I've had a VERY slow season so far in southwest Virginia. I've hunted 8 days and have only seen 3 does total. I mainly hunt big woods, private, state, and federal land.
My normal secluded spot on state land has NO sign whatsoever. There are an enormous amount of red oak acorns at this spot that are huge in size but I am not seeing much sign that they are eating them. The acorns appear to abundant at elevations above 3600 feet.
I might have to change tactics and hunt some of the over-hunted field areas down low and hope for a dumb buck to not get shot and walk past me.