You're right, there won't be much activity after the drive is over but during the drive, you should definately find where the deer will be going to. Become an uninvited stander on their drive!

Several times a year, I'll join deer drives with a bow. Most often we stand until 9:30 or so, drive one or two pieces of property during the mid day and stand some place else from about 2:00 till dark. It is a way to make something happen. We silent drive, almost still hunt, and the deer do not run helter skelter through the woods. They start and stop and try to out manuver the drivers. Often, the standers are not in a line but strategically placed at the escape routes of the deer. It is fun and effective.

That is why I say you should put yourself in the right place and let them help you. We have actually done the same drive about an hour apart and more deer were "pushed" on the second drive.

As someone said, they don't freak out like you wold think. At least here in NJ where they see non-threatening tree-huggers all the time.

Greg