You know what? HC is exactly right!! I'm sitting here reading these post's thinking how cold (24F) it is, and how windy it is(15-25mph), and telling myself I'll go out tomorrow when it'll be much better conditions. I'm outof here. I'm going to take my CB (please, no crap) and kill mea doe (need the meat). That's all that's open until after Christmas anyway. I'll let you know what I see after I get back.

Like they said, food food food...

I put out some corn and my trail cam and got these pics, looks like the Does need a little thinning out. ihad put the corn out @ about 2:30 pm that same day.

During the late season I have always had better success in the afternoons. Since food sources around here are so hard to find, I try to key in on bedding areas. I want to be as close as I can to those so that when the deer leak out and start their movement to feed, I am right there to shoot. If I am too far away, I risk not seeing the deer during daylight hours. I like to set-up next to where thickets and hardwoods produce an inside edge where the deer feel comfortable moving even when the leaves have dropped. I love hunting the late season because no one else is in the woods.

then we got snow early morning of the 16th, best buck to show up was this guy

sorry pal, the corn is gone.

sorry, kinda got these out of order, theevening after the snow, they sure know how to dig for it

Food is right! One thing that I love about late season is that when you find one deer, you find them all...

Zmax hunter- What state are you in?

OR, In my case, when you don't see one deer, you don't see ANY deer.[&:]

I need to find their food. lol

the thick timber i sit in during the rut...i abandon those places for field edges, fencerows, food sources, and bedding areas

seems to work for me, isolate yourself a food source and be in the tree at the right time