RE: Go now or wait ?
Its wide open hardwoods...
Won't need to do any trimming...Although the best tree make require a hang on and not a climber.
We found the perfect tree on the last hunt last year and weather screwed everything up. It was 70 degrees at 7am and we only saw 1 deer (about 25 less than the previous 3 mornings!!!) I could never find that tree in the dark this year as I was stupid and didn't mark it last year.
So that's one person saying, make the 11 hour drive to mark a few trees and then turn around and drive home...
What say the rest of you?
PS, i can't talk anybody else into making the long drive with me, even though the drive would be beautiful with the leafs falling.