William
I gotta agree with my “almost neighbor” Kevin.
Snow this year is way low, here in Maine. Not really even enough for sledding. Usually have 2+ feet of packed snow on the ground this time of year. This is the first year that I remember when I can see the gravel of my drive.
I live in a rural area, and that being said, am seeing NO deer. No track. In past years there have been 4-5 that used to hang around the yard here. I do see a lot of coyote track, though. As Kevin mentioned the yotes are out of control. The state is even trying to promote hunting them as sport, to help the deer population rebound.
Talking to a fella who runs the local check in station. He said the harvest this year in my area was only about half of normal.
Mostly this time of year you will find deer herded up in yarding areas, where the snow is less of a problem, and there is browse. The winter kill should not be so bad this year, but it was last couple. I would actually see more deer in little old overpopulated Rhode Island where I originally come from than here in mid-Maine right on the edge of the Great North Woods.