Look for the food sources. After peak breeding deer are interested in putting on fat to get them through the winter. If you find a food source the deer are using, find the routes they use to get to it, and set up to take them in the afternoon. In my research I saw 3 times more deer in the evenings in December than I did in September, October or November. I also found that when it's below 20 degrees (F. or windchill) during the day, the deer may come out early in the afternoon to feed, as early as 1:30, especially if there are cloudy skies, which also cause deer to move earlier in the afternoon than normal. Cloudy skies also allow deer to stay in feeding areas later than normal in the morning.
Pay attention to the wind speed and direction. Deer like to feed out of the wind when they can, in woods, in low areas on the downwind side of hills or woods. If windspeeds exceed 10 mph they often stay in protected areas, if they can. If you have more questions on cold weather/late season deer hunting e-mail me and I'll send you some of my articles on the subject.

Good luck and God bless you and yours,

T.R. Michels

T.R. Michels