the comment about how often the cows are in the field i think is the answer, see my neighbors have horses and i've seen deer within 30 yards of them, if you were riding or just walking along the side of the horse u could get 30 yards from deer and they dont seem to care, BUT he's also had the same horses in the same 40 acre pasture for a good 6 or 7 years. i went out to scout and see where the deer have been moving but i cant tell cause the cows have totally demolished all of the deer trails and creek crossings
but they seem to have made a few trails down on our property closer to the house and i tihnk it's because theres no cattle on our property,
also
i found a patch of ground that was totally shredded down to dirt all from deer pawing it, but it was right at the base of a rub, the rub looked like it was made less than a month ago, are they still rubbing?!!?
or is it just because they are trying to get rid of those antlers??