I hunt Gasconade MO near St. Louis in heavy timber with acorns out the wazoo. We have seen 45 deer from Nov 13 thru dec 4 during all the weekends in between. We have taken does as we are now limitless on how many does we can take. Buck have to have 4 points on one side to be legal. We hunt 5 acres and the big boys seem to be outside the property and we can see them good between 7-9 am. Your best times are early and late evening as you can catch them either going to or from the feeder areas. If you got stands along trails near food they should be excellent. Good luck, a friend of mine has this guy (10 pointer) in his backyard. One lucky fellow. Good luck.