I have done it before. I killed my January buck last year doing this. We knew there were good deer using the area late season so we went in and set up off the trail they were using to enter the field. There wasnt a lot of cover and we ended up gettin picked out by the first group of does and then the first buck that came out. Luckily the big buck took a different trail and we were able to seal the deal!

I usually have areas completely scouted out and have stands hung well before season though...