I've been in my area in highland county the last two days and haven't found or smelled any dead. Decent activity on my cameras. Acorns are dropping and the deer are hitting them hard the last few days
Seems to have slowed down here, but the damage is done. My best guess is we have 25% of the deer we had here at the house, and 30-40% at the farm. Seems like there are no bucks left at the farm, even with the beans turning and deer shifting home ranges.
Found a 10pt and a doe at my place in Morgan county, both were very decomposed... so I'm thinking several weeks old. Went for a motorcycle ride today and smelled quite a few dead ones. Every few miles, usually by a stream or some type of water. No doe shooting for me this year. The herd will come back, however its going to take a few years.