My expereince here in NY is this. During early gun hunting season, there are a lot of hunters out there, deer are running scared, or bedded down all day, but by the end of the season (I think it is around 3 weeks), there are very few hunters out there and the deer are calming down a bit. Late bow starts on a Thursday in December, so I usually wait till Saterday till I go out. And when I do, there is not another hutner around anywhere. I do see deer during this late season, but I have yet to take a mature buck.