I suspect they're still there just nocturnal. I had a big 8 pointer that was easily 5.5 years or older. I got him on camera twice before bow season opened. That was it though. I got him on camera again in February after the season went out in the same area as before season. I can't help but believe that the cameras spooked him. We're running cameras this year but not checking them as much as we did last season. We also changed out planting routine this year. In the past we've sprayed the fields then came back with disc and planted. This year we deep plowed them, disced to powder then planted. Hoping for better results.