welcome! you came to the right place. youll get lots of ideas on this board. spending time in the field will be the best teacher. i will try to give you some ideas. in the extreme winter-time like now or any time after the first of the year the deer tend bunch up in small groups.i almost never see a single deer. i think its partly a survival mode thing that the deer do.safety in numbers? also this is right after the deer have been pushed and driven hard from the gun and muzzleoader seasons . the thing is that you'll see a bunch of deer or nothing. baiting with corn will bring the deer into your stand but they come in numbers and polish off the corn quick. i gave up hunting the mornings because the deer in my area only move the last half hour of light. hunting the same areas after a while you will begin to get a formua but they are never set in stone when it comes to deer hunting. you cant get one on the couch and any time in the field is productive if your taking notes. GOOD LUCK AND KEEP US UPDATED.