I'm floating the river on opening day. The kids day to hunt ducks, but I can hunt deer! Hopefully the new trolling motor works better than last year.

As far as other areas, get away from heavily traveled roads. Find old apple orchards, etc. Clearcut bowls that are not seen from the road are my favorites, as they allow for a great ambush site. Find big timber next to cuts. I like big timbered areas between two cuts. Food and safety in one location. I primarily still hunt. I hate sitting and glassing. Drives work well when you have 3 or 4 hunters, but most of my ML hunting is done alone. Think hammer and anvil. One blocker in a safe spot, and two or three drivers.

With our pet deer, we see movement all day long, but certainly more movement in the early morning and the two hours before dark. Thursday evening I was finishing up the painting on the front porch and the doe was there with her 2 fawns before it got dark. They stayed in the field until after 11pm feeding, and the 1x2 buck came out about 9pm or so. At one point I heard a "snort" and the buck was about 20 feet behind me, with the doe being pissed at his proximity to the fawns.

He shows up 2 or 3 nights a week around 9pm and sleeps under our apple trees, always the same bed. 110 yards from Hunter's bed room.

They have patterns, but their range, I'm unsure of.