Did you ever end up getting one? I am in a similar boat. This is my first year hunting and I have spent about 37 hours looking out in the woods and over fields. I am not fortunate enough to own my own property so I am using Outdoor Access to find local properties. I have seen 3 individual deer (all at the same property, which is no longer available to me): one young buck that I got a shot at but missed (I thought I hit him but wasn't entirely sure, gave him 30 minutes then tried to track him for 30 minutes, got back in the stand to give him more time and he ran out from behind me 5 minutes after that. Humbling to say the least.), a doe that blew me, and a really really nice older buck that snuck up on me in a blind spot and I never had a chance. I have 2 more hunting trips planned before the NC season ends but I am beginning to think I may not be able to get anything this year.