Hunted there lat year near the end of the season. Coldest was -10 early am. Warmest was low 40's. Wind blows hard and it will blow more often than not. Early season would average 20 degrees warmer. ...

Your on the right track. If your going to use your boots, look for public land that will be large enough to walk into at least a mile or two and start there.

What I did was I picked areas that...

I did well I think. I was hunting by myself for the first three days and ended up shooting this one, before my other friend arrived. The weather was very cold (-10 at night) the first couple days....