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I've seen it go both ways. In one instance, the neighboring property logged their property and the deer quit coming by the stand. Once it thickened up, the deer began using a new travel route and that's been productive now.

Other places have been good since the 1940s.

I shot my first deer about 50 yards from where my grandpa shot his first deer many years ago. My nephew shot his first deer last year in the same spot.

I think in some cases the lay of the land dictates where the deer go, and without MAJOR changes, they will keep using that. In other areas, a couple of dropped trees from a wind storm can cause them to stop using a trail.

-Jake