This is the type of back and forth I enjoy. Here are guys from the frozen lands of Minn. and Wis. , and a guy that was hunting in short sleeves last week in 80F weather in south Ala. giving one another advice. Love it.

I have absolutely zero clue how deer manage in deep snow and months of very cold conditions. Heck, I have no clue how folks do !!! We just do not have that down this way.

Right now there are still plenty of acorns in the hard woods where I hunt, with Water Oak and Red Oak now beginning to dominate what's falling. So I am still hanging in those areas around mid day. Still fairly warm down this way too with the first cold snap started a couple of days ago. No joke, week of December 5 or so I was hunting in short sleeves. Browse down our is still in good shape because we have not had much frost and certainly no sub 20F weather which freeze burns this stuff down. Deer are still scattered out feeding on these vines and twigs.

Looking at the layout of your place, seems to me that the there is plenty of "edge", which down this way are prime travel routes. Can't tell what type of ag crops are north of you, but if corn, oats, milo or soy beans ... somehting like that ... I suspect that the deer will be looking for tailings left from the fall harvest. If there are pasture crops going such as wheat or alfalfa, like we had in the Montana area I have hunted, the deer are probably working the edges of these fields for food ... scraping away the snow to get to the green.

I think that the deer would walk the edges of that low area. I doubt that they would use a trael route through the middle except maybe as an excape route.

I am intrigued by the "ridge" . Are there oak tress up there? If so might be a good idea to check it out prior to next season for acorns.

Ever thought about a food plot in that SW "corner" of the "12 Pt. Buck Field" ? Looks like a 1 acre +/- food plot planted along that edge would be a good set up.