jlovie
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
It is not weird at all, Manitoulin deer yard-up in the winter, so many areas that are spring/summer/fall habitats are devoid of deer once the snow starts to pile up.
I hunt the late season, which is not a muzzleloader season, it is a combination archery/muzzleloader season, and I bow hunt it. I am general hunting for bigger bucks in the earlier seasons and then meat hunting a dry doe in the late season if I still have a tag available. The area I hunt in 43B is near a yard and there are usually still deer around then.
You're right, I didn't even think about that.