Also it could be something very small like a reflection on anything that is spooking him. Not whitetail, but on our duck lease, they kept flaring. We were covered head to toe and in a fantastic spot. As soon as the sun came up, they started to flare, but once sun came up, we limited out. The next day we saw that there was a small square of reflective tape on the motor that would reflect the sun as soon as the sun came up, but when overhead, it didn't reflect anymore.

I don't know whether you have hills in Florida...but if you do hunt places with hills or mountains: Try to avoid skylining yourself as you traverse along the top of the bank. Deer also try to avoid skylining themselves, by having most of there deer trails somewhat below the skyline.

If an alarmed deer stomps one of his or her forelegs into the ground while looking at you...along with or without snorting --- Is releasing alarm scent on the ground by it's gland between his bottom hoof. I forgot the name of the alarm gland --- Maybe ole' timer can enlighten us on the name of the alarm gland.

inter digital gland. The same glands are used for deer to identify themselves and to know there is a strange deer in their territory. When they use the substance from the gland to signal danger, they stomp and deposit more of the substance than they are simply walking laying down the scent. There are no mountains in FL.