I can only assume here. It was the evening hours and all the deer were headed in the same direction. They were coming up and old road that hasn' t been used in years and is grown up with tall grass and some brushy edges. On both sides of this road is laurel thickets. As this road ascends, it crosses a clear cut on a gas line. Then after the clear cut it tops out on the ridge top with a point leading off to the right . The top from the clear cut is about 100 yards and It is only about another 100 yards to the end of the point which flattens out. There was alot of sign on this point last year. Alot of droppings and alot of acorns. However, this year the acorns did not come in around this area. The only heavy food source on the ridges is Hickory nuts and they are plentiful. Lastly, the point leads off down to a green field that was planted about 4 years ago. In the past seasons it is common to see deer every night in this green field feeding.
I would assume the travel route is a natural funnel and also assume that they are heading to not only the hickory nuts but mostly the grassy clear cut and the grassy green field off the point. What do you all think? thanks