My mother-in-law called about a week ago. While driving back up to the house, she nearly hit a buck with "a lot of horns" not 80 yards from my last deer sighting and about the same distance to the house. He showed himself just two days after the season was over! I hope he grows even bigger and stronger this year!

Now I have some ideas.
1. Go back to the Cherokee County property and clear some lanes soon before everything starts growing back.
2. Assemble some good maps of the property (found one at U.S. Geological Service). Pay especial attention to prevailing southerly wind observed during December hunt.
3. Plan for extended time in the stand. I'm thinking morning from 6am - 11am with my son, then 2pm - 7pm on my own while he plays up at the house.
4. Borrow a friend's inherited .30-30 next season since it's a better gun for this country and I don't want to buy another gun just yet. He has never fired it and said it would not be missed for a deer season. Of course I invited him to come along, but he is not interested.
5. See if I can bring an experienced, successful deer hunter along so I can learn the ropes a lot faster.

Thanks to all of you for your responses.