Went back 3.5 miles on public land to an area that I have hunted for 15 years. Saw 3 does. The parking lot that used to have over 100 cars in it on day 1 had 30 when we got out in the late afternoon.
I heard a maximum of 8 shots that were on the huge mountain range 3+ miles from the road all the way in.
3 of us hunted spread out in historically great areas and I was the only 1 that saw any deer.