There are a lot of clearcut areas that were logged several years ago that are grown up into thickets now. The deer hide out in these clearcuts to avoid hunting pressure. My advice would be walk the edges of these until you find where the deer are going in/out of the thickets and look for whiteoaks around this area. The deer are hammering the whiteoaks up here right now.
You don't always have to walk five miles from the road to find deer up here. There's a lot of places holding deer that get overlooked. Stay away from the fields and look for the thickest junk you can find. Good luck.
