I have keep some feed out all this year but none of those bucks were taking advantage of it. the good rains and cooler temps this year have really helped the deer heard this year, they had lots of foliage to munch on all summer long. Also those are older deer and they getting bulked up for the rut, they will loose as much as 30 lbs during the rut.

the NE is bad for deer and overpopulation, and we are headed that direction as well. I have deer come in my backyard every night, the neighbors hate them cause they eat there gardens and flowers all the time. I know some guys in NJ they do not ask if I have killed one but how many, they kill 8-9 each up there, I don't even think they have a limit up there.