RE: What's your perfect day to deer hunt?
Either...
Predawn temps of 15-20 with no wind and the leaves like frozen cornflakes.
That kinda day when you can hear anything move 100 miles away, especially during the rut.
Those days always seem to keep me alert for a longer period of time when I'm in my treestand.
Or..
Fresh snow that has stopped about 2am. That way the deer will be up feeding after being bedded down during the storm.
Then finding that big, fresh track and spending the rest of the daylight hours trying to outsmart him.
I believe most hunters will see very few deer if it's still snowing when they enter the woods because the deer are still bedded. It may be exciting and the woods sure do look beautiful with new snow everywhere, but IMHO, the only deer you will see are the ones you kick up.