I hunt 3 hrs NW of the metro, and i hunt every day! Find heavy heavy cover next to food for the buck. Pines for the doe. In these bedding areas find the last place they might be nibbleing before the hit the fields at night. Set up here. I hunt alot late season and this is going to be the best bet. Now if you get alot of snow where browsing becomes difficult, hunt the fields because he will start coming out in daylight.