You need to find out where he is bedding and where he is staging before he enters the field at night. In early afternoon get as close to his bedding are as you can without spooking him. Hopefully he is not holding tight in his bed until full dark. Often times they will get up and start moving towards the food source before nightfall and that is when they are vulnerable. The problem is, you have to find out where he is bedding, figure out his path to the field and set up a good ambush point. ALL without spooking him or leaving scent that he will discover. In other words, you need to be a scent free ghost.
This is also why post season scouting can be so valuable. If you don't push him this season, you can go into the area without worry after the season closes and find out everything you need to know to take him next season.
Some very good advice. Couldn't have said it better myself. Just like hunting, wait for the right conditions to scout around looking for his bedding.
It would be better to get him before rut. When rut kicks in he could end up 10 miles away. Literally. You can forget patterning him during that time. Your best bet would be to hunt doe areas during rut.
Deer ARE naturally nocturnal. Yes they live in daylight hours also but it is a proven fact that deer live, feed, breed, move, etc. more at night throughout the entire 12 months.
It is still early November. Rut times are slightly different from place to place. I always go from around Nov 9-10 til around Thanksgiving. It is a great idea to hunt all day during peak rut. I could not tell you how many guys take huge bucks between 11:00am-2:00pm. It doesn't matter if it is warm. Stay out there and stay vigilant. If the does are in heat a buck will come looking no matter the time of day or the weather.