a climbing treestand so much the better. You can quickly move in to a new spot and set up for a hunt in no time flat. Don' t put pressure on yourself though. This is supposed to be a fun thing. If you turn it into work, then you are missing the point. Set up, relax, watch the birds and the fall foliage and be thankful you are there at all. There' s lots of folks tha are not as lucky as you. By the way...That spike. No you didn' t mention that it was the first buck you have laid eyes on while hunting. Pretty cool huh man? It' s been so long, I can' t really remember the first one I saw from stand. The other thing...It' s O.K. for you to shoot that spike if you get a chance. You have never taken a deer so I say go for it. Yeah, most here try to let the little ones walk, but no one will be critical if you end up taking that deer. To really get jump started though, I would recommend taking a doe as long as you have a tag. They are plentiful and in the long run you will benefit greatly from taking that " first" deer regardless of sex. Jim