Guest Andrea Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 Just wondered how many of you hunt when the conditions are "less than optimal". Say perhaps...when it is very windy like a storm or cold front is approaching. I have read in numerous magazines that the deer will get frightened by all the wind and the crashing of limbs and will run to and fro, not really sure which way to go. Anyone agree with this??? I have sat in my climber on quite a few occasions when the wind is howling and haven't seen a thing. Now, I won't sit there in a thunderstorm.....but rain doesn't bother me nor does the wind. Just wanted to know what's the worst kinda weather you have sat in and actually seen and/or taken a deer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master_Chief Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 Re: Bad weather hunting I sat in about 25 MPH winds and a howling snow storm when I shot my biggest buck. We got two inches of snow in about an hour. It was miserable but there he came. Stopped at 7 yards and smelled some doe urine. He went about 25 yards and layed down and that was that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest deldeer Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 Re: Bad weather hunting iv'e killed alot of deer in all kinds of miserable weather.....except one......wind. i have'nt even seen a deer on a windy day?????just my opinion, but i think they holed up pretty tight in the wind because they can't rely on their sense of smell, hearing or vision with all that wind whipping around them.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 Re: Bad weather hunting I will not bowhunt in the rain, but will hunt any other element. Weather does not bother me much...But I do think it effects the deer. I like to sneak around in a snowstorm....thats probably my favorite "style" of hunting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 Re: Bad weather hunting I hate hunting in the rain. But I love hunting in the snow. Most of the time in rifle season (first two weeks in November), it'll snow, sometimes A LOT! I think I see more deer when It's snowing like crazy, than when It's nice and sunny. I shot my biggest buck last fall, it had snowed 3 inches during the night before, and I got him at lunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaCoyote Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 Re: Bad weather hunting [ QUOTE ] I have read in numerous magazines that the deer will get frightened by all the wind and the crashing of limbs and will run to and fro, not really sure which way to go. [/ QUOTE ] The wind doesn't scare them. The fact that they can't hear or catch scent as well makes them either bed down or head to deep draws that break the wind. I hunt wheat fields out west and to hunt them in the wind we walk through the draws with the deepest grass slowly, zigzagging as we go. The deer bed down and basically bust out at your feet. If this doesn't produce, we'll glass the steep "eyebrows" where the deer shelter from the wind and try to put the sneak on. This can be tough though because they sit near the top and can see for a long ways. Sitting and waiting in windy weather is not very productive. Anyways to put in in a nutshell, they're just bedding until the wind stops or slows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 Re: Bad weather hunting Deer still have to eat. Have killed a few deer on windy days, but do not generally see as much movement and will not hunt if the winds are over 25 mph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTbowman Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 Re: Bad weather hunting Windy days can be a good time to stalk. Obviously the wind can cover your sound and movements quite a bit. Shooting arrows may be a chore but rifles not as bad. Rainy days I like since it draws the deer out in my green feilds like ants on sugar. Howling snowy days I like the least but only cause of the discomfort to me. LOL I have not seen a lot of deer on howling windy days either.. I think they bed down and hide since they are so limited with there ears, nose, and eye to detect danger in higher winds. JMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 Re: Bad weather hunting I sure do. In fact, I'm planning on it tonight. Right now it's mid 50's windy and raining, and looks like it will be that way after school too. Can't wait, deer move around quite a bit in weather like this. Thank God for goretex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 Re: Bad weather hunting I love hunting in poor conditions, because most other hunters are at home checking the weather stations and wishing it would clear up. Deer love the rain and will feed a lot during and after rainfall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 Re: Bad weather hunting About the only thing that keeps me from hunting is a pouring rain. The wind blows hard most of the time in West Texas anyway, so the deer are accustomed to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BigAl1781 Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 Re: Bad weather hunting ive killed more deer in bad weather than anything else wind, rain,snow etc....for 1 most people dont go hunting in bad weather so most of the time you will see more deer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 Re: Bad weather hunting I have always wanted to know what the deer do during a hurricane. We will probably never know that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TheNumber1Young1 Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 Re: Bad weather hunting If it aint a tornado or hurricane, you can bet ill be out there. You want to be in the woods before a storm, and you want to be on a field after the storm, they come out in the fields to dry off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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