I have to differ, I have hunted deer in the same area for years, many learn tactics as fawns from the doe. While most deer seem to react alike when hunted, I have hunted deer that did things I have never seen another deer do. I was tracking a deer in the snow with my hunting partner one time and as we came to the bottom of a hill the deer was standing at the top on a glacier boulder that he jumped on to get a better look downhill.
The same deer made a circle and back tracked us using the wind for his favor. He followed us and then we ended up circling him following his tracks, and then he ended up in front of us once again, then used another boulder as cover to watch us come up the hill again! I have tracked numerous deer in this area and most of the time when you get on their track its a long distance failrly straight line marathon due to the rolling hills and thick woods. This buck wasn't typical, he was a thinker, just like some dogs are a cut above, so are some deer.
I have also had a doe that was really smart also, she went up a stream when she knew I was tracking her, and she jumped out 100 yards up stream. She mixed in with other tracks and even stopped once, walked backwards and jumped about 8-10 feet to the side. After 4 hours of fun and games, I said to myself this old girl deserves a break, and so do I.