I started hunting last season but was never able to get onto the deer, lots of signs of deer but no actual deer. Well, I went out to a new area this weekend and finally found them and a few to boot. In three hours I came across three different herds of whitey does with a total of 12 does, saw no bucks though. It was such a good feeling to finally get to see some. It is whitey anterless in my area, so I tried to harvest one. Had her in my crosshairs but she would not turn broadside for me. I think she heard me but hadn't seen me yet. It was a standoff of a couple minutes, felt forever, and then I made a movement to try and readjust my position, needless to say all I saw was the white tail waving see ya later.
My question is that now that I have finally spotted them how likely are they to be in that area again? The time I was up there and saw the three herds was between 8:30 am and say 11:00am. Any info greatly appreciated.