Bucktail..if you aren't seeing Does, I would move to a field corner or gully or funnel.
Anywhere there's an intersection of fresh tracks between food & swamp or evergreens.
Are there scrapes & rubs nearby?
"Just a sec, the fish is going to die in about 2 weeks anyhow correct?"
Buddy..most real Sportsman treat all living creatures with respect. It's good karma too.
If you care nothing for the creatures you harvest, then you are without soul.