ORIGINAL: BowHuntingFool
For me I hunt state land that gets alot of pressure during bow let alone gun season. So when you say equal pressure are you referring to a few guys or a few hundred guys? I've had a bunch of does under me with yearlings(doe & buck fawns) when the mature Does bailed, the fawns just stood there! I've also had 1.5 year old bucks walk within 30 yards of my stand and bail just because of they KNEW something wasn't right. The yearlings had no sense to run even when their mother ran. I've also had mature bucks walk around me looking for the doe I made him think was there using the can call! Never offering a shot! So its a combination of things! Right stand, right wind, right time of day, time of season, right luck! There is alot more to take into consideration than to just asking a question. A good question no matter what!
He has no idea what you are talking about. He hunts private farm lands in Ohio. Little to no pressure and a realistic chance at seeing a mature buck on any given day on stand.
If he was ever forced to hunt some of the battlefields many hunters have as their only option he would have a more realistic viewpoint of deer hunting as opposed to his current myopia.