It has varied a lot for me. I see the most deer the first week or two of bow season (last week of Sept- 1st week of Oct), but most of them are does or small bucks. The last week of Oct - thru the 2nd week of Nov has been the best for bigger bucks, but even that varies. Weather has a lot to do with it- I generally don't see much moving in warm weather during shooting hours. Cold snaps are real nice.