Farther in the forest, say, where there's some hope of deer being around (6)
I believe the answer is:
deeper
'farther in the forest say where there's some' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'hope of deer being around' is the wordplay.
'hope of' becomes 'pe' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'being around' is an insertion indicator.
'pe' placed into 'deer' is 'DEEPER'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for deeper that I've seen before include "More profound or more intense" , "Wiser" , "more involved" , "Lower in pitch" , "Profounder" .)