thanks everybody. I'm excited to get back in the timber. this is my first year hunting. I didn't grow up around it as nobody in my family hunted so this is all new to me. I took hunters safety a little late and was only able to get out for 4 days in the early season. still hunting was extremely tough with the dry ground. got busted a few times before I even saw the deer. All I heard was thud, thud, thud as they bounced off. I had one morning on top of a ridge looking down at the clear cut below me when I saw a pair of ears pop up. I crouched down, nocked an arrow and ranged out the nearest tree to the deer. 30 yards, no problem was my thought. the deer started walking and it turned out to be a doe with two fawns, so I ended the stalk and let them be. it'll be nice not having those crunchy conditions in the late season.

I'm hoping to use all the road hunters to push animals towards me. I've got no problem going deep in the timber. how bout wallows? Are they still productive in the late season?