I hunted for 3 hrs yesterday pm till dark, with my LW hand climber. I saw a lot of deer sign, and saw 6 different deer from my stand. This is the only one that was within bow range. 15 yds. It was so cold that my camera shutter was freezing half open. (-12)I was in a river bottom, and fresh sign was everywhere. The open flats in the timber have been slow for hunting/and deer sign, and now I know why. Deer are in the protection down in the river bottoms. I have been warm as toast using my HardcoreHunter Inferno suit,(I took an extreme cold weather military sleeping bad, sewed legs in it, use buckles to close the legs, so there is no hassle of having to place my legs in a sleeve like conventional suits have, sewed super strong magnets to close the upper chest part, for silent deployment at the time of a shot, and covered it in 3D leafy camo. This combined with my Irish setter 2000 gr snow Claw boots and topped off with Icebreaker boot blankets. Feels great, after all of these years, to finally beat the cold with a great setup. Here are pics from yesterday.
I know where my deer are, they are just unpredictable where they exit the thicket I'm hunting. Frustrating at times. I hunted from 2:00PM til dark yesterday and didn't see a deer. We've been having high winds and very cold temps (single digit windchills), so that's not helping things.
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'07 Hoyt Vectrix XL 50-60# / maxed at 63# 30"
HHA OL-5000 single pin
Wisker Biscuit
KWIKEE KWIVER / XX75-2314 arrows
S-Coil stabilizer / Loop & Kisser / Fletcher Peep
TRU FIRE / Hurricane Release
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ya i hunt over in indiana and ive hunted the last 2 years without seeing anything. im not sure where they are. we have plenty of food plots planted and if u could read my thread and give me some advice it wud be greatly appreciated. sounds like you no whats up and finally found the deer.
Well pogo, I just decided to think like a deer or any animal, and go where it is the warmest. That is down in the thick cover and out of the wind, like river bottoms provide. This yearling I took pics of was nibbling on tree twigs, so maybe your food ploy hunting isn't able to compete with shelter and tree browse.
Extreme Cold, I found where the deer are
