How close are the 2 properties? Maybe on your main property, the rut is out by then. We usually see an in flux of bucks around x-mas and New years, then it goes dead for about 10 days, then it really picks up. Maybe the last 2 weeks is kinda a dead period, hard to say.

Very little pressure. I am the only one that's goes on this property and can see plenty of bucks Nov, Dec, and half of Jan. Don't put cameras out on this property to keep it as scent free as I can. Hard to believe the does aren't getting educated and them dumb little 1 and 2 yo bucks are? I understand when the bucks hit about 4 they become a different animal. Been going on for years. I have another property that is just the opposite. Same scenario but see few bucks early on and an influx the last week or two. I know, hunt the first property the first 2.5 months and the other property the last 2 weeks. Just trying to come up with a reason for it.

Another strange thing about the first place: Has 1 food plot. Deer in plot most all day but really start coming in good around 2:30. Normally, whats in the plot by 4:30 is what you are gonna see that day. Rarely, even the bucks early on, come in after 4:30...at least during shooting light.

My place is the same way:
No new deer show up
If you have not shot by 4:30 you don't shoot cause whTs coming in already has 99% of the time.
However I run cameras and though there is hardly any pressure the last card pull of the season will have almost all bucks exclusively nocturnal. My guess is though we don't pressure it real bad the neighbors may start moving around more walking lines doing drives and hunting with the wrong wind. These factors can affect your place as well.

Buy some cameras put them out and check em once a month. You will learn alot.

I've got a bunch of cameras. I just don't want to put any on this place, even checking them once a month. Could be the neighbors. Don't understand the does still there but the young bucks are not being seen. Sure some die. But this past spring I picked up 6 sheds in this plot from different deer(5 left antlers and 1 right) then 1 more this fall planting that I had missed. I'll never know but just looking for a plausible explanation. This has been going on for years. I killed a deer there this year that is the first in about 5 years. Even not shooting the deer in the past they disappear.

Here is an example of what happenes on my place. Up until January 15-20th depending on the year (based on card pulls), daytime pics galore, when I pulled my cameras on the 25th this year, I had more buck chasing doe pics than I had all year. But every picture of a buck I had was at night except one which was taken at 10:47 am. Bucks are still there just went nocturnal. For years I thought they left the property and got killed or that we had poachers shooting them as they would just vanish.

Yes, but I just don't expect that from the 1 and 2 yo's. Does are still easily seen in daylight. Wouldn't think the young bucks would be any different than these adult does. Maybe so.