I have been in the woods numerous times and have seen NO Deer at all. I then started doing a little research to find out if the Deer population in Southwest Virginia had decreased when I came across this article.
http://www.rmef.org/NewsandMedia/New...irginiaElk.htm

Could introducing a huntable Elk population affect the Deer population enough as to acount for me not seeing any Deer?

Most of my time in the woods when I'm after deer is spent actually scouting. Scouting tells me many things:

*Where deer are bedding
*Where deer are feeding
*Favorable watering holes
*Where the trails are
*Size of the animals and possible sex by the tracks
*Areas of scraping activity
*Areas of rubbing activity

and about what are the best areas to put up an evening or morning stand.

I say this because even with deer numbers down, if that is the case, you still can locate them and decide a plan to hunt them after you have scouted. I recommend middle of the day scouting and/or placing stands in areas where you can have a very good view. It may not be the ideal stand to kill something from, but to see what the deer traffic is like in that area.

Good luck!

iSnipe