For what it' s worth. I' ve seen bachelor herds of similar quality deer on heavily hunted land. They are out like clockwork until around the end of August and then guess what? They disappear never to be seen together again. They do disperse, they do get shy and they do show up again + or - a few the following summer.

Anybody that knows even a little about deer knows that the deer you pattern while still in velvet is a COMPLETELY different animal once the velvet is off for a couple of weeks. If you don' t know this it may explain why even a little six point is a real find for you.

True?