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Message: <blockquote data-quote="NDSportsman" data-source="post: 277546" data-attributes="member: 444">You can use the same tactics you would for late season bow hunting only you got a little more range. Find the bedding area and the food source. Set up 80-100 yards downwind of the trail as close to the bedding area as you can. Hard part is getting in and out without being detected. Fresh snow and wind helps conceal your noise but on cold calm winter days it can be real loud walking in. If you can have someone drop you off and pick you up it's even better. As KDM mentioned, deer will move around any time of the day so get there early and be prepared to sit as long as possible. The secondary rut should be picking up so a decoy, scents and calls might work for you too. Best bet is the bed to food trail though.- - - Updated - - -Definitely keep your gun cold or fire it off every night after your hunt. I also like to pop a primer every morning before reloading to get any moisture out of the barrel. Once you have a dry fire at a nice buck you'll learn your lesson, been there done that and it really sucks after waiting in the cold for the right moment only to here that pop from the primer and watch the deer spook. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad    :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /></blockquote>