Been hunting one piece of land for many years and always, after gun, deer hunting can be very dismal. I've hunted 3-4 days a week all of December without even seeing a deer. That place has a ton of gun pressure around it though. I hope the new place I'm hunting this year is like the rest of you guys say - deer spotting good when they settle down. We'll see. It's cold, but quite tranquil 24' up an oak tree being able to see the whole woods. Gotta love it.