If those are your only options I would take the latter of the three. One thing you want to do is get out ther before the permit shotgun. Also depending where you hunt , Pheasant opens the 13th and if you hunt stocked grounds you may want to hunt that prior week. If you hunt the the week of opening day pheasant and done your homework then you know the routes the deer will be taking to avoid the orange army. Good Luck and keep us informed.