Troy,
I got the Cuddeback 3.0 last christmas. I put it out xmas day and brought it in on March 1st. I kept moving it around. I'm not real experienced with it but the batteries lasted the whole time and took over 100 pictures. I got a little nervous about using it during the season but think I will this year. It works well in cold weather. It can be a great scouting tool. I really like seeing pictures of deer. It's like opening presents!
The deer are shedding here. I saw one 2 days before xmas. I won't start looking for a couple of weeks yet. In small areas like mine, if you push it too hard early, you'll run them out of the area before they shed.
Thanks.