Heck yeah I have some experience in western NY! I live in Geneseo, hunt in Groveland and Conesus. The deer population is pretty good, but it was a tough year this last season. If you have some wooded land that you can set a stand in overlooking fields, you should see some deer. I shot 4 deer (one buck three does) last year, and one doe this year. That doesn't count the deer I hunted with my truck 2 weeks before the season started! [:@] I saw quite a few, but was waiting for a big buck to come along. None did so I took a doe the last day I hunted. If you get a doe tag (this year 8M gave 1 doe tag, and a 50% chance for the second tag.) you should be able to get a doe pretty easily. I am guessing that next season they will drop the doe tags to one in 8M. There are a couple of big bucks around where I live (10 point or better) that I have seen since the season ended so they are out there. Do you know exactly where you will be hunting?