RE: SNOW: good or bad?
Pick up a white "Tyvek" disposable suit. It stores easily in your pack and you've got perfect white camo. It even looks better a you shred it a bit walking through brambles.
Snows great. You know where they've been lately, they're easier to pick out and tracking can't be easier. It also means it's cold so they tend to be more active during the day.
Dan O.