Don't overlook the first two weeks of pheasant hunting which opens the third sat in october every year. There are deer moving all day in areas with pheasants. The black hills have tons of public land and alot of deer, but this is usually a fun hunt for us, because the average bucks run alot smaller than the plains. As stated above be careful about the rifle opener because it can really impact deer movement. Although if you have good ground to hunt it can have a similiar effect of pheasant opening the deer get pushed to you by other hunters throughout the day.